1 SPEAKING Do you think you are luckier or unluckier than other people? What is the luckiest or unluckiest thing that has happened to you or someone you know?

(Bạn nghĩ mình may mắn hơn hay kém may mắn hơn người khác? Điều may mắn nhất hoặc xui xẻo nhất đã xảy ra với bạn hoặc ai đó mà bạn biết là gì?)

2 What are the rules for forming a) short and long comparative adjectives and b) short and long superlative adjectives?

(Các quy tắc để hình thành a) tính từ so sánh hơn ngắn và dài  và b) tính từ so sánh nhất ngắn và dài là gì?)

3 Underline the correct words to complete the text.

(Gạch dưới những từ đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn.)

If you were Costis Mitsotakis, you might consider yourself the world's unluckiest man. Costis was the only person in his village not to buy a ticket in the Spanish Christmas lottery. When they won first prize, everyone except Costis received a share of the total prize of nearly £600 million, so he was the ¹ poorest / most poor person in his village that Christmas. But there are other contenders. For example, US park ranger Roy Sullivan was even unluckier ² as / than Costis. He was struck by lightning seven times in his lifetime - the world record! However, that's nothing like as bad as Britain's John Lyne, who is perhaps the ³ most / more unfortunate of all. At eighteen months old, he accidentally drank disinfectant and had to have his stomach pumped. And the older he got, the worse things became. He's been run over, nearly drowned and had a car crash. John's life has been more accident-filled than you would think possible. But he doesn't think he's unlucky. As far as he's concerned, most of his accidents could have ended a lot more seriously, so he may actually be the world's luckiest man!

4 Read the Learn this! box. Then find examples of rules (1-3) in the text in exercise 3.

(Đọc phần Learn this! Sau đó tìm ví dụ về các quy tắc (1-3) trong văn bản ở bài tập 3.)

5. Complete the sentences with a comparative, using the words in brackets.

(Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh hơn, sử dụng từ trong ngoặc.)

1. His journey was _______ than he'd expected. (dangerous)

2. The more you worry, _______ the test will seem. (scary)

3. The _______ it got, the _______ his parents grew. (late/concerned)

4. Trains usually go _______ but the bus costs less. (quick)

5. Lena's _______ than she used to be- nowadays, she always looks on the dark side. (optimistic)

6 Read the Look out! box and find examples of points 1 and 2 in the text in exercise 3. Then underline the correct words to complete facts (1-5).

(Hãy đọc phần Look out! và tìm ví dụ về điểm 1 và 2 trong đoạn văn ở bài tập 3. Sau đó gạch dưới những từ đúng để hoàn thành dữ kiện (1-5).)

1 £100 million is almost / nowhere near as much as €300 million.

2 Gold is a little / a lot more expensive than steel.

3 The Pacific Ocean is slightly / far bigger than the Arctic Ocean.

4 Spain's population is just / nothing like as big as China's.

5 Venus is much / a little smaller than Earth.

7 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho có nghĩa tương tự câu thứ nhất. Sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc.)

1 Maths is far more difficult than history. (nowhere near)

History ____________________ maths.

2 Cars are nowhere near as safe as planes. (much)

Planes ____________________ cars.

3 Health is a lot more important than money. (nothing like)

Money is ____________________ health.

4 Facebook didn't use to be so popular. (than)

Facebook is ____________________ used to be.

5 You don't need as much money when you're young.  (older)

The ____________________ money you need.

8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the statements in exercise 7. Give reasons.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận xem bạn đồng ý hay không đồng ý với các nhận định ở bài tập 7. Đưa ra lý do.)