1. Which is the hottest country in the world?

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After visiting the museum, Paco continues his visit and starts walking. He is sweating. It's really hot... and he wonders which country in the world is the hottest. He thinks this must be in Africa. Is he right? Which is the hottest country in the world?
And how about the hottest average temperatures? Come on, search the web if necessary.

The hottest country in the world is said to be El' Azizia (Libya). The hottest ever atmosphere of air temperature was of about 57.8º C recorded on September 13, 1922.

The hottest average air temperatures are said to be those of Dalol, in Ethiopia, basically with an average temperature of 34.4º C.


As you can see, in superlative sentences, the comparison is established between the person, thing, animal or place and the rest. It doesn't mean the rest of the world, of course, but the rest of people, things, animals or places we want to refer to.
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One of the best ways to practice superlative sentences is by working on world records. Surely, you have ever heard of the Guinness World Records, haven't you? Here you are some information of one record.


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What: unopened beer bottles (collection)

Where: Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen

How many: over 15000

Have a look at another amusing world record in the video!

 

 

 

Using the information provided, write down a short paragraph telling it.

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If you want to know more about world records, visit the Guinness World Records homepage by clicking on one of the certificates issued by Guinness.


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Now, we are going to compare two people, things, animals or places. Here you are some information to write comparative sentences.

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1. Sonia/young/Paco

a. Sonia is...

b. Paco isn't...

2. Football/interesting/basketball

a. Football is...

b. Basketball isn't...

c. Basketball is...

3. Paco/funny/Andrés.

a. Paco is...

b. Andrés isn't...

c. Andrés is...

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write comparative sentences of equality, superiority or inferiority to make sentences.

Self-assessment

The largest chair in the world

Have a look at the pictures and say which of the following sentences are correct. There are seven correct sentences.

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B
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a. The chair in picture A is more small than the chair in picture B.
b. The chair in picture B is more modern than the chair in picture A.
c. The chair in picture B is larger than the chair in picture A.
d. The chair in picture A is as large as the chair in picture B.
e. The chair in picture B is the largest chair in the world.
f. The chair in picture A isn't so old as the chair in picture B.
g. The chair in picture A is less new than the chair in picture B.
h. The chair in picture A is the smallest chair in the world.
i. The chair in picture B is less comfortable than the chair in picture A.
j. The chair in picture A is as comfortable as the chair in picture B.
k. The chair in picture A isn't as high as the chair in picture B.
l. The chair in picture B is elder than the chair in picture A.
m. The chair in picture A is the oldest chair in the world.
n. The chair in picture B has more wood than the chair in picture A.



Once we have seen how to make comparative and superlative sentences with adjectives, let's see if there's any difference with comparative and superlative sentences using adverbs. This is the subject in next section.
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