[Spoken Intro] Hoy vamos a comparar. Comparatives. Para comparar dos cosas usamos THAN. My car is faster THAN your car. Mi carro es más rápido que tu carro. Si el adjetivo es corto… FAST — FASTER. TALL — TALLER. SMALL — SMALLER. Agregamos E-R. Si el adjetivo es largo… EXPENSIVE. BEAUTIFUL. INTERESTING. Usamos MORE. MORE expensive. MORE beautiful. MORE interesting. Ready? [Verse 1] My car is fast, mi carro es rápido. Your car is faster than mine, tu carro es más rápido que el mío. My room is small, mi cuarto es pequeño. Her room is smaller than mine, su cuarto es más pequeño que el mío. My brother is tall, mi hermano es alto. I am taller than my friend, soy más alto que mi amigo. [Chorus] SHORT — E-R! FAST — FASTER! TALL — TALLER! SMALL — SMALLER! LONG — MORE! MORE expensive! MORE beautiful! MORE interesting! E-R or MORE… then we say THAN! Faster THAN! Taller THAN! More expensive THAN! Compare two things! [Verse 2] This phone is cheap. That phone is cheaper than this one. This bag is big. That bag is bigger than mine. This movie is interesting. But that movie is MORE interesting. This hotel is expensive. But that hotel is MORE expensive. Short word? E-R! Long word? MORE! And then… THAN! [Chorus] SHORT — E-R! Faster THAN! Bigger THAN! Cheaper THAN! LONG — MORE! More expensive THAN! More interesting THAN! E-R or MORE… then we say THAN! [Bridge] But wait! Some words are different. GOOD… BETTER! BAD… WORSE! My English is good. But today, my English is BETTER than before! This problem is bad. But that problem is WORSE! GOOD — BETTER! BAD — WORSE! [Student Challenge] Now your turn! A bike is slow. A car is… FASTER! My house is small. Your house is… BIGGER! This phone is expensive. That phone is… MORE EXPENSIVE! Now you! My English is better than… [Pause] My city is bigger than… [Pause] This class is more interesting than… [Pause] [Final Chorus] SHORT! E-R! LONG! MORE! And don’t forget… THAN! FAST — FASTER! BIG — BIGGER! GOOD — BETTER! BAD — WORSE! MORE expensive! MORE interesting! E-R or MORE… then we say THAN! Compare two things… Now I understand!
