Demi- So, what happened yesterday, Leo? How was the River-Independiente game?

Did
you watch it?

Leo- Hahah, you are soooo funny. It’s a shame, it was a good game.

Seba- Do you really think it was a good game? It wasn’t the best one…

Leo- What do you mean?

Seba- The way I see it, your team has good players, but Independiente’s players are better.

Leo- Better? Are you serious?

Seba- Yes, Independiente’s players are faster, taller and more aggressive than River’s
players.

Leo- I disagree. River’s players are more intelligent than Independiente’s, and they are also
stronger. Those are our advantages. We are the strongest and most technical team in the
tournament. Simply the best!

Seba- Well, it’s just my opinion. I don’t really know a lot about football.

Demi- I agree with Seba, and I know what I’m talking about.

Leo- You two know nothing! Independiente is worse than River.

Demi- Do you think so? And why are we on the top of the league?

Leo- To be honest, because you are luckier than us. It’s that simple.

Demi- How come?

Leo- Your games this season the easiest, and your preseason was longer than ours. We
were less trained than you.

Demi- Well, I can see why you say that we are lucky, but if you say that our preseason was
longer, you have to admit that we are more dedicated.

Leo- Hmmmm, maybe you are right. But I’m not convinced. River is as good as
Independiente.

Demi- If 5-1 doesn’t convince you...

Seba- This is the least interesting conversation I have ever had.

2) Answer the following questions:

How do you think Leo and Demi feel about the game?

Describe River and Independiente’s players according to the conversation. Do you agree
with the descriptions?

Who won the game? What was the result?

What is Seba’s opinion of the conversation?

3) Find comparative and superlative forms for the following adjectives:

Comparative Superlative

Good

Fast X

Tall X

Aggressive X

Intelligent X

Strong

Technical X

Bad X

Lucky

Easy X

Long X

Dedicated X

4) Find the negative comparative for “trained”:

5) Find the negative superlative for “interesting”:

6) Rearrange these two fragments to match the original sentences:

is / than / River / worse / Independiente

more / players / River’s / Independiente’s / are / intelligent / than

7) In your own words: what does “River is as good as Independiente” mean?

8) Complete the rules:

We form comparatives with the suffix _______, or with “ _______ + Adjective”.

We form negative comparatives with _______ + Adjective.
We form superlatives with the suffix _______, or with “the _______ + Adjective”.
We form negative superlatives with “the _______ + Adjective”.

Besides from the previous constructions, we use the word t_______ to compare two things.

When we have the same opinion of two things, we say that:

“A is _______ + Adjective + _______ B”.