If you had to choose, would you move to Australia or New Zealand ? Australia : New Zealand : - It's the world's smallest and flattest continent (max. 2,234m). - It's more densely populated than Aus. - Australia is the driest continent in the world too (less than 100mm/year in the outback).

- NZ is much smaller than Aus. but more mountainous (max. 3,754m).

-It has the longest roadtrain in the world (53m). - It's less dry. -Australia's most populated city is Sydney (3.9 - Kiwis are among the strangest birds. million) -NZ's most populated city is Auckland. - Australia also has the biggest opal (6.8 kg) and the world's largest oyster (3 kg in the - It's probably less dangerous to live in NZ Great Barrier Reef). than in Australia (NO crocs, NO snakes). - It's sunnier than NZ.

- From England, it's as far as Australia.

Which country would you choose ? .............................................. Explain by taking at least 3 arguments : - ............................................................................... - ............................................................................... - ............................................................................... Circle the structures that make comparisons. Underline in red the structures that make comparisons between Australia and NZ.

Comparer : les comparatifs et le superlatif 1) Les comparatifs: 

le comparatif de supériorité: complète le tableau suivant: formation

emploi des comparatifs

adjectifs courts

.......................... + ........... .......... (ex. : ...........................)

on compare un élément

adjectifs longs

................ ..................... ............ (ex. : ...........................)

à ...............................

Propose une traduction pour l'expression suivante: "Australia is drier and drier." ...........................................................................................

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le comparatif d'infériorité:Il n'y a plus de distinction entre adjectifs courts et longs: Quel petit mot te permet de le former? ..............

A présent traduis: Perth est moins intéressante que Sydney. ......................................................................................................................

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le comparatif d'égalité:

Quelle structure te permet de le former?

..... ................ .....

(....... etc...)

A présent traduis: Ayers Rock est aussi haut que McCarthy Rock. ...................................................................................................................... 2) Le superlatif: Complète le tableau suivant: formation

emploi du superlatif

adjectifs courts

............. .......................... + ........... (ex. : ...........................)

on compare un élément

adjectifs longs

............ ................ ..................... (ex. : ...........................)

à ........................................

LES IRRÉGULIERS : comparatifs

superlatifs