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Unit 2 : Lesson
2: How to find the right home
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Newspaper ads
Houses for Sale
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| Pinehill |
$90,500 |
| 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA duplex,
overlooks park, 1-car gar. For sale by owner 999-555-3490 |
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| Avon |
$50,000 |
| 2 BR, red brick col.,
needs work. Open Sat 9 - 12. Granger Realty 999-555-9867 |
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| Springfield |
$135,000 |
| Charming TH, 2BR,
1BA (potential for 2nd). Lg eat-in kit w/Fr doors, DR
& LR w/new hdwd flrs, off st prkg, back yd, brick
patio, 910 Pendleton. 999-555-3672 |
Talk about it!
Discuss these questions with your classmates.
Report your group’s answers to the class.
In your opinion...
1. Why is the house in Avon the least
expensive?
2. Why is the house in Springfield the
most expensive?
3. Which house might you buy? Explain
your answer.
Vocabulary—abbreviations 
What do these abbreviations mean? Look
through newspaper ads in your local paper and add other
abbreviations to this list.
BA ____________________________
TH ____________________________
LR ____________________________
BR ____________________________
Lg ____________________________
hdwd flrs ____________________________
gar ____________________________
w/Fr doors ____________________________
yd ____________________________
Grammar review
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Comparing three or more things
or three or more groups of things
The superlative degree of one-syllable
adjectives is formed by adding est.
One-syllable superlative = adjective
+ est
Example: (old–oldest)
The white house is the oldest house in the
neighborhood.
The superlative degree of adjectives
with more than two syllables is formed by using most.
More than two syllables
= most + adjective
Example: (attractive–most attractive)
The real estate agent showed us the most attractive
houses in town.
The precedes the superlative
form of all adjectives.
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Use the superlative degree of adjectives
to write sentences comparing the homes listed in the newspaper
ads at the top of this page.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________
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