مکالمه انگلیسی بین دو نفر با صفت عالی

Conversation 1

Woman: What is the fastest way to get to the airport?
Man: By taxi, but it’s the most expensive.
Woman: What’s the cheapest?
Man: The local bus. But, it’s by far the slowest way to get there.
Woman: Hmm, I better spring for a taxi then.
Man: Yeah, it’s best if you do.

Conversation 2

Woman: What is the best place to visit in your country?
Man: I think the west coast. It has the best weather.
Woman: What about the cost?
Man: The costs are very high. Our most expensive cities are there.
Woman: Oh, that’s too bad. What about the food?
Man: It’s great. It has the best restaurants in the country.

Conversation 3

Woman: How was the movie last night?
Man: Oh, it was great. It was the scariest movie I’ve ever seen.
Woman: Oh, really? That scary?
Man: Yes, I was screaming throughout the film.
Woman: Was it crowded?
Man: Yeah, it was the most packed I’ve ever seen at the theater.

Conversation 4

Woman: What is the oldest city in your country?
Man: I think it is the capital.
Woman: Is it the biggest?
Man: It was, but not anymore.
Woman: Why are people moving out?
Man: Well, it’s not the most modern place to live.

Answer these questions about the conversation.
1) What is the fastest way to the airport?
a) Taxi
b) Express bus

2) What does she say about the west coast?
a) It has the worst weather.
b) It has the nicest weather.

3) He says it was the ___ movie she has seen.
a) best
b) most terrifying

4) He says the capital is the ____ city.
a) oldest
b) biggest

Answers:
1=a
2=b
3=b
4=a

Superlatives

Use the superlative to show that something has the highest quality of some trait within a group of subjects.

One Syllable -est

small – smallest – This is my smallest pan.
cold – coldest – Winter is the coldest time of the year.
young – youngest – This is my youngest sister.

One Syllable ends in /e/ -st

safe – safest – This is not the safest place to live.
nice – nicest – He is the nicest person in the office.
close – closest – This is the closest shop to my house.

Consonant + Vowel + Consonant -(x)est

hot – hottest – Florida is the hottest state in America.
big – biggest – Tokyo is the biggest city in Japan.
wet– wettest – April is the wettest month of the year.

Two Syllable ends in /y/ -iest

happy – happiest – I am happiest when I am at home.
angry – angriest – He is the angriest man I know.
pretty – prettiest – This is the prettiest part of town.

Two or More Syllables >> most —

dangerous – most dangerous
This is the most dangerous part of town.
expensive – most expensive
This is the most expensive restaurant in my city.
difficult – most difficult
This is the most difficult part of the test.

Irregular

good – best – Do your best!
bad – worst – This was my worst performance.