URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants
Resource · not gradedGoal of the lesson
I can describe and compare cities.
Puedo describir y comparar ciudades.
The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the III PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.
Comparatives and superlatives
Compare 2: bigger than · more modern than. Compare 3 or more: the biggest · the most modern. Irregular: good → better → the best.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| big | bigger than | the biggest |
| busy | busier than | the busiest |
| beautiful | more beautiful than | the most beautiful |
| good / bad | better / worse than | the best / the worst |
- London is bigger than Edinburgh.
- Tegucigalpa is the biggest city in Honduras.
- Copán is the most beautiful place I know.
En español
Superlativo: «the» + adjetivo-est o «the most» + adjetivo largo. «London is the biggest city in the U.K.».
Your AI assistants: SofIA
Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Gramatical, about adjectives for cities, comparatives and superlatives. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.
Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.
Your career, your examples
- Health sciences: This is the biggest hospital in the city.
- Engineering & technology: Cardiff is more modern than many old cities.
- Business & economics: London is the most expensive city in the U.K.
- Education, humanities & communication: Edinburgh has the oldest theatre festival in the world.
- Environment, agriculture & tourism: La Ceiba is greener than San Pedro Sula.
Cultural Corner · Mercury Prize
This week: Choose a Mercury Prize artist. Describe their home city and compare it with your city.
The Mercury Prize is for the best album of the year from the U.K. or Ireland. There is a shortlist of 12 albums.
Key words
- album álbum
- shortlist lista de finalistas
- artist artista
Fact
Any style can win: pop, rock, jazz, rap or folk.
Your career
- Health sciences: Music and wellbeing.
- Engineering & technology: Music production.
- Business & economics: Independent music labels.
- Education, humanities & communication: Album art and lyrics.
- Environment, agriculture & tourism: Vinyl or streaming?
Official source
- Mercury Prize · Mercury Prize · U.K.
Mission: Find the winner of last year. Write the name of the album.
Cultural competency: I can say what Mercury Prize is (Autumn), use Comparatives and superlatives to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.
Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural
Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.
the biggest = el más grande · good → better → the best, like bueno → mejor → el mejor.
The biggest: le plus grand (FR) · o maior (PT) · il più grande (IT) · der größte (DE).
Compare a British city and a Honduran city with facts from official sites (size, transport, weather), not stereotypes.
Write a 3-line comparison for a visitor who must choose between two cities.
Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →
The Beatles
John, Paul, George and Ringo
The Beatles are one of the most famous bands in history. They are from Liverpool, a city in the north of England.
You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 12
Para docentes
Fuente de datos: data/source/in102_lessons.js (lección 4). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json.
Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian.
Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.