Begin With Malta 6

The Superlative Temples on Clilstore

Task 1

Look at the table below. What is the rule?

Base Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Old

Older

The Oldest

Simple

Simpler

The Simplest
Complex More Complex The Most Complex

Task 2

Look at the image below and complete the sentences below

  1. Ta Hagrat Temple is (old) _ _ _ _ _ than Skorba but Xemxija is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ temple in Malta.
  2. Skorba Temple is a simple construction but Ta Hagrat is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and Xemxija Temple is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  3. The opposite of simple is complex. Ggantija is quite a complex structure but Mnajdra is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and Tarxien is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ temple in Malta.
  4. Which temple is (large) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Malta?


Task 3
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets by adding -er, -est, more or most.

Use the multidict function to check out the meaning of the words.

Malta has temples all over the island and some of them are 1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (old) temples in the world. Some are even 2) _ _ _ _ _ (old) than Stonehenge and the pyramids in Egypt. The 3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (unique) and 4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (preserved) temple is the Hypogeum whilst one of the 5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (important) temples is the Gġantija Temple. These temples were built in three different time periods and some of them are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Task 4

Check your answers to Task 1 and more practice with comparatives and superlatives here

Task 5

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