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    5.3 Comparing products

    Useful language
    Describing a product launch Comparing and contrasting
    to bring forward the launch date better/worse than
    to compete on price different from
    to find out about a product similar to
    to issue a press release the same as
    to launch a product to be better (quality)
    to speed up production to last longer
    to test a product to look better/cheaper

    Grammar
    Comparatives and superlatives
    To form the comparative, add -er to the We can use these phrases with comparatives and
    adjective, or more / less before the adjective superlative:
    if it has three syllables or more. be a bit / be quite a bit
    Their trail shoes are cheaper than ours. can be
    Their trail shoes are less expensive than going to be
    ours. will be
    For example:
    To form the superlative, add -est to the Their products are quite a bit cheaper than ours.
    adjective, + the before the adjective, or
    most / least before the adjective if it has We can also use ordinal numbers with the
    three syllables or more. superlative, to show the position of something
    Their products are the cheapest. compared to something else. For example:
    Their products are the least expensive. They are our third biggest competitor. (Talking about
    the position of the competitor compared to other
    competitors.)

    Check my progress
    Are these statements true for you? If not, go back and do some activities
    from the unit again.
    Yes No
    I can understand a basic comparison between two products.  
    I can identify expressions used when launching a new product.  
    I can describe similarities and differences between products.  

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