Midnight in Paris, To Rome with Love & The Smurfs: Superlatives with Nouns

These three movies show three famous  cities -  Paris, Rome and New York. I used these scenes to compare cities, using nouns. I love Woody Allen - especially Midnight in Paris. I simply had to use these opening scenes. They are lovely.

I. Talk to a partner about the following questions.

1. What is your favorite city in the world? Justify your answer.

2. What must a city have to be perfect for you?

3. What is your opinion about the city you live in? What can be improved?

4. What would you change about the city you live in?

II. Watch the movie segment. Look at the items below. Write P if you think they are more evident in Paris (Midnight in Paris), R in Rome (To Rome with Love) or in NY (The Smurfs). Remember the rules:

Count Nouns	Non-count Nouns
as many ______________ as	as much ___________________ as
the most ______________ of the group	the most __________________ of the group
the fewest ______________ of the group	the least __________________ of the group

 Example:

Superlatives describe a particular quality to the highest degree when compared to the same quality found elsewhere. So, we might say All the cities have a lot of cars in the streets, but I’d say New York has the most cars in the streets. OR Rome has the fewest cars in the streets. OR Paris has as many cars in the streets as New York and Rome.



( ) Cars in the street
( ) Motorcycles in the streets.
( ) Famous monuments
( ) Traffic
( ) Tourists
( ) Advertisement
( ) Taxis
( ) Pollution
( ) Cafes
( ) Entertainment


III. Write sentences, following the example. Compare the three cities shown in the segments.


1 _____________________________________
2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________
4 _____________________________________
5 _____________________________________
6 _____________________________________
7 _____________________________________
8 _____________________________________
9 _____________________________________
10 ____________________________________


Midnight in Paris




To Rome with Love




The Smurfs

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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - TO ROME WITH LOVE

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THE SMURFS