Mia's English · Lesson 24

Two markets

Compare things: bigger, cheaper, better.

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Warm-up 🔁

Before the new story, let's bring back your words from Lessons 1 and 2. The ones ready to review are waiting here — a little today, a little in a few days.

Which one is better? 📖

Read it slowly. Say the words out loud.

Two market stalls side by side — one big and gleaming, one small and charming; Mia stands between them thinking.

There is a new supermarket in town. It is big and bright. ✨

But Mia also loves the small old market. She stands between them and thinks.

"The supermarket is bigger," she says. "And it is cheaper."

But the small market is friendlier. The fruit is fresher. And she knows the people. 🍎

Mia happily buys from the small stall; the elderly stallholder beams.

The old man at the stall smiles. "Good morning, Mia!" he says.

Mia thinks about it. Cheaper is good. But friendly is better for her.

She buys her apples from the small stall. "See you next week!" she says. 😊

Notice: to compare two things, we add -er: big → bigger, cheap → cheaper. And good → better.

Your new words 🗂️

Tap a card to see its meaning. These eight join your review deck — next to the words from Lessons 1 and 2.

The pattern: comparatives (-er) 🧩

Look at the pattern, then use it.

big → bigger  ·  cheap → cheaper  ·  fresh → fresher
friendly → friendlier  ·  good → better  ·  bad → worse
The market is cheaper than the shop.
Two things? add -er and than. The cat is smaller than the dog.
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Now you 🗣️

Compare two things you know. Fill the gaps, then say them out loud.

A bus is than a car.

My town is than a big city.

Practise today's words

Tap to check yourself, then rate how well you knew each one.

Before you go

See you next time. Today's words join your Warm-up. Little by little, they become yours forever. 🔁

Act it out 🎭

Now YOU stand between the two markets — which one wins?

🎬 The scene: The big new supermarket on one side, the small old market on the other. Tom doesn't understand why you shop at the small one.

Round 1 — you are Mia

Your teacher is Tom. Speak your lines — don't write them.

Tom: "Why do you buy your fruit here? The supermarket is so big and bright!"

You: (agree, but say two ways the small market wins — compare them)

Tom: "Hmm. But the prices! You pay less at the supermarket, no?"

You: (say yes, it is cheaper — but say which one is better FOR YOU, and why)

Tom: "OK, OK, you win. You choose — where do we buy the apples?"

You: (choose, and compare the apples at the two places)

Round 2 — swap!

Now YOU are Tom, and your teacher is Mia. But this time you compare two cafés in town, not two markets.

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