WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to English class

Wednesday February 3rd

Today's English class

• Grammar instructions
• Work on Grammar exercises

Today's aim

• I can compare different things.

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• Comparative

      - adj. + -er / more + adj.

      - happy-happier

      - famous-more famous

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• Superlative

      - the + adj. + -est / the most + adj.

      - nice-the nicest

      - beautiful-the most beautiful

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• exceptions:
  

adjective	comparative	superlative
good	better/well	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
fast	fast	fast

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• Comparative

     - to compare two people/things

     - comparative form + than

     - The theatre is more interesting than

       the cinema.

    

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• (not) as + adjective + as

     - to compare two people/things

     - (not) as + adjective + as

     - The film adaption is as good as the

       book.

    

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• Superlative

     - to compare one person/thing with

       the rest of a group

     - the + superlative adjectives

     - Omen is the scariest film I've seen.

    

Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

• too / (not) enough

     - what we expect from a situation

     - too / (not) enough + adjective

     - The screen is not bright enough.

       The screen is too dark.

    

Get to work

• Grammar

      - 4.2: exercises 1 and 2 (p. 121 SB)

      - exercises 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (p. 48 SB)

      

Homework

• Upload a picture of the Grammar exercises and hand in in Showbie
  
• Study irregular verbs 1-30 (p. 127 SB)