Adjectives: comparing two or more things

Adjectives: comparing two or more things
Questions:
What is an adjective?
How can you use them to compare things?
Goals:
At the end of the lesson, I can explain how to use an adjective to compare things!


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Adjectives: comparing two or more things
Questions:
What is an adjective?
How can you use them to compare things?
Goals:
At the end of the lesson, I can explain how to use an adjective to compare things!


Slide 1 - Slide

What is an adjective? Can you give an example?
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Slide 2 - Open question

What is the difference?

Slide 3 - Open question

Describe the difference between the aliens? (use adjectives)

Slide 4 - Open question

John is smarter than Paul.
Sue is thinner than Mary.
This picture is brighter than that one.
Gregory sings better than his brother.
Sharon is smaller than her sister.
Dave is more intelligent than his mother.
This western is more exciting than that comedy.
That table is more beautiful than mine.
My marks at school are worse than yours. 
Tom is lazier than Henry.
How to make comparisons in English?

Slide 5 - Slide

John is smarter than Paul.
Sue is thinner than Mary.
This picture is brighter than that one.
Gregory sings better than his brother.
Sharon is smaller than her sister.
Dave is more intelligent than his mother.
This western is more exciting than that comedy.
That table is more beautiful than mine.
My marks at school are worse than yours. 
Tom is lazier than Henry.
How to make comparisons in English?

Slide 6 - Slide

Slide 7 - Video

Comparisons (=vergelijkingen)
  • Woorden met 1 lettergreep --> + er 
  • Small                      smaller               
  • Cool                        cooler                  

  • Woorden met meer dan 1 lettergreep --> more ... 
  • Beautiful               more beautiful     
  • Expensive            more expensive 
  
John is smaller than Bob     /       Sara is more beatiful than I am   

Slide 8 - Slide

Comparisons
  • Eindigt een woord op -y? Let op: + ier 
  • Happy                         happier                   
  • Scary                           scarier                    

  • Eindigt een woord op korte klinker + medeklinker? Let op:
  • Big                               bigger                        
  • Hot                              hotter      
                 

Slide 9 - Slide

Comparisons (uitzonderingen)
Woorden eindigend op -le, -er, -ow, -y krijgen ondanks dat ze meer dan 1 lettergreep hebben +er 
  • EZELSBRUGGETJE: LEEROWY
  • -le = simple                           simpler                         
  • -er = clever                            cleverer                        
  • -ow = narrow                        narrower                
  • -y = happy                             happier                

Slide 10 - Slide

Comparisons
Dit zijn belangrijke onregelmatige vormen. Deze moet je leren!
  • Good                                better                            
  • Bad                                   worse                                                        
  • Little                                less                              

The show is as good as the film.   /   The show is not as good as the film.
The show is worse than the film  

Slide 11 - Slide

Tom is sterker dan Tim

Slide 12 - Open question

Dave is langer dan Karlijn ( tall)

Slide 13 - Open question

Jim is grappiger dan Bastiaan

Slide 14 - Open question

Engels is interessanter dan Duits. ( German)

Slide 15 - Open question

Onze klas is beter dan de andere klas ;-)

Slide 16 - Open question

Ik snap de comparisons
A
Volledig!
B
Helemaal niet!
C
Redelijk
D
Een beetje

Slide 17 - Quiz

Wat kun je doen als je dit nog niet helemaal begrijpt?
A
Het filmpje met de uitleg bekijken
B
Oefeningen maken thuis
C
Mr. Zaremba vragen of hij het nog eens wil uitleggen
D
Antwoord A, B en C zijn allemaal goed!

Slide 18 - Quiz

Any questions?

Slide 19 - Open question

Complete this exercise
  • https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/comparison.htm 

Slide 20 - Slide

Slide 21 - Link