Comparisons


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Welcome

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To do list:
1. Take attendance
2. Check homework + speaking assignment
3. Grammar: comparisons (grammar 5.3)
4. Recap

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Lesson Goals:
At the end of this week...
* you know how to form comparisons (comparative + superlative);
*you can fill in the right form of comparisions in a sentence.

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What do you remember about comparisons?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Comparisons
Trappen van vergelijking

small - smaller - smallest

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Comparative + superlative
klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)
small - smaller - smallest



Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

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Comparative:
+ER




Superlative:
+EST


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Comparative + superlative

small - smaller - smallest


big - bigger - biggest


nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

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Pay attention to words ending with a 

consonant + Y! 

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Comparative:
+ER

Often followed by: THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.


Superlative:
+EST


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Comparative:
+ER

Often followed by: THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.


Superlative:
+EST

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

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Fill in:
This house is .... (cheap) house I have ever seen!

Slide 12 - Open question

My house is ... (big) yours.

Slide 13 - Open question

Who is ... (rich) woman on earth?

Slide 14 - Open question

Non-smokers usually live ... (long) smokers.

Slide 15 - Open question

Syllables
Syllables are important when talking about comparisons.
What are syllables?

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How many syllables:
'nice'
A
1
B
2
C
3

Slide 17 - Quiz

How many syllables:
'intelligent'
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5

Slide 18 - Quiz

How many syllables:
'popular'
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5

Slide 19 - Quiz

Words with 2 syllables
Adjective ends in: -y, -le, -er, -ow:
Comparative = -er
Superlative = -est

slow - slower than - the slowest
funny - funnier than - the most funniest
clever - cleverer than - the cleverest


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Words with 2 syllables or more
more + (the) most

careful - more careful  - (the) most careful 
famous - more famous - (the) most famous

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Welcome

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Lesson Goals:
At the end of this lesson...
* you know how to form comparisons (comparative + superlative);
*you can fill in the right form of comparisions in a sentence.

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How do we form comparisions with words with 1 syllable?

Slide 25 - Mind map

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How do we form comparisions with words with more than 2 syllable?

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Comparative:
+ ER
  • 1 syllable
  • 2 syllable ending in:                             -y, -le,    -er, -ow

MORE
  • 2 or more syllables

Often followed by: THAN



Superlative:
+EST
1 syllable
2 syllable ending in: -y, -le, -er, -ow


MOST
2 or more syllables

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

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Comparative + superlative

small - smaller - smallest


big - bigger - biggest


nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

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Pay attention!
goed - beter - best
good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)
bad - worse - worst






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as ... as
When you want to compare two things you can use:
as ... as
not as ... as

English is as important as Dutch.
Football is not as important as homework.

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Fill in:
This exercise is .... (difficult) the other exercise.

Slide 31 - Open question

Fill in:
This house is ...... (expensive) house in the street.

Slide 32 - Open question

Fill in:
You won the lottery? You must be … (lucky) person in the world!

Slide 33 - Open question

A holiday by the sea is ... (good)
a holiday in the mountains.

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He was ... (clever) thief of all.

Slide 35 - Open question

The weather this summer is even ... (bad) last summer.

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Comparative:
+ ER
  • 1 syllable
  • 2 syllable ending in:                             -y, -le,    -er, -ow

MORE
  • 2 or more syllables

Often followed by: THAN



Superlative:
+EST
1 syllable
2 syllable ending in: -y, -le, -er, -ow


MOST
2 or more syllables

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

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Pay attention!
goed - beter - best
good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)
bad - worse - worst






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as ... as in a sentence:
*          You compare two things that are equal to each other.
                         Ben is as smart as Tom.

*          Signal words:
                          just, same 

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Comparative in a sentence:
*          You compare two things that are NOT equal.

*          Use TH
AN               An elephant is bigger than a Koala.


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Superlative in a sentence:
*     Use THE               It's the most wonderful time of the year!

*     You always need a noun after the superlative
                 It was the worst day ever!
                 Nicole is the fastest runner in the game.

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Do now:
Magister - leermiddelen - New Interface - unit 5 - lesson 2 - grammar - exercise 15
Done:
*Magister - leermiddelen - New Interface - unit 5 - lesson 2 -       Practice More - Grammar 1
* Extra grammar exercises in Google Classroom > GPW2
* Study Vocabulary + Phrases Unit 2 OR Irregular Verbs (Google Classroom > Quizlet > Quizlet Unit 2)

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