3A/G - Making Comparisons

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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Items in this lesson

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Make a sentence comparing two of the animals.

Slide 2 - Open question

Slide 3 - Slide

Make a sentence describing what one animal excels at.

Slide 4 - Open question

Making Comparisons
At the end of this lesson you have learned or remembered:
- The rules for comparisons and superlatives.
- The exceptions to the rule and what to do with them. 
- Words and phrases to use when making comparisons.

Slide 5 - Slide

Comparatives
Superlatives

Slide 6 - Slide

Comparative Form
Superlative Forms
cheaper than
more often than
the shortest
the most sociable
the friendliest
more dangerous than

Slide 7 - Drag question

How to Write
Comparative Forms
...-er + than
more + ... + than

Superlative Forms
the + ... -est
the most + ...

Slide 8 - Slide

What are the comparative & superlative forms for "good" & "bad"?

Slide 9 - Open question

What are the comparative & superlative forms for "little" and "far"?

Slide 10 - Open question

Advanced Expressions
One fish is not as big as the other.
The left bowl is as big as the right one. 
One fish seems considerably happier than the other.
This picture is not nearly as funny as the teacher thinks it is.

and there are plenty more...
See p.196 for more examples.

Slide 11 - Slide

Questions?

Slide 12 - Slide

Work on one of the following:

Grammar Ex. 1, 2, 3 p.19
OWS 46, 62
Start with Vocabulary Ex. 1, 2 p.21

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