GAM1 unit 3 lesson 2.2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Goodmorning!!

Please, 

Put the following items on your desk: 

- Book / notebook/ agenda/ pencil case/ reading book

Assignment: 

Study words page 128

Work in pairs: 

Switch notebooks. Write down 10 words from the list (5 English, 5 Dutch). Give back the notebook and translate the chosen words. 

Finished: Read in your reading book. 

Homework

Study words page 166

finish: 

page 99/100 exercises 2,3,4,7

Today!

Welcome 5 min 

Vocabulary 10 min

Recap 5 min 

Listening/ assignments 15 min 

Computerwork 15 min 

learning goals

After this lesson you: 

- You know how to use comparisons (big/bigger/ biggest) 

- You know more words about travelling

Instructions: Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. My house is __________ (big) than your house.
2. This is the __________ (good) day of my life.
3. A car is __________ (fast) than a bike.
4. She is the __________ (tall) girl in the class.
5. Today is __________ (cold) than yesterday.
6. This exercise is the __________ (easy) one in the book.
7. English is __________ (interesting) than math.
8. That was the __________ (bad) film I have ever seen.
9. My bag is __________ (heavy) than your bag.
10. Summer is the __________ (hot) season of the year.

answer key

1. My house is bigger than your house.
2. This is the best day of my life.
3. A car is faster than a bike.
4. She is the tallest girl in the class.
5. Today is colder than yesterday.
6. This exercise is the easiest one in the book.
7. English is more interesting than math.
8. That was the worst film I have ever seen.
9. My bag is heavier than your bag.
10. Summer is the hottest season of the year.

Comparisons

Onthouden!

1 lettergreep: -er / -est

quick - quicker - quickest

2 lettergrepen (-le, -er, -ow, -y): -er / -est

simple - simpler - simplest

clever - cleverer - cleverest

2 lettergrepen (geen -le, -er, -ow, -y): more / most

famous - more famous - most famous

3 of meer lettergrepen:

popular - more popular - most popular

THE BOOK

Exercise 8 and 9 page 101 (listening)

Exercise 10 page 101

online: 

exercises 1,5,6,11,12

BLOOKET? 

Listening 

page 101

exercise 8/9

Homework

Finish exercises: 7, 10

page 100

 

Study words page 128

Comparisons

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen of dingen te beschrijven

Je vergelijkt ze met elkaar. 

Comparative: Vergrotende trap

  Superlative: Overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Comparisons 

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

the oldest

Comparisons 

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more 

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

the most expensive

Wanneer het woord eindigt op:

-e? → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

korte klinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

Onregelmatige vormen 

good-better-best

bad - worse - worst