Comparatives TBL Lesson 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's lesson

By the end of the lesson

you can use feedback to correctly apply comparatives and superlatives in written tasks

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Manchester vs Birmingham

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I am Manchester

Manchester is 496 km away

Birmingham is 470 km away

My presentation

I am Manchester

Manchester is 115,6 km²

Birmingham is 267,8 km²

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I am Manchester

Manchester was founded in 1853 

Birmingham was founded in 1871

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I am Manchester

The highest building in Manchester is 201 m

The highest building in Birmingham is 152 m

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I am Manchester

Manchester has Manchester United as a football club

Birmingham has Birmingham City FC as a football club

Assignment

Clear who is which city

Speaking in first person

+/- 2 minute presentation

3 pictures

5 differences

Did you know that...

You used comparatives and superlatives 

during your presentation.

"I'm New York and I am bigger than Hoorn"

Did you know that...

You used comparatives and superlatives 

during your presentation.

Comparatives

For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end

FAST-ER / SMART-ER / LONG-ER
For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the -y to -i and add -er.

HAPP-IER / FUNN-IER

For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives, use the form “more + adjective.”

MORE BORING / MORE EXCITING

Superlatives

For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -est to the end.

OLD-EST / FAST-EST
For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the -y to -i and add -est.

HAPP-IEST / FUNN-IEST

For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives, use the form “more + adjective.”

MOST BORING / LEAST EXCITING

ExerciseStudent's book P.47

Ex. 1 + 3

Individual work

Question allowed

15 min

Discuss exercises with class

When done website exercises (see email)

Aims of today

you can use feedback to correctly apply comparatives and superlatives in written tasks

Comparative of the word
Big

1. Biger
2. More Big
3. Biggest
4. Bigger

Superlative of the word
Easy

1. Easiest
2. Easyer
3. Easier
4. More Easy

Comparative of the word
Expensive

1. Expensiver
2. More Expensive
3. Most Expensive
4. Expensivest

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