Solutions intermediate unit 4B | Comparisons & Superlatives

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Welcome, M3D!
The plan for today:
  1. Discuss unit 4B together
  2. Do unit 4C Solo
  3. Time left = homework

Slide 1 - Slide

Goal for today: 
* You understand how to use comparatives & superlatives in English 

Slide 2 - Slide

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

Slide 3 - Mind map

.... than hell.
A
BETTER
B
HOTTER
C
HOTTEST
D
WORSE

Slide 4 - Quiz

I've got one ... problem without you.
A
MORE
B
BIGGER
C
FEWER
D
LESS

Slide 5 - Quiz

Baby get ...
A
HIGHER
B
BETTER
C
STRONGER
D
SMARTER

Slide 6 - Quiz

Slide 7 - Video

This woman  is young.               This woman is old.
young                                                            old

Slide 8 - Slide

This woman  is young.               This woman is old.
young                                                            old
younger                                                    older

Slide 9 - Slide

This woman  is young.               This woman is old.
young                                                            old
younger                                                    older
youngest                                               oldest

Slide 10 - Slide

short words:
+ er
+ est

Slide 11 - Slide

long words:
more ... / most ...

An Iphone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Slide 12 - Slide

Put it to the test
On your own: 
Unit 4B: exercise 3, 5 & 6
timer
15:00

Slide 13 - Slide

The rules
* 1 syllable: -er than / the -est
example: strange - stranger than - the strangest

* 2 syllables ending in  -le, -er, -ow, -y: -er than / the -est
example: simple - simpler than - the simplest

* 2 syllables  not ending in -le, -er, -ow, -y: more /most
example: careful - more careful than - the most careful

Slide 14 - Slide

Some more rules 
3 or more syllables: more ... than / the most
example: popular - more popular than - the most popular

Exceptions:
good - better than - the best
bad - worse than - the worst

Slide 15 - Slide

Superlatives
wettest
smallest
noisyest
noisiest
hottest
hotest
excitingest
most exciting
most important
importantest
wetest
small
noisy
wet
hot
important
exciting

Slide 16 - Drag question

Doubling
a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Slide 17 - Slide

What are the superlatives of the word ''Ugly''?

Slide 18 - Open question

Y -> ier/ iest
The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

Slide 19 - Slide

My house is (big)
...
than yours.

Slide 20 - Open question

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

Slide 21 - Open question

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Slide 22 - Open question

This is the (interesting) ....
book I have ever read.

Slide 23 - Open question

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

Slide 24 - Open question

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

Slide 25 - Open question

FRENCH IS ........(EASY) THAN GERMAN

Slide 26 - Open question

Joey is as … as Skip.
A
cooler
B
cool
C
funnier
D
coolest

Slide 27 - Quiz

Maegan is … than Romy.
A
more studious
B
happy
C
sweet
D
louder

Slide 28 - Quiz

Rob is the … man of them all.
A
weirder
B
most handsome
C
strict
D
greatest

Slide 29 - Quiz

Nadir's dog is … than Rens's cat
A
lazyer
B
bigger
C
lazier
D
biger

Slide 30 - Quiz

Winston's panda is the … of them all.
A
lazyiest
B
bigest
C
laziest
D
biggest

Slide 31 - Quiz

Milk is … than Coke.
A
purer
B
sweetest
C
sweeter
D
purest

Slide 32 - Quiz

Fernando is the … of them all.
A
wisest
B
wissest
C
sweetest
D
sweettest

Slide 33 - Quiz

Brian is … in Spanish than Bob.
A
better
B
gooder
C
worse
D
badder

Slide 34 - Quiz

Winston is the … dancer of them all
A
goodest
B
best
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 35 - Quiz

Warning
irregular form:
Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.
Bad: bad, worse, worst
Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Slide 36 - Slide

Make a sentence with the adjective "good" in the comparative form
timer
1:00

Slide 37 - Open question

Make a sentence with the adjective "good" in the superlative form
timer
1:00

Slide 38 - Open question

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

Slide 39 - Mind map

Homework
Students book:
4C exercise 3 & 6

Workbook:
4B exercise all exercises
4C exercise 2, 4, 5

Slide 40 - Slide

Slide 41 - Video

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