Unit 6 - Comparatives and Superlatives / use of like

Unit 6
  • What ..... like?
  • Comparatives and superlatives
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • What's on?
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Unit 6
  • What ..... like?
  • Comparatives and superlatives
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • What's on?

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

In small groups.....
Look at the photo of Mia. What is she doing?
  • relaxing at home

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

How else would you describe Mia?

Slide 3 - Open vraag

complete exercise 1 and 2 (p. 46)

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Page 47 - Practice
What's it like? 
Do these exercises.........write the answers in your notebook.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

If you need extra practice in the question What.......like? Complete the sentences below.
the weather / your teacher  / your sister  /  your flat  / your neighbours

  1. What _______like?        " She's nice. We're very close."
  2. What _______like?        "It's cold and wet today" 
  3. What _______like?         "He's OK, but he shouts a lot"
  4. What _______like?         " It's small but cosy. I love it"
  5. What _______like?            "They seem very nice"
Remember:
'What's it like' means the same as 'tell me about it'

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Slide 7 - Video

Comparative adjectives
An adjective is a part of speech that describes a noun
old, cold, hot

A comparative adjective is used to compare two nouns
Sue is smart
Sue is smarter than her brother.

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

For short adjectives we add - er
Tall     Taller
Short      Shorter
Old       Older
Young       younger
Small     Smaller

Exceptions
consonant - vowel- consonant   hot / big
become hotter /bigger 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

What about two sylable adjectives?
Two sylables that  end with a 'y'
Happy  becomes happier (replace the 'y' with ier)
Angry becomes angrier (replace the 'y' with ier)

Two sylables or more that don't end with a 'y'
honest - more honest
difficult - more difficult 

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Review
one syllable and a short adjective                        add -er       smarter
Two syllable adjective that ends with a 'y'       add -ier       happier

Two syllable adjective that doesn't end with a 'y' or a three syllable adjective like expensive then use more

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Workbook exercises
Exercise 3 Page 40: Big, bigger, biggest
Exercise 4 and 5 page 41

DON'T WRITE IN YOUR WORK BOOK!

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

superlatives

Slide 13 - Tekstslide