Comparatives and superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

After today.... 

- I know what is expected of me in the review writing assignment.

- I can use comparative and superlative forms in short and long words

- I know words to talk about sports and body parts 

- I know when to expect my results for the Big Challenge 

Reading first! 

You know the drill: take your own book, or come and borrow one of mine! 
Read quietly for 20 minutes. 

Big Challenge 

Prizes are in, list of achievements has arrived, but I'm not telling you yet ;-) 

Monday 26/5: meeting in 101 (Collegezaal) with D1a and D1b. 

You will get your certificates, some prizes will be awarded and we'll take a photo or two, unless your parents disagree with this. 

Review writing assignment 

In the week of the 2nd of June, we use the long lesson (the way things are now, this will be on Thursday the 5th of June) to write a review about a film we're going to watch in class. 

How does this work? 

While watching the film, you write down the things that you think need to be in your review. At the end of the final film lesson, you hand in your notes to me. I will keep them, and give them back to you when the time has come to write the actual review. Your notes should be just that: notes, in short sentences. I will help you out with what should be in the review 

We will watch the film in installments, next week and the week after that. 

What should be in a review? 

- Information about the film itself: who are the main characters, what is the setting, what is the story about. Avoid spoilers!! 

- Things you like about the film

- Things you don't like about the film 

- A recommendation: should others watch this film, or should they avoid it and go and watch paint dry instead? 

Homework 

First, let's do a quick round of "how well do you know the words". I will give you a description of the word. Raise your hand if you know what I'm talking about. 

After that, let's take a look at the homework: exercise 8 and 9 on page 109, and 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 from the Theme Words. 

Comparatives and superlatives

(= vergelijkende en overtreffende trap)

Comparatives and superlatives

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

• Comparatives en superlatives zijn de trappen van vergelijking.
  
• De comparative is de vergrotende trap, waarbij je twee dingen met elkaar vergelijkt. My sister is older than my brother. 
• De superlative is de overtreffende trap, waarbij je drie of meer dingen met elkaar vergelijkt: my iPhone is the most expensive thing I own. 

Comparatives & superlatives 

Voor woorden van één lettergreep en  woorden van twee lettergrepen die eindigen op medeklinker + y gebruiken we -er en the ...... -est
 
Norway is cold, Russia is colder, Antarctica is the coldest. 

My cat is lazy, yours is lazier, my friend's cat is the laziest.

Voor woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen (behalve die hierboven op y) gebruiken we more & the ...... most. 

This phone is expensive, that one is more expensive, the newest iPhone is the most expensive 

Comparatives and superlatives

• Sommige woorden zijn uitzonderingen en hebben onregelmatige vormen:

• good - better - best
  
• bad - worse - worst

LET OP: 

Bij vergelijken schrijf je than met een a! (then met een e gaat over tijd) 

Als je met more / most werkt verandert het bijvoeglijk naamwoord niet. 
Dus: hot / hotter 
Maar NIET more expensiver / the most expensivest 

+er / + est 

more / most 

expensive 

happy

interesting

smart

boring

scary

full

intelligent

tall

ridiculous

Comparatives:
My dog is ...(scary) than yours.

1. scarier
2. more scary
3. scaryer
4. most scary

Comparatives:
French is ...(difficult) than English.

1. difficulter
2. more difficult
3. more difficulter
4. most difficultest

Superlatives:
This is ......... film I have ever seen.

1. the scarier
2. the more scary
3. the most scary
4. the scariest

Comparatives:
My friend is ...(intelligent) than I am .

1. intelligenter
2. more intelligenter
3. more intelligent
4. most intelligent

Which comparative or superlative?
This place is ________ a freezer.

1. colder than
2. colder as
3. more cold than
4. most cold as

Choose the superlative form: "It looks like our _______ fears are coming true."

1. most bad
2. worse
3. worst
4. baddest

Which comparative or superlative?
We climbed _______ they did.

1. higher than
2. the highest
3. more high than
4. the most high

Which comparative or superlative?
Their team is _____ at soccer than we are.

1. best
2. better
3. more good
4. most good

Which comparative or superlative?
This math test is ________ test I have ever taken.

1. more difficult
2. most difficult
3. the difficultest
4. the most difficult

A tiger is...... than a lion

1. dangerous
2. more dangerous
3. dangerouser
4. most dangerous

To work! 

Page 122 - 125 exercise  31, 32, 33 

Homework for next time (Monday 19 May):
DO 31, 32, 33 

STUDY the words on page 144 A: Watching plus revise all the irregular verbs on page 203.