4.2 Comparisons

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Welcome HV1

Today you need: pen, ipad + SB

Finish SB 4.1 (ex. 3, +
wordstore 4A, 4B, 4C)

Finished?
Click on this link and practice 
the vocab.

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Class rules
Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem
Don't laugh at each other :)
Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!
Listen to the teacher & your classmates
No homework but you do have to study at home
Respect!

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Today's planning
Today you will ...
... recap the vocabulary (4.1)
... learn how to use comparisons (4.2)

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4.2 Comparisons
You know what comparisons are and know the difference between a comparative and superlative.

Discuss these questions:
1: What's the difference between the words then and than?
2: What's a comparison?

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Comparisons in music

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Song one:
Choose from: dark – darker – darkest:

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my ……. night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

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Song two:
Choose from: good, better, worse

You probably think that you are ... now, ... now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Would have gave you anything, would have gave you everything
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Song three:
Choose from: happy, happier, happiest

'Cause baby you look … , you do
My friends told me one day I'll feel it too
And until then I'll smile to hide the truth
But I know I was … with you


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3.2 Comparisons
Normal adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord: +er / +est
Smart – smarter than – the smartest

Adjective ending with an e: +r / +st
Nice – nicer than – the nicest


  • What's bigger than a car?
  • What's the slowest animal?
  • Who is the smartest in here?
  ^comparative^                   ^superlative^
     ^comparative^            ^superlative^
    vergrotende trap      overtreffende trap

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Write a sentence using the COMPARATIVE form of TALL

Slide 13 - Open question

Write a sentence using the SUPERLATIVE form of WISE

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3.2 Comparisons
Adjective ending with a y: +ier / +iest
Funny -> funnier than -> the funniest

Adjective with more than two syllables: more / most
Important -> more important than -> the most important

Irregular = onregelmatig:
good -> better than -> the best                 bad -> worse than -> the worst

  ^comparative^                         ^superlative^
  ^comparative^                                              ^superlative^

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Write a sentence using the SUPERLATIVE form of LAZY

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Write a sentence using the COMPARATIVE form of BEAUTIFUL

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Complete the irregular forms:
Good - ... - ...
Bad - ... - ...

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Let's practice
Open your workbook and go to page 50.

Complete ex. 3, 4, 6 ALONE.
Done? do ex. 8 with your neighbor.
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Chat with your partner
- use the comparative/superlative
1. Which city is more exciting, New York or Amsterdam? Why?
2. Which subject (vak) is the most difficult? Explain your answer
3. Which animal is taller, a horse or a giraffe? What's the tallest animal?
4. Which animal is more friendly, a cat or a dog? Why?
5. Who is taller, Neymar or Messi?
6. Who is better at studying? You or your partner? Why?
7. Which animal is the most dangerous? Explain
8. Which TV show is the most entertaining? Why?
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Do you ...
... know how to compare people and things in English?
... know how to use comparitives and superlatives?

TO DO: study 4.2
Homework for the next lesson: HAND IN WRITING FILE + EMAIL OF REQUEST

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