27 November / comparison

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

Today's Class

Good morning class! 

What you need:

-textbook

-reference book

-pen

• answer check
• grammar: comparison
• self-study time

By the end of this lesson,

     

-you've learned 'degrees of comparison' in English.

HOMEWORK

due date:2 December 

page 84-87/ ex.1-10 (except 7)

answer check

page 87 _ Ex.11

Let's review adjectives & adverbs

terrible =

easy = 

bad =

good = 

difficult = 

silly = 

late = 

What do you know comparisons?

Can you make a sentence?

Comparisons

There are 3 types of comparison

comparative & superlative & equal 

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Let op woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + Y! 

Find the mistake!

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

important - more important - the most important

expensive - more expensive - the most expensive 

Comparative +

Superlative

Vergrotende trap(comparative)

+ER 

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap(superlative)

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

There are some adjectives which can be used in both forms

clever   = more clever/ cleverer  + the cleverest/the most clever

friendly=more friendly/friendlier + the friendliest/the most friendly

simple   = simpler/more simple + the simplest/the most simple

pleasant, narrow, common, polite, likely, stupid, cruel

 3 types of comparison

comparative (2 things) =  She is smarter than me.

                                           She is more intelligent than me.

superlative (3 or more) = She is the smartest student of this class.   

                                           She is the most intelligent student of this class.

equal (the same)           =  She is as smart as me.

                                           She is as intelligent as me.

Let's have a look at Reference Book

page 76

engelsklaslokaal.nl

work in silence

PAGE 88 & 89 /  EX. 12 & 13

Not done? It'd be your homework for the next class

Done? Learn words on p. 114 & 115 (Lesson 3)

Let's recap

tell me the difference between adjective & adverb