This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
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Lesson 20 adverbs
Recap: using adjectives for comparison
New: adverbs and adverb comparisons
Slide 1 - Slide
Goals
You know what an adverb is.
You know how to use adverbs for comparisons
Slide 2 - Slide
Comparison: adverbs
To make a comparative form with an adverb we use more or less
more quickly (than) / less quickly (than)
more often (than) / less often (than)
Some forms are irregular, these are the same as the adjectives:
fast -> faster (than) / early -> earlier (than)
Slide 3 - Slide
Exercise 1 more quickly
The next 5 slides contain gap-fill sentences.
Copy the sentence in the answer box.
Fill the gap with the comparative forms of the adjectives.
Use more/less + adjective or irregular forms
Life, p.169, ex.4
Slide 4 - Slide
Jack always wins when they race. Jack runs _____ (quickly) than John.
Slide 5 - Open question
Your motorbike is really noisy. Your motorbike runs _____ (quietly) than mine.
Slide 6 - Open question
The last flight is the Fastair flight. The Fastair flight arrives _____ (late) than all the others.
Slide 7 - Open question
Mike exercises once a week, but Martin exercises every day. Mike exercises _____ (often) than Martin.
Slide 8 - Open question
Julie's exam result was better than the other students' results. Julie did _____ (well) in the exam than the others.
Slide 9 - Open question
Comparison: adverbs
To make comparisons we can also use:
(not) as + adverb + as
the not usually goes with the verb
Martina can run as fast asSilvia.
Thom can't sing as well as Cal.
I do not go out asoften as I did in the past.
Slide 10 - Slide
Exercise 2 as fast as
The next 4 slides contain gap-fill sentences.
Copy the sentence in the answer box.
Fill the gap with the comparative forms of the adjectives.
Use as + adverb + as.
Life, p.169, ex.5
Slide 11 - Slide
John _____ (run quickly) Jack.
Slide 12 - Open question
Ruth ______ (not work hard) her brothers.
Slide 13 - Open question
The other flights _____ (not arrive late) the Fastair flight.
Slide 14 - Open question
Your motorbike _____ (run quietly) mine.
Slide 15 - Open question
Exercise 3 mix
The next 4 slides contain gap-fill sentences.
Copy the sentence in the answer box.
Fill the gap with the comparative forms of the adjectives using either more/less or as ... as.
Life, p.85, ex.8
Slide 16 - Slide
Last year, terraced houses sold __________ (quickly) than flats, but one-bedroom flats did __________ (well) with younger buyers.
Slide 17 - Open question
The number of large houses for rent rose _____ (fast) than other types of home.
Slide 18 - Open question
Sales of large flats did __________ (badly) than in previous years. So what does this mean for you?
Slide 19 - Open question
You can now rent a large house __________ (cheaply) than ever before, but if you're trying to sell yours, you probably won't find a buyer _________ (easily) as in previous years.
Slide 20 - Open question
Finished!
Homework: Finish all the slides in this lesson before the next class.