Lesson 20 - Adverbs (shared lesson)

Lesson 20 adverbs
Recap: using adjectives for comparison
New: adverbs and adverb comparisons
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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 as Silvia.
Thom can't sing as well as Cal.
I do not go out as often 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.

Slide 21 - Slide