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Today's schedule
English exams - sales conversation

Comparing products
Assignment

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English exam
Conversation exam

One part of the exam is comparing 2 products you would recommend

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Comparing products
Example English conversation

I've got two pairs of sneakers, A and B.


A
B
cheaper
more expensive
cooler
more comfortable
heavier
lighter

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Comparing products (p.144)
Comparative (vergrotende trap)

Short words:
smaller, older, taller
+ER

Note!
big - bigger 
easy - easier

Long words:
more interesting, more beautiful

Superlative (overtreffende trap)

Short words:
the smallest, the oldest, the tallest
+EST

Note!
the biggest
the easiest

Long words:
The most interesting, the most beautiful

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Comparing products
Exceptions:

good - better 
bad - worse 
little (weinig) - less 
much/many (veel) - more 

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Write comparatives of the following 3 adjectives:
old
bad
easy

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Write comparatives of the following 3 adjectives:
expensive
good
much

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Now practice 
Do: speaking assignment

Situation: you are working in your store. A customer would like to buy a present for a friend/familymember.
Suggest two similar items he/she could buy, tell something about it (price, quality, return policy etc.) but also compare the two products using the comparative. 
Which one would you recommend?

How would you say this in English? Prepare in 10 minutes

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Practice the comparative by opening the next two slides.
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