4.1 & 4.2 introduction

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 4. People

4.1 - Appearance, personality, adjective order

4.2 - Degrees of comparison (recap)

Today

- Recap Degrees of Comparison

- Short vocabulary exercise 

- Description activity

Lesson aims

- You repeat and remember the Degrees of Comparison

- You can describe someone based on appearance

- You practise with the Unit 4 vocabulary

Recap degrees of comparison

Mr Veening is not the (rich) ........... man in the world.

1. Richest
2. Richer
3. most rich
4. more richt

She is the (tall) .......... person in this classroom.

1. Taller
2. tallest
3. more tall
4. most tall

Is he (intelligent) ...... than his neigbour?

1. intelligenter
2. intelligentest
3. more intelligent
4. most intelligent

Mrs Damman is (old) ...... than everyone else in this room.

1. older
2. oldest
3. more old
4. most old

But who is the (young) ..... person in this classroom?

1. younger
2. youngest
3. more young
4. most young

Recap degrees of comparison

Normal (Positive)                     Comparative                          Superlative

Recap degrees of comparison

Normal (Positive)                     Comparative                          Superlative

                                                                  -er                                               -est

                                                                more                                           most

           Tall                                         Taller than                                 the tallest

          Slim                                     Slimmer than                       the slimmest

      Intelligent             more intelligent than         the most intelligent

Also on page 48 in Student's Book!!

Also on page 48 in Student's Book!!

Exercise

Individually, in silence (5 minutes)

1. Think of a classmate. 

2. Describe what this person looks like (face, 

     colour eyes, hair, etc.). Write down their name too!

3. I collect your descriptions

4. I will read them out loud and you 

     will guess who you think we're talking about. 

Finished writing the description?

--> SB Word Store 4 on page 49. 

Exercises 7 & 10.

--> WB. 4.1 & 4.2, 

page 44 - 46

Lesson aims

- You repeat and remember the Degrees of Comparison

- You can describe someone based on appearance

- You practise with the Unit 4 vocabulary

Rest of lesson

Student's Book Word Store 4 on page 49. 

Exercises 7 & 10.

Workbook 4.1 & 4.2, page 44 - 46 (= homework!)

Finished? Then:

Study vocabulary Unit 4