2h speaking and grammar : comparatives / superlatives

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

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unit 6

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- speaking strategy

- adjectives: comparing two or more things

- adjectives: superlatives

- homework

Lesson goals

 Aan het einde van deze les ....

- kan je een voorbeeld geven van een comparative.

- kan je een voorbeeld geven van een superlative

- weet je de verschillende vormen van de comparative & superlatives.

Speaking strategy

SB p. 97

- translate the speaking strategy 

Start on exercise 2!

compare two or more things

Comparing two or more things

+ is vergrotend

- is less than / minder dan

= is as ....... as

Kronum is the _____ (+/new) bossaball,

1. newer
2. more new
3. more newer
4. newest

, but it's _____ (=/unusual) bossaball

1. less unusual
2. as unusual as
3. more unusual
4. unusualler

It's ______ (+/difficult) to play than bossaball because it's a mix of football, basketball, handball and rugby

1. less difficult
2. diffuciltest
3. as difficult as
4. more difficult

Do you know what: superlatives are

yes, I do

no, I don't

Superlatives

form to compare and rank 3 or more people, animals or things.

We add the ending -est and we use the word the before the adjective.

Superlatives

Late -> the latest

happy -> the happiest

big -> the biggest

famous -> the most famous

bad -> the worst

My keyboard is old.
My mum's is older.
The ones at school are _______

Superman is powerful.
Supergirl is more powerful.
My mom is __________

Kahoot!

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Give me an example where you compare two things.

Give me an example where you use the superlative.

What did you learn today?

- Je kan nu een voorbeeld geven van een comparative.

- Je kan nu een voorbeeld geven van een superlative

- Je weet nu de verschillende vormen van de comparative & superlatives.

Homework next lesson:

WB p. 58-59

Vocabulary p. 32-33 + the phrases