Degrees of Comparison

Degrees of comparison
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Degrees of comparison
                                                                        Comparative + superlative                                        adjectives

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Lesson aim
At the end of this lesson you will be able to 
1. recognise and use the comparative adjective in a sentence.
2. recognise and use the superlative adjective in a sentence.

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Slide 3 - Vidéo

timer
1:30
In your own words, what are comparative + superlative adjectives?

Slide 4 - Carte mentale

Nikki is as … as Jeroen.
A
cooler
B
cool
C
funnier
D
coolest

Slide 5 - Quiz

Kayleigh is … than Senne.
A
more studious
B
happy
C
sweet
D
louder

Slide 6 - Quiz

Ronald is the … man of them all.
A
weirder
B
most handsome
C
strict
D
greatest

Slide 7 - Quiz

Positive degree
A comparison of equals 

Combined with 'as'
'as' prior to and following it
Nikki is as cool as Jeroen. 

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Comparative degree
Between two persons or -things
Use of Comperative Degree
Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 
Kayleigh is louder than Senne.
Use of Positive Degree
Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 
Kayleigh is more serious than Senne.

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Form
adjective + er

Noun
(subject) + verb (is/are/was/were) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Jimmy (noun) is (verb) taller (adjective) than Nasser (object).

We use adjectives to compare differences between nouns. 

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Superlative degree
(the) + est -> most one- and two- syllable (lettergrepen) adjectives  
Ronald is the greatest man of them all.

Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  
P.e. Ronald is the most handsome man of them all.

Slide 11 - Diapositive

Shannon's dog is … than Femke's cat
A
lazyer
B
bigger
C
lazier
D
biger

Slide 12 - Quiz

Yanni's panda is the … of them all.
A
lazyiest
B
bigest
C
laziest
D
biggest

Slide 13 - Quiz

Warning
-y + consonant (medeklinker)

-> -ier  in comparative degree
 -> -iest in superlative degree

Lazy: Shannon's dog is lazier than Femke's cat.
Yanni's panda is the laziest of them all.

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Warning
Double the consonant after a short vowel
Shannon's dog is bigger than Femke's cat.
Yanni's panda is the biggest of them all.

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Sanne is … than Jarni.
A
purer
B
wiseer
C
wiser
D
pureer

Slide 16 - Quiz

Severine is the … of them all.
A
wisest
B
wiseest
C
pureest
D
purest

Slide 17 - Quiz

Warning 
-e 
 -> -er in comparative degree
-> -est in superlative degree

Sanne is wiser than Jarni.
Severine is the wisest of them all.  

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Tom is … in English than Sinan.
A
better
B
gooder
C
worse
D
badder

Slide 19 - Quiz

Ronald is the … teacher of them all
A
goodest
B
best
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 20 - Quiz

Warning
irregular form:
Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.
Bad: bad, worse, worst
Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

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Make a sentence with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form (2 sentences).
timer
1:00

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I understand the degrees of comparison!
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Slide 24 - Sondage

And now... classwork
1. Go to your SB p. 86 + 88/89. Do the grammar exercises.
2. Reading: Could you live there? Write an email: write about a place that YOU find most interesting. Answer the questions. 
3. Done? Work on book assignments

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