Adjectives: comparing two or more things

Adjectives: comparing two or more things
Questions:
What is an adjective?
How can you use them to compare things?
Goals:
At the end of the lesson, I can explain how to use an adjective to compare things!


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Adjectives: comparing two or more things
Questions:
What is an adjective?
How can you use them to compare things?
Goals:
At the end of the lesson, I can explain how to use an adjective to compare things!


Slide 1 - Diapositive

What is an adjective? Can you give an example?
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Slide 2 - Question ouverte

What is the difference?

Slide 3 - Question ouverte

Describe the difference between the aliens? (use adjectives)

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

John is smarter than Paul.
Sue is thinner than Mary.
This picture is brighter than that one.
Gregory sings better than his brother.
Sharon is smaller than her sister.
Dave is more intelligent than his mother.
This western is more exciting than that comedy.
That table is more beautiful than mine.
My marks at school are worse than yours. 
Tom is lazier than Henry.
How to make comparisons in English?

Slide 5 - Diapositive

John is smarter than Paul.
Sue is thinner than Mary.
This picture is brighter than that one.
Gregory sings better than his brother.
Sharon is smaller than her sister.
Dave is more intelligent than his mother.
This western is more exciting than that comedy.
That table is more beautiful than mine.
My marks at school are worse than yours. 
Tom is lazier than Henry.
How to make comparisons in English?

Slide 6 - Diapositive

Slide 7 - Vidéo

Comparisons (=vergelijkingen)
  • Woorden met 1 lettergreep --> + er 
  • Small                      smaller               
  • Cool                        cooler                  

  • Woorden met meer dan 1 lettergreep --> more ... 
  • Beautiful               more beautiful     
  • Expensive            more expensive 
  
John is smaller than Bob     /       Sara is more beatiful than I am   

Slide 8 - Diapositive

Comparisons
  • Eindigt een woord op -y? Let op: + ier 
  • Happy                         happier                   
  • Scary                           scarier                    

  • Eindigt een woord op korte klinker + medeklinker? Let op:
  • Big                               bigger                        
  • Hot                              hotter      
                 

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Comparisons (uitzonderingen)
Woorden eindigend op -le, -er, -ow, -y krijgen ondanks dat ze meer dan 1 lettergreep hebben +er 
  • EZELSBRUGGETJE: LEEROWY
  • -le = simple                           simpler                         
  • -er = clever                            cleverer                        
  • -ow = narrow                        narrower                
  • -y = happy                             happier                

Slide 10 - Diapositive

Comparisons
Dit zijn belangrijke onregelmatige vormen. Deze moet je leren!
  • Good                                better                            
  • Bad                                   worse                                                        
  • Little                                less                              

The show is as good as the film.   /   The show is not as good as the film.
The show is worse than the film  

Slide 11 - Diapositive

Tom is sterker dan Tim

Slide 12 - Question ouverte

Dave is langer dan Karlijn ( tall)

Slide 13 - Question ouverte

Jim is grappiger dan Bastiaan

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

Engels is interessanter dan Duits. ( German)

Slide 15 - Question ouverte

Onze klas is beter dan de andere klas ;-)

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

Ik snap de comparisons
A
Volledig!
B
Helemaal niet!
C
Redelijk
D
Een beetje

Slide 17 - Quiz

Wat kun je doen als je dit nog niet helemaal begrijpt?
A
Het filmpje met de uitleg bekijken
B
Oefeningen maken thuis
C
Mr. Zaremba vragen of hij het nog eens wil uitleggen
D
Antwoord A, B en C zijn allemaal goed!

Slide 18 - Quiz

Any questions?

Slide 19 - Question ouverte

Complete this exercise
  • https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/comparison.htm 

Slide 20 - Diapositive

Slide 21 - Lien