Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome

Planning:

1. goal

2. recap comparative superlative

3. exercises

4. Portfolio writing

5. Reading test next week.

Lesson Goals:

At the end of this lesson.....

* you know how to form comparisons (comparative + superlative);

*you can fill in the right form of comparisions in a sentence.

* I can write complete sentences in English

* I can read an English text about everyday matters.

What do you remember about comparisons?

Comparisons

Trappen van vergelijking

small - smaller - smallest

Comparative + superlative

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

Comparative:

+ER

Superlative:

+EST

Comparative + superlative

small - smaller - smallest

big - bigger - biggest

nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

Pay attention to words ending with a 

consonant + Y! 

Comparative:

+ER

Often followed by: THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative:

+EST

Comparative:

+ER

Often followed by: THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative:

+EST

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Fill in:
This house is .... (cheap) house I have ever seen!

My house is ... (big) yours.

Who is ... (rich) woman on earth?

Non-smokers usually live ... (long) smokers.

Syllables

Syllables are important when talking about comparisons.

What are syllables?

How many syllables:
'nice'

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

How many syllables:
'intelligent'

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

How many syllables:
'popular'

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Words with 2 syllables

Adjective ends in: -y, -le, -er, -ow:

Comparative = -er

Superlative = -est

slow - slower than - the slowest

funny - funnier than - the most funniest

clever - cleverer than - the cleverest

Words with 2 syllables or more

more + (the) most

careful - more careful  - (the) most careful 

famous - more famous - (the) most famous

Welcome

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Lesson Goals:

At the end of this lesson...

* you know how to form comparisons (comparative + superlative);

*you can fill in the right form of comparisions in a sentence.

How do we form comparisions with words with 1 syllable?

How do we form comparisions with words with more than 2 syllable?

Comparative:

+ ER

• 1 syllable
• 2 syllable ending in:                             -y, -le,    -er, -ow

MORE

• 2 or more syllables

Often followed by: THAN

Superlative:

+EST

1 syllable

2 syllable ending in: -y, -le, -er, -ow

MOST

2 or more syllables

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

Comparative + superlative

small - smaller - smallest

big - bigger - biggest

nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

Pay attention!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

as ... as

When you want to compare two things you can use:

as ... as

not as ... as

English is as important as Dutch.

Football is not as important as homework.

Fill in:
This exercise is .... (difficult) the other exercise.

Fill in:
This house is ...... (expensive) house in the street.

Fill in:
You won the lottery? You must be … (lucky) person in the world!

A holiday by the sea is ... (good)
a holiday in the mountains.

He was ... (clever) thief of all.

The weather this summer is even ... (bad) last summer.

Comparative:

+ ER

• 1 syllable
• 2 syllable ending in:                             -y, -le,    -er, -ow

MORE

• 2 or more syllables

Often followed by: THAN

Superlative:

+EST

1 syllable

2 syllable ending in: -y, -le, -er, -ow

MOST

2 or more syllables

 THE is often placed before a superlative.

Pay attention!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

as ... as in a sentence:

*          You compare two things that are equal to each other.

                         Ben is as smart as Tom.

*          Signal words:

                          just, same 

Comparative in a sentence:

*          You compare two things that are NOT equal.

*          Use THAN               An elephant is bigger than a Koala.

Superlative in a sentence:

*     Use THE               It's the most wonderful time of the year!

*     You always need a noun after the superlative

                 It was the worst day ever!

                 Nicole is the fastest runner in the game.

Do the following:

- go to the website below an practise:

https://engelsklaslokaal.nl/oefenen-met-grammatica/overig/trappen-van-vergelijking/

Reading

Skateboarding an Olympic sport?

1. amuse
2. convince
3. inform
4. instruct

Read the first paragraph (2 min)

What is the purpose of this paragraph?

Purpose?

To inform the reader that there are people who may think that skateboarding as an Olympic sport isn’t a good thing.

Do the following exercises:

Page 114 -->  18C

page 115, 116, 117 --> 19, 20, 21

(21 is writing. Ask for feedback when finished)