2.1 Comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to the English class.

"Get your reading books out and let's begin."

Warning rules                  

• respect one another. 
• raise your hand for questions.
• NO phones allowed in class
• Teacher speaks = Students are quiet (silent)

•  HANDS and EYES = 

(naar de docent kijken, niet praten en met lege handen!)

Learning Goal of today

• Students will understand a text about the circus (understand specific information in simple texts.)

• Students understand  and describe the use degrees of comparison.  [grammar unit 1.]

What are we going to do today?

UNIT 2. 1. 

• Comparison
  
• Words & Phrases unit 2. 

text on page 20 in your TB

page 48

exercise: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 26, 27, 32, 38,  

read grammar info: 

page 87 

Silent work  & 10 min rule

jumping

steps

railings

parkour

mountains

river

white-water rafting

climbing

steps parkour

jumping white-water 

UNIT 2 

ADRENALINE RUSH...

EXTREMES..

Degrees of comparison

Comparisons

Vergrotende trap

....-er than

voorbeeld:

old --> older

tall --> taller 

Comparisons

Overtreffende trap

the ....- est

Voorbeeld:

old --> oldest

tall --> tallest 

Comparisons

vergrotende trap

more ....

Voorbeeld:

More expensive

Comparisons

Overtreffende trap

most.....

Voorbeeld:

Most expensive

Let op:

Er zijn ook onregelmatige werkwoorden

good -->  better -->  best

bad--> worse --> worst 

Comparisons

Vergrotende trap

woorden op -y

....-ier than

voorbeeld:

tiny --> tinier

busy --> busier 

Comparisons

Overtreffende trap

woorden op -y

the ....- iest

Voorbeeld:

tiny --> tiniest

busy --> bussiest

GRAB your phone....

Fill in:
Andy is ______ (nice) than Andrew.

1. nicer
2. nicest
3. more nice
4. most nice

Fill in:
Miss Hartman is the .... (good) teacher in the world.

1. gooder
2. better
3. best

Fill in:
This jacket is ________ ( comfortable) than that one.

1. comfortabler
2. comfortablest
3. more comfortable
4. most comfortable

Fill in:

A car is _______ (fast) than a bicycle.

1. faster
2. fastest
3. more fast
4. most fast

PHONE DOWN....

Woorden met één lettergreep

Krijgen - er in de vergrotende en - est in de overtreffende trap:

tall - taller (than)- (the) tallest

Bestaat een woord uit één lettergreep en eindigt

het op één klinker en één medeklinker, dan 

verdubbelt de medeklinker.:

big – bigger (than) – (the) biggest

Woorden met 2 lettergrepen

Eindigt het woord op - le, -er, -ow, -some of -y:                         -er & -est

simple - simpler - simplest

easy - easier - easiest

Eindigt het woord niet op - le, -er, -ow, -some of -y- :             more & most 

careful - more careful - most careful

active - more active - most active

Woorden met 3 of meer lettergrepen

Krijgen more in de vergrotende en most in de overtreffende trap:

beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

expensive - more expensive - most expensive

Uitzonderingen

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

little - less - least

many - more - most

much - more - most

GRAB your phone....

Use the right comparison (overtreffende):
>> (quick) She is _____ dog.

Use the right comparison(vergrotende):
> (smart) He is __________ the baby.

Use the right comparison:
> The dog is _________ I am.

1. quicker than
2. the quickest
3. quicker
4. quickest

Use the right comparison:
> Jessy is ______ my mum.

1. funnyer than
2. funnier than
3. more funny than
4. the most funny

Continue with...

Exercise:

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 26, 27, 32, 38.

starting on page 48 - 54 -57 -65