HV2 les 2 week 1

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HV2

lesson 2 week 1

comparisons; modal verbs & practice 

Our goals today 

I know what modal verbs are and which to use

I know how to use comparisons

I can practice my grammar indepedently

Degrees of comparison (p. 36-37 TB)

Use the right comparison:
> ________ XBOX 360 videogame costs US $2,999!

1. The expensivest
2. The more expensive
3. The most expensive

Use the right comparison:
> My friend is ______ of our class.

1. younger
2. younger than
3. more young
4. the youngest

How do you make this comparison correct?
John is ..... (tall) than I am, but Jim is the ... (tall).

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

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

Choose the correct modal to complete:
..... you open the window, please?

1. can
2. could
3. will
4. would

What are modals?

1. Koppelwerkwoorden: to be, to grow, to turn, to appear, to feel
2. Werkwoorden: to see, to listen, to know, to write, to go.
3. Hulpwerkwoorden: must can, could, may, ought to, might, shall, have to, should, will, would
4. Zelfstandige naamwoorden: table, computer, school

modal verbs

can

could

be able to