Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Opening

Goal of today's lesson 

By the end of this lesson you will be able to use: 

comparison: -er / -est , more .... / most ,,, 

(not) as ...as

 Comparisons and superlatives

You can use comparatives to compare two things or people.

"I am taller than my brother. / My sister is more intelligent than our cat"

Notice how we use 'than' when making a comparison.

You can use superlatives to talk about the difference between more than two things or people.

"My dad is the tallest in our entire family. / Dolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world"

 Comparisons and superlatives

		COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1 syllable words	Fast Large Hot Dry	Fast er Large r Hott er Dr ier	The fast est The large st The hot test The dr iest
2 syllable words	Angry Boring	Angrier More boring	The angriest The most boring
3+ syllable words	Expensive Intelligent interesting	More expensive More intelligent More interesting	The most expensive The most intelligent The most interesting

Irregularities 

good - better  -  best

bad - worse - worst 

little - less - least 

far - further - furthest

 Comparisons and superlatives

When comparing thing that are equal we use 'as ... as'

"Her hair is as long as mine"

If the things you're comparing aren't equal you can say 'not as ... as'

"But her hair is not as curly as mine"

Fill in the comparative or superlative:
She is the .. (happy) girl in the world

Fill in the comparative and superlative:
He is the ... (annoying) presenter

Fill in the comparative and superlative:
She is ... (cheerful) than him

Correct the mistake:
"I think history is interestinger than maths"

Correct the mistake:
"It's usually more sunny in Spain than it is in the Netherlands"

Correct the mistake:
"I didn't think things could get more bad"

Correct the mistake:
"I think American movies are better then Dutch movies."

Correct the mistake:
"This is the most large television I have ever seen"

Heads down

Do exercises 7 and 8 on page 41-42 (1.5) 

2 and 3 on page 37-38 (1.5) 

Done? then do 9, 10 and 11 on pages 32-33 (1.4)