Have you ever - Present Perfect + Comparatives & Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Making comparisons using adjectives

Never have I ever

Agenda

Lesson goals

Have you ever

Brief intro into superlatives and comparatives

Using adjectives to compare

Lesson goals achieved?

Lesson goals

By the end of this lesson students can....

• work in pairs to create and ask each other "have you ever" questions
• understand the basics of comparatives and superlatives enough to compare two or more nouns

   I have or Never have I ever?

1. Work with a partner and create a list of "Never Have I Ever" statements (minimum 2). 
2. Write down the "Never Have I Ever" statements and put them in the cup.
3. Then each student must make two signs, one saying 'I Have" and one saying "I Never".
4. You have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Afterwards, each group will get a chance to pick 1-2 statements out of the cup and can ask the class the question.  Everyone then holds up their sign saying whether they have or have never done the action.

When do you use the present perfect?

Lesson goals

By the end of this lesson students can....

• work in pairs to create and ask each other "have you ever" questions
• understand the basics of comparatives and superlatives enough to compare two or more nouns
• understand how adjectives are used to compare

Strong

Stronger

Strongest

Comparative

He is SMARTER THAN I am.

They play BETTER THAN my friends.

Sam watches MORE INTERESTING films THAN my brother does.

Let's try!
1) We were ___________ (quick) they were.

2) James is __________ (small) than his big brother.

3) She is even ____________ (beautiful) in real life, I didn't know that was possible!.

4) The sequel was even ________ (amazing) than the first film.

Superlative

She is THE BEST tennis player of the century!

That is THE HIGHEST building in the world.

Let's try!
1) She is _________ (creative) person I know!

2) Tim plays __________ (good) games on his livestream.

3) That is ________(big) cake I have ever seen!

4) Is that _______ (thin) phone out there right now?

5) I make ________ (delicious) curry in my family.

Write one sentence with a comparative

Write one sentence with a superlative

Lesson goals

By the end of this lesson students can....

• work in pairs to create and ask each other "have you ever" questions
• understand the basics of comparatives and superlatives enough to compare two or more nouns
• understand how adjectives are used to compare

What is an adjective?
Give an example of an adjective.

Read the text!

Work in pairs

and find 

all the

adjectives

in this text

and write 

them down

Now, using the text and one of the adjectives you found, write down a comparison question about the text (something that compares two or more things) e.g. Who screamed the loudest on the rides?

Lesson goals

By the end of this lesson students can....

• work in pairs to create and ask each other "have you ever" questions
• understand the basics of comparatives and superlatives enough to compare two or more nouns
• understand how adjectives are used to compare