3h week 7- Comparatives and Superlatives: Exploring Varied Structures

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

The fault in our stars

Quiet reading 

Learning Objective

Understand varied structures for comparatives and superlatives including more, most, less, fewer, least, as...as

Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things, while superlatives are used to compare three or more things. 

Erin is taller than Owen.

Paul is the tallest. 

They are formed using specific structures such as more, most, less, fewer, least.

Comparative/superlative (notes)

1 syllable= tall    taller   tallest

2 or more syllables=interesting     more interesting     the most                                                                                                                     interesting

More and Most (take notes)

More is used for comparing two things, while the most is used for comparing three or more things. 

Example: This book is more interesting than that one. This is the most interesting book in the series.

Bob is small but Tim is ......
Lucy is beautiful but Tina is........
However Sally is .......

John is (tall) than Paul.
Paul is (intelligent) than John.

Remember.... (notes)

Irregular nouns

good- better- best

bad-worse-worst

far-further-furthest

What was that again? good= ?
bad=? far= ?

write your own sentences with more and most

Less and Fewer (notes)

Less is used for comparing uncountable nouns, while fewer is used for comparing countable nouns. 

Example: There is less sugar in this recipe. There are fewer ingredients in this dish.

Write your own sentences with less and fewer

Least and Fewest (notes)

Least is used for comparing uncountable nouns, while fewest is used for comparing countable nouns. 

Example: This is the least interesting topic. This book has the fewest pages.

write your own sentences with least and fewest

as...(adjective)...as (notes)

We use as.........as when two things are the same/equal.

Johnny is as tall as Mark.

French isn't as good as English

Write your own sentence with as......as

Interactive Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate comparative or superlative: The Nile is _______ than any other river in Africa.

Interactive Exercise 2

Create a comparative and a superlative sentence using the word 'beautiful'.

Grammar

Take notes on the grammar from the board or from your book (page 132/133)

Worktime

-page 133/134 4.1   exercise 1 t/m 6 

extra: 

-duolingo

-newsinlevels.com

-Youtube (ted ed or mr beast with headphones) 

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.