7 January / comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's Agenda

• rebus puzzle
• reviewing 'comparison'
• listening ex. 

       on your desk: book, pen

By the end of this lesson,

     

- you've practised 'degrees of comparison' in English,

- you've practised your listening skill.

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Comparisons

There are 3 types of comparison

comparative & superlative & equal 

vergrotende trap & overtreffende trap & evenveel

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

vergelijken 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

He is shorter than his father.

This shirt is bigger than mine.

Our house isn't larger than yours.

Their car is ............. than ours. (cheap)

Bill is .............. than his sister. (lazy)

 

korte bijvoeglijknaamwoord

              -er than

vergelijken 2 dingen/mensen/dieren 

He is shorter than his father.

This shirt is bigger than mine.

Our house isn't larger than yours.

Their car is cheaper than ours. 

Bill is lazier than his sister. 

 

  -er than

vergelijken meer dan 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

He is the shortest boy of the class.

This shirt is the biggest one that I've tried on.

Our house isn't the largest house in our neighbourhood.

Their car is ....................  of all cars. (cheap)

Bill is ................. student in that class. (lazy)

 

  the  -est 

vergelijken meer dan 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

He is the shortest boy of the class.

This shirt is the biggest one that I've tried on.

Our house isn't the largest house in our neighbourhood.

Their car is the cheapest  of all cars. (cheap)

Bill is the laziest student in that class. (lazy)

 

Let op woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + Y! 

Find the mistake!

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

important - more important - the most important

expensive - more expensive - the most expensive 

Comparative +

Superlative

vergelijken 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

This film is more frightening than the other one.

My favourite actor is more handsome than yours.

Her book is ............................. my book. (expensive)

New York is ........................... Amsterdam. (crowded)

lange bijvoeglijknaamwoord

      more ............ than

vergelijken 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

This film is more frightening than the other one.

My favourite actor is more handsome than yours.

Her book is more expensive than my book. 

New York is more crowded than Amsterdam. 

lange bijvoeglijknaamwoord

              -er than

lange bijvoeglijknaamwoord

      more ............ than

vergelijken meer dan 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

This film is the most frightening one that I've ever watched.

My favourite actor Brad Pitt is the most handsome of all.

This is ............................. book in this shop. (expensive)

New York is ........................... city in USA. (crowded)

lange bijvoeglijknaamwoord

     the most ......

vergelijken meer dan 2 dingen/mensen/dieren

This film is the most frightening one that I've ever watched.

My favourite actor Brad Pitt is the most handsome of all.

This is the most expensive book in this shop. (expensive)

New York is the most crowded city in USA. (crowded)

lange bijvoeglijknaamwoord

      the most ......

This is ............. car I've ever seen. (fast)

This is ................. car I've ever seen. (comfortable)

This is the fastest car I've ever seen. 

This is the most comfortable car I've ever seen. 

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page 97, ex. 5

Listening Time

• get your worksheet & do the ex. 9 on page 2

Let's recap

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