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English exams - sales conversation

Comparing products

Assignment

English exam

Conversation exam

One part of the exam is comparing 2 products you would recommend

Comparing products

Grammar: comparative adjectives

small - smaller - smallest

smaller = comparative adjective

This shirt is small but that blue shirt is smaller

expensive - more expensive - most expensive

more expensive is comparative adjective

This shirt is expensive but that sweater is more expensive

Comparing products

Main rule:

short adjectives (like small, cool, cheap) 

+ er

long adjectives (like expensive, beautiful, interesting)

more + adjective

Comparing products (p.144)

Comparative (vergrotende trap)

Short words:

smaller, older, taller

+ER

Note!

big - bigger 

easy - easier

Long words:

more interesting, more beautiful

Superlative (overtreffende trap)

Short words:

the smallest, the oldest, the tallest

+EST

Note!

the biggest

the easiest

Long words:

The most interesting, the most beautiful

Comparing products

Exceptions:

good - better 

bad - worse 

little (weinig) - less 

much/many (veel) - more 

More information, see next slide

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Write comparatives of the following 3 adjectives:
old
bad
easy

Write comparatives of the following 3 adjectives:
expensive
good
much

Now practice 

Do: speaking assignment

Situation: you are working in your store. A customer would like to buy a present for a friend/familymember. Budget: 25 euros.

Suggest two items he/she could buy, tell something about it (price, quality, return policy etc.) but also compare the two products using the comparative. 

Which one would you recommend?

How would you say this in English? Prepare in 10 minutes

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Do: speaking assignment

Situation: you are working in your store. A customer would like to buy a present for a friend/familymember. Budget: 25 euros.

Suggest two items he/she could buy, tell something about it (price, quality, return policy etc.) but also compare the two products using the comparative. 

Which one would you recommend?

Done?

Practice the comparative by opening the next two slides.

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