Week 5 - Lesson 1

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Week 5 - Lesson 1

Planning

1. Read book

2. Check p. 34

3. Degrees of Comparison

4. Listening exercise

5. Homework

Read your book

In silence!

Homework p. 34

• B) Abraham Lincoln
• A) George Washington
• C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• D) John F. Kennedy
• A) Impeached
• B) Barrack Obama

De 3 trappen

Trap 1: Positive degree

big / beautiful / good / bad / intelligent

Trap 2: Comparative degree

bigger / more beautiful / better / worse / more intelligent

Trap 3: Superlative degree

biggest / most beautiful / best / worst / most intelligent

-er / -est

Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

more / most

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Spellingsregel 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Spellingsregel 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little (grootte) / smaller than / the smallest 

Little (hoeveelheid) / less than / the least 

many - much / more than / the most

Speciale gevallen

Spreekwoorden

The more the merrier = hoe meer hoe beter

Further vs Farther

farther = fysiek: I walked farther than you

further = metaforisch: I would like some further information

Older vs Elder

Elder = mensen: This is my eldest brother. He is my elder.

Older = mensen & dingen: This statue is older than my grandma.

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Listening p. 39

Homework

* Finish the exercises on page 14 and 15

* Study the vocabulary

* Study the grammar rules