Week 50 O18 les 1 + instructie compare and contrast + herhaling comparatives superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Schedule

1. Grammar instruction
2. Independent work
3. Vocabulary

Goal: you can use words and phrases to compare and contrast.

- Workbook

- Notebook

- Laptop

- Pen

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Compare and Contrast

To start

• What's the difference between a comparison and a contrast

Compare

To compare is to tell how two or more things are similar or the same.

Similar people‬‏

• The men all have blue shirts and red vests.
• The men are all wearing brown hats.
• The men all have mustaches.

Contrast

To contrast is to tell how two or more things are different.

Different people‬‏

• Three people are taller than the others.
• Two people are shorter than the others. 
• Only one person has blond hair. 
• Only one man has red hair.
• There are three women but only two men.

words and phrases to compare (tell similarities):

also

as well as

both

in common

in comparison

like

too

same as

similar

similarly

Read this paragraph using comparison words and phrases

Lisa and Janet have many things in common. They are very similar. They are both good athletes. Lisa likes to play basketball. Janet also likes to play basketball. Lisa has a dog, and Janet has a dog too. Janet enjoys playing piano. Similarly, Lisa also studies piano. Lisa has three brothers. Janet has three brothers as well.

words or phrases to contrast (tell differences)

as opposed to

but

contrary to

differ

different from

however

on the other hand

unlike

while

Conjunctions

Read this paragraph that uses contrasting words and phrases

Mrs. Smith has three children. They are each different. Tommy and John are the boys. Tommy likes to be outside and play baseball or football. John is different from Tommy because he enjoys staying inside playing video games. On the other hand, Mary does not like baseball, football, or video games. Mary enjoys studying and reading. The two boys have birthdays in December, while Mary’s birthday is in July. Mary loves chocolate ice cream, but Tommy loves vanilla ice cream. John is unlike the other two because he doesn’t even like ice cream! 

Read the text and find the compare and contrast words + phrases.

The American Flag and the British Flag are similar in some ways. They have the same colors: blue, red, and white. They are also the same size. However, the American Flag differs from the British Flag because the American Flag has 50 stars. The American Flag has 13 red and white stripes and a blue square and stars in the corner. Contrary to the American Flag, the British Flag has a red cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the background.

Advantage / Positive

Disadvantage / Negative

Grammar (herhaling)

We can also use comparatives and superlatives to compare.

-> Comparatives and superlatives are types of adjectives and adverbs that can be used to compare two or more things or people.

Easy rules

• 1 syllable = word + er / word + est
• 2+ syllables = more + word / the most + word

Comparative = better (somewhat greater)

Superlative = the best (everything)

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• Big, Hot, Fast, Hard
• Bigger than, Hotter than, Faster than, Harder than

• Boring, Expensive, Famous
• More boring than, More expensive than, More famous than

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• Big, Hot, Fast, Hard
• Biggest, Hottest, Fastest, Hardest

• Boring, Expensive, Famous
• Most boring, Most expensive, Most famous

Comparing

-> Comparative and superlative adjectives

It was ............................... than I was expecting (cheap).

It was ...................................... gift I have ever received (expensive).

Write down 1 word + comparative + superlative form.

Independent work

Easy grammar exercises. 

1. Comparative and superlative practice - exercise true/false, gap fill and multiple choice.

2.  Conjunctions.

Done? 

-> Complete the tasks on the checklist. Audio I. 3 / Audio I. 1

Questions? Come to my table.

Vocabulary

1. Practice on Quizlet (impact 3)

1. Practice on Quizlet (impact 1)

2. Blooket

www.blooket.com

Homework

- create a Quizlet account

- practice vocabulary on Quizlet

- read the instructions of the PO on Teams

- Holmwoods 20 minutes