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1. Grammar (Comparatives & Superlatives) Jonathan Valencia English Teacher

2. Lead-in What is the capital city of your country? Is it an old or modern city?

3. Discuss the following. Work in pairs. You have 3 minutes. Two things you like about your capital and two things that you don’t like .

4. Read the text quickly only for the main idea and answer the following questions individually . You have 2 minutes. 1.What is the text about? 2.How did Todd describe Paris ? 3.How did Todd describe Melbourne ?

5. Todd: Melbourne was interesting, but, for me, Paris was more interesting than Melbourne, and in some ways Dubai was the most interesting of all because it was so different from any other place I know. It was also the hottest, driest, and most modern. It was hot in Melbourne but not as hot as in Dubai. Dubai was much hotter! Melbourne is much older than Dubai but not as old as Paris. Paris was the oldest city I visited, but, it has some great modern buildings, too. It was the most romantic place. I loved it. Melbourne Dubai Paris

6. Breakout rooms Read the text again and underline the adjectives that you know. Work in pairs . You have 4 minutes.

7. 7 Todd: Melbourne was interesting , but, for me, Paris was more interesting than Melbourne, and in some ways Dubai was the most interesting of all because it was so different from any other place I know. It was also the hottest , driest , and most modern . It was hot in Melbourne but not as hot as in Dubai. Dubai was much hotter ! Melbourne is much older than Dubai but not as old as Paris. Paris was the oldest city I visited, but, it has some great modern buildings, too. It was the most romantic place. I loved it. Melbourne Dubai Paris 14 Check your answers

8. 8 We use comparatives to compare one thing, person, or action with another . She’s taller than me. London is more expensive than Rome. 2. We use superlatives to compare somebody or something with the whole group. She is the tallest in the class. It is the most expensive hotel in the world. The use of comparatives and superlatives

9. 9 To make the comparative of one syllable adjectives you only should add er . Comparatives Rules Use the comparative of the word in brackets. My house is _______ than yours (small) Sara is _________ than Tom (young) Teresa is ________ than John (old) smaller younger older Short = short er Old = old er My mother is short er than me. They are old er than the teacher.

10. 10 2. To make the comparative of one syllable adjectives with Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, double the last consonant and add er . Comparatives Rules Make comparative sentences using the information below. Karol/ thin/ Maria __________________________ Rob /fat/ Sam __________________________ Today/hot/yesterday _______________________ Karol is thin ner than Maria. Rob is Fat ter than Sam. Today is hot ter than yesterday. Big = Big ger Fat = Fat ter Her house is big ger than mine. Boys are fat ter than girls.

11. 11 3. To make the comparative form of adjectives ending in Y, remove it and add ier . Comparatives Rules Make comparative sentences using the information below. Ben /funny/ Sam __________________________ My backpack/heavy/yours _____________________ Mary/happy/ Johanna _______________________ Ben is funn ier than Sam. My Backpack is heav ier than yours. Mary is happ ier than Johanna. Happy = Happ ier Lazy = Laz ier Colombians are happ ier than Chinese. Some Colombians are laz ier than Chinese.

12. 12 4. Adjectives which have two or more syllables always form the comparative with more . Comparatives Rules Complete the sentences. Use the comparative of the word in brackets. Chemistry is __________________ than English (difficult) I am _______________________ than Marc Anthony (handsome) Frank is _______________________ than Susan (intelligent) Jennifer is ________________________ than Angeline (beautiful) more difficult more handsome more intelligent Dangerous = more dangerous Beautiful= more beautiful Driving a car is more dangerous than flying an airplane. Buenaventura is more beautiful than Tulua. more beautiful

13. 13 5. The following adjectives have irregular comparative forms: Comparatives Rules Irregular Adjectives Better Worse Farther Good = better English is better than math. Good= Bad= Far= Little= Many= Less More

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15. Read the following sentences and write correct or incorrect . Then correct the incorrect ones. 15 1. He is more big than me. 2. This car is cheap than that one. 3. She is more tall than me. 4. I’m younger than Barbra. 5. She is more beautiful than Nicky. He is bigger than me. This car is cheaper than that one. She is taller than me.

16. 16 Play roles Cairo Colombia New York Paris Dubai Look at the pictures and compare two cities. Work in pair. You can use internet.

17. 17 Do you have any questions? What did you learn today?

18. 18 Thank you for your attention