COMPARATIVES

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to make comparisons between people, animals, and objects.

WARM UP

GRAMMAR

AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
I am	I am not	Am I…?
You are	You are not      (you aren´t)	Are you…?
He is	He is not          (he isn´t)	Is he…?
She is	She is not        ( she isn´t)	Is she…?
It is	It is not             (it isn´t)	Is it…?
We are	We are not       (we aren´t)	Are we…?
They are	They are not    (they aren´t)	Are they…?

The sloth is slower than the fox

The lion is heavier than the rabbit

 The tiger is faster than the sheep 

 The fox is more intelligent than the sheep

The comparative form is ER- or MORE...

We use -er for short words (one syllable)

cheap - cheaper                             fast - faster
large - larger                                  thin - thinner

We also use -er for two-syllable words that end in -y (-y - ier)

Lucky - luckier                              early - earlier
easy - easier                               pretty - prettier          

We use more... for longer words (two syllables or more)

more modern                              more serious
more quietly                                more comfortable

You are more patient than me.

These adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:

good / well  - better

I know him well, probably better than anybody else.

bad / badly - worse

He did very badly in the exam, worse than expected.

far - further (or father).

It is long walk from here to the station, further than I thought 

After comparatives you can use than

ACTIVITIES

WRITING

Complete the chart

SPANISH	ENGLISH	ILLUSTRATION
Seco
Costoso
Lujoso
Cómodo
Fácil
Limpio
Sucio
Triste
Viejo
Pesado

READING

 

LISTENING

Listen to the teacher and write the sentences that she dictates

SPEAKING

Make a poster with different pictures and make comparisons with them.