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    ENGLISH III

    Unit: Comparisons

    Docente: Victor Alvarez M.


    Unit
    Comparisons
    Importance
    Learning Achievements Through this unit, you will develop the four skills
    At the end of the lesson, students (listening, reading, writing and speaking) and you will
    will be able to identify and use be able to talk about peoples appearance and
    comparative and superlative personality using adjectives in comparative and
    structures. superlative form, which will make your English fluent
    to communicate effectively orally as well as in written
    form.
    Unit
    Comparisons
    Topics
    Learning Achievements
    At the end of the lesson, students
    will be able to identify and use Do you look like your mom?
    comparative and superlative Are you like your dad?
    structures. Whats the prettiest cities you know?
    Whats the best place in the world?
    Is your English better than a year ago?
    Topic 1: Describing people
    Topic 1: Describing People

    Adjectives
    Do you look like your (Appearance)
    mom?
    Irregular Plural
    Forms
    Adjectives (Appearance)

    tall short
    Adjectives (Appearance)

    old

    young
    Adjectives (appearance)

    overweight
    slim
    Adjectives (Appearance)

    pretty

    handsome
    Adjectives (Appearance)

    Long hair

    Short hair
    Irregular Plural Forms

    a child - children a foot - feet


    Irregular Plural Forms

    a man - men

    a woman - women
    Irregular Plural Forms

    a mouse - mice a tooth - teeth


    Topic 2: Peoples Appearance
    Topic 2: Peoples Appearance

    Adjectives
    (character)
    Are you like your
    dad?

    Comparatives
    Adjectives (Character)

    nervous Sensitive - emotional


    Adjectives (Character)

    calm

    apathetic
    Adjectives (Character)

    angry
    passionate
    Comparatives

    One syllable Ending consonant vowel


    Add er consonant
    Double the last consonant + er

    Cheap cheaper
    Old older
    Big bigger
    Young younger
    Hot hotter
    Fat fatter
    Comparatives

    Two or more syllables


    Two syllables (ending in Y)
    Use more + adjective
    Take off Y and add ier

    Happy Happier More intelligent than


    Heavy Heavier More expensive than
    Lazy Lazier More interesting than
    Comparatives

    Irregular Comparatives

    Good better
    Bad worse
    Far farther/further
    Topic 3: Im the best
    Topic 3: The Best
    Personality
    Whats the prettiest Adjectives
    city you know?
    Superlatives
    Personality Adjectives

    friendly creative
    Personality Adjectives

    moody intelligent
    Personality Adjectives

    Talkative

    Shy
    Superlatives

    One syllable Add est


    Ending consonant -vowel -consonant
    Double the last consonant + est

    Cheap cheapest
    Old oldest
    Young youngest Big biggest
    Hot hottest
    Fat fattest
    Superlatives

    Two syllables (ending in Y) Two or more syllables


    Take off Y and add iest Use the most + adjective

    Friendly friendliest The most intelligent


    Silly silliest The most expensive
    Pretty prettiest The most interesting
    Superlative

    Irregular Comparatives

    Good best
    Bad worst
    Far farthest/furthest
    Topic 4: Time to travel
    Topic 4: Time to travel

    Geographical
    Whats the best features
    place in the world?

    Talk about travel


    ambitions
    Geographical Features

    A mountain A canyon
    Geographical Features

    An island A lake
    Geographical Features

    A volcano A waterfall
    Geographical Features

    An underground river
    Talk about travel ambitions

    Roman Colosseum: Rome, Italy


    Talk about travel ambitions

    Great Wall of China: China


    Talk about travel ambitions

    Pyramid at Chichn Itz: Yucatan


    Peninsula, Mexico
    Talk about travel ambitions

    Taj Mahal: Agra, India


    Talk about travel ambitions

    Christ Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil


    Talk about travel ambitions

    Machu Picchu: Per


    Talk about travel ambitions

    Petra: Jordan
    Topic 5: Review parts of the body
    Topic 5: Review parts of the body

    More parts of the


    Is your English better body
    than year ago?

    Adjectives
    More parts of the body

    head

    brain
    More parts of the body

    chest back
    More parts of the body

    legs arms
    More parts of the body

    lungs
    heart
    Adjectives

    old

    modern
    Adjectives

    clean dirty
    Adjectives

    crowded

    empty
    Adjectives

    interesting
    boring
    LETS PRACTICE:

    Are you ready?


    Exercise 1

    Complete the sentences.


    Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets
    1.Who is the_________(tall) person in your family?
    2.My mum is the___________(good) cook in the world.
    3.December is the__________(cold) month of the year in
    my country.
    4.What's the___________(dangerous) animal in the world?
    5.Ethan is the_________ (happy) boy that I know.
    Exercise 2

    Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets


    (comparative or superlative).
    1. My house is___________ (big) than yours.
    2. This flower is_____________ (beautiful) than that one.
    3. This is the___________ (interesting) book I have ever
    read.
    4. Non-smokers usually live_______ (long) than smokers.
    5. Which is the__________ (dangerous) animal in the
    world?
    Unit
    Comparisons
    Conclusions
    Topics
    Comparatives and Superlatives are special
    1. Do you look like your mom? forms of adjectives. They are used to
    2. Are you like your dad? compare two or more things. Generally,
    3. Whats the prettiest cities you comparatives are formed using -er and
    know?
    superlatives are formed using -est.
    4. Whats the best place in the world?
    5. Is your English better than a year Comparative Adjectives: are used to
    ago? compare two things. You can use sentences
    with THAN
    Superlative Adjectives: are used to compare
    more than two things. Superlative sentences
    usually use THE, because there is only one
    superlative

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