Unit 10

Health and Fitness

Lesson 3 Importance
You should do both
It is really important because students can
Objective:
give advice about health and give their
The focus of this opinions of some extreme activities using
lesson is to practice
“should” for giving
Comparative forms.
advice about health
and to find out about
different kinds of
comparative forms.
 Warm-up
What kind of activities are they?
What are their names?

Snowboarding Bungee Jumping

 Warm-up

What kind of activities are they?

What are their names?

Skydiving White water rafting

Comparative Adjectives
We use Comparatives to compare two things or two people.
Rules to form Comparatives
 Rules for Comparatives
1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent “e”, add “r”.

nice - nicer

cute - cuter

2. One syllable adjective ending in consonant + vowel +

consonant, double the last consonant and add “er”.

big - bigger

hot - hotter
 Rules for Comparatives

3. An adjective ending in “y”, remove “y” and change it to “ier”.

happy - happier

easy - easier

4. Two or more syllable adjectives, add “more” before them.

exciting - more exciting

interesting - more interesting

 Rules for Comparatives

5. Other adjectives, just add “er”.

clean - cleaner

small - smaller

tall - taller

long - longer

fast - faster
Adjectives Comparatives

bad worse

good better

far farther
• Paul is nicer than Raul.

• Brazil is bigger than Colombia.

• English is easier than maths.

• Ceviche is more delicious than Tacos.

• A plane is faster than a car.

• The economy in Peru is better than in Venezuela.

Speaking:

Comparative Questions
Which is faster a car or a bike?

A car is faster than a bike.

Which is longer the Amazon river or the Nile river?

The Nile river is longer than the Amazon.

Who is taller Jefferson Farfan or Paolo Guerrero?

Paolo Guerrero is taller than Jefferson Farfan.

 I would like to be
stronger like him. S I am overweight. I
H
What should I do?
would like to be fit.
What should I do?

O You SHOULD exercise, eat a lot of vegetables,

fruit and drink water.

U
L
You SHOULD EXERCISE or GO
to the gym. D
 Speaking:
Personal Questions

A: What should I do to improve my English?

B: You should listen to music in English.
You should read English books.
You should speak English with people.

A: What should I do to get a good grade on exams?

B: You should read all your previous notes.
You should search for more information on the web.
You shouldn’t study late the day before the test.
 Speaking:
Personal Questions

A: What should I do to cook Peruvian food?

B: You should ___________________________.
You _________________________________.
You _________________________________.

A: What should I do to lose weight?

B: You should ___________________________.
You _________________________________.
You _________________________________.
 Evaluation
Lesson 3 Write sentences. Use: should / shouldn’t.
We / stay together – We should stay together.
You should do both 1 You / take a nap.
________________________________________
Objective: 2 You / forget to take an umbrella.
The focus of this ________________________________________
lesson is to practice 3 I / be careful.
“should” for giving ________________________________________
advice about health 4 They / ask for directions.
________________________________________
and to find out about
5 She / get angry.
different kinds of
________________________________________
comparative forms.
6 We / spend all our money.
________________________________________
Lesson 3 Metacognitive Questions
You should do both
1. What did you learn in this lesson?
Objective:
The focus of this 2. Was it easy or difficult to learn the topics ? Why ?
lesson is to practice
“should” for giving 3. What new vocabulary did you learn ?
advice about health
and to find out about
different kinds of
comparative forms.