I prefer my

new house

SKILLS

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A2_1036X_EN English
Goals

■ Practise using the

comparative form

■ Practise contrasting the

past and present

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 I prefer my new house to my old
house. It is much bigger and nicer!

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Review of comparative adjectives

■ To compare two things, remember to use the comparative form of the adjective.
■ Add –er to shorter adjectives. Sometimes, the last consonant is doubled.
1 syllable

Adjective Comparative Adjective

small smaller

cheap cheaper

big bigger

sad sadder

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Review of comparative adjectives

■ Put more before adjectives that are longer (often, two syllables or more)

3+ syllables

Adjective Comparative Adjective

difficult more difficult

expensive more expensive

intelligent more intelligent

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Say the comparative form of each adjective

smart large cosy

cosier

comfortable expensive small

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Re-arrange to form a statement

it.

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Review of irregular comparative adjectives

Remember that some adjectives are irregular in the comparative form.

Adjective Comparative Adjective

good better

many/much more

bad worse

little (amount) less

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Comparing two things

Use the word than to compare two things. When using more than and less than,
you only use the base form of the adjective.

This house is older than that house.

My flat is more expensive than your house.

The kitchen is bigger than the living room.

Your neighbour is less friendly than my neighbour.

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Complete the sentence with the right word

1. The security deposit is _______________ than

the rent.
2. My new building is _______________ than my
old one.
3. Your kitchen is cleaner _______________
mine.
4. There is _______________ space in my new
place.
5. I want _______________ in a quiet
neighbourhood.
6. Why did you _______________ a new house?

bigger buy to live

than more higher

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 Speaking practice

What are two differences between a mansion and a hut? Use

comparative adjectives.

A mansion is bigger than a hut.

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 garden

This house has a big front garden.

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 pool

This home has a huge pool in the back garden.

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 terrace

I have furniture on my terrace.

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 space

My new house has much more space than my old house.

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 view

I have a view of the park from my window.

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My old house

My old house used to have a big

terrace.

It also had a big garden with

lots of flowers.

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My old house

I moved to a new house with much

more space.

It also has a great view of the

neighbourhood.

Sometimes I miss the house with the

big terrace.

But my new house is better, because it

has a pool!

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What can you not see in the picture?

terrace furniture pool garden

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 What words describe your dream home?

You have no garden. more expensive

houseboat cottage
bigger pool
huge

more
quieter
space
garden mansion
less expensive
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 Speaking practice
quieter
my house was bigger than my apartment quite

my house had more rooms ...

I can cycle around...

I want to move nearer the lake.

Think about somewhere you

used to live, and where you live
now. What are the differences?

In my new apartment I have lovely

furniture.

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Game

We are both flexible

It's too noisy. quiet confident
organised friendly - more friendly/
good-hearted happy friendlier
diligent = hard working focused
happier
flexible

■ Think of three adjectives that describe yourself.

(emotional) sensitive
responsive
inquistive = curious/interested

Your classmate must say the comparative form of each adjective!

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p.6
smarter, larger, cosier, more comfortable, more expensive, smaller
Exercise p.7
My old house was smaller than my new house, but I still miss it.
Exercise p.10
1. higher, 2. bigger, 3. than, 4. more, 5. to live, 6. buy
Exercise p.11
(possible answers)
A mansion is bigger/more expensive/larger or has more space than a hut
Exercise p.19
a pool
Answer key
Homework

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Fill in the gaps

1. My house does not have a yard, so there

is no _______________ for a pool. less expensive
2. My sister was born two years before me,
so she is _______________. space
3. I can’t climb this tree because it is much
taller
_______________ than me.
4. I like my new house _______________ than older
my old house.
5. Do you like reading more _______________ than
watching sports?
more
6. This car is very _______________.
7. Your rent is _______________ than mine. expensive

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Vocabulary lists

Check the first five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

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My favourite words

Choose five words or phrases from the lesson

and write them down in your list of My favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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Make flashcards

Make flashcards out of paper and

copy down four words or phrases from this lesson that
are hard for you.

Hello! My name is…

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Sentences in the third person plural

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and rewrite them about
a group of people (or using the pronoun them).

Examples:

She is a doctor

→ Hannah and James are doctors.

He speaks English and French

→ They speak English and French.

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