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RA DE ASIGNATURA LA GUÍA:
9-10 Making Comparative and
Superlative 2 WEEKS
INGLÉS III - 8104889 comparisons adjectives.
8 hours

Docente:

OBJECTIVES:
1. Compare common items.
2. Share opinions about image, physical appearance and personality.
3. Understand conversations and texts about comparatives and superlatives adjectives.
4. Describe family pictures, animals, places or objects.

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear student:

Welcome to this new

topic in this learning
adventure experience.
We’ve been experiencing a
different way of learning
but we have never given
up. We hope that in this
new topic, we can learn,
interact, enjoy, and share
our opinions and feelings
in English.
In this unit you will understand the use of comparative and superlative adjectives rules,
it is important to keep in mind the rules in each case. Besides, you’ll learn about
physical appearance and personality adjectives to compare your relatives, not only your
family members but also places, items, animals, objects. Please read the information
carefully and develop the proposed exercises. Don’t forget, if you have any questions or
doubts, ask your teacher, he/she is going to help you.

2. 1 Initial reflection.

Watch the next video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow about some

comparisons of different cities, people, and things. Then, answer the following questions
about your country or family according to your own opinion (It’s not about the video).
Remember this is an activity to activate your knowledge.

● Which is bigger, Bogotá or Tunja?

_________________________________________________________________________
● Which is the coldest city in Colombia?
_________________________________________________________________________
● Who cooks better than you in your family?
_________________________________________________________________________
● Who is thinner than you?
_________________________________________________________________________
● What is the most beautiful city in Colombia?
_________________________________________________________________________
● Who is the funniest of your friends?
_________________________________________________________________________
● Who is the most hard-working of your family?
_________________________________________________________________________
● What do you think it’s the most beautiful country around the world and why?
_________________________________________________________________________

2.2 CONTEXTUALIZATION

Read the article and about consumer societies. Notice the words in BOLD
Read each statement. Circle T for true or F for false.

1 Everyone agrees that the consumer products improve their lives. T F

2 These days, consumer goods are hard to find. T F

3 Many people want luxury products these days. T F

4 Consumer societies help the environment. T F

DON’T FORGET
TO TAKE NOTES
DOWN IN YOUR
NOTEBOOK

3. APPROPIATION

Check the following vocabulary about physical appearance and personality adjectives.
Physical appearance: https://prezi.com/rdgofy6df94p/physical-appearance-adjectives/

Personality: https://prezi.com/xilehrpzevbk/personality-adjectives/
Please check the following videos to have the information about the use of comparative and
superlative adjectives clear.

COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13TLUMw6og0

https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/everyday-english-describing-families/
9714414

COMPARATIVES.
SUPERLATIVES

Summary
4. PROCEDURE

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PRACTICE

4.1 Complete the following chart with the correct form of the comparative and superlative
adjectives. Keep in mind the rules.
 ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Example: short shorter the shortest

tall TALLER THAN THE TALLEST MAN

big BIGGER THAN THE BIGGEST

expensive IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR IS

THE …..

interesting THIS FILM IS MORE THE MOST INTERESTING

INTERESTING THAN THE FILM IS….
TITANIC

good BETTER THAN THE BEST COFFEE IS

bad TODAY IS WORSE THAN THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE

YESTERDAY WAS...

easy EASIER THAN THE EASIEST WAY

short SHORTER THAN THE SHORTEST WAY

beautiful MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

PHOTO

handsome He is more handsome than Diego The most handsome guy is Jhon.

colorful My dress is more colorful than THE MOST COLORFUL gift

Diana´s

hot Brazil is hotter than Colombia the hottest country is South

America is Brazil

happy Colombian people are happier than Colombian people are the happiest
Peruvian people people in South America

nice my sister is nicer than Paula The nicest girl is Paula

4.2 GRAMMAR EXERCISES.

● Complete the questions and answers with comparatives and superlatives.

1. A: What is the______________ place you’ve ever been to? ( interesting)

B: ______________________ I’ve ever been to is__________________
2 A: Which is _______________, the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert? (Large)

B: The____________________ is ___________________________

3 A: Who is _____________________, Lady Gaga or Madonna? (famous)

B: ___________________ is______________________________

4 A: Which country has a ____________________ population, China or India? (Large)

B: _______________________ has_________________

5 A: Which is ___________________, Mount Everest or K2 (High)

B: __________________________ is__________________________

● Which one do you prefer? Explain your answers using comparative sentences.

Which house would you choose and why?

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Which car is better and why?

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Which watch would you like to have and why?

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

4.3 READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES.

Read the article about a problem on Mount Everest. Notice the worlds in bold.
 ⮚ The consumer society produces a lot of waste, even in the Himalayas. There are many people
who collect trash on Mount Everest left by the climbers.

✔ Circle the correct word to complete each statement.

1 According to the reading, Mount Everest is very clean/dirty

2 Mount Everest is an unusual/ a popular mountain for serious climbers.

3 Climbers rarely/often leave trash on Mount Everest.

4 Climbing Mount Everest is very difficult/ easy.

5 People create art/charities from the trash on Mount Everest.

✔ Look at the bold phrases in the reading above. Then complete the following chart.

Adjectives with -est Adjectives with most

4.4 LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES.

Listen to the following audio and then answer the exercise. https://soundgrammar.com/learn/L3-
CEFR-A2/L3-09-Comparatives.htm

1) Who is older, her mom or her dad? 

 a) Her mom

 b) Her dad

2) Which city is more expensive? 

 a) San Francisco

 b) Los Angeles

3) What movies make her happier? 

 a) New movies

 b) Old movies

4) Which food tastes better to her? 

 a) Japanese Food

 b) American Food

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

● Please go to the next link and complete the chart about comparatives and superlatives.
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Comparatives_and_superlatives/Comparative_and_superlative_tv1325tf
● Please click on the following link to practice listening comprehension about comparatives and
superlatives and do the exercises.
 https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Comparatives/COMPARATIVES_IN_SONGS_lh268338dz

● In these links, you can find several exercises about comparative and superlative adjectives. You
may choose some of them to practice:
https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Comparatives_and_superlatives/Superlative_and_Comparative_Structures_fr62834ek

PRODUCTION

TASK

Please note the following situations and choose one.

✔ Your Family members.

✔ Your country and a different one.
✔ Your favorite animal and a different one.

Then make a video where you describe either your family members, your country or your
favorite animal and use comparatives and superlatives. If you want to have a better idea for
your final product, you can check next videos.

Making comparison for family members: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-

E76YqQO78

Making comparison for countries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwwrF0UBQQ

Making comparison for animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reGI9qIGM-8

IMPORTANT - Please send your written part (word or pdf file) to the platform for feedback

1. Once you have checked and corrected your written activity, record yourself explaining in a
poster, pictures, Slides, etc.

*If you cannot send a video and have WhatsApp connectivity, please send an audio.
*You can also upload your video to the platform or upload it to YouTube and send the
link.

Fecha de entrega: ____________

EVALUACION
 WEBGRAFÍA

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/adjectives-personality-character/describing-
people-tip-toe-vocabulary/82375

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Comparatives_and_superlatives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-E76YqQO78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwwrF0UBQQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reGI9qIGM-8