UNIT 7

JOURNEYS
AGENDA January 8th, 2022
Objective: To make comparisons by using comparatives and superlatives.

ACTIVITIES
1. Warm up: Questions
2. Introduction: Reading activity.
3. Grammar: comparatives / superlatives
4. Classwork in pairs: Dialogue
INTRODUCTION LISTENING
JOURNEYS
Which adjectives can you use to describe:

1. your commute to work or school?

2. transportation where you live (e.g. cars trains, etc)?

3. your city or town?

4. the weather today?
 OPPOSITE
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
 COMPARATIVES
GRAMMAR AND
SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVES
 COMPARATIVES

 We use comparative adjectives to compare two things.

Example:
Water is usually cheaper than Coca Cola.
 One-Syllable Adjectives

 Mostly add –er  Ifthey end in consonant +

vowel + consonant (except
Small Smaller
w, x or y), doublé the
Cheap Cheaper consonant and add er.
Nice Nicer
Late Later Hot Hotter
Big Bigger
Fat Fatter
Two-Syllable Adjectives ending in -y

 When they finish in –y, change the –y for –i and add –er.

Busy Busier
Happy Happier
Two or more Syllables

 With two or more syllables add –more.

Expensive more expensive

Beautiful more beautiful
Interesting more interesting
 IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
 GOOD BETTER

 BAD WORSE

 FAR FARTHER / FURTHER

EXAMPLE: This grade is worse than the last one.

 EXAMPLES

BIG

The red car is bigger than the white car.

 EXAMPLES

EXPENSIVE

The white car is more expensive than the red car.

 EXAMPLES
HEALTH
Y

Vegetables are healthier than french fries.

 EXAMPLES
HOT

Summer is hotter than winter.

 CLASS ACTIVITY

 Tell some examples of comparatives using the following couple of words.

SUPERLATIVES
 SUPERLATIVES

 We use superlative adjectives to compare more than two

things.

Example:
The Hopper computer is one of the fastest in the world.
 One-Syllable Adjectives

 Mostly  Ifthey end in consonant +

add –est
vowel + consonant (except
Small the smallest
w, x or y), doublé the
Cheap the cheapest consonant and add er.
Nice the nicest
Late the latest Hot the hottest
Big the biggest
Fat the fattest
Two-Syllable Adjectives ending in -y

 When they finish in –y, change the –y for –i and add –est.

Busy the busiest

Happy the happiest
Two or more Syllables

 With two or more syllables add –the most.

Expensive the most expensive

Beautiful the most beautiful
Interesting the most interesting
 IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES

ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE
 GOOD THE BEST

 BAD THE WORST

 FAR THE FARTHEST / THE FURTHEST

EXAMPLE: This grade is the best in the classroom.

Write the superlatives of the following adjectives.
 EXAMPLES
BIG

The elephant is the biggest in the picture.

 EXAMPLES
SMALL

The pig is the smallest in the picture.

 EXAMPLES

SLOW

The truck is the slowest in the picture.

 EXAMPLES
BEAUTIF
UL

The police car is the most beautiful in the picture.

 CLASS ACTIVITY

 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

EXERCISES
shorter
shortest

thinnest
thinner
most colorful
heavier

lightest
happier
most mysterious
more energetic
 Class activity

 Complete a worksheet on the platform.

 A JOURNEY TO
READING COLOMBIA’S
CITIES
 Class activity

 Read the article on page 87.

 Which city would you like to visit in Colombia? Why?

 MONEY –
SPEAKING MAKING
REQUESTS
 MONEY –
WRITING MAKING
REQUESTS