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Foreign Language Chair SLIDE-LECTURE theme : COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Foreign Language Chair SLIDE-LECTURE theme : COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES discipline : Foreign language for full-time and part-time students author : teacher Zhdanova E.A. Plan : The rules of using Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives; Grammar Exercises; Questions;

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Foreign Language Chair SLIDE-LECTURE theme : COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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  1. Foreign Language Chair SLIDE-LECTUREtheme: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES discipline: Foreign languagefor full-time and part-time students author: teacher Zhdanova E.A.

  2. Plan: • The rules of using Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives; • Grammar Exercises; • Questions; • References. The aims: • To develop grammar, reading, speaking, writing skills; • To enlarge students’ vocabulary, cognitive and creative abilities

  3. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things. small smaller

  4. HOW DO WE BUILT? Short adjective + ER. old  older young  younger CVC + ER (the final consonant is doubled) big bigger hot  hotter Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER easy  easier heavy heavier Long adjective: MORE + long adjective exciting  moreexciting beautiful  morebeautiful Irregular adjectives good  better bad  worse We use THAN after the comparative form of the adjective. John is tallerthanMary. A Ferrari is moreexpensivethan a Fiat.

  5. old I’m 70. I’m 75. older (young –younger) The woman is old. The man is olderthanthe woman. The woman is old, but she is youngerthanthe man.

  6. big bigger The polar bear is big. The elephant is biggerthanthe polar bear. The polar bear is big, but it is smallerthanthe elephant. (small- smaller)

  7. tasty tastier Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastierthanyogurt.

  8. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is (tall) than Sky. • Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is (fast) than Sky. • Sky is (popular) than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

  9. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is TALLER than Sky. • Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is (fast) than Sky. • Sky is (popular) than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

  10. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is TALLER than Sky. • Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is (fast) than Sky. • Sky is (popular) than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

  11. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is TALLER than Sky. • Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is FASTER than Sky. • Sky is (popular) than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

  12. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is TALLER than Sky. • Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is FASTER than Sky. • Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

  13. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Tiny is TALLER than Sky. • Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. • Tiny is FASTER than Sky. • Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny. • Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.

  14. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES We use the superlative to compare more than two people, places or things. big – bigger – the biggest

  15. HOW DO WE BUILT? Long adjective: THE MOST + long adjective exciting  the most exciting beautiful  the most beautiful Irregular adjectives good  the best bad  the worst Short adjective + EST. old  the oldest young  the youngest CVC + EST (the final consonant is doubled) big  the biggest hot  the hottest Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST easy  the easiest heavy  the heaviest We use THE before the superlative form of the adjective. John is the tallest. A Ferrari is the most expensive car .

  16. old – older- the oldest

  17. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is (short). • Ed is (thin). • Al is wearing (colourful) clothes. • Ed is (tall). • Joe is (smart).

  18. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is THE SHORTEST. • Ed is (thin). • Al is wearing (colourful) clothes. • Ed is (tall). • Joe is (smart).

  19. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is THE SHORTEST. • Ed is THE THINNEST. • Al is wearing (colourful) clothes. • Ed is (tall). • Joe is (smart).

  20. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is THE SHORTEST. • Ed is THE THINNEST. • Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes. • Ed is (tall). • Joe is (smart).

  21. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is THE SHORTEST. • Ed is THE THINNEST. • Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes. • Ed is THE TALLEST. • Joe is (smart).

  22. Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. • Al is THE SHORTEST. • Ed is THE THINNEST. • Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes. • Ed is THE TALLEST. • Joe is THE SMARTEST.

  23. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). My house is (big) ____ than yours. This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one. This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read. Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than smokers. Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the world? A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday in the mountains. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________ than a beer. Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth? The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than last summer. He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.

  24. Use the words given to compare the following pictures.

  25. FRUIT HEALTHY EXPENSIVE SWEET TASTY FATTENING

  26. JEEP ELECTRIC CAR

  27. Answer the following questions: • When do we use Comparative and Superlative adjectives?; • How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?; • Describe your favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.; • Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.

  28. REFERENCES : 1.http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/compa-rative–end–superlative.html 2.http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/com-parativeadjectives.html 3.https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/adjectives/comparative-and-superlative-adjecti-ves.html

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