Comparing Chile's cities and places

Lesson objective:

Identify and use comparative adjectives observing structure and examples.

Which place is hotter?

​Atacama Desert is hotter than Antofagasta

​Which do you think is smaller, Viña del Mar or Rancagua?

Rancagua is smaller than Viña del Mar

​"Empanadas" are more delicious than "anticuchos"

"Isabel Allende's books are more interesting than Pablo Neruda's poems".

Pedro Pascal is friendlier than Pancho Saavedra.

​Torres del Paine National Park is colder than Curicó.

​Santiago is noisier than Coyhaique.

​EXAMPLES

• Cachapoal river is SHORTER THAN Mapocho river in Santiago.

• My grandma is OLDER THAN my uncle.

• Rabbits are FASTER THAN turtles.

Examples using adjectives ENDING IN -Y

• A pizza is TASTIER THAN a hamburguer.

• Charles is FRIENDLIER THAN Mary.

• I'm TIDIER THAN my brother.

• Rancagua downtown is NOISIER THAN Machali downtown.

Examples using adjectives with TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES

• My neighborhood is MORE DANGEROUS THAN my sister's.

• Books are MORE INTERESTING THAN movies.

• Chile is MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN Paraguay.

• Dolphins are MORE INTELLIGENT THAN ants.

1. English football teams are BETTER THAN Spanish football teams.

2. Winter is WORSE THAN autumn.

3. Arica is FARTHER THAN Iquique, from Rancagua.

Multiple Choice

The correct comparative form of friendly (amistoso) es:

• Shier than

• shyer than

• shyier than

• more shy than

Multiple Choice

The comparative form of "good" is

• gooder than

• good than

• best than

• better than

Multiple Select

Santiago is......... Rancagua

• dangerouser than

• more dangerous than

• dangerous than

• more dangerous

Multiple Select

Ice cream is __________ "mote con huesillo" for desserts.

• more delicious than

• delicious than

• deliciouser than

• more delicious

Multiple Choice

What animal is ________ the lion?

• fast than

• faster than

• faster

• more fast than

Multiple Choice

Avengers is _____________ Star Wars sequels.

• interesting

• interesting than

• more interesting than

• more interesting

Multiple Select

Charles Aranguiz is __________ Mati Fernandez

• good than

• better than

• gooder than

• better

Multiple Choice

Is broccoli _________ lettuce?

• tastier than

• tastyer than

• more tasty than

• tasty than