Unit 2 Grammar : Comparatives and Superlatives

Unit 2 Grammar :

Comparatives and Superlatives

by 鞏暢Kung Cheong

​1. Warm-up activity (Worksheet p.1)

​List some adjectives(形容詞) on the blackboard .

​(both easy and difficult ones! Do not repeat your classmates' answers!)

​There are many adjectives, for example,

​Short adjectives: big , small , happy, long, short, fast, slow , good*, bad*

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​long adjectives: beautiful , interesting, exciting, friendly,

​wasteful(浪費的) , environmentally-friendly(環保的)

Part A:　What are comparative adjectives?

​ Why do we use comparative adjectives?

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Part A:　What are comparative adjectives?

​ Why do we use comparative adjectives?

​--> We use comparative adjectives to compare (比較）

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​ two people , places or things.

Poll

Who is taller ,  Andy or Austin?

• Andy is taller.

• Austin is taller.

• Andy  is as tall as Austin.

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​Write the sentence on your worksheet.

​1. Andy is ____________________________ Austin.

​2. Austin is _____________________ Andy.

​Write the sentence on your worksheet.

​1. Andy is __shorter than__ Austin.

​2. Austin is taller than Andy.

​Complete the sentence.

​3. Sabrina has _________ highlighters _______ Keavy.

​4. Winnie's hair _____________________ Jason's.

​5. Otis's hair is ____________________ Cherry's.

​6. ________________________________________

​ (Compare yourself with your neighbour.)

Open Ended

4. Winnie's hair is ________________ Jason's.

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Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Bob is_____________  Michael. He is 120kg! 

• heavy

• heavier

• heavier than

• heavyer than

Multiple Choice

Bob is_____________  Michael. He is only 1.62m.

• shorter

• shortter than

• shorter than

• shorter then

​Part B: Superlative adjectives (最高級形容詞）

--> We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more people, places and things.

Open Ended

Who  is the tallest girl in Class 2C?

Poll

Who has the longest hair in Class 2C?

• Jennifer

• Sabrina

• Yoki

• Cherry

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Multiple Choice

Joe is __________(short) Ed.

Al is _____________( fat) man in this picture.

• shorter than / fattest

• shorter than / the fattest

• shorter / fattest

• shorter than / fattest

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Joe is __shorter than_(short) Ed.

Al is __the fattest__( fat) man.

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