Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Spoken presentations 2
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Continue adjectives and adjective forms
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Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest
Person”
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Continue “Forms of Simple Sentences”
Prepare for Quiz 7
Thursday
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Spoken presentations 3
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Continue adjectives and adjective forms
Practice writing
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Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest
Person”
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Continue “Forms of Simple Sentences”
Prepare for Quiz 7
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8
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Quiz or test
Last week
Monday
Adjectives and adjective forms
Adjectives describe nouns.
dog(noun)
the cute dog cute-adjective
size- the small dog
the big dog
colour- the brown dog the black and white dog
age- the young dog
the old dog
a baby dog = puppy
a baby cat = kitten
a baby chicken = chick
a baby goat = kid
a baby cow = calf
clothes noun
new clothes
old clothes
winter clothes
sports clothes
expensive clothes
cheap clothes
extra-small clothes
Iranian/Chinese/Colombian/Ukrainian/Kurdish clothes
traditional clothes
cotton clothes
wool clothes
leather clothes
waterproof clothes
silk clothes
fleece clothes
business clothes
casual clothes
business-casual clothes
In Japan, many people dress very formally.
suit and tie, cufflinks, tie clip, pocket square,
Children in private schools often wear school uniforms.
Forms of adjectives- adjective forms
Adjectives with one or two syllables:
basic form comparative superlative
big bigger biggest
My dog is big.
comparative – compare two things
Your dog is bigger than my dog.
superlative – most of all
Her dog is the biggest dog in the park.
one syllable adjective
basic form comparative superlative
small smaller smallest
My dog is a small Golden Doodle.
The raccoon was smaller than my dog.
A mouse is the smallest animal in the yard.
basic form comparative superlative
old older oldest
She has an old phone.
Her daughter is older than you.
He is the oldest person in the class.
basic form comparative superlative
young younger youngest
She is young at heart.
He is younger than you.
She is the youngest person in the class.
My classmates are young.
My classmates are younger than me.
basic form comparative superlative
new newer newest
She has a new bicycle.
Her bicycle is newer than yours.
He has the newest bicycle.
One-syllable adjectives:
old older oldest
young younger youngest
nice nicer nicest
warm warmer warmest
cold colder coldest
small smaller smallest
big bigger biggest
new newer newest
high higher highest
low lower lowest
strong stronger strongest
weak weaker weakest
good gooder
better goodest best
close closer closest
clear clearer clearest
Let’s practice.
Write some nice short sentences using some of these adjectives.
SV- subject verb
1.strong
John is a strong guy.
I am a strong woman.
2. stronger than
I am stronger than Jun.
bigger than stronger
than younger than
3. strongest
He is the strongest person in the world.
YOUR EXAMPLE:
My phone is big.
My phone is bigger than your phone.
My phone is the biggest of all.
Victoria is the warmest city in Canada.
Toronto is colder than Vancouver in winter.
Toronto is warmer than Vancouver in summer.
Iqaluit is the coldest city in Canada.
Most cities have airports in Canada.
The airports might be small.
articles- a an the
He is a tall man.
He is taller than me.
than then
He is the tallest person in the class.
My bag is big.
My bag is bigger than your bag.
My bag is the biggest in the class.
She has a big bag.
Her bag is bigger than mine / my bag.
Her bag is the biggest in the class.
My sister is the oldest among us.
My sister is older than me.
I am stronger than my brother.
I am the strongest in my family.
I am strong.
I am a strong woman/person.
Vancouver is a nice city.
Vancouver is nicer than Toronto.
Vancouver is the nicest city in Canada.
Today- one syllable adjectives
warm
big
small
old
young
smart
Jun is a smart person.
Jun is smarter than her sister.
Jun is the smartest person in the class.
short shorter shortest
My sister is short.
My sister is shorter than me.
My sister is the shortest girl in our family.
late
The bus is late.
The bus is later than yesterday.
The bus is later than the other bus.
Shira is late today.
Shira is later than me.
The plane is late.
hard
Math is hard.
Math is harder than English. English is harder than math.
Math is the hardest subject in school.
English is a hard language.
long
She has long hair.
The meeting was a long time.
Her hair is longer than mine.
The meeting was longer than yesterday.
She has the longest hair of anyone.
The flight was long.
The street is long.
Smith Street is longer than Apple Street.
Kingsway is the longest street in Vancouver.
one-syllable adjectives
basic comparative superlative
big bigger biggest
small smaller smallest
*Continue tomorrow*
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