Wednesday, 14 January 2026

EF12SL12 Class 36

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Continue adjectives and adjective forms

·      Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

·      Continue “Forms of Simple Sentences”

Prepare for Quiz 7

 

Thursday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Continue adjectives and adjective forms

Practice writing

·      Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

·      Continue “Forms of Simple Sentences”

Prepare for Quiz 7

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      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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