Festival experiences: comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que'
I can use the comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que' to compare feelings, experiences and singers at a music festival.
- Year 8
Festival experiences: comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que'
I can use the comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que' to compare feelings, experiences and singers at a music festival.
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Key learning points
- 'More ... than' in Spanish is 'más' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'Nadia está más feliz que Lucía'.
- 'Less ... than' is 'menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'las tías están menos enojadas que Ana'.
- To say 'better than', use 'mejor que', e.g. 'la segunda canción es mejor que la primera'.
- To say 'worse than', use 'peor que', e.g. 'el vestido es peor que la camisa'.
- To show possession in Spanish, use possession + 'de' + owner, e.g. 'el amigo de Daniel' - 'Daniel's friend'.
Keywords
Comparative - form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Mejor que - comparative structure in Spanish meaning 'better than'
Peor que - comparative structure in Spanish meaning 'worse than'
De - Spanish preposition meaning 'from' and 'of', also used to express possession
Common misconception
To say 'better than' in Spanish I can use 'más bueno que'. To say 'worse than' I can use 'menos malo que'.
In English we don't say 'more good than' or 'more bad than'. We say 'better than' or 'worse than'. Spanish also has words for 'better' and worse'. To say 'better than' use 'mejor que' and to say 'worse than' use 'peor que'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'too much, too many'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I love reading and you are interested in writing'.
Q5.Write in English: 'gano un premio'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I do not have a cat'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which comparatives are correct?
Q2.Match the English and Spanish.
