Comparisons: 'plus…que', moins…que', 'aussi…que'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can compare people or things using three different comparative adjectives with 'que'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Normally the SSCs [om] and [on] are identical nasal sounds. However they sound different when placed before a vowel.
- Before a vowel the ‘om’ and ‘on’ are pronounced as oral sounds, so they sound different from one another.
- To compare people and things in French, we say one is more/less + adjective than another. We use 'que' for 'than'.
- We use 'plus ... que' for 'more than', 'moins ... que' for 'less than' and 'aussi ... que' for 'as... as'.
- 'Bon' (good) and 'mauvais' (bad) have special comparative forms: 'meilleur' (better) and 'pire' (worse).
Keywords
[om] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in ‘nom’, a nasal sound
[on] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in ‘non’, a nasal sound
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Common misconception
There is an equivalent way to add -er onto adjectives to make comparisons like in English.
We cannot change adjectives to make comparisons in French. To compare two people or things, we instead have to say that one is more or less 'something' than another. For example: 'Elle est plus grande que son frère.' She is taller than her brother.
Teacher tip
This lesson is all about comparisons and students can usually really engage with this. You could use a visual hook and encourage them to compare two images, or they could get creative and write funny comparisons e.g. comparing pets to family members.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the parts of the verb 'choisir'.
choisis
choisit
choisissons
choisissez
choisissent
Q2.Which of the words below means a sixth form college?
Q3.Translate 'réussir un examen'.
Q4.What does 'une note' mean in English?
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to translate, 'The girl is funny but the boy isn't funny.'
Q6.'Blanc' (white) is an irregular adjective. Can you match the forms of the adjective?
masculine
feminine
masculine plural
feminine plural
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the adjectives.
safe
slim
better
fat
kind
dangerous
Q2.To say someone is 'smaller than' in French we use ...
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to translate; 'The dog is bigger than the cat'.
Q4.Put the words in the correct order to translate; the girl is as big as the boy.
Q5.What is the French word for 'worse'?
Q6.Translate: Le chat est moins grand.
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