¿Es más interesante? Regular superlative and comparatives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can compare TV programmes and viewing habits using comparatives and superlatives.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Indefinite adjectives refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things.
- To form comparatives in Spanish, use más or menos + adjective + que.
- To say something is better or worse than something else, use 'mejor que' or 'peor que'.
- To form superlatives in Spanish, use noun + más or menos + adjective.
- When using comparative and superlative structures, the adjective must agree with the preceding noun.
Keywords
Indefinite adjective - adjective used to refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things
Comparative - form of an adjective or adverb used to used to compare people, things or ideas
Superlative - form of an adjective or adverb used to express the highest or lowest degree of a quality
Más - more, most
Menos - less, least
Common misconception
The adjective used in a comparative or superlative structure does not need to agree with any noun.
The adjective used in a comparative or superlative structure must agree with the preceding noun.
Teacher tip
Exit Quiz Qs 2, 5 and 6, and Learning Cycle 3 contain Higher Tier grammar and vocabulary. Your students may enjoy genres of film and television that are not included on the vocabulary list, so you could consider teaching extra ones that are relevant to your students' interests.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
current
we went
nowadays
see you later
reality
OK, in agreement
Q2.Match the indefinite adjectives.
other, another
same
each, every
all, the whole
Q3.The Spanish suffix -idad corresponds to the English suffix .
Q4.Adjective agreement is when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in and number.
Q5.What is the missing adjective? 'Juan es un amigo mío.' (Juan is an old friend of mine.)
Q6.Write the missing adjective. 'Estos libros son .' (These books are familiar.)
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
gender, genre
media
queen
royal
series
responsibility
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
reader (m)
reader (f)
soap opera
daily
professional
survey
Q3.What is the correct translation? 'Cada cliente tiene la misma pregunta.'
Q4.La telerrealidad __________ más __________ que los programas de deporte.
Q5.Estos son mis recuerdos ...
Q6.In what order do the words appear in this sentence? Esta cámara es la más __________ pero quiero comprar __________ modelo. Necesito sacar fotos de la __________ calidad.
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