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Unit
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DESAFÍO 1
Gramática – Las comparaciones
y el superlativo
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Differentiated Instruction
EXPANDING LEARNERS
•
Have students use the Internet to find a
Peanuts comic strip. Ask students to use the
picture of the
Mafalda
characters on page
12 to compare their physical characteristics
and personality traits with those of the
Peanuts characters. Tell students to pay
special attention to the main characters of
the comic strips, Charlie Brown and Mafalda.
Ask students to compare and contrast their
physical characteristics and personality traits.
DEVELOPING LEARNERS
•
Have students make comparative statements
between two animals of their choice, such
as an elephant and a mouse or a cat and
a dog. You may display photos to generate
comparisons. Then have students make
superlative sentences about the animals,
such as the most dangerous, biggest,
smallest, or smartest. If students have
difficulty making comparative and superlative
statements, model the process for them.
Point out the parts of the sentence that
indicate a comparison. Then have students
write their sentences independently.
Presentation
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In this section, students will review comparisons
of equality, superiority, and inferiority, as well as
comparative adjectives and the superlative.
Activities
Standards Resources
Gramática
1.2, 3.1
22.
4.1
23.
1.2
Audio
24.
1.1, 1.2
25.
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
2.2, 5.1
Warm-Up/ Independent Starter
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Have students read the grammar presentation
silently. Encourage them to take notes on any
material they have trouble understanding.
Preparation
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Encourage students to ask questions about any
explanations they did not understand in the
presentation and clarify this information for them.
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To help students practice the material, ask them
to complete the following sentences:
1.
Manolo y Miguel miden dos metros. Manolo es
...
alto como Miguel. (tan)
2.
Marta lee tres libros cada semana y María lee
cinco. María lee
...
que Marta. (más)
3.
Tengo cinco dólares y tú tienes veinte. Yo tengo
...
dinero que tú. (menos)
4.
Pedro tiene dieciséis años y su hermana tiene
veinte. Ella es
...
que él. (mayor)
5.
Esta película es mala, pero la que vi la semana
pasada fue aún ... (peor)
Activities
23.
After students finish this activity, play the audio
one more time. Then ask them to write two new
sentences: one true and one false. Have
students read their sentences to a partner, who
must say which statement is true and which is
false and then correct the false one.
Teaching Suggestions
24 veinticuatro
Gramática
Las comparaciones y el superlativo
Las comparaciones
•
Comparisons are used to show that two or more people or things share
the same quality or characteristic in equal, greater, or lesser degree.
Comparaciones de igualdad
verb
1
igual que
Mi hermana es
igual que
Susanita.
igual de
1
adjective/adverb
1
que
Felipe es
igual de
alto
que
Manolito.
verb
1
tanto como
Manolito habla
tanto como
Felipe.
tanto(a)(os)(as)
1
noun
1
como
Condorito tiene
tanta
fama
como
Mafalda.
tan
1
adjective/adverb
1
como
Yo bailo
tan
bien
como
mi hermano.
Comparaciones de superioridad
verb
1
más que
Mafalda estudia
más que
Manolito.
más
1
adjective/adverb/noun
1
que
Mafalda tiene
más
amigos
que
Condorito.
Comparaciones de inferioridad
verb
1
menos que
Nosotros viajamos
menos que
tú.
menos
1
adjective/adverb/noun
1
que
Yo hablo
menos
rápido
que
tú.
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Some adjectives and adverbs have comparative forms:
bueno
mejor
grande
mayor
bien
mejor
malo
peor
pequeño
menor
mal
peor
Mafalda es
mayor
que Guille.
Yo hablo español
mejor
que tú.
El superlativo
•
The superlative is used to express an extreme degree of an adjective. Remember
that the superlative is formed with the ending
-ísimo
(see page R3).
Esta ciudad es
famosísima
.
•
The relative superlative is used to describe a noun in comparison with a larger group.
el / la/ los/ las
1
noun
1
más/menos
1
adjective
1
de/que
Este es
el lugar más bonito del mundo
para vivir.
DESAFÍO 1
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Compara.
¿Hay algún adjetivo en inglés que cambie de forma cuando
se usa en una comparación?
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