PERIOD II: WEEK 1 GRADE 8

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Comparative Forms

*Learners will acquire and work on the Comparative Forms;  a comparative adjective is used to compare two things, Remeber how is used, this week learner will work on superiority comparatives.

Session 1: Comparatives

 If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings are "-r" and "-st", for example: wise, wiser, wisest.
If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "y", the endings are "-er" and "-est", but the y is sometimes changed to an "i". For example: dry, drier, driest. 

Examples of Comparatives

Below is the list of a few regular adverbs with their comparative forms.

fast – faster	slow – slower
quick – quicker	early – earlier
bright – brighter	high – higher

STUDY HERE!!

 Session 2: Reading "Finding an Apartment"

Finding an Apartment (comparative adjectives)

 

My wife and I need a new place to live. We spent the past week-end looking at apartments. We found two apartments that we like but we can’t decide which one we like better.
 I like the first apartment that we saw. It is closer to work. It is in a newer, cleaner building. The inside is brighter because it has bigger windows. The view is nicer too. Unfortunately, it is more expensive. The rent is too high.
My wife likes the second apartment that we saw. It is in an older building and it is in a more interesting neighbourhood. The apartment has larger rooms. The rent is cheaper. Unfortunately, it is farther from work than the other apartment. It would take both us longer to get to work.
We are going to look at more apartments next week-end. Maybe we will find an apartment that we both like! 

Activities 

Vocabulary help:

• apartment (noun) - one or more rooms that people live in and that are part of a building.
• cheaper (adjective) - comparative form of cheap - having a low price.
• cleaner (adjective) comparative form of clean - not dirty.
• decide (verb) - to choose, to make a decision
• inside (noun) - the inner part or side.
• rent (noun) - the money that you give to the owner of a property for the use of a space.
• spent (verb) - past tense of to spend - to use time doing a particular activity.
• unfortunately (adverb, sentence modifier) - unluckily

More vocabulary?  Click on the icon that looks like a book, to the left

Grammar Comprehension Check:

Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?
1. The older apartment is more expensive. Yes or no?
2. They are going to look at more apartments next week-end. Yes or no?
3. The cheaper apartment has bigger windows. Yes or no?
4. The cheaper apartment has larger rooms. Yes or no?
5. The more expensive apartment is closer to where they work. Yes or no?

Fill in the Blanks:

6. They have been looking at _____________________ because they need a new place to live.
7. The like different apartments. His wife likes the apartment in the _________ interesting neighbourhood.
8. One apartment is _____________ because it has bigger windows.
9. The cheaper apartment is ____________ from where they work. It will take __________ to get to work.
10. They can't ____________ which apartment to choose.

Session 3:Plus room, COMPARATIVE exercises.

*I the plus room conect and perform the following exercises:

1)EXERCISE 1
2)EXERCISE 2
3)EXERCISE 3


*Session 4: English Lab, My environment.

*The learners will work in the English lab and will develop the follo