PERIOD II: WEEK 2 Grade 8

COMPARATIVES 

(EQUALITY)

*If two things are equal in some way, we can use a comparison with as … as …. The comparisons may involve adjectives (adj) or adverbs (adv) after the first as, and noun phrases (np) or clauses after the second as:

She is as tall as the sunflower

Activity

 *From the following reading:

a)Extract all the comparative forms.

b)Write the comparative from of equality.

c)Make draws of the people and animals in the reading.

The Circus

The Rodriguez Brothers Circus is in town! Every year, the circus arrives and stays for a week. Then they go to the next town. There are not many animals in the circus. People told the circus that they didn't like seeing animals performing. There is an elephant called Jacob and two old lions, Hattie and Meg, Hattie is as big as Mega. Most of the performers are human! There is Leopold, The Strongest Man In The World. His father also worked in the circus, but Leopold is stronger than him, he has bigger arms and bigger legs too! Leopold performs his act every night for the town's people who come to watch. Another performer is Clara. She says she has the longest hair in the world. It's about 4 metres long! She also has a daughter who works in the circus. Her name is Sue-Ellen. Her hair is a lot shorter, but she wants to grow it as long as her mother's. Sue-Ellen helps look after the animals and she's also learning how to juggle. The highlight of the circus are the three clowns, Pit, Pot and Pat. They all wear long red shoes, Pat's shoes are as long as  Pit and Pot’s shoes, they  fall over because their shoes are so long! They perform for about twenty minutes and they are always the most popular act with the audience, especially the children. Many people think Pit, Pot and Pat are three brothers, but Pat is older than the other two - he's their father! He's the oldest clown in the country, but he has a lot of energy.

Activity

Practice: 

EXERCISE#1

EXERCISE#2

EXERCISE#3

EXERCISE#4