Date: September 2nd, 2010 Objective: Identify comparatives (long and short adjectives) Identificar los comparativos (adjetivos largos y cortos) Key Concept: Long and Short Adjectives Adjetivos Largos cortos Skill: Identify and Reading Identificar y lectura.

There are two ways to make or form a comparative adjective: short adjectives: add "-er" long adjectives: use "more Two Syllable adjectives not ending in –Y Modern, pleasant moderno, agradable All adjectives of 3 or more syllables expensive, intellectual caro, intelectual Normal rule: use "more modern more modern expensive more expensive One Syllable adjectives: Old, fast, late Viejo, rápido, tarde Two syllable adjectives ending in –y happy, easy feliz, fácil Normal rule: add "-er" old - older late - later fast – faster Los Adjetivos comparativos nos sirve para ver si una persona o cosa es más _____ que otra. Ejemplo en español: El perro es más grande que el gato.

List of short comparative adjectives ending in – y: Lucky, luckier, suerte Heavy, heavier, pesado happy, happier, feliz silly, sillier, tonto Ugly, uglier, feo happy, happier, feliz Easy, easier, facil Los adjetivos cortos de 2 silabas terminados en Y al pasarlos a comparativos se reemplaza la Y por la i como sales a continuación

Activity Number One: Complete the sentences using short adjective (add -er) or long adjetive (using more) Example: A horse is ____________ than a dog (big - grande) Exercises 1)I´m _____________ than my mother (tall - alto) 2)Computers are ______________ in Chile than in Argentina (cheap - barato) 3)I think mathematics is _____________ than English (difficult - dificil) 4)Drivers in Santiago are ______________ than drivers in Valparaiso (dangerous - peligroso) 5) Mary is ________________ than Jenny (rich - rico) 6) Peter is _________________ than Adams (intelligent - inteligente) 7) Learn English is _________________ than learn French (interesting - interesante) 8) Shes __________ than her sister. (smart – inteligente) 9) School is ____________ than bank (near- cerca) 10) Seventh grade is _______________ than eighth grade. (noisy – ruidoso)

17. stressful: estresante 18. look: mirar 19. match: patido 20. each:cada uno 21. feel: sentir 22. wind: viento 23. around: alrededor 24. smell: oler 25. flowers: flores 26. float: flotar 27. towards: hacia 28. ground: suelo 29. see: ver 30. landscape: paisaje 31. above: arriba 32. perform: realizar 33. balancing: equilibrio 34. breeze: brisa 35. cord: cable 36. dive: buceo 37. roller coasted: montaña rusa Vocabulary English book page seventy-four 1.Before: antes 2.Preparing: preparación 3.Answer: respuesta 4.Practice: practica 5.x-sport: deporte extremo 6.pairs: pares 7.feeling: sentimientos 8.box: caja o cuandro 9.related: relacionado 10.amazing: sorprendente 11.amusing: divertido 12.calm: calma 13.dangerous: peligroso 14.exciting: emocionante 15.relaxing: relajante 16.scary: miedo