Semana 9: Compound adjectives, Past perfect,Reinforcing the comparative

Mg. Magali G. Prado Coronado

Compound Adjectives
 ORIENTATION
• Look and analyze carefully each picture.

• Contextualize all the pictures.

• Avoid using spanish.

 CONTENTS
• Compound adjectives,
• Past perfect
• Reinforcing the comparative
Military sent off to Africa to avert war
between rival tribes are a...

peace-keeping force
This mask makes me laugh.
It is a...

funny-looking mask
“Mommy is giving you yet
another pet because you
have good manners and
listen to mommy”.
The pet-hoarder is...

a well-behaved girl
 Arrogant.
Self-conceited.
Thinks he looks
better than he
does.
big-headed
The “king” is, in fact...
Thinks of good ideas.
Comes up with good answers.
Fast.

quick-witted
 empty-
headed

absent-
her intelligence minded
You can talk me down.
You can tell bitchy gossip
about me. I just DON’T
care, ‘cause I am sooo...
thick-skinned
 Sure, I love pet
stunts, but even
I think this one is
a bit unrealistic.
It is...
a far-fetched happenstance
This guy can definitely keep calm under
pressure. He is...

a cool-headed
creep.
 C’mon! I can’t believe
the guy’s managed to
hurt your feelings again.
Maybe you shoud try
and quit being so...

thin-skinned
 Well, you know what
they say
“no pain, no gain”

And if you’re just as hard-working as that little fella,

you will totally get it.
Curious by
nature
and easily
impressionable,
children are
generally...

wide-eyed
There I was: embarrassed.
Nervous.
Scared to put my foot in
it again. I felt completely...

tongue-tied
 A holiday in Paris? Nope.
A Tiffany’s pendant? Don’t
think so. Lindt chocolate? I
wish.! My guy is...

tight-fisted
a green-eyed monkey

Now, remember the monkey from the

beginning? a finger-giving monkey

What was he doing?

Yes, I know. He’s gorgeous. Now, can
you think of any compound adjectives
for him?
a text-sending monkey a red-faced monkey
a bright-furred monkey a tepid water-loving monkey
 When I was born…

• when is your birthday?

• Had internet been invented when you were born?
1960’s
• Had the Ipod been invented when you were born?
2001
• had cell phones been invented when you were born?
1946
• Had the X-box been invented when you were born?
2001
• had Play station been invented when you were born?
1994
• had the Iphone been invented when you were born?
2007
• had the Nintendo wii been invented when you were born?
2006
What tense do we use?
I had not seen the snow, until I went to Farellones.
 Before I went to school…
• Instructions: write 4 sentences about things you had NEVER done before you
went to school.

Example:
• Before I went to school, I had never played basketball.
• Before I went to school, I had never had a boyfriend.
 Simple past / past perfect
Look at these two sentences, what is the difference in meaning?

• When I turned on the TV, the programme started

• When I turned on the TV, the programme had started.

We use past perfect for …

 Simple past / past perfect
Look at these two sentences, what is the difference in meaning?

• When I turned on the TV, the programme started

• When I turned on the TV, the programme had started.

We use past perfect for: a past action which happened before another past
action or event.
Choose the correct answer
What is an adjective
 There are two types of
adjectives

Regular adjectives Irregular adjectives

Regular adjectives are divided into
two groups

Short adjectives • Long adjectives

• Contain two or
Contain One more
syllable • syllables
What is a syllable
A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
that is created when pronouncing a word.
The number of times that you hear the sound of
a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is equal to the number of
syllables the word has.
 big fast happy
One syllable /æ/ /i/
One syllable
One vowel sound /i/ One vowel sound /æ/ Two syllables

modern important horrible

/Ↄ/ / ə/ / ə/
/Ↄ/ / ə/ /i/ /Ↄ/ /ə/
Two syllables Three Three
syllables syllables
 Ma k ing
comparisons

The
The
superlative
c ompa r a t ive
 There are three forms of the
comparative
The The The
c ompa r a t iv c ompa r a t iv comparative
e of e of of
infe r ior it y e qua lit y superiority

a s……… a s ...er more …

Less…..than than than
 The Comparative of Superiority Is used to
compare between two items: people, animals, places or

objects to say that one item has a

LARGER amount of quality than the
other
 The
Comparativ e of Short
Adjectives
 adjectives,
JUST add “er”to the
Joe Tom
e n d . Joe is asmart boy.
BUT
To m i s sma r t e r than
Joe.
Adjective Comparative

Clean Clean er

New Newer

Cheap Cheaper

Tall Taller
 If t h e 1 - s y l l a b l e a d j e c t i v e e n d s w i t h
the letter “e,”
JUST add “ r” to the end.
Examples: nice------ nicer / wise-----wiser
w ise r
Algeria is larger than
Egypt.
 has a C-V-C pattern,
co ns on an t
Dou b l e t h e c ons o n a n t
c ons ona n t vo w el and add
“er.”

July is hotter than

June.
 For a dje c t ive s w it h t w o
syllables, ending in – y, DROP
the “ y” and add “
ier.”
prettier
pretty---
Aishwaria Rai or
Katrina
Adjective Comparative

H a ppy Happier

Funny Funnier

Dir ty Dir t ie r

Healthy Healthier
 The
Comparative of
Long
Adjectives
Adjective Comparative

Valauble mor e va lua ble

Be a ut iful more beautiful

Expe nsive more expensive

Ac t ive more active

Famous more famous

 The
Comparative of
Irregular
Adjectives
Adjectives C ompa r a t ive s

Good Be t t e r
Ba d Wor se
Fa r Farther / further
Old Older/ elder
Muc h More
( uncountable
nouns)
Ma ny More (countable
nouns)
COMPARATIVES
ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
 Make up sentences

• my house, His house, smaller, than, is.

His house is smaller than my house.

• is, his garden, bigger, Ann’s garden, than.

Ann’s garden is bigger than his garden.

• flowers, the, Her, beautiful, most, are.

Her flowers are the most beautiful.

 Make up sentences
• the, sea, is, The, ocean, larger, than.

The ocean is larger than the sea.

• best, pupil, the, is, He.

He is the best pupil.

• the, February, shortest, is, month.

February is the shortest month.

What do you think? Answer the questions.

Who is smaller?
Jerry is smaller than Tom.
 What do you think? Answer the questions.

Who is taller?
Tom is taller than Jerry.
What do you think? Answer the questions.

Who is bigger?
Shrek is bigger than Donkey.
WhoWhat
is more beautiful?
do you think? Answer the questions.

Dragon is more
beautiful than
Donkey.
 Who is hungrier?
What do you think? Answer the questions.

Donkey is hungrier than Shrek.

 What do you think? Answer the questions.

Who is stronger?

Shrek is stronger than Donkey and Cat.

Which car brand is more
What do you think? Answer the questions.

expensive?

Audi is more expensive than Ford Focus.

One syllable adjectives
adjective + er + than
clean cleaner than
old older than
Córdoba is cleaner than Huelva
The cathedral is older than the museum
One syllable adjectives
(consonant + vowel + consonant)
Double the final consonant + er + than
big bigger than
hot hotter than

Madrid is bigger than Salamanca

Córdoba is hotter than Granada
One syllable adjectives
(adjective ending in -e)
adjective + r + than
safe safer than
large larger than

New York is safer than Mexico City

Mexico City is larger than Madrid
Two or more syllables adjectives
more + adjective + than
expensive more expensive than
interesting more interesting than

Madrid is more expensive than Cádiz

Barcelona is more interesting tnan Bilbao
Adjectives ending in - y
replace –y witn -ier +than
busy busier than
pretty prettier than
New Delhi is busier than Huelva
This building is prettier than the tower
 Irregular adjectives
good better than
bad worse than
far further than
The weather in Málaga is better than in Burgos
The traffic in Rome is worse than in London
EXERCISES
 CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE INVESTIGACIÓN SUGERIDAS
• Recuerde repasar todas las actividades que se realizan en clase. Cualquier
consulta, estamos siempre en contacto a través de la Sala de Conferencia
 CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE INVESTIGACIÓN SUGERIDAS
• Recuerde repasar todas las actividades que se realizan en clase. Cualquier
consulta, estamos siempre en contacto a través de la Sala de Conferencia
Thank you!