Place description: comparative and

TERM: First TOPIC: superlative adjectives

Develop comprehension of the
Recognize vocabulary related to
vocabulary related to health,
countries, capitals, nature, and
geography, nature, as well as the
COMPREHENSION COMPREHENSION geography.
fundamentals of physics, the process,
GOAL: measurement systems and uniform PERFORMANCES: Relate the vocabulary seen with
different countries and regions
movement, in order to apply it in real
around the world.
communicative contexts.

TEACHER: DATE:

NAME: CLASS:

ECOTOURISM IN COLOMBIA: USING COMPARATIVE AND

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
PREVIOUS EXPLORATION
1. Match the pictures 1-7 with the words a-g.

2. Read the sentences and complete them with the words in exercise 1.
Places around Colombia:
a. Do you know Guatavita? It is a peaceful ____________ near Bogotá.
b. Have you heard of the ‘llaneros’? They are Colombian cowboys who live on the Orinoco ____________, in the west of
Colombia.
c. Chocó is an area in the west of Colombia with beautiful ____________ .
d. Pico Cristóbal Colón is a very high ____________ in the north of Colombia.
e. Galeras is an active ____________. It is very high. It is near Pasto, in the south of Colombia.
f. San Andrés is a tourist island. People enjoy the beaches and swimming in the ____________.
g. Caño Cristales is a colourful ____________ in La Macarena National Park.

3. Read the text and complete it with words from exercise 1. (Lee el texto y complétalo con las palabras del ejercicio 1).

GUIDED INQUIRY

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Hay diferentes formas de hablar acerca de las características de un objeto, persona, lugar, animal, etc. Por ejemplo, existe la
descripción, que es el uso de adjetivos para contar cómo es:

She is smart He is tall I am nice My family is big My dog is funny

Sin embargo, existen otras maneras de describir, por ejemplo, comparando. La comparación se puede hacer con dos objetos o
individuos; o también a un objeto o individuo con todos sus similares.

COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVE FORM

Para comparar a dos objetos o individuos, se usa la forma Para comparar un objeto o individuo con sus similares,
comparativa de los adjetivos. La mayoría terminan en -er: usamos el superlativo. Muchos adjetivos terminan en -est en
su forma superlativa:

Cuando se usan los adjetivos en la forma comparativa en una

oración, se añade la palabra than:
Jack is taller than his brother
A sport car is faster than a motorbike
Con frecuencia se agrega la palabra the antes del adjetivo en
superlativo:
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
Patricia is the tallest girl in my class

NORMAS ORTOGRÁFICAS ESPECIALES PARA LA ESCRITURA DE COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

Cuando el adjetivo descriptivo es de una Algunos adjetivos terminan en -y. A éstos

Con adjetivos que terminan en -e, se sola sílaba y terminado en consonante, se se les cambia la -y por una -i. Después de
escribe únicamente -r o -st. escribe la última consonante otra vez y esto, sí se puede escribir -er o -est.
luego se pone -er o -est

Con los adjetivos que tienen dos sílabas o más se deben usar
las palabras more cuando se usa la forma en comparativo, o
most cuando es la forma del superlativo.

La forma comparativa y superlativa de algunos adjetivos (los irregulares) cambia por completo con respecto a la forma descriptiva:
 Observa con atención que cuando se usa more o most NO se le
pone -er ni -est al final del adjetivo. Además, con los
comparativos y superlativos irregulares no se utilizan -er, -est,
more ni most

Cuando se quiere comparar dos objetos o individuos para decir cuál es menos que el otro en una característica, NO se usan los
adjetivos comparativos terminados en-er, ni la palabra more; en cambio, se escribe less ____ than. De forma similar, un objeto o
individuo con sus similares, NO se usan los adjetivos superlativos terminados en -est ni la palabra most; en cambio, se escribe the
least. Ejemplos:

My mouse is less big than your dog My hamster is the least big pet at home

Mercedes is less timid than Fernando Mercedes is the least timid student at school

Cuando dos individuos u objetos tienen por igual una característica, se utiliza as __________ as (en medio se escribe el adjetivo).
Ejemplo:

My mother is as tall as I You house is as beautiful as Pablo’s house

Puedes complementar la información con este video. Available in (Disponible en):

YouTube: https://youtu.be/KdGbGhp6UwA

EXERCISES
4. Write the comparative and superlative form of each adjective to complete the chart.
5. Read the text and the sentences. In front of each one, write if they are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.

a. Tayrona Ecopark is bigger than the Health Ecopark. (___) ____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
b. People from Cali can enjoy fresher air by visiting the Health Park. (___) _________________
__________________________________________________________________________
c. In the Health Park people can see wildlife in the sea. (___) ___________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
d. The Health Ecopark is more famous than Tayrona Ecopark. (___) ________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
e. The Health Ecopark has both mountains and the sea. (___) _____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

f. Tayrona Ecopark has places where you can stay the night. (___) ________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Create a glossary with the new words you find in the text. You can write, draw or cut and paste the meaning of each word.
Answer this exercise or in your sheets of paper
 7. Listen to people describing places in Colombia. The
audio is available in https://soundcloud.com/ivonne-
maritza-medina-ontibon/english-please-level-1-
track86. Which words do they use? Write the words
in front.

a. Example: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, highest, beautiful_________

b. The Magdalena River.___________________________________________________________________
c. The Orinoco. __________________________________________________________________________
d. Chocó rainforest ______________________________________________________________________
e. Colombia coastlines. ____________________________________________________________________
f. Volcanoes in Colombia. _________________________________________________________________

8. Listen the audio available in https://soundcloud.com/ivonne-maritza-medina-ontibon/english-please-level-1-track86 again

and complete the sentences with the correct words. (Escucha otra vez y completa las oraciones con las palabras correctas)

9. Read the box at right. Listen the audio available in

https://soundcloud.com/ivonne-maritza-medina-
ontibon/english-please-level-1-track88 and repeat. (Lee el
recuadro de la derecha. Escucha el audio disponible en la dirección
dada y repite)

10. Listen the audio available in

https://soundcloud.com/ivonne-maritza-medina-
ontibon/english-please-level-1-track87 and choose the correct
option in each question. (Escucha el audio disponible en la dirección
dada y escoge la opción correcta en cada pregunta)

11. Compare the wideness of each one of places in Exercise 10. Write 5 sentences using less and least in a sheet of paper.

APPLICATION / SYNTHESIS PROJECT

12. Prepare sentences about important places in the country that you chose, using comparative and superlative adjectives.
Referencias
Ministerio de Educación Nacional. (2016). English, Please! (Vol. 1). Bogotá.
Seaton, A., & Mew, Y. H. (2007). Basic English Grammar Book for English Language Learners. Irvine: Saddleback Educational Publishing.
Walker, E., & Elsworth, S. (2000). Grammar Practice for Elementary Students. Essex: Longman-Pearson Education.

d.) Elaboración propia.