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Unit 1: Talent show
Hi! Hi! Hello!

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Are you ready?

Go!
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Let’s warm up
How are you today?

Happy or sad?
How are you today?

Angry or mad?
How are you today?

Tired or sleepy?
COMPARATIVES
ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

by Mª Ángeles Palma. IES Santa

Catalina de Siena
One syllable adjectives
adjective + er + than
clean cleaner than
old older than

Zielonka is cleaner than Wolomin.

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

Warsaw is bigger than Zielonka

Spain is hotter than Poland
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 Warsaw

Warsaw is more interesting tnan Zielonka
Adjectives ending in - y
replace –y witn -ier +than
busy busier than
pretty prettier than

Warsaw is busier than Zielonka

This building is prettier than the tower
 Irregular adjectives
good better than
bad worse than
far further than
The weather in Barcelona is better than in Warsaw
The traffic in Warsaw is worse than in Zielonka
Comparatives and superlatives
-er The... -est
-more The most
Can you read this story and choose whether each word in purple needs the suffix –est
or –er to make sense?

The Fastest Hare and the Slower Tortoise 

There once was a hare who always bragged about being fast faster
than any other animal. The tortoise challenged him by saying,
“Let’s have a race and see who is the fast.”
fastest.”
TheThehare
hare
waswas
suresure
that the tortoise was slow
slowerthan
thanhim.
him.AllAll
thethe
other
other
animals
animals
thought that tortoise would lose because he was known to
be the slow
slowest
animal
animal
in the
in the
forest.
forest.
TheThe
harehare
set set
offoff
quickly,
quickly,
butbut
soon stopped for a rest. “I am the quick!”
quickest!” he he
called
called
outout
to the
to the
tortoise. The tortoise just plodded along,
smiling. For although the hare was quick quickerthan
the
thantortoise,
the tortoise,
the tortoise
the tortoise
knewknew
that he
that
was
he was
steady
steadierthan
thanthe
thehare.
hare.

Can you write the end of the story using some more
Show answers adjectives ending in –er and –est?
 Can you choose the correct word in each sentence to add the suffix –er to?

My mum’s car is Cho’sfood

Cho’s foodisisspicier
spicy
clean than
cleaner thanmymy Three scoops of ice than Anna’s food.
auntie’s. creamare
cream aretaller
tall than
than
one scoop.

Angelo’s
Angelo’shouse
houseisis TheThe
waves
waves
are are
rough “My
“Mydress
dressisisplainer
plain
smaller
small than
thanBailey’s.
Bailey’s. rougher
close to close
the rocks.
to the than yours.”
rocks.
Show answers
What can you see happening at Sports Day? Can you write sentences to describe
what you can see, using adjectives ending in –er or –est? You can use the root words
to help you.
sunny

tall
high
fast proud
strong short

fair
slow
steady young
fit
happy
 Can you choose the word in each sentence to add the suffix –est to?

Trevor’s Halloween
The
The blue
greencar
caris Mandeep
Mandeep hashas
thethe
longest
long
costume was the scary
scariest
at
is the
the fastest.
fast. hair
hairininher
herfamily.
family.
atthe
theparty.
party.

The pig who built his

Daddy bear’s porridge Megan’s ice cream was
house of bricks was
was
wasthethehottest.
hot. the
thecreamiest.
creamy.
the
thesmartest.
smart.

Show answers
Which mode of transport do you think is the best and why? Can you write a sentence
explaining which is your favourite, using adjectives ending in –er or –est? You can
use the root words to help you.

high
calm
sporty
heavy
speedy small

gentle
fast

rusty bright
noisy smelly light
old new

fast
smooth
bumpy
It’s the Village Show! Can you help to judge the winner of each category, explaining
why you think your choice should win, using a word ending in the suffix –est?

“The winner
Fruit and is entry number
Vegetable 3 because
Competition “The winner is entry
Cake number 3 because
Competition
it is the greenest.” it is the prettiest.”

1 2 3 1 2 3
“The winner is entry
Flower number 2 because
Competition “The winner is Dog
entryShow
number 1 because
it is the tallest.” they are the cutest.”

1 2 3 1 2 3
Show example
answers
Can you fill in an adjective ending in –er to compare each of these pairs of
superheroes?

Ice
IceGirl
Girlisis______
colderthan
thanX-Ray
X-Ray Purple
Purple Woman
Woman isis ______
stronger
than
than
Super
Super
Boy.
Boy. Girl.
Girl.

Zoom
ZoomGirl
Girlisis______
clevererthan
thanFire
Fire Lightning
Lightning Lad
Lad isis______
skinnierthan
thanMuscle
Muscle
Boy.
Boy. Man.
Man.

Show example
answers
Let’s play a game
START
Brad Paul Tim

Who is older than Paul?

Click on the correct picture
NEXT
Brad Paul Tim

Who is the youngest?

NEXT
The cheetah The hare The snail

Who is slower than the hare?

NEXT
The hare The snail The cheetah

Who is the fastest?

NEXT
 Bob Dave John

Who is stronger than Dave?

NEXT
Bob John Dave

Who is the weakest?

NEXT
 Eiffel Burj
Big Ben tower Khalifa

Which is lower than Eiffel tower?

NEXT
Eiffel Burj Big
tower Khalif Ben
a

Which is the highest?

NEXT
 Steve
Peter
Sato

Who is fatter than Peter?

NEXT
Steve Peter
Sato

Who is the fattest?

NEXT
 Luke
Rick James

Who is worse than Luke?

NEXT
Steve Rick
James

Who is the best?

NEXT
Personality
Let’s play a game
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teacher
What do you want to
be when you grow
up?
Let’s learn new
 count

I am good at counting.
 spell

I am good at spelling.
 do experiments

I am good at doing experiments.

 Bake a cake

I am good at baking
cakes.
 Throw a ball

I am good at throwing a ball.

 Fix toys

I am good at fixing toys

 juggle

I am good at juggling.
 Make pizza

I am good at making pizza.

Listen and sing
I am good at....

dancing
I am bad at....

singing
What are you good at?
What are you bad at?
You are
awsome!

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