FILE 5B: WAYS OF COMPARING ( animals, things)

1. WARM-UP about having pets.
We started the lesson by talking about what it means to have a pet. These were some of your ideas:

2. VOCABULARY : YOU NAMED SOME PETS AND there were some doubts about pronunciation.

VOCABULARY: Look at this powerpoint, name all the animals you see on the slides.

Do ferrets make good pets?

GRAMMAR: EXPRESSIONS USED TO COMPARE ( ADVANCED LEVELS)

We started organizing the different expressions to compare and this is what I wrote down

SPEAKING TASK: Speaking practice- Face 2 Face student's book. Page 43. Get ready...Get it right!

  

       1. Choose two places, two people or two things that you both know well ( cities, actors/actresses, bands, restaurants, cars,etc.) 

2. Using the expressions from the smarboard above, write five sentences comparing the places, people or things you and your partner chose in A.

Example: Tokyo isn't any more expensive than London.

                                         I think Julia Roberts is a far better actress than Cameron Diaz. 

3. SPEAKING CARD: MONOLOGUE ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOLIDAYS.

Click here to read Juan Antonio's comparison exercise.

OTHER COMPARISON STRUCTURES

Listen to this song by UB40 ( Higher Ground) and pay attention to another type of comparison structure.

Not a clue yet?

EXERCISES

1. Listen to the chorus and fill in the gaps with the missing words.

2. Write down the grammar structure of the chorus to compare things?

3. Check your answers at the end of the lyrics. 

4. Do the grammar exercise at the bottom of this post.

Enjoy the song!

Lyrics to Higher Ground by UB40

Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

Moon  and __________ sit way up high
Earth and _________ beneath them lie
The ________blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and I

On the wings the birds _________ free
Leviathan tames angry _________
The flower waits for honeybee
The __________ wakes new life in me

Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

The fishes swim while rivers run
Through fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning __________

In dreams I'll crave familiar _________
Of whispered rain on weary__________
Of kisses sweet and warm ___________

 Another time another __________

 And every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

To check your answers click here.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Now complete these sentences with your own ideas.

1. The older you get,.......

2. The harder you study,.......

3. The more you earn,.........

4. The fitter you are,..........

5. The more children you have.......

You can submit your answers as a comment.