Las Comparaciónes Making Comparisons-TSWBAT make comparisons of inequality between people and things.
Making Comparisons There are no –er / -est comparisons in Spanish Regular Comparisons (put this in your notes) Format with adjectives: más … que = more than Mi amiga es más bonita que mi perro. menos … que = less than Mi hermana es menos seria que mi amigo. There are no –er / -est comparisons in Spanish More serious = más serio Prettier = más bonito Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge
Making Comparisons Regular Comparisons (put this in your notes) ALL adjectives must agree with the first noun. Mi silla es más alta que mi escritorio. My chair is taller than my desk. feminine masculine Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge
Making Comparisons Fill in the blanks to complete the comparison Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge More athletic más atlético que Jordan es _______ ________ _______ el hombre.
Making Comparisons Fill in the blanks to complete the comparison Less tall Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge menos alta que La mujer es _______ ________ _______ el hombre.
Making Comparisons smarter Fill in the blanks to complete the comparison Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge smarter President Obama _____ ______ _________ _____ Donald Trump. es más inteligente que
Making Comparisons Fill in the blanks to complete the comparison Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge funnier Kevin Hart _____ ______ _________ _____ la mujer. es más cómico/gracioso que
Making Comparisons Write a comparison using the given word Texas Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge Texas bigger Rhode Island Texas es más grande que Rhode Island.
Making Comparisons Write a comparison using the given word Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge Good looking Halle Berry es más guapa (or bonita) que el hombre.
Making Comparisons Write a comparison using the given word Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge Less studious El chico es menos estudioso que la chica.
Making Comparisons Good Bueno(a) Better Mejor Bad Malo(a) Worse IRREGULAR Comparisons As in English, Spanish has a couple of words that change form completely when we compare. DO NOT use “más” or “menos” with these Good Bueno(a) Better Mejor Bad Malo(a) Worse Peor(a) Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge Young Joven Younger Menor Old Viejo Older Mayor
Making comparisons As a quick review and application of what we just talked about, you’ll have 10 minutes to complete pages 36 and 37 in your workbook.
Palabras Comparativas Día 2 In your groups of 4 Write 3 comparisons between yourself and each member of your group. --1 using más … que --1 using menos … que --1 using an irregular form … (mejor, peor, etc.) Hit #8 Activating Prior Knowledge