Comparative Adjectives Georgetown EFL class December 4, 2010
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My niece & nephews Alana Dylan Gabriel
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Comparative Adjectives One syllable: add –er and –est long, longer, longest Two syllables ending in y: Add –ier and –iest happy, happier, happiest Two or more syllables: use “more” and “most” amazing, more amazing, most amazing
Exceptions! Good, better, best Bad, worse, worst Fun, more fun, most fun (NOT funner, funnest)
Run Zofia Run! unners_keep_pushing_the_limits_in_boston_marathon/
Champion
Vocabulary Defending champion: the person who won last year, and hopes to win again Marathon: a 26.2-mile race Coaching: training in a sport from a coach (teacher) Teenager: a person who is between the ages of 13-19
Questions Why did Katherine Beiers start running? Is running more common or less common now than it was when Zofia Turosz was a teenager? How old is the oldest runner in this year’s Boston Marathon? Do you know anyone like Zofia and Katherine?