Comparatives Introduction

Unit 10 Comparatives

Introduction

• Mt Everest is taller than Mt Camelback.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• Mount Everest is substantially taller than Mount Camelback.

Mount Everest Mt Camelback

• Arizona is smaller than New Mexico.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• Arizona is slightly smaller than New Mexico.

New Mexico Arizona

314,460 km2 295,254 km2

• Is New Mexico as small as Arizona?

• No, New Mexico is not as small as Arizona.

• But is it close? Can you say that with as…as?

• New Mexico is not quite as small as Arizona.

New Mexico Arizona

314,460 km2 295,254 km2

• Alaska is larger than Kansas.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• Alaska is much larger than Kansas.

• Kansas is not as big as Alaska.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• Kansas is not nearly as big as Alaska.

• Which is older, New Jersey or Pennsylvania?

• Pennsylvania is older than New Jersey.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• Pennsylvania is a little older than New Jersey.

New Jersey Pennsylvania

December 18, 1787 December 12, 1787

• China has more people than England.

• How much? Big difference? Small difference?

• China has considerably more people than England.

England China49,138,831

people1,331,460,000

people

A Little Advice…

• Do this grammar step by step.

• First, make sure that your basic sentence is correct.

• Then, add the more specific information.

For example:

• Alaska is more bigger than Rhode Island.

• Alaska is more bigger than Rhode Island.

• How much bigger?

• Alaska is significantly bigger than Rhode Island.

Chapter 10 Topic:

Comparing and Contrasting Countries

Do you know the continents?

How many continents are there?

How many oceans are there?

For this class, 7 continents…

NORTHAMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

AFRICA

EUROPEASIA

ANTARCTICA

AUSTRALIA

PACIFIC

OCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN

SOUTHERN OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN

…and 5 oceans.

Let’s Practice the Basics• Turn to page 166 and 167

• Class will be divided—half work on US and Canada, half work on Bangladesh and Pakistan

• Write basic sentences comparing your two countries. Don’t worry about specifics yet!

“Table” Tips

• Remember, tables have headings like “area” and “population” but you can say “bigger” and “more people.”

• For numbers, you can use “high” or “low”.

• For example:–Canada’s literacy rate is higher than the US’s.

Photos/Animations Used:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World-Continents-Coloured.PNG

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Continental_models.gif

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dymaxion_map_unfolded-no-ocean.png

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Continental_models.gif

• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=b&SubMode=