Use descriptive words and phrases – as+adj.+as.

Who Am I

Call a pupil to draw one rolled paper, read the written sentence then answer it. Select the answer from the words written in colorful cardboard.

Review

• How do you form the comparative degree of adjectives?

• When do we use the comparative degree?

Motivation

Do you wear expensive jewelry when you go to school? Why?

A Text A Day / Presentation

Cornelia’s JewelsPlace: In the beautiful garden of a neat little

White House.Time: One bright morning in summer.

(Cornelia was talking with her pretty guest. Darius and Marcus are

watching the two ladies.)

Darius: Mother is the prettiest lady in Rome. Mrs. Barrera isn’t as tall as Mother and look, Her face isn’t as kind as Mother’s

either.Marcus: You’re right, but her dress is more

expensive than Mother’s. She wears a lot of jewelry. Look at the sparkling diamonds on her head.

Cornelia: (Calls out) Boys, come here.

Mrs. Barrera: (holds up a necklace) See this necklace? It is made of the biggest and whitest pearls in the world.

Marcus: The pearls are as white as milk.Cornelia: (Touches the pearls) and as smooth

as silk, too.Mrs. Barrera: See these glittering red rubies?Cornelia: They’re as red as glowing coals.

Mrs. Barrera: Don’t you have any jewel, Cornelia?

Cornelia: (Smiling) Of course I have.Mrs. Barrera: (Surprised) Really! Can I see

them?Cornelia: (Draws her two boys beside her) Here

they are. They are the finest sons a mother could ever have. To me they are more precious than all costly jewels.

Comprehension

1. What are Cornelia’s jewels? 2. What words describe Cornelia?3. The guest’s dress? 4. Cornelia’s dress?5. The diamonds?6. The pearls?7. Was Mrs. Barrera as tall as Cornelia?8. Were her pearls as white as milk, etc?

Comprehension

9. Who among the character do you like best? Why? 10. Who among the characters do you like best? Why? 11. If you were Mrs. Barrera are you going to show your jewelry to the Cornelia Family? Why? 12. What will you do if you like to own jewelry like Mrs. Barrera?

Read the following sentences:

a. The pearls are as white as milk and as smooth as silk too.b. Look at these glittering red rubies. They’re as red as glowing coals.c. Mrs. Barrera isn’t as tall as mother.

What are the adjectives in sentence No. 1? What things are compared to pearls? What is compared to red rubies?Who is compared to Mrs. Barrera?

Read the phrases:

as sweet as as helpful as as clean as as cold asas beautiful as as fast as

Read the sentences:

a. The fir tree is as tall as the pine tree.b. Wally’s hair is as curly as Betty’s hair.c. The coat is as warm as the sweater.d. The living room is as dark as the

kitchen.e. Nadia’s bag is as heavy as Noel’s

bag.

Oral Practice

Use real objects. Have the pupils give their own sentences.Examples:1. I am as tall as Liza.2. My teeth are as white as pearls.3. My hair is as black as charcoal.4. Angela is as beautiful as Perla.5. The rose is as red as the gumamela flower.

Enrichment Activity

Use the phrase, sentence, question strategy. Call three pupils in front of the class.Pupil 1 - Gives an adjective phrase – as blue asPupil 2 - Uses in a sentence – The sky is as

blue as the sea.Pupil 3 - What is as blue as the sea?

The class answers. The sky.

1. Aurora’s dress is red as _________.

2. Her eyes are as bright as the _________.

3. The avocado tree is as tall as the _________.

4. His teeth are as white as a _________.

5. The orange is as round as a __________.

EvaluationComplete the sentences with the words

suggested by the picture

EvaluationFill in the box with an adjective that will

make the statement correct.My Sister

Marita is my sister. She is as as my mother. She is as as Marian Rivera. Her voice is as as Sarah Geronimo’s voice. She runs as as our dog. When she gets angry her voice is as

as the thunder.

Assignment

Cut out any color picture from a magazine. Paste it in a short bond paper. Below the picture, write a short paragraph about it using descriptive words and phrases – as+adj.+as in your sentences.