UNIT 5: AUSTRALIAN COMPARISONS

VOC. Personality adjectives Negative prefixes un- in- im-

GR. Comparative and superlative WR. Describing two friends

L/SP. Likes/Dislikes

This is Nicole Kidman, I live in Australia, I am a

famous actress and I am CHEERFUL and

CONFIDENT

I’m the Tasman Demon, arrrrhghghg I’m NASTY

and MOODY!! grrrrrr

Adjectives• Hard-working• Confident• Serious• Lazy• Cheerful• Shy• Moody• Nasty

Adjectives• Hard-working• Confident• Serious• Lazy• Cheerful• Shy• Moody• Nasty

Help us find the names of these

animals

Let me check…• Platipus• Koala• Kangaroo• Tasman Demon• WombatThey all live in Australia, like the echidna!

Knuckles

GR. Comparative adjectives1 syllable:

-er

OLD OLDER

YOUNG YOUNGER

Tom is older than KatieKatie is younger than Tom

Comparative adjectivesAdj. -e: +r

NICE NICER

PRETTY PRETTIER

Adj. -y: +ier

THIN THINNER

Adj. -VC: +CCer

Katie is nicer,

prettierand thinner than Tom.

LOOK! SPECIAL TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

Two syllable adjectives ending in • -ed worried more worried the most worried

• -ing boring more boring the most boring

• -ful careful more careful the most careful

• -less useless more useless the most useless

Form the comparative with more and the superlative with themost.

Comparative adjectivesLonger adjectives

EXPENSIVE

MORE

Katie’s dress isMORE EXPENSIVE THAN Tom’s suit.

EXPENSIVE

beautiful old-fashioned modern

GR. Comparative adjectives

CHEAPER

MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IS A B

Wii is cheaper than

PS3

PS3 is more expensive

than WiiI’m Natalie Imbruglia,

Australian singer

GR. Comparative adjectivesTHAN IS A B

GOOD

BADFAR

BETTER

WORSE

FURTHER

NZ is better in rugby than Australia.NZ is worse

in cricket, than Australia.New Zealand is further away

than Australia.

GR. Comparative adjectives

CHEAPER

MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IS A B

Big SmallFatSlimUgly

BeautifulGoodBadFar

Compare the snowman with the scarecrow: fatter, slimmer, uglier, more beautiful.

Geography: Australia and NZBig

SmallFar

COMPARATIVE VS. SUPERLATIVEComparative: we compare two things• A is bigger than C• A is smaller than B• X is as big as Y

Superlative: we compare 3+ things («…in the world)»• B is the biggest pyramid.• Chichen Itzá is the most

famous pyramid in Mexico

a

x y

cb

GR. Superlative adjectives1 syllable:

-est

HIGH

THEHIGHEST

Which is the highest mountain in the world?a) Aneto b) Everest c) Uluru

Superlative adjectivesAdj. -e: +est

NICE NICEST

PRETTY PRETTIEST

Adj. -y: +iest

THIN THINNEST

Adj. -VC: +CCest

In my opinion…Drew Barrimore is the nicest.Cameron Diaz is the prettiest.

Lucy Liu is the thinniest.

THE

THE

THE

Do you agree

or disagree?

SuperlativeLonger adjectives

EXPENSIVE

MOST

This is going to be the most expensive painting in history!But I don’t think it is the most beautiful…

EXPENSIVE

beautiful old-fashioned

modern

THE

GR. Comparative adjectivesin the world.IS X

GOOD better

BAD worse

FAR further

BEST

WORST

FURTHEST

Which capital is furthest south?a. Wellington (NZ)

b. Buenos Aires (Argentina)c. Pretoria (South Africa)

THE

THE

THE

GR. Superlative adjectivesin the world.IS X

GOOD better

BAD worse

FAR further

BEST

WORST

FURTHEST

Which is the biggest country in the world?

a. Canada b. Russia c. China

THE

THE

THE

Which the European country has the smallest population?

a. Liechtenstein b. Vatican City

c. Monacod. San Marino

e. Andorraf. Luxemburg

g. Malta

Superlative Quizz

Micro states

LESS / THE LEASTNEW

LESSEXPENSIVE

THAN IS A B

THE LEAST COMFORTABLE OF THE 3.IS A

Speaking: Likes/DislikesI hate...

I can’t stand... I don’t like it very much.

I like...

I really like... I love...

What do you think of rap music?

I love dance music. Do

you?

Speaking: Likes/Dislike

s

So do I.

No way!

I love chill out music. Do you?

I don’t like it very much.

I like it, but I prefer the didgeridoo

music!

Learn these expressions:

Do you?So do I.No way!

I can’t stand…

READING: Stolen GenerationsThe Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments. The removals occurred in the period between approximately 1869 and 1969, although in some places children were still being taken until the 1970s.

What happenned?

When?

By who?To whom?

Where?

How?

Why?Read and research

Source: Wikipedia

The Rabbit-Proof Fence

• In the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara, the fence was used in the 1930s by three Indigenous Australian girls for their route back home to Jigalong.

• The girls, taken from their parents in Western Australia as part of the Stolen Generation, escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement mission where they were being held and walked back to their family at Jigalong by following the rabbit-proof fence.

• The book was made into a dramatic film in 2002.

Map of the original rabbit-proof fences in Western Australia.

READING

http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/poem-by-anita-heiss

Let’s read out and comment on Anita Heiss’ poem I'm not racist

but...

Notice the use of BUT and BECAUSE.

What is a hyprocrite?

What are your concerns on racism?

The biggest reef in the world

• The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2600 kilometres

City of Bikini Bottom(Estados Hundidos)

Bikini Atoll, with Bikini Island boxed in the northeast.

WHO IS WHO Bob Sponge

SquarepantsSea sponge

StarfishSquidCrab

SquirrelSnail

Squidward Tentacles

Sandy Cheeks

Sheldon Plankton

GaryEugene Krabs

Patrick Star

I’m an evil copepod

Marine biologist and

animator Stephen

Hillenburg.

WRITINGDescribe your best

friend: appearance

and personality

Include two comparisons

My best friend is taller than me!

My best friend is more

intelligent than me.

I am the ugliest of the series... But I am the best!

Assessmentcriteria: • Neatness• Structure• Accuracy• Fluency• Originality

I’m too mean... But

not rich enough!

Include a

picture!

TOO / ENOUGH

Notice the position of too and enough: I’m too mean / I’m not rich enough

Too + ADJADJ + enough

I’m too mean... But I’m not rich

enough!

Demasiado tacaño / Massa garrepaNo lo suficientemente rico / No sóc suficientment ric

I am too intelligent.

I’m too mean.

I am too lazy

I am too boring

I’m too hard-working

TOO / ENOUGH

I am too _________ !

I’m not ______ enough .

I am not _______ enough.

I am not ________ enough.

I’m too __________ !

TOO / ENOUGH Generous - Funny - TalkativeConfident - Cheerful

ADJECTIVE ORDER

I am a YOUNG

BIGPINK

starfish!

AGE SIZE COLOUR Noun+

ADJECTIVE ORDER

I am a YOUNG BIG PINK starfish!

AGE SIZE COLOUR Noun+

I am a YOUNG SMALL YELLOW sponge!

I am an OLD TALL GREEN squid!

Who is talking?

AGE SIZE COLOUR Noun+

Complete their description!

ADJECTIVE ORDER

I am a __ __ __ squirrel.

I am a __ __ __ crab.

I am a __ __ __ copepod.

REVISIONVOCABULARY:Personality adjectives; negative prefeixes

GRAMMAR: Comparative and Superlative

SPEAKING / LISTENING: Likes and dislikes.

READING/WRITING: Descriptions; word order; too/enough.