Objective: The student will be able to compare people or things.

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Making Comparisons

Transcript of Objective: The student will be able to compare people or things.

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Making Comparisons

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Objective:

The student will be able to compare people or things.

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Making Comparisons

To say that people or things are equal to each other, use:

tan + adjective + como

Example: Mi hermana es tan alta como mi

madre.My sister is as tall as my mom.

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Examples of tan + adjective + como

El ajedrez es ______________ (interesante) jugar a los bolos.

¿La natación es _____________ (popular) el hockey?

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Examples of tan + adjective + como

La banda es ______________ (talentosa) la orquesta.

Hacer gimnasia es ____________ (difícil) las artes marciales.

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Making Comparisons

To say that people or things are NOT equal, use the word “no” to make it negative.

Example: El fútbol no es tan popular

como el béisbol.

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Examples of tan + adjective + como

Los jugadores de ajedrez no son _____________ (atléticos) los jugadores de fútbol americano.

El cantante no es ______________ (alto) el bailarín.

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Make a comparison using: tan + adj. + como

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Make a comparison using: tan + adj. + como

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Make a comparison using: tan + adj. + como

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Make a comparison using: tan + adj. + como

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Making Comparisons

In English, another way to compare is by using the phrases “as much as” or “as many as.”

In Spanish:“As much as” = tanto(a) + noun + como

“As many as” = tantos(as) + noun + como

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Making Comparisons

Note that when you use tanto(a) or tantos(as), they agree in gender and number with what its being compared to.

Example of masculine/singular:Jose tiene tanto interés como Juan en el

hockey.

Example of feminine/plural: Yo tengo tantas prácticas como mi

hermano.

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Examples of tanto(a) + noun + como and tantos(as) + noun + como

Yo no tengo ___________ (amigas) Luz.

Este año nosotros no tenemos ____________ (profesores interesantes) el año pasado.

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Examples of tanto(a) + noun + como and tantos(as) + noun + como

El equipo de fútbol americano no tiene _________________ (partidos) el equipo de básquetbol.

En la banda hay __________ (músicos) en la orquesta.

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Make a comparison using: tantos(as) + noun + como

Compare amount of teachers and students

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Make a comparison using: tantos(as) + noun + como

Compare amount of books of Sara and Beth

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Make a comparison using: tantos(as) + noun + como

Compare amount of coaches and basketball players

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Make a comparison using: tantos(as) + noun + como

Compare amount of musicians and ballerinas

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Making Comparisons

To compare people or things that are not similar you can use the following words…

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More thanLess thanBetter than Worse thanOlder thanYounger than

mejor que peor que

mayor que menor que

menos que más que

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Making Comparisons

To compare things using más (more) and menos (less):

más / menos + adjective + que

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más + adj + queLos discos compactos de Michael Jackson son más populares que los discos compactos de Justin Bieber.

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menos + adj + queEllen es menos seria que Barack Obama.

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mayor que = older thanMrs. Shabay es mayor que los estudiantes.

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menor + que = younger than

Los jugadores de tenis son menores que el jugador de ajedrez.

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mejor + que = better thanEl equipo de tenis de GHS es mejor que el equipo de tenis de CHHS.

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peor + que = worse thanWilliam Hung canta peor que Taylor Swift.

William Hung

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¿Para ti qué es más divertido?¿ir al cine o escuchar música?

¿pasar tiempo con los amigos o tomar una siesta?

¿surfear el internet o tocar un instrumento?

¿jugar un deporte o dibujar?

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¿Qué es menos difícil?

¿hablar inglés o hablar español?

¿hacer la tarea de matemáticas o hacer la tarea de inglés?

¿levantarse o acostarse?

¿levantar pesas o esquiar en el agua?

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¿Cuál es mejor?

¿jugar al volíbol o jugar al golf?

¿nadar o correr?

¿pescar o jugar béisbol?

¿lavar el coche o lavar el gato/perro?

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¿Cuál es peor?

¿jugar al ajedrez o jugar al dominó?

¿hacer la tarea o ir a la escuela?

¿estar sólo o pasar tiempo con tu familia?

¿visitar a tus abuelos o trabajar?