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Superlatives and comparatives

Superlatives and comparatives -Seoul is the biggest city in Korea superlative -Dae. Jeon is smaller than Seoul comparative • • • Superlatives or comparatives? Dae. Jeon is bigger than Andong. Min Suk is the shortest in the class. Jun Hee is the tallest in the class. I speak Spanish better than English. A car is more expensive than a computer. This computer is the most expensive one!

Comparatives Memorize! have TWO THINGS Bigger Smaller Taller Shorter

Try these • Andong is _____ than Seoul. (bigger/smaller) • Russia is _____ than Brazil. (hotter/colder) • Celebrities are _______ than me. (richer/poorer) • DON’T FORGET “THAN” l With irregulars, use more/ less l Jjimdak is more delicious than Dog Soup. l Cars are less expensive than houses.

Superlatives The #1, the 1 st Memorize! make negative The biggest The smallest The tallest The shortest

Try these • Seoul is the ____ Korean city. (biggest/smallest) • Russia is the _____ country. (biggest/smallest) • The snail is the _____ animal. (fastest/slowest) • DON’T FORGET “THE” l With irregulars, use most/ least l The Ferrari is the most expensive car in the world. l I think bondaegi is the least delicious Korean food.

Try these • Use comparatives fat, thin, tall, short • Use superlatives fat, thin, tall, short

Use comparatives and superlatives • • • Which is more expensive? Samsung or Toshiba laptops? What is the most useful appliance in your house? Which is more delicious to you, sweet or sour food? Which is better, Cass or Hite? What is the best Korean food, in your opinion?

Vocabulary • • Enjoyable Opportunity Not necessarily Awkward Compatible Incompatible Futile endeavor • • Fun Chance Not always Uncomfortable; uneasy Good match No match Waste, can’t change Try to do something Listen to the conversations. Now do the conversations with your partner.

Let’s try the conversation

What kind of places are… • Big and spacious • Historical/traditional • Quiet and peaceful • Noisy and crowded • lively • Baseball fields • Andong, Jeonju villages • The forest • Gangnam, Myeongdong • Small coffee shops; my apartment • Small and cozy • …. you tell me! • Trendy • Dongdaemun culture center • Modern • Love land. • Unusual

Describe the places

Amusement Book park store Beach Café At least once a week Dance club Fitness club Movie theater Museum Once or twice a month Public garden Shopping mall A few times a year

• then let’s discuss • I go to the beach a few times a year. I like it because it’s big and spacious.

Where do Place you go to…. …get a Café good cup Onya of coffee? Description How often do you go there? Small, not Once or crowded, twice a quiet week

Where do you go to…. …take a walk? …eat a cheap but tasty meal? …enjoy nature? Place Description How often do you go there?

Make the conversation in part B

Your favorite place • One of my favorite places is Bay Mall. It has a lot of nice shops and a great food court. I go there to get together with friends, and it’s a good place to shop for clothes. I go there most weekends.

The “I like” scale 10 8 6 4 2 0 (c. b. o. t) • I love/ I enjoy/ I am really into • I like/ I am into • I kind of like ------------------------ • I’m not into • I’m really not into, I don’t like • I hate/ I can’t stand