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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

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Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est.

Forming regular comparatives and superlatives

How these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats". For instance, "sing" contains one syllable, but "singing" contains two -- sing and ing. Here are the rules:

Adjective form	Comparative	Superlative
Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute	Add -R: wider, finer, cuter	Add -ST: widest, finest, cutest
Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat	Double the consonant, and add -ER: hotter, bigger, fatter	Double the consonant, and add -EST: hottest, biggest, fattest
Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast	Add -ER: lighter, neater, faster	Add -EST: lightest, neatest, fastest
Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely	Change Y to I, then add -ER: happier, sillier, lonelier	Change Y to I, then add -EST: happiest, silliest, loneliest
Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful	Use MORE before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful	Use MOST before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful

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British and American English

This activity is designed to be used when teaching or practising the difference between British and American English vocabulary. The two passages are the same but the vocabulary is different depending on where the speaker is from. This activity could be exploited in a number of ways.

Procedure 1

Give out the worksheets and ask learners to complete the gaps with appropriate vocabulary.
Sts listen to the teacher to check.

Procedure 2

Put the clues/definitions on the walls around the room. To make this easier you could also add the words to walls and use it as a matching activity.
Learners walk around and complete worksheet 2 with two words in American and British English.
Give out the gapped text.
Learners complete the text with the appropriate word.
Teacher reads, learners listen and check.

Procedure 3

Put the clues/definitions on the walls around the room. To make this easier you could also add the words to walls and use it as a matching activity.
Learners walk around and complete worksheet 2 with two words in American and British English.
Teacher check
Teacher reads the gapped text and elicits answers from the learners.
Give out worksheet and learners complete to provide a written record

Written by Derek Spafford, British Council Thailand

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So you recently started learning a foreign language or you would like to learn one but you are stuck in a rut or you are frustrated because you don’t seem to be going anywhere fast. Here are 10 tips to help you along the way and to make it easier for you to get a quick start.

1. Get some Disney or other movies, which you have already seen and watch them in the language, or with subtitles. If you are learning French or Spanish this will be easy since most DVD’s have subtitles and voice overs in these languages. However, if you have chosen a different language you will need to do some searching and possibly purchase an international DVD player which allows you to play DVD’s in Pal format. Another alternative is to seek out movie theaters in your city, which play foreign films, or to rent foreign DVD’s. Most larger cities have at least one theater, which plays foreign films on a regular basis.

2. Go to the library. Look for easy reader books in the language and begin reading. Some larger libraries also have foreign language easy reading books or Disney books in foreign languages. Begin reading and you will be surprised at how much of it you will understand.

3. Get some children’s music in the foreign language. It will be easy to sing along and it will help you to internalize the language. Just like reading you will understand more than you realize.

4. Do an Internet search. The Internet has an abundance of foreign language learning sites. Focus specifically on those, which offer basic explanations of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.

5. Try to find a pen pal with whom you can communicate in the language via email. To get in touch with someone, try posting to the forums for the about.com site for the language you are learning.

6. Try reading the news or magazines online. Although they are obviously more advanced. You can go through and write down all of the words you understand and using the pictures, you will surprise yourself at how much you will understand.

7. Take advantage of AltaVista’s Babel fish translation feature. Although the translations are not perfect, it is a fun tool. Use it to translate one of your favorite sites and then read the translation to find patterns in the language.

8. If you are lucky enough to know someone who already speaks the language, practice with him or her. Don’t be embarrassed by your lack of knowledge. Chances are the person will be happy to help you.

9. Take advantage of online language learning forums. Use them to post your questions. Write down sentences then post them and ask for help in correcting them.

10. Practice speaking with your dog. This may seem weird, but it is perfect because dogs can’t tell the difference and it gives you a chance to voice your language out loud without embarrassment.

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