Grammar II - Week 13 - Comparisons and Superlatives

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 13 of the course English Grammar II. In this course we will cover an intensive survey of a variety of grammar topics. The purpose of this blog is to facilitate our synchronous class activities and to serve as a record that you can refer back to for study purposes.

Today's Goals:

• Collaborate with your partners to complete a grammar study guide document explaining the main features of comparative and superlative adjectives
• Complete some grammar practice exercises to clarify your understanding of these structures.
• Use comparative and superlative adjective forms to discuss modern problems and how they will be different in the future.  

Community Builder: React to Quotes

Is history a story of uniterrupted progress? Does technology hold the key to solve our problems? Look at the quotes below. Tell your partners what they mean to you and if you agree or disagree with any of them.

Grammar Expansion: Comparisons and Superlatives

Click on your group link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Collaborative Practice: Comparisons and Superlatives

Let's practice some of these concepts a bit more. Click your group link and follow the instructions in the document.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Communicative Activities: Comparisons and Superlatives

Click on the blog link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE

Group Discussion: Is the world becoming a better place?

Discuss the following prompts with your partners. Try to use comparatives, superlatives, too + adjective, (not) + adjective + enough, and as ... as when appropriate.

• In what ways is life on Earth getting better? In what ways is it getting worse? Why?
• How do you think future generations will judge the actions and attitudes of people in 2021? Why?
• In what areas of our lives do you have an optimistic perspective about the present/future?
• In what areas of our lives do you have a pessimistic perspective about the peresent/future?