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Unit 10 Comparatives
Introduction
• Mt Everest is taller than Mt Camelback.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• Mount Everest is substantially taller than Mount Camelback.
Mount Everest Mt Camelback
• Arizona is smaller than New Mexico.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• Arizona is slightly smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico Arizona
314,460 km2 295,254 km2
• Is New Mexico as small as Arizona?
• No, New Mexico is not as small as Arizona.
• But is it close? Can you say that with as…as?
• New Mexico is not quite as small as Arizona.
New Mexico Arizona
314,460 km2 295,254 km2
• Alaska is larger than Kansas.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• Alaska is much larger than Kansas.
• Kansas is not as big as Alaska.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• Kansas is not nearly as big as Alaska.
• Which is older, New Jersey or Pennsylvania?
• Pennsylvania is older than New Jersey.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• Pennsylvania is a little older than New Jersey.
New Jersey Pennsylvania
December 18, 1787 December 12, 1787
• China has more people than England.
• How much? Big difference? Small difference?
• China has considerably more people than England.
England China49,138,831
people1,331,460,000
people
A Little Advice…
• Do this grammar step by step.
• First, make sure that your basic sentence is correct.
• Then, add the more specific information.
For example:
• Alaska is more bigger than Rhode Island.
• Alaska is more bigger than Rhode Island.
• How much bigger?
• Alaska is significantly bigger than Rhode Island.
Chapter 10 Topic:
Comparing and Contrasting Countries
Do you know the continents?
How many continents are there?
How many oceans are there?
For this class, 7 continents…
NORTHAMERICA
SOUTHAMERICA
AFRICA
EUROPEASIA
ANTARCTICA
AUSTRALIA
PACIFIC
OCEAN
ATLANTICOCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
SOUTHERN OCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN
…and 5 oceans.
Let’s Practice the Basics• Turn to page 166 and 167
• Class will be divided—half work on US and Canada, half work on Bangladesh and Pakistan
• Write basic sentences comparing your two countries. Don’t worry about specifics yet!
“Table” Tips
• Remember, tables have headings like “area” and “population” but you can say “bigger” and “more people.”
• For numbers, you can use “high” or “low”.
• For example:–Canada’s literacy rate is higher than the US’s.
Photos/Animations Used:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World-Continents-Coloured.PNG
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Continental_models.gif
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dymaxion_map_unfolded-no-ocean.png
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Continental_models.gif
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=b&SubMode=