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Page 1: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Comparatives

Page 2: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

What is it?

Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things.

So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …. que”, which in English is “more … than…”

Let’s review.

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Review

La clase de español es más aburrida que la clase de historia.

Mi libro es más grande que tu libro.

Mi familia es más pequeña que tu familia.

Las bananas son más sabrosas que las naranjas.

Los chicos son más altos que las chicas.

Page 4: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Note

The adjectives in the más …. que construction have to match the noun it’s talking about in number and gender.

Let’s go back a slide.

Page 5: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Review

La clase de español es más aburrida que la clase de historia.

Mi libro es más grande que tu libro.

Mi familia es más pequeña que tu familia.

Las bananas son más sabrosas que las naranjas.

Los chicos son más altos que las chicas.

Page 6: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Menos…que/Less…than

Works the same way as “más… que”, but it means “less…than...”

You still have to match the adjective with the noun it’s modifying.

Page 7: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Examples

La clase de español es menos aburrida que la clase de historia.

Mi libro es menos grande que tu libro.

Mi familia es menos pequeña que tu familia.

Las bananas son menos sabrosas que las naranjas.

Los chicos son menos altos que las chicas.

Page 8: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

You do it.

For the following slides, create a comparative using “menos…que…” based on your own opinion.

Use the adjective given to help you.

Page 9: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

sabroso

Page 10: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

El café es menos sabroso que el té.

Page 11: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

difícil

Page 12: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

La clase de matemáticas es menos difícil que la clase de ciencias.

Page 13: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

popular

Page 14: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Justin Bieber es menos popular que Katy Perry.

Page 15: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

feo

Page 16: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Channing Tatum es menos feo que Jonah Hill.

Page 17: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Mejor/Peor

When comparing things that are better are worse, instead of using bueno (bien) or malo (mal), we use mejor and peor.

Page 18: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Examples

La clase de español es mejor que (better than) la clase de frances.

La clase de frances es peor que (worse than) la clase de español.

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Better or worse?

For the following slides, say which thing is better, in your opinion, and which is worse.

You will be creating two sentences per slide.

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Page 21: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

La hamburguesa es mejor que el refresco.

El refresco es peor que la hamburguesa.

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Page 23: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

El bistec es mejor que el pollo.

El pollo es peor que el bistec.

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Page 25: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

La clase de historia es mejor que la clase de inglés.

La clase de inglés es peor que la clase de historia.

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Page 27: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Las papas son mejores que los tomates.

Los tomates son peores que las papas.

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Older/Younger

To talk about someone (or something) being older, we use the word mayor.

To talk about someone (or something) being younger, we use the word menor.

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Younger or older?

For the following slides, say which thing is older and which is younger.

You will be creating two sentences per slide.

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Your sibling/your father

Page 31: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Mi hermano es menor que mi padre.

Mi padre es mayor que mi hermano.

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Your father/your mother

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Mi padre es menor que mi madre.

Mi madre es mayor que mi padre.

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Your cousin/your sibling

Page 35: Comparatives. What is it? Oddly enough, we use comparatives to compare two things. So far, we’ve learned how to compare things using the phrase “más …

Mi primo es menor que mi hermano.

Mi hermano es mayor que mi primo.

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Your grandparents/your parents

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Mis abuelos son mayores que mis padres.

Mis padres son menores que mis abuelos.