Everyone’s
shorter
than me!
1 SHARE YOUR IDEAS
A Make a list of adjectives describing someone’s appearance, for example: dark, light, tall, straight.
B Can you describe the people at the bus stop?
Remember!
Oblika pridevnika je vedno enaka, ne glede na spol ali število samostalnika, ki sledi:
An old man. An old woman. Two old people.
2 PRESENTATION
Everyone’s shorter than me!
A Listen to Megan and follow the text. Why is she different from her friends? Do you think she likes being different?
I’m 14, but I’m 1.83 metres tall. All my friends are shorter than me and I’m the tallest person in my family. Everyone thinks I’m older than 14. On the bus, they think I’m an adult.
When I started secondary school, everyone stared at me. People were friendlier and more helpful at primary school. But it’s easier now and I’ve got lots of mates.
Clothes are always a problem. I usually buy my clothes at a special shop for tall people, but they’re more expensive than ordinary clothes. Shoes are even worse!
There are some advantages. I play basketball and people say I’m the best player in the school. And tall people often get better jobs and earn more money!
The most difficult thing is that I’m always different from other people. I just want to be the same as everyone else. But I’m tall and I’ll always be tall, so I try to accept it and be positive about it.
B Read the text again. Match the beginnings on the left with the endings on the right and make true sentences.
3 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
Complete the sentences. How do you say these sentences in your language?
Remember!
She’s different from her friends.
She wants to be the same as her friends.
4 PRACTICE
A Make sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Try this!
How many adjectives can you find?
ATALLIKINDSTAFRIENDLYOUSHORTOLDTOBLACKBUSOPTIMISTICMECRAZYTELYOUNG
tall, kind, friendly, short, old, black, optimistic, crazy, young.
B Write sentences about some of the girls in Megan’s basketball team. Use comparatives and superlatives. How many sentences can you make? You’ve got three minutes!
Tessa is the most positive.
Sara is older than Shereen.
C Test a friend Ask at least one question about the girls.
D What about you? Describe a friend. Use comparatives and superlatives.
My best friend is Alenka. She’s older than me. She’s the kindest person in the class.
5 WRITING AND SPEAKING
Can you guess?
Use what you know
Write a description of a thing, an animal, a person or a place, using comparatives and superlatives. Read it to the class. Can your classmates find the answer?