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¿Es más interesante? Regular superlative and comparatives

Communication and the world around us: conversaciones

Unit Summary

This unit revisits regular comparative structures and irregular comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que', and introduces regular superlative structures. Pupils learn 'quisiera' with an infinitive and 'me/te/le gustaría' with an infinitive to express 'would like to'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to compare TV programmes and viewing habits using comparatives and superlatives.

Key Notes

  • Indefinite adjectives refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things.
  • To form comparatives in Spanish, use más or menos + adjective + que.
  • To say something is better or worse than something else, use 'mejor que' or 'peor que'.
  • To form superlatives in Spanish, use noun + más or menos + adjective.
  • When using comparative and superlative structures, the adjective must agree with the preceding noun.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • indefinite adjective: adjective used to refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things
  • comparative: form of an adjective or adverb used to used to compare people, things or ideas
  • superlative: form of an adjective or adverb used to express the highest or lowest degree of a quality
  • más: more, most
  • menos: less, least

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The adjective used in a comparative or superlative structure does not need to agree with any noun.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Indefinite adjectives refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things. To form comparatives in Spanish, use más or menos + adjective + que.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indefinite adjective'

adjective used to refer to non-specific or undefined qualities, people or things. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The adjective used in a comparative or superlative structure does not need to agree with any noun. Correction: The adjective used in a comparative or superlative structure must agree with the preceding noun.

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