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Festival experiences: comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que'

Family and friends: possessive adjectives, comparatives

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn possessive adjectives 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro'. They learn comparatives 'más/menos … que' and irregular comparatives 'mejor que' and peor que'. Demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' are introduced.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que' to compare feelings, experiences and singers at a music festival.

Key Notes

'More ... than' in Spanish is 'más' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'Nadia está más feliz que Lucía'.
'Less ... than' is 'menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'las tías están menos enojadas que Ana'.
To say 'better than', use 'mejor que', e.g. 'la segunda canción es mejor que la primera'.
To say 'worse than', use 'peor que', e.g. 'el vestido es peor que la camisa'.
To show possession in Spanish, use possession + 'de' + owner, e.g. 'el amigo de Daniel' - 'Daniel's friend'.

Vocabulary To Learn

comparative: form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
mejor que: comparative structure in Spanish meaning 'better than'
peor que: comparative structure in Spanish meaning 'worse than'
de: Spanish preposition meaning 'from' and 'of', also used to express possession

Common Mistakes To Avoid

To say 'better than' in Spanish I can use 'más bueno que'. To say 'worse than' I can use 'menos malo que'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'More ... than' in Spanish is 'más' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'Nadia está más feliz que Lucía'. 'Less ... than' is 'menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'las tías están menos enojadas que Ana'.

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

form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: To say 'better than' in Spanish I can use 'más bueno que'. To say 'worse than' I can use 'menos malo que'. Correction: In English we don't say 'more good than' or 'more bad than'. We say 'better than' or 'worse than'. Spanish also has words for 'better' and worse'. To say 'better than' use 'mejor que' and to say 'worse than' use 'peor que'.

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