8. Ways of comparing

Exercise 1

1. Social media takes up easily the biggest part of teenagers’ free time today.

2. Online meetings don’t take nowhere near as much energy as face-to-face meetings.

3. Taking care of yourself takes slightly more time than people think.

4. A first date can take nearly as much preparation as a job interview.

5. Making a small decision takes no bigger courage than saying “no” to someone.

6. Taking advantage of a good opportunity takes just as much confidence as starting something new.

Exercise 2

Ways of comparing (Upper NTE based)

Group sort - Drag and drop each item into its correct group.

https://wordwall.net/resource/31653939/ways-of-comparing-upper-nte-based

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Transform the sentences using ‘the…the…’
If you have time, discuss if they’re true for you/if you agree with them

Comparatives + the...the...

Flash cards - Test yourself using cards with prompts on the front and answers on the back.

https://wordwall.net/resource/34682648/comparatives-thethe

Exercise 6

Modifying comparatives (NTE unit 2.3)

Random cards - Deal out cards at random from a shuffled deck.

https://wordwall.net/resource/19402497/modifying-comparatives-nte-unit-23

Exercise 7

Comparatives (the...the)

Random cards - Deal out cards at random from a shuffled deck.

https://wordwall.net/resource/18427888/comparatives-thethe

Exercise 8

Work in small groups and choose a country/city you would love to move to, e.g. Russia vs Finland. You need to come up with reasons why you want to move to this particular country or why they want to stay in Russia.