GESTIÓN DE FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL INTEGRAL PROCEDIMIENTO DESARROLLO CURRICULAR

GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE

1. IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA GUIA DE APRENIZAJE

● Denominación del Programa de Formación: English A1

● Código del Programa de Formación: 51250044
● Competencia/competence: To interact in English language in oral and written form in social and
labor contexts according to the criteria established by the common European frame of reference
for the languages.
● Resultados de Aprendizaje Alcanzar: To use adjectives to compare people, things etc. using
comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
● Duración de la Guía 4 hours

2. PRESENTACIÓN

At the end of this guide the apprentice will be able to: use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
to compare people, things etc.

Warm up: Game- the class gets divided into two groups. The participants of each group one by one come
to the board and write down an adjective. The game lasts until the groups don`t have more ideas. The
group with more correctly written adjectives wins.
Presentation: comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. The teachers show some videos which
explain the grammar. Apprentices` task is to fill the given grammar table. The teachers explain also the
comparative of equality and comparative in general- “than”.
Practice: The apprentices fill the gaps using the correct forms of the adjectives (in comparative and
superlative forms).
Production: Apprentices work in pairs. The task is to write ten sentences describing the comparison
between living in a city and in a country side. At the end apprentices read their sentences to the whole
group.

3. MATERIAL

GFPI-F-019 V3
 SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE SENA
Procedimiento de Desarrollo Curricular
GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE

What is a phoneme?

A set of phonetically similar but slightly differing sounds in a language that are
heard as the same sound by native speakers and are represented in phonemic
transcription by the same s ymbol. A phoneme is also the way we pronounce a
letter.

Example:

PHO

Shy (word)
1.Look up the meaning of these adjectives and make an example for each adjective

MEAN: SHY INTELLIGEN POLITE

MALO T

HE IS A
MEAN MAN

TALKATIVE GENEROUS HARD- OUTGOING

WORKING

LAZY TIDY RUDE BRAVE

AGGRESSIVE QUIET SENSITIVE MESSY

 COWARD SILLY PEACEFUL AFFECTIONAT
E

1. WHAT IS THE CORRECT PHONEME?

1.1 Match the phonemes with the correct adjective . Use the pictures above.

a) /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt/ INTELLIGENT
b) / ˈtaɪdɪ/
c) / ˈtɔːkətɪv/
d) / ˈdʒɛnərəs/
e) /ˈhɑːdˈwɜːkɪŋ/
f) /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/
g) /ruːd/
h) / əˈɡrɛsɪv/
i) /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
j) /ˈmɛsɪ/
k) / breɪv/

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES – GRAMMAR

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2. COMPLETE THE CHART ACCORDING TO THE VIDEOS EXPLANATION

RULE COMP/SUPER ADJECTIVE EXAMPLE COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVE FORM

MORE-ER THE MOST -EST

1. +er/ the; +est high H IGHE R THAN THE HIGHEST

2. doubling the letter big BIGGER THE BIGGEST

+er/ the; +est
N EW

3. y -> I +er/the; +est noisy Noisier The noisiest

4. more/ the most boring/exciting more boring The most boring

more exciting The most exciting

exceptions: good BETTER THE BEST

bad WORSE THE WORST

far FARTHER THE FARTHEST

 COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY – (NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
Ex. Tim is as tall as his sister.
Tim is not as tall as his father. = Tim’s father is taller than h im. (object pronoun)
Tim’s father is taller than h e is.

COMPARATIVE IN GENERAL – THAN

Colombia is bigger than Poland. FAST AND FURIOUS IS HAPPIER THAN P ULP
FICTION

FAST AND FURIOUS IS THE HAPPIEST MOVIE OF HISTORY.

Dogs are noisier than cats.

Ex. 1 . Fill the gaps using the correct form of the given adjective.

1. My house is BIGGER (big) than yours.

2. Ann is (pretty) in the class.
3. Tom is (tall) guy in our school.
4. Smokers usually live (short) than the other people.
5. Lions are (dangerous) than dogs.
6. Mount Everest is (high) on the Earth.
7. Doing sports is (healthy) than watching TV.
8. Making mistakes is (good) than doing nothing.
9. Santa Marta is (far) from Bogota than Medellin.
10. The weather in winter is (bad) than in summer.

Activity: city life vs. country side life

2.1 Compare Bogotá to other cities .

1. Bogotá is more expensive than Medellin

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4. ACTIVIDADES DE EVALUACIÓN

Evidencias de Aprendizaje Criterios de Evaluación Técnicas e Instrumentos de

Evaluación

Evidencias de Conocimiento : Comparative and superlative Filled out worksheets,

adjectives participated in classroom
activities
Completes assigned
Evidencias de Desempeño: worksheets, participates in Worksheets, assessment of oral
team activity production

Evidencias de Producto: Produces pre-structured and Fills out worksheets and shares
original sentences in written results with instructors and
and oral form other students.

5. GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS

adjectives

6. REFERENTES BILBIOGRAFICOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQb7_KUs3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpzrmoW_gwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G096Jdl2XVo

7. CONTROL DEL DOCUMENTO

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Autor (es) Weronika Lis Volunteacher CEET 8.07.2017

8. CONTROL DE CAMBIOS (diligenciar únicamente si realiza ajustes a la guía)

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