Comparatives and superlatives
Accidentally in Love (Shrek 2) – Counting Crows
1. Watch the video at http://ow.ly/8MpHC and underline the adjectives in the comparative form. Then, in
pairs, come up with different sentences using these adjectives.
So she said what’s the problem, baby?
Come on, come on
What’s the problem I don’t know
Move a little closer
Well maybe I’m in love (love)
Come on, come on
Think about it every time
I want to hear you whisper
I think about it
Come on, come on
Can’t stop thinking ’bout it
Settle down inside my love
How much longer will it take to cure this
Come on, come on
Just to cure it cause I can’t ignore it if it’s love (love)
Jump a little higher
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don’t
know nothing
Come on, come on
’bout love
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
We were once
Come on, come on
Upon a time in love
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
We’re accidentally in love
The world will follow after
Accidentally in love (x 7)
Come on, come on
Because everybody’s after love
Accidentally
So I said I’m a snowball running
I’m in love, I’m in love, (x 3)
Running down into the spring that’s coming all this love
Accidentally (x 2)
Melting under blue skies
Belting out sunlight
Come on, come on
Shimmering love
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
Well baby I surrender
And the world’s a little brighter
To the strawberry ice cream
Come on, come on
Never ever end of all this love
Just get yourself inside her
Well I didn’t mean to do it
But there’s no escaping your love
Love I’m in love
These lines of lightning
Mean we’re never alone,
Never alone, no, no
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Comparatives and superlatives
Now write down sentences using four of the adjectives you underlined.
a)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
d)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Speaking activity: Mobile Phones
In your group, put your mobile phones on your desks. Ask your classmates the questions in the worksheet given by
your teacher. Then, report your findings to the class using the superlative form. Each group will come up with six
sentences.
Classmate 1:
_____________
Classmate 2:
_____________
Classmate 3:
_____________
Classmate 4:
_____________
a) Is it your first
phone?
b) How long have
you had it?
c) How much did it
cost?
d) How big is it?
e) What is good
about it?
f) What don’t you
like about it?
3. Comparing a “flic” to a “floc”.
In your group, compare the pairs of things in the card given by your teacher using the words “flic” and “floc”. Tell the
other groups your comparisons. They must guess what “flic” and “floc” mean in each sentence. e.g.: flics (cars) are
faster than flocs (bikes).
Photocopiable – Student’s copy
Comparatives and superlatives
Accidentally in Love (Shrek 2) – Counting Crows
1. Watch the video at http://ow.ly/8MpHC and underline the adjectives in the comparative form. Then, in
pairs, come up with different sentences using these adjectives.
So she said what’s the problem, baby?
Come on, come on
What’s the problem I don’t know
Move a little closer
Well maybe I’m in love (love)
Come on, come on
Think about it every time
I want to hear you whisper
I think about it
Come on, come on
Can’t stop thinking ’bout it
Settle down inside my love
How much longer will it take to cure this
Come on, come on
Just to cure it cause I can’t ignore it if it’s love (love)
Jump a little higher
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don’t
know nothing
Come on, come on
’bout love
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
We were once
Come on, come on
Upon a time in love
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
We’re accidentally in love
The world will follow after
Accidentally in love (x 7)
Come on, come on
Because everybody’s after love
Accidentally
So I said I’m a snowball running
I’m in love, I’m in love, (x 3)
Running down into the spring that’s coming all this love
Accidentally (x 2)
Melting under blue skies
Belting out sunlight
Come on, come on
Shimmering love
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
Well baby I surrender
And the world’s a little brighter
To the strawberry ice cream
Come on, come on
Never ever end of all this love
Just get yourself inside her
Well I didn’t mean to do it
But there’s no escaping your love
Love I’m in love
These lines of lightning
Mean we’re never alone,
Never alone, no, no
Photocopiable – Teacher’s copy
Comparatives and superlatives
Now write down sentences using four of the adjectives you underlined.
Respostas pessoais.
2. Speaking activity: Mobile Phones (groups of 4 to 5 students)
In your group, put your mobile phones on your desks. Ask your classmates the questions in the worksheet given by
your teacher. Then, report your findings to the class using the superlative form. Each group will come up with six
sentences.
Classmate 1:
_____________
Classmate 2:
_____________
Classmate 3:
_____________
Classmate 4:
_____________
a) Is it your first
phone?
b) How long have
you had it?
c) How much did it
cost?
d) How big is it?
e) What is good
about it?
f) What don’t you
like about it?
3. Comparing a “flic” to a “floc”.
In your group, compare the pairs of things in the card given by your teacher using the words “flic” and “floc”. Tell the
other groups your comparisons. They must guess what “flic” and “floc” mean in each sentence. e.g.: flics (cars) are
faster than flocs (bikes).
Group A
flics
a cat
a computer
flocs
and
and
a dog
a calculator
Group B
flics
speaking English
a snake
flocs
and
and
speaking your mother tongue
a cockroach
Group C
flics
a BlackBerry
Brad Pitt
flocs
and
and
an iPhone
Tom Cruise
Photocopiable – Teacher’s copy