Using adjectives to compare places. Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between two objects (larger, smaller, faster, higher). Students focus on how to form comparative adjectives and compare places to live, cities, and countries through sentence communicative activities and discussion.
Comparing Places

Overview
Daily lifePeople and placesTravel
Level
Elementary: A2Pre-Intermediate: A2+
Included
3 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions
Comparing and contrastingDescribing people, places, or thingsTalking about daily life
Language forms
AdjectivesPresent tense
Activities
DiscussionGap fillQuestions and answersReadingSentence completion
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