Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Express
something happening at present
- Express
comparison
Grammar: Comparison of adverb
Character values:
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Independent
- Innovation
A. Express something happening at present
1. What are you doing now?
2. What is your friend doing at the moment?
3. What are we doing at present?
4. What is your teacher doing right now?
Example:
- Leo is explaining something to the students
- The teacher is guiding her students
- Daniel is playing attention to his teacher
- Gea is rading a poem in front of the class
- The students are doing a test
- The students are discussing their task.
If you want to express something happening at present, you may use present continuous tense. Study the following pattern and their examples.
a. Affirmative sentence (kalimat positif)
I am reading a book
She/he/it is reading/raining now
You/we/they are reading a book right now
b. Negative sentence (kalimat negatif)
I am not reading a book
She/he/it is not reading/raining now
You/we/they are not reading a book right now
c. Interrogative sentence (kalimat pertanyaan)
Am I reading a book ?
Is She/he/it reading/rainin now ?
Are You/we/they reading a book right now ?
B. Express comparison
Gambar orang, tinggi, sedang, rendah.
Questions:
1. Which person is the tallest?
2. Is shinta shorten than wahyu?
3. Is Shinta the smallest of all?
Observe the following table:
|
Adjective |
Comparison |
Superlative |
|
-Fat |
Fatter |
The fattest |
|
Thin |
Thinner |
The thinnest |
|
-Good |
Better |
The best |
|
Bad |
Worse |
The worst |
|
-Expensive |
More expensive |
The most expensive |
|
Difficult |
More difficult |
The most difficult |
|
Happy |
Happier |
The happiest |
|
RECENTLY |
MORE RECENTLY |
MOST RECENTLY |
|
|
|
|
1. The elephant is a big animal.
2. The blue whale is bigger than the elephant
3. The whale is the biggest animal on Earth.
TASK
a. Complete the sentences with the present
continuous tense using the verbs in brackets.
1. Rahman
______ (brush) his teeth.
2. Vina
_______ (talk) to her neighbour
3. Lina
_______ (iron) the clothes in the laundry room.
4. Anton
_______ (paint) the walls of the house.
5. Salim
_______ (wash) the dishes.
b. Fill the blanks with comparative form of
the adjectives given.
1. A
rock is ________ than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our
house is _______ than yours. (big)
3. The
princess is _________ than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom
is a _________ student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles
are _________ than motornikes. (safe)
6. July
is _________ than January. (hot)
7. A
lion is __________ than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen
is ___________ than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers
are __________ than telephones. (expensive)
10. I
think golf is _____________ than football. (boring)
