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SUPERLATIVES

SUPERLATIVES. THOMAS FLEX 7 UNIT 10. DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?. Test your knowledge on World records !. Robert Pershing Wadlow was THE TALLEST man ever . How tall was he ?. 2,32 m 2,52 m 2,72 m 2,82 m.

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SUPERLATIVES

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  1. SUPERLATIVES THOMAS FLEX 7 UNIT 10

  2. DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS? Testyourknowledgeon World records!

  3. Robert PershingWadlowwasTHE TALLEST manever. Howtallwashe? 2,32 m 2,52 m 2,72 m 2,82 m The tallest man in medical history is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, he was 2.72 m tall. He died on July 15, 1940 in Michigan. (taken from The Guinness book, 2009)

  4. XieQiuping, a Chinesewoman, hasTHE LONGEST hair in the world. Howlong is herhair? • 5.6 m • 6.6 m • 7.6 m • 8.6 m The world's longest documented hair belongs to XieQiuping (China) at 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in) when measured on May 8, 2004. She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13. (taken from the Guinness book, 2009)

  5. Cathie Jung, fromthe USA, hasTHE SMALLEST waiston a living person. Herwaist is only... • 28.1 cm • 38.1 cm • 48.1 cm Cathie's waist is about the size of a jar of mayonnaise. She wears a corset every day and she started wearing them 12 years ago. She now wears one 24 hours a day. "I probably have around 100 of them," says the corset queen. (taken from the Guinness book, 2009)

  6. Who’sTHE MOST EXPENSIVE soccer player ever, sold in 2009 for £80 million? • Kaka • Zidane • Ronaldo • Cristiano Ronaldo CristianoRonaldo is the most expensive player in soccer history after being transferred to Real Madrid for £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid made him the highest-paid player in the world. (taken from wikipedia)

  7. Lookatthesentencesbelow. What do theyhave in common? TheChinesewomanhasTHE LONGEST hair in the world. CathiehasTHE SMALLEST waist in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo is THE MOST EXPENSIVE soccer player. TheyhaveSUPERLATIVEadjectives.

  8. Observe thedifferencebetweenCOMPARATIVESandSUPERLATIVES. Thegiraffe is tallerthanthehorse. Soccer is more popular thantennis. Chocolate is betterthan pizza. We use COMPARATIVEadjectives to compare TWO things. A B

  9. Thegiraffe is thetallest animal in Africa. Soccer is themostpopular sport in Brazil. Chocolate is thebestfood in myopinion! We use SUPERLATIVEadjectives to compare ONE thingwith A LOT OF otherthingsor a GROUP. A

  10. NoticehowweformSUPERLATIVEadjectives. Mygrandma is theoldestperson in myfamily. She’s 98 yearsold! Thecheetah is thefastest animal in the world. Brazil is thebiggestLatin-American country. Summer is thehottestseason. I think Jim Carey is thefunniestactor. For one-syllableadjectives, we use THEand+EST atthe end. IMPORTANT!! THE ________CVC + (double final cons) + est Adjectivesending in –y THE_________(+IEST)

  11. For adjectiveswithtwoor more syllables, we use THE MOST_____________. Pele is themostfamous soccer player. Themostboring TV show is “Zorra Total”. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES: Good Bad Far Remember: some adjectives are different! English is pieceofcake! THE BEST THE WORST THE FARTHEST

  12. Now use thefollowingpicturesandadjectives to makeCOMPARATIVEorSUPERLATIVE sentences.

  13. COLD – HOT – BEAUTIFUL - ROMANTIC

  14. FRIENDLY – FUNNY - INDEPENDENT

  15. NOISY- CLEAN- OLD

  16. FAMOUS – GOOD – BAD

  17. BEAUTIFUL – YOUNG – TALL - THIN

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