Class #8 - Opinions

Today, I'm introducing the Opinions writing topic, which is our 3rd and last writing and presentation topic. Sample essay PDF / Essay organization PDF

Please don't argue that people should stop smoking. I've heard this topic too often. Also, please don't write about school uniforms. That's a good topic for high school students, but ...

There are two sides to every argument. You can argue an opinion you don't really believe if you want to. It's an exercise in looking at the other side of an argument. Also, you can write a strange, funny or outrageous opinion if you want to. Just be sure to follow the organization format and have reasons for your points.

Boomerang Children cloze exercise / audio

Grammar: Comparisons with adjectives

The boy is younger than the man.
The turtle is slower than the rabbit.
The girl is prettier than her mother.
Her clothes are more expensive than my clothes.

More examples (Regular Adjectives):
1.    Add “er”  sweet:   A peach is sweeter than a banana.
small, tall, narrow, dry, slow, fast, high, low, warm, cool, cold, loud
* hot: hotter, fat : fatter, wet : wetter, big : bigger, sad : sadder, thin : thinner
* strange : stranger; loose : looser; wide : wider; safe : safer; wise : wiser

2.    Change "y" to “ier”   pretty:   This picture is prettier than that one.
happy, heavy, hungry, early, easy, cloudy, busy, funny, lonely, healthy, ugly

3.    Add “more”   expensive:   Your sweater is more expensive than mine.
delicious, energetic, dangerous, normal, interesting, boring, special, right, wrong, terrible, foolish, square, stupid

Also ...
good < better
bad < worse
far < farther
fun < more fun

Comparison Practice Exercises:
Comparisons 1
Comparisons 2 (type the words)
Comparisons 3

Do the Comparisons online form now!

To Do List

• Presentation #2 (How to ...) is next week (June 10). Be ready to present your 'How to' paper and send Kevin a link to your slideshow if you have one. Let's do this presentation with great eye contact and almost no reading!
• Writing #3 (Opinion) is due in 2 weeks (June 17).
• Do the Comparisons exercises 1, 2, 3
• Do the Comparisons online form