Song Comparatives and Superlatives

Warm Up
Brainstorm and list as many adjectives as you can All I know, all I know
think of. Divide the adjectives into categories Love will ___ the day
(e.g., emotions, physical descriptions, etc.). ____ what your mother ____
Read the books your father _____
Vocabulary Try to solve the puzzles in your own _____ time
Write the comparative and superlative forms of Some may have _______________ you
the adjectives below. Others take a different ______
My, oh my, hey, hey
CALM
BAD Time asks no ________, it goes on without you
Leaving you ______ if you can't stand the pace
TOUGH
The world keeps on ________
HARD
Can't stop it if you try to
COOL
The best part is _____ staring you in the ____ ,
BOLD
whoa
WISE
STRONG Remember, listen as your day _____
SWEET Challenge what the future holds
DIFFERENT Try and ____ your _____ to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you ____
Go ahead, release your _____
Search in the dictionary the meaning of this
words.
Fill in the blanks with the comparative or
• A challenge superlative form of the adjectives with the words
• To be ashamed in Vocabulary section.
• To stand up
• Tough a) That was ____________________ exam
• Bold I´ve ever taken in college!
• Wise b) I think Bob Marley is
• Herold _________________ than Bon Jovi.
• To stare c) Mahatma Gandhi was one of the
__________________ man in the world.
d) My grandmother was one of the
Presentation ___________________ women I have ever met!
Order the endings of the sentences, then listen I should have listened to her more often.
and check. e) Apples are ________________ than
strawberries. They have more sugar.
(1) Listen ( ) your head up to the sky f) That is ________________________
(2) Challenge ( ) they may cause you restaurant in town.
tears
(3) Try and keep ( ) your fears Choose a verse or chorus from the song and
(4) Lovers, ( ) as your day unfolds rewrite it using different adjectives, comparatives,
(5) Go ahead release ( ) and be counted and superlatives. Maintaining the original
(6) Stand up ( ) to cry
message of the song.
(7) Don't be ashamed ( ) what the future holds
Example Rewrite:
Listen the song and fill in the blanks.
Original:
"Love will save the day"
Listen as your day _____
Rewrite:
Challenge what the ______
"Kindness will shine the brightest"
Try and ____ your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may _____ you ____
Peer discussion
Go ahead, release your _____
• Which comparatives and superlatives did you
Stand up and be ______
find in the song?
Don't be 'shamed to ____
• Can you think of any other adjectives that
You gotta be
could be used in the song to express similar
You gotta be ____
ideas?
You gotta be ____
• "What is the most exciting activity you have
You gotta be ____
ever done?"
You gotta be ____
• "Do you think studying English is harder than
You gotta be ____
studying math?"
You gotta be ____
• "Who is the funniest person in our class?
You gotta be ____
Why?"
You gotta be ____
• "Is your best friend more reliable than your
You gotta _______
other friends?"