Saturday, November 26, 2011

Meaning into words-XII


Unit-12 Comparison                                                                                                        
12.1 Large and small differences:
Ø Read the news article and compare the two Holiday Packages:
12.2 Similarities and differences:
Ø Differentiate between you and your friend on the basis of:
v physical appearances and dress
v accommodation
v skills and leisure activities
v work and routine
12.3 comparing prices:
Ø A: What shall I get……X……or……Y…..?
B: Don’t get …….X……. It’s far more expensive than…..Y………
     Get ……Y……….It’s far cheaper than………X………
A: How much more?
     How much cheaper?
B: Oh, it’s about      ……..times the price/a……..of the price.
12.4 Measuring other differences:
Ø Collocation of Noun and Adjectives:
            e.g. deep river,lake,sea,eye
Ø Comparison:
12.5 What is it?
Ø Listening to guessing game and work in group for more:
For example see page: 171
12.6 Comparing with different tenses:
Ø use of comparative ‘than’
e.g. The exam is tougher this year than it usually is.
Ø use of comparative ‘as…..as’
            eg. This year exam wasn’t as easy as it usually is.

12.7 Not what I’d expected:
Ø Do in group with the help of the teacher:
12.8 Dieting revolution:
Ø Production based on the aforementioned ways of comparison:
Ø Answering question from the passage using tools for comparison:
                                                                                                                                    R.K. Singh