Mes préférences au collège : extended writing and speaking
I can use a range of adjectives in the comparative and superlative to enhance my descriptions of school life and preferences.
Mes préférences au collège : extended writing and speaking
I can use a range of adjectives in the comparative and superlative to enhance my descriptions of school life and preferences.
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Key learning points
- Comparative and superlative adjectives can be used to enhance opinions and descriptions.
- It is important to consider word order when translating texts containing superlatives.
- Carefully planning, rehearsing and immediately repeating a speaking task helps to improve performance.
- Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
Keywords
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Superlative - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., the tallest, the most interesting
Word order - the sequencing of words in a sentence in accordance with grammatical rules
Common misconception
Superlative sentences have the same word order in English and French.
Take care when writing or translating superlative sentences as the French word order differs quite significantly from English, e.g., 'the most interesting lesson' > 'the lesson the most interesting'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to want, desire
to invite, inviting
to remember, remembering
to gather, meet, reunite
to phone, phoning
to bring (someone), brining (someone)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
durable, sustainable
alive, living
address
evening, party
surprise
quiet
simplement
foyer
compagnie
séjour
instruction