Week 30 · Comparatives & Superlatives

Language target語言目標

Comparing people, places, food, sports, objects.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

Sports + food comparison: students compare two athletes, sports, foods, restaurants, or cities.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 7 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

biggeradj.更大的Taichung is bigger than Changhua.短字加 -er · big → bigger（雙寫 g）
more interestingphr.更有趣的This book is more interesting than the film.長字（三音節以上）用 more · ✗ interestinger
less expensivephr.比較便宜的Night market food is less expensive than restaurant food.less = 反方向的 more · 也可以說 cheaper
betteradj.更好的Her English is better than mine.不規則！good → better → the best · ✗ gooder
worseadj.更糟的The traffic is worse on Fridays.不規則！bad → worse → the worst · ✗ badder
the bestadj.最好的That is the best beef noodle soup in Changhua.最高級前面一定要 the
the mostadj.最…It was the most exciting game of the season.長字的最高級 · the most + 形容詞

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

0–10 min
Homework review複習作業every week · 每週相同
Review last week's assignment. Ask 2–3 students to share. Correct one common error and celebrate one strong example.
10–20 min
Vocabulary單字every week · 每週相同
Teach 5–10 target words. Always include: meaning, Chinese equivalent when useful, example, synonym, antonym, and/or word family.
35–50 min
Fun / application應用活動
Taiwan vs. USA Challenge: compare food, weather, cities, sports, school life, and transportation respectfully.
50–57 min
Challenge / exit ticket挑戰與出場券every week · 每週相同
Each student produces something before leaving: a sentence, answer, mini-story, explanation, role-play, or spoken response. Keep it quick and visible.

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動，對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones，包括本週核心字彙的選擇；下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充，讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

The trap · mark it once, not twice

陷阱・只標記一次

「更高」has two pieces and English has one. Translating both gives 'more taller', which is the single most common comparative error in Taiwan. Say the rule out loud: -er OR more, never both.
「更高」有兩個零件，英文只有一個。兩個都翻就變成 more taller——這是台灣最常見的比較級錯誤。把規則唸出來：-er 或 more，不能兩個都要。

✗ more taller　✗ more bigger　✗ most easiest
✓ taller　✓ bigger　✓ the easiest
短字（1–2 音節）→ -er / -est：tall, big, easy, happy
長字（3 音節以上）→ more / the most：interesting, expensive, beautiful
Your turn — fix this: ✗ This test was more easier than the last one.

than, as … as, and 越來越

than、as…as，以及「越來越」

Three patterns, and the third one has no obvious English shape at all. 越來越 becomes a doubled comparative, which students never guess on their own.
三個句型，第三個在英文裡根本沒有明顯的對應形狀。「越來越」要變成重複的比較級，學生自己絕對猜不到。

A 比 B → A is ______er than B.　(✗ than I ✓ than me，口語)
A 跟 B 一樣 → A is as tall as B.　(中間放原形，不是比較級)
越來越熱 → It's getting hotter and hotter.
越來越有趣 → It's getting more and more interesting.
Your turn: 天氣越來越冷。→ ______

Taiwan vs. USA · compare respectfully

台灣對美國・尊重地比較

Dom's challenge, with her word 'respectfully' taken seriously. Comparison is not ranking. Require every pair to include one thing each side does better — that rule alone raises the quality of the English.
Dom 的挑戰，而且認真看待她寫的「尊重地」。比較不是排名。規定每一組都要寫出雙方各自更好的一件事——光這條規則就會把英文的品質拉高。

Food: ______ is more ______ than ______ , but ______ .
Transportation: ______
School life: ______
Weather: ______
Rule: no sentence may say one country is simply 'better'.

Exit ticket · two things you know well

出場券・兩個你很熟的東西

Two comparisons about things the student actually knows — one short adjective, one long one. Both marked once.
寫兩句學生真的熟悉的東西的比較——一個短形容詞、一個長形容詞。兩句都只能標記一次。

______ is ______er than ______ .
______ is more ______ than ______ .

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Chinese compares with 比 and adds 更 for emphasis — 更高. Students translate both halves and produce 'more taller'. One rule stops it: English marks the comparison once, either with -er or with more, never both.
不必備課。中文用「比」比較，再用「更」加強——「更高」。學生兩半都翻，就寫出 more taller。一條規則就擋住：英文只標記一次，要嘛 -er 要嘛 more，不能兩個都來。