Keeping up with the JonesesYoungsoo and Jasmine

CEP I1 7-9pmMarch 24, 2014

Group workThree people work together to find out the differences

between you and your partnersList them on the your notebookDescribe the differences between you and your partner/

your two partners using comparison.Share your findings with the class!

Example: Young is taller than Jasmine. His computer skill is better than mine. He usually talks more than Jasmine on Tuesday’s class.

The origin of ‘Keeping up with the

Joneses’Arthur1913125 dollars/weekLong island

Do you like to ‘keep up with the Joneses’?

Do people in your culture like to ‘keep up with the Joneses’?

What (e.g., money, fashion, cars, clothes) do you like to compare with people in your culture?(group work: three people)

Do you like to keep up with the Joneses?(Individual)

A Chinese version

The most expensive real estate sold in NYC

Guess the price42 million dollars

18 Gramercy Park

Activity (1)I am going to tell you something about two

different things.Now, tell the class one or two things about the

two things I’ve just described. Try to use comparatives (e.g., he is taller than her) in your answer.

Activity (2)Try Exercise 1 in the handout.

Did you notice any rules or patterns?How come some words have “-er” and some

don’t?How come some words have another consonant

added to the word (e.g. big bigger)?Words with 1 syllable usually have “–er”Words with 2 or more syllables usually have

“more/less” before the word.Words that ends with CVC (consonant-vowel-

consonant) usually has an additional consonant (e.g. bigger) added.

Activity (3)Try Exercise 2 in the handout

Did you notice any rules or patterns?How come some words have “-est” and some

don’t?Words that end with ‘y’ usually have ‘y’ removed and

replaced with ‘-iest’ (e.g. angry angriest)1 syllable words usually have “-est”2 or more syllable words usually have “most” added

to the word*This is a common error: it’s not grammatically

correct to say “he is more taller” or “he is most smartest” (no double comparatives or superlatives!!!)

Activity (4)Complete “comparatives and superlatives”

exercise sheet (both sides) with a partner or partners. If you have any questions, ask your partner(s). If you still don’t know, then ask Young or Jasmine.

Read the passage on page 21

Three pairs read the three dialogues aloud.Find vocabularies you don’t know and guess

(infer) the meaning under the context.Finish work 4 on page 23 in the textbook.Work out the problems on page 22 and discuss

them one by one.

HomeworkFirst think about your country– the culture,

people, language, music, food, and more.Second, think about New York City– the culture,

people, language, music, food, and more.Write a short paragraph (6-8 sentences)

about New York City and your home country and how they are similar or different. Please use comparatives (e.g., Food in Dominican Republic is cheaper than New York City) and try your best to use superlatives (e.g., Japan has the most beautiful mountain in the world).