Students will be shown a slide with images of koi and goldfish and asked to list differences between the two. Their sentences will be written on the slides.

The students will be assigned a short text from p. 40 of Face to Face called "Living Jewels." They will first read for gist and answer 2 questions: What is one advantage of having koi as pets, and one is one disadvantage. They will be given 4 minutes to read the text and mark the passages that show a comparison. This will be done using google docs -- they will each have a sheet to mark. We will then review it together as a class. Gist: https://forms.gle/qBt9X8DpMFAGy94TA Intensive activity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x0sS71rmYkg1Xepbhxd5EYfZIUkx4jIMX6YjxsIlKg4/edit?usp=sharing

Meaning -- students will be assigned a section of a whiteboard with comparative phrases to organize in three categories. Notes in ALL CAPS indicate CCQs (see LA for details). https://zoom.us/wb/doc/Sd2icOXYTYmRrZnc79uf4w/p/71248570417152 Big difference. MUCH, A LOT Far (more addictive) than DEF ADDICTIVE, NEAR OR FAR Nowhere near as (high) as. ALSO NOT ANYWHERE NEAR AS Considerably (less) than. FORMAL Not nearly as (exotic) as DEF EXOTIC, NEAR OR FAR A great deal (cheaper) than FORMAL Small difference A LITTLE, A BIT Almost as (much) as Nearly as (expensive) as Slightly (bigger) than PRON Not quite as (enthusiastic) as DEF ENTHUSIASTIC No difference As (beautiful) as Not any (nicer) than No more (time consuming) than DEF TIME CONSUMING FORM On a google doc, groups will be put in pairs to correct the following sentences. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vDveAcC7akzydowvHphwW43-tETiccZI7nVjdGecyAc/edit?usp=sharing That’s almost as much than I paid for my house. (as I paid) Koi are twice as big my goldfish. (as big as) They’re slightly big than the ones I’ve got. (slightly bigger) The normal price is nowhere near as higher as that. (as high as) They are not any nicer that mine. (than mine) I paid considerably least than this. (considerably less) They're nearly not as exotic as koi (not nearly) PRONUNCIATION Students will listen to the following sentences (from CD2) and mark the syllables that are stressed. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qx61X4fxpdriIc1UeFkctvciD0UEQV18imcDZVips0Q/edit?usp=sharing They're as BEAUtiful as BUTtterflies. The MORE I Iearned aBOUT KOI the MORE interested I beCAME. BREEDing KOI is GETting MORE and MORE LUCrative. THAT's almost as MUCH as I PAID for my HOUSE.

Students will be asked to complete a google form supplying the correct missing word in the empty blanks. 1. People argue about whether cats make better pets _____ dogs. THAN 2. While dogs are nowhere ______ as independent as cats they tend to be more affectionate. NEAR 3. Cats can be _____ destructive in the home than dogs are. MORE 4. It's _____ easier to look after a cat..... FAR 5. …but dogs are ________ better at protecting your property. CONSIDERABLY 6. As they get older, dogs don't need _____ as much exercise. NEARLY 7. Both cats and dogs are ten times easier to look after ____ children. THAN https://forms.gle/npRBqRF9bRobSrFX6

Choose two places, two people or two things that you both know well (cities, actors, books, animals, etc.). Together, write five sentences comparing the places, people or things you and your partner chose. Use the language forms we have been practicing. Example: I don't think Mexico City is as expensive as Buenos Aires these days. Conclude with DEC