In Common

Lead-in

  • Are you happier now than when you were a kid? Why or why not?
  • What is still the same?
  • What changed?

Presentation

Pre

  • Were you a stubborn kid? How so?

Top Down

  • What is the battle mentioned in the title? Read the text and find out.
  • A “battle” to take a shower
  • A “battle” to finish dinner.
  • A “battle” to stop crying
  • A “battle” to take a shower
  • A “battle” to finish dinner.
  • A “battle” to stop crying

Oh God, My Kid Is Just As Stubborn As Me
And then I saw it: I was losing a battle to a tiny version of myself.

I felt her eyes burn a hole right through my soul. That glare was ever so piercing. Daggers aimed straight for my heart. My precious, sweet five-year-old had turned against me. I was begging her, for what seemed like the fourth straight hour, to please finish her dinner.

“I don’t like it,” she hissed through her tiny baby teeth. She crossed her arms. Pouted. Kicked the table. Glared some more through what remained of her soft, bouncy baby curls.

“Wherever could she have learned this from?” I asked myself in exasperation. I crossed my arms. I glared back at her. And then I laughed. There I was, losing a battle to a tiny version of myself. I sighed and walked over to the table and kissed the top of her still pouting little face. She had learned her stubbornness from the best.

We all hear the warning from our parents: Just you wait until you have kids. But I had no idea that my beautiful little pink bundle of joy would turn out to be this sassy little diva just five years later. I thought children morphed into their parents somewhere in their thirties. 

I noticed an uncanny parent-child resemblance very early on with both of mine. Most days, I love it, because it’s like having a little built-in friend. But fighting your reflection is also as maddening as it sounds.

Modified from source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. The mother feels like she has been asking her daughter to finish her dinner for four hours.
  2. The daughter liked the food offered and ate too much.
  3. The daughter is just as stubborn as her mother and father.
  4. The daughter is five years old.
  5. The mother is 35 years old.
  1. The mother feels like she has been asking her daughter to finish her dinner for four hours. True
  2. The daughter liked the food offered and ate too much. False
  3. The daughter is just as stubborn as her mother and father. False
  4. The daughter is five years old. True
  5. The mother is 35 years old. False

Post

  • Are you more similar to your father or to your mother? How so?

Target Language

Comparisson

To talk about similarities use as + adjective + as

  • Amélia is as smart as Helen.
  • Jane is as intelligent as Breno.
  • William is as hardworking as Thiago.

To talk about differences use not as + adjective + as

  • Carlos is not as aggressive as Juliana.
  • Leticia and Bruna are not as competitive as Adriana.
  • I’m not as selfish as my classmates.

Controlled Practice

  • Create sentences using the following:

Example: Lauren / intelligent / Francis > Lauren is as intelligent as Francis.

  1. Vanessa / boring / Peter and Gabriel
  2. Bill / strong / his wife
  3. Brendon and Kris / not / honest / me
  4. Nadia / hilarious / Chandler
  5. No one / shy / Patricia
  1. Vanessa is as boring as Peter and Gabriel.
  2. Bill is as strong as his wife.
  3. Brendon and Kris aren’t as honest as me.
  4. Nadia is as hilarious as Chandler.
  5. No one is as shy as Patricia.

Freer Practice

  • Use the target language and complete the sentences according to your own ideas.
  1. I’m as… as my best friend.
  2. I’m not as… as my mother.
  3. … is as… as me.
  4. I wish I were as…
  5. I’m…

Production

  • Use the target language to compare the following: 

Example: My sister is as quiet as my mom. 

  • Spider man and Batman.
  • Your two best friends.
  • Two of your classmates/coworkers.
  • Two teachers you had.
  • Students and teachers.
  • Cats and dogs.

Homework

Choose the proper bracketed options for the following sentences.

Example: Jake is not as romantic as Paul. (difference/similarity) > Jake is not as romantic as Paul. (difference)
  1. John is as participative as Sophia. (difference/similarity)
  2. Michaela is not as talented as Angela. (difference/similarity)
  3. Murilo has as many stickers as Bruna. (difference/similarity)
  4. Olivia is not as quiet as Penny. (difference/similarity)
  5. Mordecai is as lazy as Amelia. (difference/similarity)
  1. John is as participative as Sophia. (difference/similarity)
  2. Michaela is not as talented as Angela. (difference/similarity)
  3. Murilo has as many stickers as Bruna. (difference/similarity)
  4. Olivia is not as quiet as Penny. (difference/similarity)
  5. Mordecai is as lazy as Amelia. (difference/similarity)

Order the word chunks. 

Example: Bach / good as / as / Mahler is > Mahler is as good as Bach.
  1. not as / the Blacks. / strong as / The Greens are
  2. is as tall / as Stephen Kurry. /  Kevin Durant
  3. as Meryl Streep. / as good / Cate Blanchett is
  4. not as great / as Winston Churchill. / Henry Truman is 
  5. talented as Jeff Buckley. / is not as / Ed Sheeran  
  1. The Greens are not as strong as the Blacks.
  2. Kevin Durant is as tall as Stephen Kurry.
  3. Cate Blachett is as good as Meryl Streep. 
  4. Henry Truman is not as great as Winston Churchill.
  5. Ed Sheeran is not as talented as Jeff Buckley.

Choose true or false for these real life situations. 

Example: A cheetah is as fast as an elephant. (true / false) > A cheetah is as fast as an elephant. (true / false)
  1. Jupiter is as big as the Moon. (true / false)
  2. Brasília is as large as San Francisco. (true / false)
  3. India is not as populated as China. (true / false)
  4. A crow is not as big as a raven. (true / false)
  5. River Amazonas is as long as river Tietê. (true / false)
  1. Jupiter is as big as the Moon. (true / false)
  2. Brasília is as large as San Francisco. (true / false)
  3. India is not as populated as China. (true / false)
  4. A crow is not as big as a raven. (true / false)
  5. River Amazonas is as long as river Tietê. (true / false)

Order the words to make sentences.

Example: as / as / good / Federer. / I’m > I’m as good as Federer.
  1. Bolt. / Usain / as / healthy / We / are / as
  2. her / as / She / as / dog. / is / happy
  3. impatient / as / my / siblings. / am / I / as
  4. is / a / important / as / He / as / senator. 
  5. as / are / Hadid. / as / You / beautiful / Bella 
  1. We are as healthy as Usain Bolt.
  2. She is as happy as her dog.
  3. I am as impatient as my siblings.
  4. He is as important as a senator.
  5. You are as beautiful as Bella Hadid. 

Assemble the affirmatives to write a comparative sentence. 

Example: Dua Lipa is good. Rihanna is better. > Dua Lipa is not as good as Rihanna.
 
  1. Viola is muscular. Alexandra is muscular. 
  2. Tanisha is dedicated. Kayla is not. 
  3. Jamal is brave. Hakeem is brave. 
  4. Megan is smart. Chatelle is smarter. 
  5. Brianna is creative. Dominique is more.  
  1. Viola is muscular. Alexandra is muscular. > Viola is as muscular as Alexandra. / Alexandra is as muscular as Viola. 
  2. Tanisha is dedicated. Kayla is not. > Kayla is not as dedicated as Tanisha.
  3. Jamal is brave. Hakeem is brave .> Jamal is as brave as Hakeem. / Hakeem is as brave as Jamal. 
  4. Megan is smart. Chatelle is smarter. > Megan is not as smart as Chantelle.
  5. Brianna is creative. Dominique is more. > Brianna is not as creative as Dominique. 

Writing

Write a short text comparing you and the rest of your family.

Example: I’m as smart as my mom, but I’m not as dedicated as my sister because…