Present Tense Verb Conjugations + 3.2 + Vocab + Possessive Adjectives + Age + Dates +
Comparisons or Equality and Inequality
Lesson 5
Class: Spanish 1
Level: Level 1
Unit: 3.2 + Vocab + Possessive Adjectives + Age + Dates + Comparisons
Teacher: Ms. Schultz
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written
conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed
on a variety of topics.
Language Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of
language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
Objectives
By the end of class today, students will:
1. Be able to tell dates and say large numbers
2. Be able to use their vocab words in conversation
3. Be able to compare things of equality and inequality
Anticipatory Set
Routine Questions
Teaching Activities
1. Review Comparatives of Equality
a. Formulas for each one
b. Examples
2. Introduce comparisons of inequality
a. In English, we use: More than or Less than to compare items of inequality.
b. In Spanish, we are going to use Más Que to represent “more than” and Menos Que to
express “less than”
i. Comparing things with adjectives
1. Formula: más + adjective + que
a. Menos + adjective + que
2. Examples:
a. Un escritorio es más grande que una silla.
b. El chico es más alto que la chica.
3. We need to be careful because in English, we use “er” to compare short
adjectives such as “bigger”, “taller”, and “faster”. However, we use
“more than” or “less than” for longer adjectives such as “more delicate
than” or “more expensive than”.
a. But in Spanish, we use the same equivalent “more than/less
than” for both.
4. Examples:
a. Alfredo hace la tarea más frecuentemente que Miguel.
b. Pero Miguel trabaja más que Alfredo
i. Here we have a verb. Therefore, just like in English, the
verb goes before “más que” or “menos que”
5. Have the students do some examples:
a. I eat more than my friends 
b. I like to go to the library more than the gym 
c. I like hamburgers less than tacos 
d. My grandma is more fun than my grandpa 
e. Science class is less fun than English class 
c. Irregulars
i. Regular form
Más Bueno (bien)
Más malo (mal)
Más Viejo
Más joven
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Irregular form
Mejor
Peor
Mayor (que)
Menor (que)
ii. The irregulars “mayor que” and “menor que” are only used for people. When
you have inanimate objects however, the regular form is used.
a. Mi coche es más viejo que tu coche.
iii. Be very careful to match these irregulars with the people they are refering to.
1. Mi padre es mayor que mi madre
2. Mis tíos son mayores que mis primos
Packet page 5
a. Practice with numbers
b. Section C
Textbook Activity 12
a. Page 175
b. There are 6 sentences given with a comparison missing. The students need to fill in the
blanks with the correct comparison.
Comparison Activity
a. The students will each get a photo of a person. Through guided slides, the students are
going to make a profile for the person they received. Then, through prompted
questions, the students are going to compare and contrast their profile with others.
Cinco de Mayo History Lesson
a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIICWQyK72Y
Telehistoria Escena 1
a. Page 168 (activity 3) Comprehension of the Episode
b. Students need to indicate whether the sentences are true or false according to what
was said/done in the video.
Homework
Packet pages 7-9 (sections A-C)
Assessment
1. Practice with numbers in the packet will assess objective 1.
2. The comparison activity will assess objective 2.
3. The comparison activity and the textbook activity will assess objective 3.
Materials Needed
Projector
Packets
Textbooks
PowerPoint
Cinco de Mayo video
Textbook CD
Duration of Time
Review Comparatives of Equality and Introduce Inequality: 35 minutes
Packet page 5 (section C): 5 minutes
Textbook Activity: 5 minutes
Comparison Activity: 20 minutes
Cinco de Mayo Video: 5 minutes
Telehistoria Escena 1: 10 minutes
“I Can” Statement
I can use vocab words in conversations while using present tense verb conjugations
I can compare two things using comparisons of equality or inequality.