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Grade 5 · Unit 5 · PuentesComparaciones
Comparaciones
Comparisons
Más que, menos que, tan… como: the grammar of fair comparison, applied to schools, cities, foods, and daily life across cultures.
Unit objectives
- Compare with más/menos que and tan… como
- Use mejor, peor, mayor, menor correctly
- Build superlatives: el más alto de la clase
- Write a balanced five-sentence comparison
Can-Do targets
- I can compare two things fairly in Spanish.
- I can say what is best, worst, biggest, and smallest.
- I can write a balanced comparison of two places.
Vocabulary scope
más que, menos que, tan… como, mejor, peor, el/la más…, la diferencia, similar, mientras que
How this unit builds
Grade 4’s Mi Región compared with se parece a; now the full comparative grammar makes those comparisons precise — and powers persuasion in Grade 8 debates.
Planned lessons
What this unit will contain
Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.
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Lesson 1Más y menos — the comparatives
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Lesson 2Tan como — equality
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Lesson 3El superlativo — the extremes
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Lesson 4La comparación justa — fair writing
Cultural connection
Comparison without ranking
Is Spanish food “better” than Mexican? The unit’s cultural spine: comparison describes, it doesn’t crown. Different excellences, honestly named.