materi peer teaching k13 class 8 chapter 7

1. Chapter VII
Bigger is not always better

2. We will learn to compare
people, animals, things in order
• to show their differences
• to be proud of them
• to praise them
• to criticize them

3. What to compare
People Animal things
Joko Dog Book
SBY Cat Pen
Habibi Horse Pencil
Soimah Bird Bike

4. adjective Adjective+er
easy easier
fast faster
few fewer
heavy heavier
high higher
light lighter
long longer

5. examples
1. Stone is heavier than cotton, and cotton is
lighter than stone.
2. I’m younger than Hasan, and Hasan is older
than me. I’m 12 years old. Hasan, my brother,
is 15 years old. Hasan is my older brother.
3. My ruler is longer than Dina’s. Dina’s is shorter
than mine. Mine is 50 centimeters long, and
Dina’s is only 30 centimeters long.

6. examples
4. The old car is still faster than the horse cart.
The cart is slower than the car. The car can run
80 kilometers an hour, and the horse cart can
run only 20 kilometers an hour.
5. Surti is taller than her older sister, Wuni. Surti
is 148 centimeters tall and Wuni is 145
centimeters tall. So, The older sister is shorter
than the younger sister.

7. examples
6. The wooden desk is smaller and it is 8
kilograms. The plastic desk is bigger but is only
4 kilograms. So, the wooden desk is smaller but
it is heavier, and the plastic desk is bigger but
it is lighter.
7. I can lift the bench. Elang cannot lift the stool.
I’m stronger than Elang. Elang is weaker than
me!