Comparing durations
Use comparative language for time: quicker, slower, earlier, later
What a learner can do afterwards
- Compare two events and say which was quicker/slower
- Use 'earlier' and 'later' correctly to describe daily events
- Solve practical problems like 'Who finished first?'
1 · Read
Some things happen fast. Some things take longer. Quicker means less time. Slower means more time.
Try it together
Mia ran to the tree in 3 seconds. Sam ran in 6 seconds. Mia was quicker because she took less time.
Good to know
Earlier means it happened first. Later means it happened after. Breakfast is earlier than dinner.
Quicker and earlier come first. Slower and later come after.
2 · Watch
Take it off screen
Print a worksheetA4 with an answer key page for grown-ups. No screen, no internet.
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
This opens up
Where this leads
Then practise
17 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.