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domingo, 22 de noviembre de 2015

EXPRESSIONS WITH COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 3º ESO

We use comparative adjectives to describe people and things:
This car is certainly better but it’s much more expensive.
I’m feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden
We use than when we want to compare one thing with another:
She is two years older than me.
New York is much bigger than Boston.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
France is a bigger country than Britain.
When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and:
The balloon got bigger and bigger.
Everything is getting more and more expensive.
Grandfather is looking older and older. 
We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:
When you drive faster it is more dangerous
> The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
When they climbed higher it got colder
> The higher they climbed, the colder it got.

Superlative adjectives:

We use the with a superlative:
It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters, Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest .

jueves, 5 de noviembre de 2015



 A GOOD PRACTICE FOR MY STUDENTS 3º AND 4º ESO

GOOD LUCK

EXAM 3º ESO CONTENTS. UNITS INTRODUCTION, UNIT 1 AND 2
GRAMMAR
A)     VERBAL TENSES
TO BE
HAVE GOT
THERE IS/ARE
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINOUS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOS
REMEMBER:
*There are three types of verbs: DYNAMIC VERBS (you can use them with simple and continuous tenses. You can see the verb… run, drink, go,….), STATIVE VERBS (you can use them only with simple tenses. You can´t see the verb…. Remember, believe, see, like, love, understand, …. ) and MIXED VERBS ( for example LOOK.  “ you look tired “ and you are looking for some clues”; HAVE.  “I have a sister”. “ They are having dinner at home tonight”).
*ADVERBS
Simple present is used with FREQUENCY ADVERBS (always, usually, never, hardly ever, …) and FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (once a day, twice a week, ……).
Present continuous is used with NOW, AT THE MOMENT, THIS WEEK, IN THE AFTERNOON, NEXT WEEK, ….
*SHOWING PREFERENCES, LIKES AND DISLIKES
Remember when we use
LIKE,LOVE,DISLIKE,HATE, PREFER, ….
DON´T MIND                                                      + V-ING
BE FOND OF/BE KEEN ON
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).
·         state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We were on holiday.
·         possession: belong, have
Example: Sam had a cat.
·         senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He felt the cold.
·         feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loved pizza.
·         brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I did not understand him.
·         introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.
SOME PRACTICE
1. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative
               
1.       I Like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)
2.       She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work, speak)
3.       I’m sorry – I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)
4.       He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)
5.       Mary’s really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)
6.       We .......................................... a big flat – just one bedroom. (work, play, want)
7.       Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)
8.       Ann’s parents ................................... I’m the right man for their daughter. (write, read, think)
2. a) Make questions
1.       How / you pronounce / this word?
2.       How / you spell / that?
3.       What / this word / mean?
4.       How much / they cost?
5.       Where / you live?
6.       What / you do?
7.       How / you do?
8.       What time / the plane / leave?
9.       What time/ the class / start?
10.   What time / the train / arrive?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)
1.       She / live / with her parents?
2.       You / like / your new job?
3.       I /speak / good Italian?
4.       They /work / hard / at university?
5.       We /usually give/ her a birthday present?
6.       Your sister / help / you / very much?
7.       Alan /smoke?

3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
                1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.
                2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)
                3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.
                4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.
                5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?
                6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if you ............................. (lose) the ball?
                7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.
                8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!
                9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat is ready.
                10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.
                11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
                12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.
                13. Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.
                14. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.
                15. When ......................................... (he / leave) the house?
                16. I ............................................... (not/understand). What ...................................... (happen)?
                17. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?
                18. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.
                19. We can’t use the lift because it ................................... (not/work)
                20. a:What ......................................... (you/do) here? B: Nothing.
                21. a: ......................................... (Penny/like) cheese sandwiches? No, ...................................
                22. a: What time ............................................ (the sun/rise)? B: It ............................... (rise) at                7.30.
                23. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school.
                24. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).
                25. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes,           ........................
4) Make questions for the answers provided
1.       The President and his wife live in Madrid.
2.       Peter and Ann’s children play football on Saturdays.
3.       The film about skiing in New Zealand starts at 8.00.
4.       The second word in the first sentence means ‘kind’.
5.       The man in the flat downstairs wants to change his job.
6.       A ticket for Saturday’s concert costs € 15.

B)     QUANTIFIERS 
Look for some practice in www.agendaweb.org

C)     FUNCTIONS
·         MAKING SUGGESTIONS (why don´t we go to the cinema? =let´s go to the cinema=how/what about going to the cinema?)
·         ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT.(what would you like….?/ I´ll have… for dessert? /would you like something else?)
·         GIVING ADVICE (I think you should…../If I were you, I would go to the doctor)
·         PARTITIVES ( a packet of/ a piece of/ an ounce of/ a brick of/ a can, tin of/ a loaf of bread/ a half of)

D)     VOCABULARY
·         All related to FOOD
·         AT THE RESTAURANT (formas para pedir y para ofrecer)
·         Suggestions
·         Advices
·         VOCABULARY TO WRITE AND SPEAK ABOUT A RESTAURANT (THE QUALITY, THE SERVICE, THE SETTING, THE PRICE, ….)
·         VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE A PICTURE. Tened en cuenta que necesitáis las preposiciones para localizar elementos. No olvidéis el powerpoint del blog.



9 TH NOVEMBER

ASSIGMENTS

1.       TRANSLATION

·         ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?..Tomaré unos espaguetis.

·         ¿Por qué no pedimos comida sana?

·         Prefiero ir de museos

·         La gente que está a la derecha está pasándolo muy bien.

·         La comida es deliciosa pero el servicio es lento.

·         El restaurante vegetariano nuevo que está cerca del teatro es muy caro.

·         ¿Cuánto chocolate compras a la semana?




WH QUESTIONS

·         ………………………………………………………………? I drink two litres of wáter every day.

·         ………………………………………………………………? Susan comes to visit me every year.

·         ……………………………………………………………….? Two earthquakes happen every year in Japan.

·         ……………………………………………………………….? There are two new restaurants in town.

·         ………………………………………………………………..? The Smiths are moving to Madrid in two months.

·         ……………………………………………………………….. ? 
I like mushrooms and tomatoes.