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SCLB – week 4. Find Someone Who. went abroad last summer. Did you stay in Korea last summer? (Alternative question) is going to study this winter vacation. isn’t going home this weekend? Are you going to go home this weekend? had a date last week. had a birthday in the last 4 months.
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Find Someone Who... • went abroad last summer. Did you stay in Korea last summer? (Alternative question) • is going to study this winter vacation. • isn’t going home this weekend? Are you going to go home this weekend? • had a date last week. • had a birthday in the last 4 months. • is going to go skiing this winter. • worked last weekend. • went out last night “No” answer
Textbook, p. 70 • Look at the picture. Tell your partner what you see. What is in the picture? There are some pictures on the fridge. What is happening? A boy is carrying beer. Now listen to the Conversation.
General Rules for Comparisons/Superlatives 1 syllable adjectives - add ‘er’ / ‘est’ talltaller the tallest - watch for spelling changes the biggest 2 syllable adjectives - usually add ‘more’ / ‘most’ more crowded themost slender - watch for two word adj. ending in “y” happy happier thehappiest crowded stupid clever modern narrow ragged simple clean long rich brave calm kind nice broad deep flat high low steep wide big fat large short small tall loud brief fast slow late long old short swift young fresh hot loose sweet weak strong light heavy
3+ syllable adjectives - always ‘more’ / ‘most’ moredifficult themost interesting Don’t forget about “less” / “least” less reliable the least annoying - BUT short words usually sound awkward less big Don’t forget about ‘as...as’ as honest as as precise as not as good as
Grammar Reference, p. 112 • Vocabulary, p. 71
Make as many comparisons as you can. • Take turns telling your partner. • Use other adjectives than the ones listed. • Don’t stop trying to compare the people in the pictures until I change the photos.
exciting, good soccer player, rich Koo Ja-Cheol Park Ji Sung
famous, good singer, beautiful Lee Hyori BoA
Cute, talented, boring, pretty SISTAR The Pussycat Dolls
Handsome, hot, famous, good actor Brad Pitt Daniel Henney
Bad-tempered, friendly, mean Randy Savage pro wrestler “Mr. Bean”
Stylish, fashionable, crazy Kim Jong-il Muammar Gaddafi
Homework Preparation • Choose a partner that you can contact during the week if necessary. • Do Exercise 1 – two times with your partner – changing roles. • Do Exercise 2 – choose two questions from part 1 • follow up each with three more questions for extra detail.
Next week • Homework #3 due in class. • Quiz on Unit 11 – grammar and vocabulary • Don’t forget to check for in-class activity sheets every Saturday.