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Today’s lesson. English. 3rd Level. Unit 3: Appearances. 1. Check your understanding of the formulas we use to compare. Option A vs. Option B. 2. Start describing some people, both orally and in written sentences. The use of adjectives. Issue 3. Appearances.
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Today’s lesson English. 3rd Level. Unit 3: Appearances • 1. Check your understanding of the formulas we use to compare. • Option A vs. Option B 2. Start describing some people, both orally and in written sentences.
The use of adjectives Issue 3. Appearances Qualifying adjectives help you describe nouns, giving you information about their characteristics. You usually use adjectives in its positive form: Examples: That student is very ............ tall Your sister is very ................ pretty The conference was extremely ............... interesting Pau Gasol is a very............. Basketball player. good
Doing comparisons We often compare different objects, or people. In our comparisons we use a very simple structure, using adjectives. TALL ER than Magic J Pau Gasol is 2m20 1m84 One syllable adjective Magic Jerez + ER Pau Gasol
Pretty Two syllable adjective, ending in -Y Heidi Heidi is pretty Penelope Cruz !!! PRETT i ER Penelope Cruz is than Heidi Two syllable adjective, ending in -Y + iER
Most other Two syllable adjectives (not ending in –Y) Boring Maths is boring !!! English MORE + adjective With Alex Jerez !!! Maths English is Boring MORE than
LONG ADJECTIVES: 3 or + syllable adjectives Beautiful, interesting ... Newspapers are interesting !!! Magazines MORE + adjective interesting Magazines are MORE than newspapers
Some exceptions...!! Common, clever, gentle, hollow, unhappy.... MORE + adjective Adjective + suffix –ER/iER Spelling mistakes are more common than semantic errors. Spelling mistakes are commonER than semantic errors. Mr.Casanova is more gentle than Mr. Torrente. Mr.Casanova is gentlER than Mr. Torrente.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES GOOD, BAD, FAR .... better More good, Gooder Jasmina sings better than Mary. worse bader, more bad Mary sings worse than Jasmina. further Pas de la Casa is further than Canillo.
Activity 2: Compare!!! Watch the images and make sentences: Example: Adjective SEXY Abraham is sexIER than Tom!!!