Comparing!

Week 22^nd -24^th July

Hello!

How do you feel? Do you feel happy, stressed, excited?

You should feel happy because we are at the end of July and that means…HOLIDAYS!!!!!

Last week we reviewed adjectives related to personality:

A friendly person is open and kind.

A careful person doesn’t make mistakes or have accidents.

A serious person thinks a lot and doesn’t make jokes.

A quiet person doesn’t talk a lot.

A generous person likes giving people things.

A stylish person dresses well.

An aggressive person likes arguing and can be violent.

The opposite of friendly is … unfriendly. Careful/careless. Serious/ funny.  Quiet / talkative.  Generous/ mean.  Stylish/ old-fashioned.  Aggressive / calm

Don’t forget :

‘ful’ means ‘with’   / ‘less’ means ‘without’ but not always the two adjectives exist!

Careful (with care) careless (without care)

He is a careful writer. He never makes spelling mistakes.

His brother is careless! His writes badly and doesn’t pay attention!

Colourful /colourless

She looks very pretty in her colourful dress!

I don’t like his paintings because they are grey and colourless.

Homeful / homeless(without a house / living in the street)

There are lots of homeless people because of the crisis.

And then we explained how to compare things.

Remember:

		ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		hot long	hotter longer	the hottest  the longest
2 -syllable ended in “y”		dirty	dirtier	the dirtiest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
1-syllable not ended in “y”		violent	more violent	the most violent
More than  2- syllable adj.		expensive	more expensive	the most expensive
		IRREGULAR
		good	better	the best
		bad	worse	the worst

And the same rule applies to adverbs.

		ADVERB	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		fast near	faster nearer	the fastest  the nearest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
More than  2- syllable		slowly	more slowly	the most slowly
		IRREGULAR
		much / many	more	the most
		little/few	less	the least
		far	further/farther	the furthest /the farthest

 Listening : the Best Burguers in Town

Adjectives of appearance and personality

See you in some hours! Bye!

Practical English for Travelling!

Week 15^th – 17^thJuly

Hello everybody!

So, it seems Nuria was too busy and too stressed to come to class last week. What advice (recommendation) would you give her?

You shouldn’t be so stressed! You should take some time off.  You should look for help to organize your holidays. You should delegate at work and get you an assistant or some help!

In the last weeks we have been revising situations in a section called ‘Practical English’.

We watched and listened to dialogues in different places. We learnt set phrases and expressions to use at shops, restaurants, hotels, on the plane etc

On the plane                    

-      Tea or coffee?                

-      Coffee, please.              

-      Milk?                                

-      No, thanks.                     

-      Here you are.                 

-      Thank you.

-      You are welcome.

In a coffee shop

-      Can I help you?

-      I’d like a cappuccino, please.

-      Small or large?

-      Large, please.

-      Can I have an espresso?

-      To have here or to take away?

-      To have here.

-      Anything else?

-      No, thanks.

-      How much is that?

-      £2.25

-      Here you are.

Thank you.                 
At a hotel (Checking in)

-      Do you have a reservation?

-      Yes, my name is Mark Ryder.

-      Can you spell that?

-      R-Y-D-E-R

-      A double room for five nights?

-      No, a single room for five nights.

-      Yes, that’s right. Here’s your key. Room 425 on the 4^th floor.

In a clothes shop

-      What size is this shirt?

-      Small. What size do you want?

-      A medium.

-      This is a medium.

-      Where can I try it on?

-      The changing rooms are over there.

-      Thanks.

-      How is it?

-      Fine. I’ll take it. How much is it?

-      £34.99

-      Do you take American Express?

-      Yes, madam. Can you sign here, please?

-      Thank you.Bye!

In gift shop

-      Can I help you?

-      How much is that T-shirt?

-      It’s £15.60

-      And how much are those mugs?

-      The big ones are £10.50 and the small ones £5.

-      Can I have a big mug, please?

-      Sure. Here you are. Anything else?

-      Do you have birthday cards?

-      Sorry, we’ve only got postcards.

-      Just the mug, then.

-      Here you are.

In the street

-      Excuse me, is King’s street near here?

-      It’s near but I don’t know exactly where. Sorry

-      Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to King’s street?

-      Yes. Go straight on. Go past the church, and then turn left at the traffic lights. And then I think it’s the third on the right.

-      Sorry, could you say that again, please?

-      Yes, go . . .

At a restaurant

-      Good evening. Do you have a reservation?

-      Yes, a table for two. My name’s Allie Grey.

-      Come this way, please.

-      Are you ready to order?

-      Yes, I’d like the onion soup and then the steak, please.

-      The goat’s cheese salad for me, please.

-      What would you like to drink?

-      I’d like a bottle of wine.

-      Red, white or rosé?

-      Red wine, please.

-      Thank you, sir.
Going home.(Checking out)

-      Good morning, sir.

-      Good morning. Can I have my bill, please? I’m checking out.

-      Which room is it?

-      Room 425.

-      Did you have anything from the mini bar last night?

-      Yes, a mineral water.

-      Here you are. How would you like to pay?

-      American Express.

-      Can you sign here, please? Thank you.

-      Would you like me to call a taxi for you?

-      No, thanks.

-      Do you need help with your luggage?

-      No, it’s fine, thanks.

-      Goodbye.

-      Goodbye.

Well, I hope it is useful for you and you can practise it during your holidays!

We also did a pronunciation exercise. We made up (invented) sentences using words which rhyme.

These are the sentences you came up with (made):

-      There’s a hair on the chair.

                /eə/             /eə/

-      Luis’s head is on the bed! (and what about the rest of his body?)

             /e/                   /e/

-      Laura’s heart beats fast when she is in her car! (Why? I wonder…)

             /ɑ:/              /ɑ:/                                /ɑ:/

-      Juan said that “The bird is hurt”. (poor bird!)

                                 /З:/       /З:/              

-      And Juan was hurt in his ear with a bottle of beer! (You shouldn’t fight! It can be

     dangerous!)                      /Iə/                            /Iə/

We´ll continue these weeks with comparisons. See you!