U n i d a d I : Unidad I: Comparing Lengua Adicional al Español (Inglés) II Tema 2: Keeping in touch and
Keeping in touch and cooking How do you keep in touch with people? I always use email. It s quicker and easier than anything else. But I get a lot of spam. There s nothing worse than spam when Julia Blake Cindy White I like to write letters. I know regular mail is slower than email, but letters are more personal. And I never send those e-cards. I just think it s nicer to get a real card. At work we use video conferencing. It s less expensive than a business trip and more convenient. Katie Paltrow I send text messages to my friends all day. It s more fun than calling and you can send photos, too. Melanie Boleyn Justin Uberti I use a webcam to keep in touch with my brother. He thinks it s better than the phone because he can see me. I guess it s more
1. Are these sentences true or false? Tick ( ) the boxes. Can you correct the false ones? True False 1. Melanie says text messages are more boring than phone calls. 2. Justin s brother thinks webcam calls are better than phone calls. 3. Katie says video conferences are less expensive than business trips. 4. Julia says e-cards are nicer than real cards. 5. Cindy says emails are quicker than anything else. Comparatives We use the comparative form to compare characteristics of people, things or places. We usually use than with comparative adjectives. -er than / more than Form Short adjectives (one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives) Adjective + -er Mark is taller than John. Australia is bigger than Italy. Regular mail is slower than emails. Long adjectives (adjectives of more than two syllables) more + adjective Meat is more delicious than vegetables. Kylie is more beautiful than Ann. Spanish is more difficult than English. Spelling rules One vowel + one consonant in short adjectives: the consonant doubles. fat fatter big bigger hot hotter Consonant + -y: y changes to i and add -er. friendly friendlier pretty prettier happy happier as as / less than
We use (not) as + adjective + as to show that two people / things, etc., are (not) similar. Spring is as warm as fall. Paul is not as strong as Mike. We use less + adjective + than for two people / things / places, etc. Video conferences are less expensive than trips. The red blouse is less expensive than the black blouse. Irregular forms Adjective good Bad Far Comparative better worse farther / further Thomas plays soccer better than Javier. She cooks worse than I do. My paper airplane flew farther than yours did. 2. Complete the sentences with -er than or more than. a. India is hotter than Sweden (hot) b. James is Mark (thin) c. Mexico is London (cheap) d. I am you (tall) e. English is Spanish (easy) f. Peter s house is Robert s (big) g. Plane is train (fast) h. Salad is burger (nutritious) i. William Levy is David Zepeda (handsome) j. The Nile is the Ganges (long) k. John plays tennis Charles (good)
Superlatives We use the superlative form to compare one person/thing, etc., with more than one person/thing, etc., in the same group. We use the of/in with superlative adjectives. We use in with the superlative when we talk about places. Example: It s the most expensive bracelet in the shop. the est / the most Form Short adjectives (one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives) The + adjective + -est I am the tallest boy in class. Sharon is the nicest person I know. Fred has the biggest house in our neighbourhood. Long adjectives (adjectives of more than two syllables) The + most + adjective Helen is the most beautiful woman I know. London is the most expensive city in England. He is the most important person I know. Spelling rules With one-syllable adjectives ending in -e, we add -st in the superlative form. simple simpler simplest With one-syllable adjectives ending in a vowel + a consonant, we double the last consonant and add -er/-est. fat fatter fattest With two-syllable adjectives ending in -ly, -y, we change the -y to i and add -est. happy happier happiest With some two-syllable adjectives, such as clever, narrow, gentle, friendly, etc., we form the comparative and superlative either with -er/-est with more/most. friend friendlier friendliest or friendly more friendly most friendly
Irregular forms Adjective Comparative Superlative Good Better the best Bad Worse the worst Far farther / further farthest / furthest 3. Complete the table. Adjective Comparative Superlative Clean thinner Fat the most interesting happier Comfortable shorter the easiest Good bigger the most beautiful Exciting 4. Write the superlatives. a. rich richest b. modern c. friendly d. crowded e. bad f. safe g. famous i. tasty j. nice k. important l. smart m. pretty 5. Choose the best answer. 1. Marie says that History is than physics. a) More easy b) More easily c) Easier d) Easilier 2. Studying English in England was the experience in Jenny s life. a) More exciting b) Most exciting c) Mostily exciting d) Worse
3. Guatemala is than Mexico. a) Small b) More smaller c) Smaller d) Smallest 4. George is the boy in class. a) Taller b) Most Tall c) More Taller d) Tallest 5. Of all girls in the party, Cindy is attractive. a) More b) The most c) The est d) The mostly Cooking Imperatives 1. Read the examples. Then put the words in the correct order. Put the eggs in a bowl. Don t drink that! 1. the / eggs / don t / break! 2. ingredients / mix / all. 3. melt / butter / the. 4. white sugar / use / don t! 5. into / put / oven / it. 2. Look at the text on page 14. What is it: an ad or a recipe? 3. Read again and find: a) five kitchen items. b) six verbs which give instructions.
What do you need to make a Mississipy mud pie? To write a recipe 1. We list the ingredients, one under the other. 2. We write the instructions before de ingredients. 3. We number the instructions in the correct order. 4. We use the second person singular (you do) to write each direction. 4. Look at the ingredients. What can you make with them: an omelette or a pancake? 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¾ cup milk 5. Use the information in Ex. 2 to write the recipe for the pancake on your notebook.
We use the imperatives to make recommendations, commands or requests. Imperative sentences use the simple form / -ing form of a verb. Negative imperatives use Don t / No before the main verb. Imperatives often combine with the frequency adverbs always and never / sometimes and usually. Please, don t eat so much! Close the door, please! Go to bed! Don t sit in that chair! 6. Match the following with the pictures. Please, don t talk! Clean the floor, please. Let s play tennis! Clean your room. Come here, please. Eat your breakfast, please!