Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Dear students,
I really hope you enjoy this holiday season and your new year goes wonderfully!

Best regards

Dulce

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (REVISION)

One-syllable adjectives.

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

One-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
Tall Old Short	taller (than) older shorter	(the) tallest (the) oldest (the) shortest

Examples:

• Mary is taller than Jane.
• Mary is the tallest of all the students.
• Mary is older than Jane.
• Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
• My hair is longer than your hair.
• Max’s story is the longest story I’ve ever heard.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.

large     larger      largest

wise       wiser       wisest

• Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
• Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
• Max is wiser than his brother.
• Max is the wisest person I know.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

big       bigger     biggest

thin      thinner    thinnest

fat         fatter      fattest

• My dog is bigger than your dog.
• My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
• Max is thinner than John.
• Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Two-syllable adjectives. 

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

happy      happier       happiest

angry         angrier      angriest

busy           busier        busiest

• John is happier today than he was yesterday.
• John is the happiest boy in the world.
• Max is angrier than Mary.
• Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

peaceful      more peaceful      most peaceful

pleasant      more pleasant       most pleasant

careful         more careful         most careful

thoughtful   more thoughtful    most thoughtful

• This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
• Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
• Max is more careful than Mike.
• Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.


Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative forms.

narrow      narrower     narrowest

gentle        gentler        gentlest

• The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
• This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Adjectives with three or more syllables. 

For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

generous      more generous      most generous

important      more important     most important

intelligent      more intelligent      most intelligent

• Jean is more generous than Joan.
• Jean is the most generous of all the people I know.
• Health is more important than money.
• Of all the people I know, Mark is the most important.
• Women are more intelligent than men.
• Martha is the most intelligent person I've ever met.

*Exceptions.  Irregular adjectives.

good     better     best

bad      worse     worst

far      farther     farthest

little      less       least

many     more     most

• Italian food is better than American food.
• My dog is the best dog in the world.
• My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
• Of all the students in the class, Kevin is the worst.


MORE EXCEPTIONS
Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

clever      cleverer           cleverest

clever       more clever    most clever

gentle         gentler            gentlest

gentle         more gentle    most gentle

friendly            friendlier       friendliest
friendly       more friendly     most friendly

quiet      quieter               quietest

quiet        more quiet       most quiet

simple         simpler          simplest

simple       more simple    most simple

• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
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Now you PRACTICE

• Activity 1 (click)

• Activity 2 (click) 

SOURCE > http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

Restaurants and other places

1) Read this loooong text and then answer the questions below: 

Read and choose one (or two)restaurant (s) for each answer:

0.    Which restaurant is famous for its lamb? ANSWER: A (Last Days of the Raj). 1.        Which restaurant serves hot and spicy food?  -- 2.       In which two restaurants can you listen to some great music? -- 3.      Which restaurant only has desserts and sweets? -- 4.      Which restaurant is good for people who don't eat meat? -- 5.      Which restaurant employs staff trained in Europe? -- 6.      Which restaurant serves an all-day breakfast including sausages, bacon and eggs?   -- 7.   In which restaurant can you eat outside?  --

a)    Last Days of the Raj b)   A Taste of Tuscany c)    Your Local Caff d)   The Lemon Tree e)    Cheesy Bites f)    Fast Best g)    The Chocolate Box h)   Musical Chairs  (C) Copyright BRITSH COUNCIL

2) Watch and learn more about the city of LONDON

3) Now watch this video and practice your pronunciation on PLACES & BUILDINGS vocabulary:

HAVE A NICE WEEK(END)!!!
D.

Revision units 9A & B

More practice on quantities and quantifiers

There are not ____ options. 

 much 
 many 
 some 
 few
 VISIT THIS PAGE and continue.

Exercise 2

Let´s talk about the past! Listen and repeat the most often used irregular verbs. There are more videos like this on this page. Good luck!

As SIMPLE as the PRESENT....

Hello my dear students,

Here you have some practice for the weekend

• PRESENT SIMPLE:

CLICK HERE and practice

• FOOD VOCABULARY:

CLICK and WATCH THIS VIDEO

Welcome! 2017-18

Hello everybody!

It's time to start classes

PRESENTATION and first day of classes:

• WEDNESDAY- 13th September, 2017