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SUMMER COURSE

2016

07/11/2016
NATIONAL ENGLISH INSTITUTE
DENIS OCTAVIO ROSALES SALAZAR
NATIONAL ENGLISH INSITUTE

Week 1
- Expressions in the classroom
- Verb be (present) (past)
- There is , there are (present)
- There was , there were (past)
- Wh-questions 1
- Days of the week
- Tell the time
- Demonstrative pronouns
- Conversation scripts

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Useful expressions in the classroom


- Good morning _____________
- Good afternoon _____________
- Good evening _______________
- Good night ________________
- May I come in? ______________
- Can I go to the bathroom? ____________________
- I have a question ________________
- I don`t understand _____________
- What is for homework? ______________
- How do you say __________ in English?
_______________________
- It`s my turn __________________
- Can you repeat that for me? _______________________
- What is _________in Spanish? ______________________
- Don`t be a cheater ___________________
- Bless you ________________
- Thank you _________________
- See you later ________________
- See you tomorrow ________________
- Take care ___________________
- Nice to see you _________________
- I got it _______________
- Nice to meet you ___________________
- Nice to meet you too _________________

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Personal pronoun verb be

1. I ________ I am ________________
2. You _________ you are __________________
3. He _________ he is _____________________
4. She _________ she is _____________________
5. It __________ it is _____________________
6. We _________ we are ___________________
7. You __________ you are ___________________
8. They __________ they are ___________________

Verb be (present structure)


Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I am Am I ……..? I am not
You are Are you ……? You are not
He is Is he ……….? He is not
She is Is she …….? She is not
It is Is it ……..? It is not
We are Are we ……..? We are not
You are Are you …….? You are not
They are Are they ……..? They are not

There is, there are


affirmative interrogative negative
There is Is there ……? There is not ………
There are Are there ……? There are not…….

There is _________________
There are ________________

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Verb be (past)
- I was ________________________
- You were _______________________
- He was _________________________
- She was ________________________
- It was __________________________
- We were _______________________
- You were _______________________
- They were ______________________

Verb be (past)
affirmative interrogative negative
I was Was I ……….? I was not ………
You were Were you ……? You were not …….
He was Was he …….? He was not………
She was Was she …….? She was not ………
It was Was it ……….? It was not …………
We were Were we …….? We were not ………
You were Were you ……? You were not ……..
They were Were they …….? They were not ……

There was, there were


Affirmative Interrogative Negative
There was………… Was there ……..? There was not…….
There were ……….. Were ……..? There were not …..

There was not _______________________


There were not ______________________

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Wh- questions 1
1. What …? 9. What ………..for?
2. Where…..? 10. Who ……… for?
3. When …….? 11. How old …..?
4. What time …..? 12. How tall ……?
5. Why ………? 13. How good ….?
6. Who with ……..? 14. How far ……….?
7. What kind of …..? 15. Which ………?
8. What ……....like? 16. How much…….?

Demonstrative pronouns
Singular
1. This is ________________________________________
2. That is ________________________________________
Plural
3. These are _____________________________________
4. Those are _____________________________________

affirmative interrogative Negative


This is Is this…….? This is not ……..
That is Is that …….? That is not…….
These are Are these…….? These are not …..
Those are Are those……..? Those are not……

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Possessive adjectives
1. My ______________
2. Your _____________
3. His ______________
4. Her ______________
5. Its _______________
6. Our _____________
7. Your ____________
8. Their ____________

Telling the time


Ask for the time
1. What time is it? ______________________________
2. Can you tell me what time it is?
__________________________________________
3. What`s the time? ____________________________
4. Could you please give me the time?
___________________________________________

Telling the time


2:30 pm 5:00 am
1. _______________________ 1. _________________
2. _______________________ 2. _________________
3. _______________________ 3. _________________

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Numbers
1. ________ 11.________ 30. ___________
2. ________ 12.________ 40. ___________
3. ________ 13. __________ 50.___________
4. ________ 14. __________ 60.___________
5. ________ 15.__________ 70.___________
6. ________ 16.__________ 80.___________
7. ________ 17.___________ 90.___________
8. ________ 18.___________ 100.____________
9. ________ 19. ____________ 1,000.____________
10. _______ 20. ____________ 1,000.000__________

Days of the week


1. Sunday ______________
2. Monday _____________
3. Tuesday _____________
4. Wednesday __________
5. Thursday ____________
6. Friday ______________
7. Saturday ____________

What day is today? __________________ today is ___________

What day was yesterday?______________ yesterday was ________

What day is tomorrow? _______________tomorrow is __________

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Conversation 1
A: Are you excited for the first day of school?
B: No. I am very afraid.
A: What is to be afraid about?
B: I am afraid of the teacher.
A: But you haven't even met her yet?
B: I have heard bad things about her.
A: What bad things?
B: I heard that she doesn't let anyone laugh.
A: That is ridiculous.
B: The older kids told me that.
A: They're just trying to scare you.
B: Oh, really? Thank goodness

A: I have never seen you before.


B: I am a new student.
A: Where are you from?
B: I am from Japan.
A: I love Japan!
B: What do you love about it?
A: I love the food, the culture, and the location.
B: I could show you around some day.
A: That would be so fun!
B: But first, can you show me around here?
A: It would be my pleasure.
B: Let's start after school

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Week 2
- Greetings
- Wh-questions 2
- Simple present/simple past
- Used to
- List of verbs 1
- Imperative
- Object pronouns
- Possessive pronouns
- Frequency adverbs

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Greetings
- How are you? ________________________
- How`s it going? _______________________
- What`s new? _________________________
- What`s up? ___________________________
- What`s the matter? __________________
- How have you been? ____________________
- What`s going on? ________________________
- How are you doing? _____________________
- How is your family? _____________________
- What have you done? ___________________
- What happen? __________________________
- Nice to see you _________________________
- Long time not see_______________________
- Merry Christmas _______________________
- Happy new year _______________________
- Have a nice day _______________________
- Be good _____________________________
- I Hope you get better _______________________
- Good luck ____________________
- Break a leg __________________
- Cross your finger for me __________________________
- I wish you the best _____________________
- My best wishes for you _________________
- The same for you _______________________
- Thank you so much ____________________
- You`re welcome ________________________
- It`s a pleasure for me ________________________
- Third time lucky ______________________________

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Simple present (everyday activities)

affirmative Interrogative Negative


I …………. Do I ……? I don`t ……………
You ……… Do you …….? You don`t ………..
He ………. Does he …….? He doesn`t ………
She ………. Does she …….? She doesn`t ……..
It ………… Does it ……..? It doesn`t ……….
We ………. Do we ……..? We don`t ……….
You ……… Do you …….? You don`t ………
They ………… Do they ………? They don`t ………

Structures of simple present


1. Pronoun – verb – complement
2. Pronoun – verb – to – verb – complement
3. Pronoun – verb – object – to – verb – complement
4. Pronoun – verb – object – not to – verb – complement

Imperative (order, invitation, instructions, signs)

- Do your homework ______________ dump it ___________


- Come here _____________ pick it up __________
- Sit down _______________ stay still ___________
- Listen to me _____________ look at me __________
- Be careful _______________ do it over ____________
- Turn around _____________ sleep on it ____________
- Go ahead _______________ take it easy ____________
- Come in ________________ life goes on ____________
- Come back _______________ make it snappy _________
- Pay attention _____________ hurry up ______________
- Keep the change _______________ be on time ___________
- Put it away ________________ watch out _____________
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Object pronouns possessive pronouns

- Me ____________ - mine __________________


- You ___________ - yours __________________
- Him ___________ - his ____________________
- Her ___________ - hers __________________
- It _____________ - its ____________________
- Us ____________ - ours __________________
- You ___________ - yours _________________
- Them __________ - theirs __________________

List of verbs 1
Present Past Participle Progressive Meaning
Do /does Did Done Doing
Go/goes Went Gone Going
Come Came Come Coming
See Saw Seen seeing
Eat Ate Eaten Eating
Buy Bought Bought Buying
Sell Sold Sold Selling
Sit Sat Sat Sitting
Send Sent Sent Sending
Drink Drank Drunk Drinking
Sleep slept slept slept
study Studied Studied Studying
Get Got Gotten Getting
Know Knew Known
Have/has Had Had
Want Wanted Wanted
Like Liked Liked
Need Needed Needed

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Wh- questions extra vocabulary


- Which ……..? ____________________ whatever _________
- How often ……? __________________ whenever _________
- How many ……..? _________________ whoever _________
- Since when …….? ________________ Nothing else _________
- What else …….? ________________somebody else ________
- Who else ……..? ___________________wherever __________
- Where else ……? ______________ do you ever…….? ________
- When else …….? ___________________
- Why else ……..? ___________________
- Anything else …..? _________________
- What would you like ……? __________________
- How you ever …………? ____________________

Frequency adverbs
- Always ____________
- Never _____________
- Often ____________
- Sometimes _________
- Usually _____________
- Hardly ever ____________
- Rarely ________________
- Once ______________
- Twice _____________

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Simple past (action in the past)

Affirmative Interrogative Negative


I …………….. Did I ………..? I didn`t ……………..
You ………. Did you …….? You didn`t ……………
He ………. Did he ………….? He didn`t ……………..
She …….. Did she …………..? She didn`t ……………
It ……….. Did it ………..? It didn`t ………………
We ………. Did we ……….? We didn`t …………….
You ……… Did you ……..? You didn`t ……………
They ……… Did they ……….? They didn`t ………….

Used to (past habits)

Affirmative Interrogative Negative


I used to ………. Did I use to ………? I didn`t use to ……….
You used to …….. Did you use to …….? You didn`t use to ……
He used to ……… Did he use to ……….? He didn`t use to ……
She used to ……. Did she use to ……..? She didn`t use to …..
It used to ………… Did it use to ……….? It didn`t use to …….
We used to ……… Did we use to ……..? We didn`t use to……
You used to …….. Did you use to …….? You didn`t use to……
They used to ……….. Did they use to ……? They didn`t use to….

Used to _________________

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Conversation 2
A: I really like your shoes.
B: Thank you!
A: Where did you buy them?
B: I bought them at a store in the mall.
A: Were they very expensive?
B: They were around $40.
A: They look very comfortable.
B: They are extremely comfortable.
A: Do they come in many other colors?
B: I saw several different ones when I bought them.
A: Maybe I'll buy myself a pair.
B: They are definitely worth the money.

A: I love your blue bag.


B: Thank you, I just bought it.
A: It looks very expensive.
B: It really wasn't. I bought it used online.
A: It looks brand new!
B: I know, and I saved $200.
A: Wow, I wonder why they didn't want it anymore.
B: I don't care. As long as it's cheap, I'll take it.
A: Do you think I could find one online too?
B: You probably could. They have everything online
nowadays.
A: That's true. I'm going to look now.
B: Good luck!

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Week 3
- Present progressive
- Past progressive
- List of verbs 2
- Expressions of time
- Parts of the body
- Use of let`s and let`s not
- Conversation scripts

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Present progressive structure (action in the moment)

affirmative interrogative Negative


I am ( verb-Ing) Am I ………..? I am not ……..
You are …………. Are you ……..? You are not ……
He is …………… Is he ……..? He is not …….
She is …………. Is she …….? She is not ……
It is ………….. Is it ……..? It is not …….
We are ………… Are we …..? We are not ……
You are ……….. Are you …….? You are not …..
They are ……… Are they …….? They are not …..

I am _________________
You are ______________
He is ________________
She is _______________
It is ________________
We are ______________
They are _____________
Examples of verbs with (ING)
-eat _____________ eating _____________
- sleep ____________ sleeping ______________
- work ____________ working _______________
- drink ____________ drinking _______________
- listen ___________ listening ________________
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Past progressive (an action that was stopped)

affirmative interrogative Negative


I was (verb-Ing) Was I ……? I was not ……
You were …….. Were you …….? You were not….
He was ………. Was he …….? He was not …..
She was …….. Was she ……? She was not…..
It was ……… Was it …….? It was not ……
We were …… Were we …..? We were not …..
You were …….. Were you ……? You were not …..
They were …….. Were they …….? They were not …

- I was ______________
- You were ___________
- He was _____________
- She was ____________
- It was _____________
- We were ___________
- They were __________

Play – playing
Sell – selling
Watch – watching
Sing – singing
Rain – raining

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Time expressions
Present
- In the morning __________________
- In the afternoon _________________
- In the evening ___________________
- At night _________________
- Every ___________________
- Every single _______________
- Nowadays ________________
- This week ________________
- Now _____________
- At this time ____________
Past
- Yesterday ______________
- Last _______________
- Ago _______________
- A long time ago _________________
- In the past ________________
- A little while ago _____________
- Recently ____________
- This morning ______________

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Future
- Tomorrow _____________
- Next week _____________
- In an hour _____________
- Later _________________
- In the near future _______________
- As soon as possible ______________
List of verbs 2
Present Past Participle progressive Meaning
Know Knew Known
Watch Watched Watched Watching
Rain Rained Rained Raining
Give Gave Given Giving
Is,are,am Was/were Been Being
Take Took Taken Taking
Spend Spent Spent Spending
Tell Told Told Telling
Think Thought Thought Thinking
Read Read Read Reading
Put Put Put Putting
Draw Drew Drawn Drawing
Run Ran Run Running
Sing Sang Sung Singing
Try Tried Tried Trying
Teach Taught Taught Teaching
Fix Fixed Fixed Fixing
Begin Began Begun Beginning

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Parts of the body


- Head __________ mouth _____________
- Leg ___________ neck ______________
- Ear ___________ tongue ____________
- Eyes __________ breast ____________
- Feet __________ chest _____________
- Hair __________ liver _____________
- Stomach __________ lung _____________
- Finger _________ hip _______________
- Face __________ bone ______________
- Teeth _________ rib _____________
- Arm __________ navel _____________
- Hand _________ kidney _____________
- Nose _________
- Neil __________
- Back _________
- Shoulder _______
- Knee __________
- Buttock _________
- Fist ____________
- Brain ___________
- Forehead _________
- Lips _____________

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Use of let`s and let`s not


(Make suggestion to someone in which you are include)
Let`s (verb basic form)
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________
- Let`s _____________ let`s ________________

Let`s not (verb basic form)


- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________
- Let`s not ____________ let`s not ______________

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Conversation
A: You should add me on Facebook.
B: I don't have a Facebook.
A: Why don't you make one?
B: I don't have money.
A: Facebook is free to join.
B: What do I have to do?
A: Go to the website and sign up.
B: It says I need an email address.
A: Don't you have one?
B: I don't remember the password.
A: Don't you ever email friends?
B: I like texting better.

A: I met someone online yesterday.


B: Who is it?
A: A boy from Budapest.
B: Where is Budapest?
A: I asked him that question, too.
B: What did he say?
A: He said it is in Hungary.
B: Is that very far away?
A: Thousands of miles away.
B: How can you be friends, then?
A: I just like talking to him.
B: Maybe he'll teach you french.

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Week 4

- Future (will)
- Future (be going to)
- List of verbs 3
- There will be
- Colors
- Conversation

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Future (will) for long time that could be changed


Structure of will
Affirmative interrogative Negative
I will (verb) Will I …….? I will not ……
You will……… Will you …….? You will not …..
He will ……… Will he …..? He will not …..
She will …….. Will she …..? She will not ….
It will ……….. Will it ……..? It will not ……
We will ……… Will we …….? We will not ….
You will …….. Will you …..? You will not ….
They will ……. Will they ……? They will not …

- I will ________________
- You will _____________
- He will ______________
- She will _____________
- It will _______________
- We will _____________
- You will ____________
- They will ___________
Verbs to make examples with will
- Go
- Play
- Listen
- Work
- Come
- Do
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(There will be)


Affirmative Interrogative Negative
There will be Will there be…..? There will not be……
There will be ___________________

List of verbs 3
Present Past participle Progressive
Pay Paid Paid Paying
Laugh Laughed Laughed Laughing
Close Closed Closed Closing
Ask Asked Asked Asking
Learn Learned Learned l Learning
Sit Sat Sat Sitting
Say Said Said Saying
Bring Brought Brought Bringing
Live Lived Lived Living
Stay Stayed Stayed Staying
Clean Cleaned Cleaned Cleaning
Erase Erased Erased Erasing
Join Joined Joined Joining
Choose Chose Chosen Choosing
Punish Punished Punished Punishing
Arrange Arranged Arranged Arranging
Approach approached approached Approaching
Win Won Won Winning
Affect Affected Affected Affecting
Let Let Let Letting

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Future (be going to) for a short time

Affirmative Interrogative Negative


I`m going to ……. Am I going to …….? I`m not going to…….
You`re going to….. Are you going to ….? You`re going to …….
He`s going to …… Is he going to …….? He`s going to ……..
She`s going to ….. Is she going to …? She`s going to ……..
It`s going to ……. Is it going to …….? It`s going to ………..
We`re going to … Are we going to ….? We`re going to ………
You`re going to….. Are you going to….? You`re going to………
They`re going to…. Are they going to…? They`re going to…….

Contraction of (be)
- I`m __________________________________
- You`re _______________________________
- He`s _________________________________
- She`s_________________________________
- It`s __________________________________
- We`re ________________________________
- You`re _______________________________
- They`re ______________________________

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Colors
- Black _____________
- Yellow ____________
- Green ____________
- Red ______________
- White ____________
- Blue _____________
- Dark _____________
- Light/clear _________
- Violet ____________
- Light blue __________
- Navy blue __________
- Purple ____________
- Gold _____________
- Silver ____________
- Pink _____________
- Orange ___________
- Grey _____________
- Brown ____________
- Lilac _____________

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Conversation

A: Did you feel the earthquake last night?


B: Yes, the whole house was shaking!
A: I was afraid the windows would shatter!
B: A lot of my collectibles fell off their shelves.
A: Did they break?
B: Unfortunately. Some of them can be fixed, though.
A: My cat was outside when the earthquake started.
B: Oh no! That's terrible! Is she ok?
A: She's fine. Animals have good natural instincts.
B: I wish people could predict earthquakes, too.
A: I think it would just make people panic more easily.
B: You're right. Maybe it's best to leave it to cats.

A: Can I have your phone number?


B: What do you want it for?
A: I got a new phone and all my contacts were deleted.
B: You never called me, anyway.
A: What if there's an emergency?
B: You won't need me in an emergency.
A: Why don't you want to give me your number?
B: I don't like giving my phone number to people.
A: Alright, can I have your email address?
B: Quit trying to stalk me!
A: I was only trying to be friendly!
B: Well, stop trying. You ‘re not getting my email, either.

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Week 5
- Be used to
- Get used to
- Be about
- Be able to
- Be supposed to
- Comparative and superlative
- Conversation scripts

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Be used to: ________________

- I`m used to ___________________


- You`re used to ________________
- He`s used to _________________
- She`s used to ________________
- It`s used to __________________
- We`re used to ________________
- You`re used to ________________
- They`re used to _______________

Write your own examples


1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________
10. _________________________________________

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Get used to _________________________

- I get used to ____________________________


- You get used to _________________________
- He gets used to _________________________
- She gets used to ________________________
- It gets used to __________________________
- We get used to _________________________
- You get used to _________________________
- They get used to ________________________

Write your own examples


1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________
10. _________________________________________

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Be about ____________________

- I`m about __________________________


- You`re about _______________________
- He`s about _________________________
- She`s about ________________________
- It`s about __________________________
- We`re about ________________________
- You`re about ________________________
- They `re about _______________________

Write your own examples


1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
4. _________________________________________
5. _________________________________________
6. _________________________________________
7. _________________________________________
8. _________________________________________
9. _________________________________________
10. _____________________________________

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Be able to ______________________

- I`m able to ________________________________


- You`re able to _____________________________
- He`s able to _______________________________
- She`s able to ______________________________
- It`s able to ________________________________
- We`re able to _____________________________
- You`re able to _____________________________
- They ‘re able to ____________________________

Write your own examples

1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________
6. __________________________________________
7. __________________________________________
8. __________________________________________
9. __________________________________________
10. ________________________________________

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Be supposed to ______________________

- I`m supposed to ________________________________


- You`re supposed to _____________________________
- He`s supposed to _______________________________
- She`s supposed to ______________________________
- It`s supposed to ________________________________
- We`re supposed to _____________________________
- You`re supposed to ____________________________
- They`re supposed to ___________________________

Write your own examples


1. ___________________________________________
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Comparative (used to compare two things)


Comparative structures

1. When the adjective has one syllable

- Adjective – Er – than – complement


Examples
Close ___________ closer than ____________
Fast ____________ faster than ____________
Clean ___________ cleaner than ___________

2. When the adjective has more than one syllable

- More – adjective – than – complement

Expensive ________ more expensive than ____________


Intelligent __________more intelligent than_____________
Important ___________more important than ____________

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Superlative (there is not any comparison)


Structure of superlative
1. When the adjective has one syllable

- The – adjective – EST – complement

Young _________ the youngest _______________


Smart ____________ the smartest _____________
Fast ___________ the fastest _________________

2. When the adjective has more than one syllable

- The most – adjective – complement

Interesting ___________the most interesting _____________


Famous ____________the most famous ________________
Carefully ___________the most carefully ________________

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List of adjectives 1
Adjectives comparative superlative Meaning
Tall
Long
Short
Clean
Cheap
Expensive
Fast
Fat
Thin
Big
Small
Skinny
Pretty
Handsome
Ugly
Smart
Dirty
Dry
Wet
Warm
Cold
Empty
Old
Young
New

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List of adjectives 2
Adjectives comparatives Superlatives Meaning
Angry
Beautiful
Lazy
Brave
Bright
Busy
Clear
Close
Crazy
Cute
Damp
Dark
Deep
Difficult
Hard
Early
Easy
Few
Fresh
Friendly
Funny
Great
Guilty
Happy
High
Heavy
Hot
Hungry
Kind
Late
Loud

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Conversation

A: What do we need to buy?


B: Let me look at our list.
A: I know that we need milk.
B: Nonfat.
A: Of course. What else?
B: We need cheese, bread, and ham.
A: What kind of cheese?
B: Swiss.
A: Of course, the cheese with holes in it.
B: I never used to buy Swiss cheese.
A: Why not?
B: I didn't want to pay for the holes.

A: I like that shirt.


B: So do I.
A: How much is it?
B: I don't know. The tag is missing.
A: Ask the clerk.
B: I will.
A: Oh, look. Here's another shirt just like it.
B: Does it have a price tag?
A: Yes, it does. It's only $20.
B: That's a great price.
A: I think I'll buy both of them.
B: You'd better try them on first.

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