Superlative adjectives

We use the superlatives adjectives to compare one person, thing or situation to the rest. There are short and long adjectives.


Short adjectives:

Add the -est
* when the adjective ends in "y", it changes by "i" (happy)
* when the adjective has only 3 letters, consonant-vocal-consonant, the last consonant is double (hot)

fast - the fastest
Ronny is the fastest runner.

happy - the happiest
I am the happiest person in the world!

hot - the hottest
The Sahara is the hottest place.

big - the biggest
Chihuahua is the biggest state in Mexico.


Long adjectives:

Add the most (adjective)

difficult - the most difficult
For me, Mathematics is the most difficult.

handsome - the most handsome
Brad Pitt is the most handsome actor.

intelligent - the most intelligent
Maria is the most intelligent student.


Exception!

good - the best
For me, Christina Aguilera is the best singer.

bad - the worst
I think winter is the worst weather.

Comparative adjectives

We use the comparatives adjectives to compare two persons, things or situations. There are short and long adjectives.

Short adjectives:

Add -er than
* when the adjective ends in "y", it changes by "i" (happy)
* when the adjective has only 3 letters, consonant-vocal-consonant, the last consonant is double (hot)

fast - faster than
A car is faster than a bicycle.

happy - happier than
Children are happier than adults.

hot - hotter than
Monterrey is hotter than Puebla.

small - smaller than
Cuba is smaller than the United States.


Long adjectives:

Add more (adjective) than

difficult - more difficult than
For me, Mathematics is more difficult than Biology.

handsome - more handsome than
Brad Pitt is more handsome than Tom Cruise.

intelligent - more intelligent than
Maria is more intelligent than Dora.


Exception!

good - better than
Shakira is better than Toñita.

bad - worse than
In Siberia, the weather is worse than in Hawaii.

Physical description

1. Bob is ________.
a) slim
b) thin
c) fat

2. Jane has _______ hair.
a) dark
b) blond
c) yellow

3. Martin is ________.
a) fat
b) slim
c) stocky

4. Rick is ________.
a) short
b) tall
c) average height

5. John's hair is _______ __ _______.
a) blond and short
b) long and black
c) black and short

6. Cathy is _______ __ _______.
a) tall and stocky
b) fat and short
c) slim and tall

7. Bob has ________, _______ hair.
a) short, blond
b) brown, long
c) long, dark

8. Jane is _______.
a) fat
b) thin
c) average weight

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Habits

Answer the questions about Mike's habits. Use:

once/ twice / two or three times - a week
every - day / week /month / Saturday / weekend





1. How often does Mike go to the gym?
He goes to the gym ________ ________ and _________.
2. How often does he wash his car?
He washes his car ________ ____ ________.
3. How often does Mike visit his grandparents?
He visits them ________ ___ ________.
4. How often does he take the children to the school?
He takes them ________ ___ ________ ___ ________.
5. How often does he go shopping?
He goes shopping _________ ___ __________.

Past Simple Tense

Regular Past Verbs

• want - wanted
• play - played
• visit - visited
• rain - rained
• walk - walked
• watch - watched
• cook - cooked
• dance - danced

Regular Past Verbs

• go - went
• have - had
• be - was (1), were (2+)
• swim - swam
• sing - sang
• do - did
• speak - spoke
• ride - rode
• read - read
• make - made
• eat - ate

Affirmative sentences:

Steve sang many songs at the party.

My friends went to the supermarket.

I watched TV all night.

Negative sentences:

You weren't at home last night.

They didn't visit their grandparents.

I didn't do my homework.

Questions:

Were you at Secundaria 23?

Was Rose in the same classroom as you?

Did you eat tacos yesterday?

Did you play computer games?

Can you count them?

Look at these obejcts. Say if you can count them or not, then complete the sentences with: a, an, a pair of, some.

BOTTLE OF WATER

___ Countable ___ Uncountable

I want _______ bottle of water.

WALKING SHOES

___ Countable ___ Uncountable

You shoud take _________ walking shoes.

MONEY
___ Countable ___ Uncountable
We need _________ money.


FOOD
___ Countable ___ Uncountable
We are eating _________ food.




RAINCOAT
___ Countable ___ Uncountable
Take _________ raincoat, it is raining.




SOCKS
___ Countable ___ Uncountable
I want _________ socks.



EGGS
___ Countable ___ Uncountable
Ana is making a cake, she needs _________ eggs.

'Can' for ability

1. Maria / ? / a / can / cake / make

2. can / dogs / obey / some

3. speak / we / Japanese / can't

4. well / drive / Mrs. Ferriño / can't / very

5. the / dance /Lucy / can / and / Michael / tango

What are they doing?

1. doing / what / is / ? / she

A= is / horse / a / she / riding

2. Diane / doing / are / Joanne / what / and / ?
A= and / doing / Joanne / the / are / shopping / Diane

3. playing / ? / Erick / is

A= is / isn't / he / no / sleeping / he

4. the / what / students / doing / ? / are

A= are / an / having / students / exam / the

5. reading / Mr. Robertson / ? / book / is / a
A= is / TV / no / Mr. Robertson / he / isn't / watching

6. Joe / Nocole / pizza / and / ? / eating / are

A= Yes, _____________.

7. Daniel / ? / doing / what / is

A= is / shower / Daniel / a / having

8. ? / doing / is / Mrs. Richards /what

A= lunch / is / Mrs. Richards / cooking

Linking words

and (joins similar things)
but (joins different things)
or (joins different options)

1. I'd like a soda ___ some nachos.
2. Would you like an orange juice ____ a lemonade?
3. I like coffee ____ I don't like tea.
4. Richard has got two sisters ____ he hasn't got brothers.
5. I have breakfast in the kitchen ____ in the dining room.
6. My favourite subjects are Biology ____ Mathematics.
7. I want to study Medicine ____ Politics.

Furniture, There is/are

Answer with: Yes, there is / Yes, there are / No, there isn't / No, there aren't,


1. Is there a lamp? ___________.
2. Are there two computers? _____________.
3. Is there a bed? ____________.
4. Are there any books? ____________.
5. Is there a TV? ____________.
6. Is there a wardrove? ____________.
7. Is there a basketball ball? ___________.

Personal information

1. What's your name? ___

2. What's your surname? ___

3. Where are you from? ___

4. How old are you? ___

5. Where do you live? ___

6. Are you married? ___

7. What do you do? ___

8. Do you work? ___

9. What are your hobbies? ___

10. What's your e-mail address? ___



A. I'm a high school student.

B. Lopez.

C. I'm sixteen.

D. I like watching TV and listening to music.

E. No, I'm not.

F. Edgar.

G. I'm from Mexico City.

H. No, I don't.

I. edgar92@yahoo.com

J. I live in Zacatecas.

House rooms

sitting room ____ bathroom ____

kitchen ____ dinning room ____

garden ____ garage ____ bedroom ____

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
6.

7.

Time

1.
a) It's eleven past forty-five.
b) It's a quarter past eleven.
c) It's eleven and a quarter.



2.
a) It's seven and a quarter.
b) It's seven and a half.
c) It's seven past a half.

3.

a) It's four o'clock.
b) It's twelve twenty.
c) It's twenty past seven.

4.
a) It's one past nine.
b) It's nine fifty-nine.
c) It's one to nine.





5.
a) It's ten to ten.
b) It's two past ten.
c) It's two fifty.

6.

a) It's twelve o'clock.
b) It's twelve and a quarter.
c) It's twelve and a half.

7.

a) It's one fifty.
b) It's a quarter to one.
c) It's one and a quarter.

8.
a) It's ten past ten.
b) It's ten to ten.
c) It's two past ten.








9.
a) It's four thirty.
b) It's twenty-nine past four.
c) It's twenty-nine to four.

10.

a) It's twelve fifty-five

b) It's five to eleven.

c) It's eleven fifty-five.




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Morning routine

1. Brian .............. at seven o'clock.

a) get up

b) wakes up

c) wake up

2. Tom .............. at 7:30 every morning.

a) sleeps

b) gets up

c) get up

3. Fred ................... every morning.

a) gets dressed

b) has breakfast

c) has a shower

4. Tom ..................... three times a day.

a) brushes his teeth

b) gets dressed

c) has a shower

5. Mr. Robinson ................. himself.

a) has a shower

b) brushes his teeth

c) shaves

6. Oscar and Maria ................. to school every morning.

a) goes

b) go

c) walks

7. We .................... the bus to school.

a) get

b) drive

c) gets

8. I ................ my homework.

a) does

b) do

c) finishes

9. My sister and I ................. TV.

a) watches

b) watch

c) see



10. Anna ................ shopping every Sunday morning.

a) go

b) goes

c) to go

11. My mother ............... the house every morning.

a) clean

b) cleans

c) don't clean

12. Mrs. Brown ............ the newspaper.

a) doesn't read
b) don't read
c) read

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