lessons 27/29/ april

LAB 2

Hi there!
First of all just wanted to say that age and tiredness caught up wIth me this afternoon and that in EX 2 page 51. the answers should have been as follows
1. more /fewer 2. the most/ the fewest (Countable noun) 3. the most / the least
4. more/ less 5. the most /the least 6. more /less
These are obviously the answers we were looking for !! Remember if there is a THAN then it is a comparative.!

here's the grammar for Comps and sups.



COMPARATIVES (COMPARE 2 THINGS/PEOPLE)
SUPERLATIVES (MORE THAN 2 THINGS/PEOPLE)

SHORT ADJECTIVES

(1 SYLLABLE) + ER SHORT ADJECTIVES (1 SYLLABLE) the + EST
Old – older sweet – sweeter tall –taller Old – oldest sweet – sweetest tall –tallest
Spelling big- bigger hot –hotter Spelling big- biggest hot –hottest



Adjectives in –y ( usually, two syllables - ier Adjectives in –y ( the - iest
Happy – happier lucky –luckier Happy – happiest lucky –luckiest


Longer adjectives with MORE Longer adjectives with the MOST

Interesting - more interesting beautiful – more beautiful the most interesting
MODERN MORE MODERN beautiful – the most beautiful



Irregulars
Good – better- the best bad – worse- the worst
Far- further- the furthest

AFTER COMPARATIVES WE USE “THAN”
John is OLDER THAN Mike. English is MORE DIFFICULT THAN French.
AFTER SUPERLATIVES USE “in”
He’s the oldest student in the class. Which is the longest river in the world?


NEGATIVE COMPARISONS
LESS + ADJ. + THAN
This book is LESS DIFFICULT THAN THAT ONE.


MODFIYING COMPARATIVES
BIG DIFFERENCES MUCH/ A LOT/ FAR
This wine is MUCH/A LOT /FAR MORE EXPENSIVE than that one.
WINE a = £ 5 WINE B = £30

SMALL DIFFERENCES A LITTLE/SLIGHTLY / A BIT

This wine is A LITTLE/SLIGHTLY /A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE than that one.
WINE a = £ 5 WINE B = £6

NOT AS ……. AS AS…..AS
Mike isn’t as old as John. This hotel is as expensive as the one in Oxford.


DIFFERENT FROM THE SAME AS/SIMILAR TO
He’s different from his brother She’s exactly the same as her sister.
Your dress is different from mine. Your dress is similar to mine.


Idiomatic phrases: As good as gold; as old as the hills; as quiet as a mouse


Comparisons with nouns
Two things or people
More + noun + THAN

I have more spare time than Giovanni.
I HAVE MORE BOOKS THAN YOU

LESS/FEWER + NOUN + THAN
HE HAS PASSED FEWER EXAMS THAN ME. Fewer + C plural noun
She does less homework than me! (less + U noun)


Comparing more than 2 things or people
The most + noun
He drinks more beer than Michele.
He drinks the most (beer) in our family.


Negative comparisons the least (U /fewest(C plurals)
He makes the fewest mistakes of all the people in our class.
He has the least time to study!
After use IN or OF
John does the least work in that office.
I write the most emails in my family!

Don't forget your similes!

Now I'm on my way to bed where I'll be as snug as a bug in a rug!!!

Night Night!


ESP

Today we looked at the exercises on Horror films,


Basics to know: origin, setting, first horror film, director.
beginning and famous horror film
3 kinds of horror films (examples)
Universal studio and examples.
What these films deal with and who are horror films' main fans!

Obviously these are the bare necesseties!

Then don't forget you vocabulary!

See ya!
SAlly