Describing & Comparing

Week 20^th – 22^nd

Hi new classmates! We were looking forward to meeting you!

This week we reviewed descriptions.

You told me what people in your family look like, what they are like and also what they like doing.

·            Jorge´s nephew and niece like playing.

·            Sue’s sister is medium height and slim. She’s got long curly black hair and blue eyes. She’s got a tan complexion.(look like)

·            Their parents are generous, talkative, sociable and outgoing.(to be like)

We played “Who is it?”

And we compared cities and places.

Navarra is more expensive than Madrid.

Madrid is safer than Burgos.

Madrid is noisier than Cáceres.

Cáceres is quieter than Madrid.

Madrid is the noisiest.

Burgos is the most dangerous. (just joking!, kidding!, it isn’t seriously)

Remember:

		ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		hot long	hotter longer	the hottest  the longest
2 -syllable ended in “y”		dirty	dirtier	the dirtiest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
1-syllable not ended in “y”		violent	more violent	the most violent
More than  2- syllable adj.		expensive	more expensive	the most expensive
		IRREGULAR
		good	better	the best
		bad	worse	the worst

And the same rule applies to adverbs.

		ADVERB	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		fast near	faster nearer	the fastest  the nearest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
More than  2- syllable		slowly	more slowly	the most slowly
		IRREGULAR
		much / many	more	the most
		little/few	less	the least
		far	further/farther	the furthest /the farthest

You can also intensify your comparisons:

                                   £40 white and blue T-shirt

           Violet T-shirt  £20                                    £22  white T-shirt                    

         ·            The violet T-shirt is a bit cheaper than the white T-shirt.

         ·            The white T-shirt is a bit more expensive than the violet T-shirt.

         ·            The white and blue T-shirt is much more expensive than the violet one.

         ·            The violet T-shirt is much more cheaper than the white and blue T-shirt.

Continue comparing in the sales! I’ll see you tomorrow.

comparing - pizzas

Appearance and Future Plans and Arrangements

Week 13^th – 15^th January

In our class this week we learnt adjectives to describe appearance.

What does your sister look like?

She’s slim, not very tall. She has long straight blonde hair and brown eyes.

Some adjectives like: slim, slender, plump… are polite. Others, like: thin, skinny, fat… are not.

To be like / look like

    ·            What does your father look like?

He’s tall and slim. He’s got short wavy grey hair and green eyes.

    ·            What is he like?

He’s funny and outgoing. He’s sociable and very talkative. But he’s a little mean when you ask him for money!

Look like a…/ like

 ·               She looks about thirty. / You look tired. / He looks American.

 ·               They look like top models. / He looks like an old man. / He looks like a teacher.

Summing up:

Look like, for physical description.

Be + like, for personality and physical description. Also to describe things in general or giving a general opinion on something. (What’s the food like)

Look + adjective, she looks happy.

Look like + noun, she looks like an actress.

Appearance

Pronunciation - Adjectives of description

We did some exercises on plans and arrangements.

We learnt that we can use either going to or present continuous for plans or arrangements. Although present continuous is the best choice when we talk about arrangements e.g.: going to the doctor’s, seeing friends etc.

 ·          Welcome to our summer camp. On Monday afternoon we’re taking you horse-riding. On Thursday we’re visiting London. (Arrangements)

 ·          Why are they carrying (present moment) tennis rackets? Because they’re going to play tennis.(plan or intention)

Finally, we reviewed the meaning of look for, look after and look forward.

We are having (arrangement) new classmates on Monday. And we are looking forward to meeting them.

This is it!

New Year, new classes!

Wednesday 8^th

Alex, thanks for coming to class, otherwise, I would have been on my own! (alone)

Where is the rest of the group? Where are you? Christmas holidays are over!

We – Alex and I – catch up (we talked about what we had done - update).

He couldn’t speak much, though because he had a sore throat (pain) and a hoarse voice.

We based our class on the “At the restaurant” topic.

Waiter’s lines:

Have you got a reservation?

Are you ready to order?

Customer’s lines:

A table for two, please.

I’ll have / I’d like / The soup for me, please.

Can you bring me the bill / check, please?

Bill = British English             Check = American English

Complaining:

Excuse me, I think the bill is wrong.

Excuse me, I’m afraid there´s a mistake in the bill.

Excuse me, I ordered my steak rare and this is well done.

Responding to complaints:

I’m sorry, Sir. I’ll change it immediately.

I’m sorry, Madam. I’ll get you a new one.

I’m sorry. I’ll take it to the kitchen.

To complain about something /to make a complaint = to say you don’t like or don’t agree with sth.

Complain (about): verb

Complaint: noun

What’s on the menu?

Starters, main courses, desserts

At the restaurant

Listening