Tuesday, May 3, 2016 ESL Level 3, Week 11

Announcements Tomorrow- Listening quiz Units test next Thursday (May 12) Go to Weebly and download, copy, take pictures of the first and second week’s powerpoint presentations. I will be deleting them to make room for the new slides.

Agenda Finish Student progress reports Unit 20

Vocabulary Log Delicious ( )translation Something that tastes and Cuban food is very delicious. Smells very good. fresh ( )translation New, clean, or recentlyI only eat fresh vegetables, not made.frozen. Relaxed ( )translation In a calm mood without stressI felt so relaxed this weekend.

Vocabulary Log Varied ( )translation Having different types or changingThe cakes at 85* are more varied Often.than at the cake store. Crowded ( )translation When there are too many people Movie theatres are often crowded In one place. On weekends. Traditional ( )translation Classic, historic, oldTraditional ways of learning English included memorizing grammar and vocabulary.

What is the most delicious thing you have eaten in your whole life? What is better: fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables? When do you feel relaxed? Do you like that the students at Mt. Sac are varied? Yes/ no. How do you feel in crowded places? What traditional food from your country do you like and why?

English is as difficult as Japanese to learn. As + adjective + as show that things are the same or equal. Ken is just as loud as Cher. Use just to make the comparison stronger. They are both equally as loud, but Cher is a liiiiiittle bit louder than Ken. I am not as tired as Mayra. Not + as + adjective + as is used to show that Mayra and Luisa are not equally tired. Mayra is more tired than Luisa.

I like going to the theatre in Covina. It is nice and the tickets are affordable. The new one isn’t as nice. What am I comparing? Two theatres. One in Covina and another one somewhere else. It is not necessary to mention both parts of the comparison when the meaning is clear.

Note 2 Spencer is taller than Victor. Bill is more quiet than Toan. Use comparative adjectives + than to show how things are different. The Unit 20 test is even more difficult than the other tests we have taken.

Less than with one syllable adjectives… Don’t do it! Mike is less smart than John. X How would you change this sentence? John is more intelligent than Mike. Mike is not as intelligent as John. The students with families are more busy. Than who?

Note 3 Comparative adjectives Short adjectives use –er One syllable adjectives cheap- cheaper loud- louder tall- taller Two syllable adjectives ending in –y: easy- easier friendly- friendlier funny- funnier

Note 3 Comparative adjectives Spelling changes: Adjectives ending in –e: only add –r; large- larger Adjectives ending in –y: change y to i: pretty- prettier Adjectives ending in consonant + vowel+ consonant: double final consonant; thin- thinner

Note 3 A. Irregular comparative forms: little- lessgood- better far- farther/ furtherbad- worse B. Long adjectives use less/ more: crowded- more / less crowded Varied- more/ less varied Some adjectives can use either –er or more lovely- lovelier, more lovely cruel- crueler, more cruel A-11 for spelling rulesA-6 for a list of irregular comparative adjectives A-5 for a list of adjectives that use both forms of the comparative

Note 4 Adjectives can be repeated to show increase or decrease Prices are getting lower and lower. Comparative adjective + and + comparative adjective At Crown Pizza, the menu is getting more and more varied. More and more + adjective The staff is becoming less and less professional. Less and less + adjective Ex. 4 pp. 289

Note 5 To use two comparative adjectives to show cause and effect: The better the pizza, the higher the price. The comparative adjective + the noun, the comparative adjective + noun Nouns are given in this example because the comparative adjectives better and higher give information about different things: the pizza and the price. The fresher, the better. There are no nouns because both adjectives give information about the same thing: the ingredients.

Exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,