Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche Inglese 1999-2000 Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 9C AND UNIT 10 a.a. 2017/2018

Which caption would you use for the sentence below? Read on p. 77 and find out

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Reading pag.77

Pag.77 Reading – answer key

Grammar Reflections The most dangerous road in the world. The Yungas Road is more dangerous than any other road in the world. How do we call them? How do we form them?

Comparatives and Superlatives p. 76

Comparatives and Superlatives p. 76 Bigger The biggest Longer The longest Wider The widest Busier The busiest More dangerous The most dangerous More popular The most popular

Grammar Reflections How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives? What are the rules? Inglese 1999-2000

Comparative & superlative forms 1 Adjectives in the base form Comparatives Superlatives (THE +) 1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES TALL SMALL NICE Double Consonant (CVC) THIN FAT + -ER TALLER SMALLER NICER THINNER FATTER + -EST THE TALLEST THE SMALLEST THE NICEST THE THINNEST THE FATTEST 2 SYLLABLES ADJS WITH Y HEAVY TASTY TINY + -IER HEAVIER TASTIER TINIER CRAZIER + -IEST THE HEAVIEST THE TASTIEST THE TINIEST THE CRAZIEST 2/3/4 or MORE SYLLABLES COMFORTABLE DANGEROUS + MORE MORE COMFORTABLE MORE DANGEROUS + MOST THE MOST COMFORTABLE THE MOST DANGEROUS

Irregular comparatives and superlatives GOOD – BETTER – THE BEST BAD – WORSE – THE WORST FAR – FURTHER – THE FURTHEST MUCH/MANY – MORE – THE MOST Remember: ALWAYS use than after the comparative! E.g., John is taller than Jim. London is more expensive than Cagliari.

We use comparatives to compare things or people. Julia is more fascinating than her sisters. Mr. Foreman is friendlier than his colleagues. Superlatives are used to compare one person or thing to a group. Julia is the most fascinating of the three sisters. Mrs: Foreman is the friendliest in the office.

E.g., she is less tall than her brother. Lower degree comparatives & superlatives. They are introduced by less and the least. E.g., she is less tall than her brother. That is the least bright colour. Same degree comparatives: as … as, so … as E.g., Tom is as intelligent as his sister Tom’s sister isn’t so intelligent as he is.

Ex. 9C-a Pag.141

Ex. 9C-a Pag.141

Grammar Bank ex. 9C – b Pag.141

Grammar Bank ex. 9C – b Pag.141

Grammar Bank Superlatives ex. 10A –a/b p. 143

Grammar Bank Superlatives ex. 10A-a p. 143

Grammar Bank Superlatives ex. 10A-b p. 143

Geographical quiz Superlatives 1) What’s the world’s largest island Geographical quiz Superlatives 1) What’s the world’s largest island? a) Greenland b) Madagascar c) New Guinea 2) What’s the most spoken language in the world? A) Spanish b) English c) Chinese 3) Which is the furthest planet from the earth? a) Mercury b) Pluto c) Jupiter 4) What is the highest waterfall in the world? a) Espelands, Norway b) Angel, Venezuela c) Yosemite, U.S 5) The deadliest volcanic eruption occured in 1815 killing 92,000 people. Which volcano erupted? a) Mount Pelee, Martinique b) Mayon, Philippines , c) Tambora, Indonesia Inglese 1999-2000

Adjectives of personality Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality

Adjectives of personality Step A: Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality Step B: Fill in the chart with the opposites of the following adj. What’s the opposite of …? Careful Serious Quiet Generous Stylish , fashionable Aggressive Friendly Rude Ruthless Patient

Adjectives of personality Step A: Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality Step B: Fill in the chart with the opposites of the following adj. What’s the opposite of …? Careful Careless Serious Funny Quiet Nervous , chatty Generous Selfish Stylish , fashionable Old-fashioned Aggressive Calm Friendly Unfriendly Rude Polite, kind Ruthless Patient Compassionate, merciful Impatient

Personality Adjectives

A. Would you like to go to a pizzeria? B. I love eating pizza!!! I’d like to drink a cup of coffee v I like drinking (a cup of) coffee : what is the difference? I’d like to expresses something I’d like to do in the future or now while I like to expresses a general statement In the interrogative form, would like to expresses offer – e.g., Would you like to go shopping?

Contracted Negative Interrogative Interrogative negative I’d like to I wouldn’t like to Would I like to? Wouldn’t I like to? You/he/she/it/we/they’d like to You/he/she/it/we/they wouldn’t like to Would you/he/she/it/we/they like to? Wouldn’t you/he/she/it/we/they like to?

Unit 10B - Future Forms: Introduction What’s coachsurfing? Ex. 2a p. 78

Future Forms: Introduction How many ways of expressing the future do you know?

Future Forms: Introduction Will + infinitive – instant decisions, offers, promises, predictions To be going to – plans, predictions Present continuous- plans, arrangements

Instant decisions: I’ll give you a ride to the party Offers: I’ll help you with that homework Promises: I’ll do it tomorrow Predictions: I think sales will increase

Contracted Negative Interrogative Interrogative negative I’ll cook I won’t cook (I will not cook) Will I cook? Won’t I cook? You/he/she/it/we/they’ll cook You/he/she/it/we/they won’t cook Will you/he/she/it/we/they cook? Won’t you/he/she/it/we/they cook?

Be going to In English, there are many ways of expressing future time. One of the most common is the "be going to" construction.

Unit 10B Be going to - Plans It can express plans: - I am going to study harder next year. - She's going to the exhibition tomorrow. - I'm going to retire next month Signal Words: In one year, next week, tomorrow.

Unit 10C Be going to – Predictions It can express future predictions - You are going to be very happy

Be going to How to form "be going to" sentences. To make a verb form with “be going to”, you first put the verb “be” into the correct form to agree with the subject, then add “going to”+ the simple form of the verb. Examples: I am going to study Is she going to study? They aren’t going to study.

Contracted Negative Interrogative Interrogative negative I’m going to travel I’m not going to travel Am I going to travel? Aren’t I going to travel? he/she/it’s going to travel he/she/it isn’t going to travel Is he/she/it going to travel? Isn’t he/she/it going to travel? You//we/they’re going to travel You//we/they aren’t going to travel Are you//we/they going to travel? Aren’t you//we/they going to travel?

Ex. 10B – a Be going to p. 143

Ex. 10B – a , p. 143

Be going to ex. 10B-b, p. 143

Be going to ex. 10B-b, p. 143

Ex. 10C – a Pagina 143

Ex. 10c –a, Pag. 143

Ex. 10C-b, Pag.143

Ex. 10C-b, Pag.143

Write an advert about your town /city Follow the instructions and read the example on page 79 ( ex. 5b) OR Write a formal mail : make a reservation in a B&B See p. 79 Send it to alessandraloi@unica.it for correction.