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. 2016/2017

Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche Inglese 1999-2000 Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche Outline Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives of personality Would you like…? Future forms a.a. 2016/2017

P. 72 – Comparatives – unit 9C Inglese 1999-2000 P. 72 – Comparatives – unit 9C

Geographical quiz Superlatives – unit 10A 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

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Grammar Reflections What comparatives can you find in the quiz Night Grammar Reflections What comparatives can you find in the quiz Night? What superlatives can you find in the geographical quiz? Inglese 1999-2000

Grammar Reflections Comparatives Colder, sweeter , heavier , bigger , healthier, more dangerours, better , worse. Superlatives Largest, most spoken, furthest, highest, deadliest Inglese 1999-2000

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

Comparative & superlative forms 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 HAVIEST 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: we ALWAYS have to use than after the comparative to introduce the person or thing we compare to. E.g., John is taller than Jim. London is more expensive than Cagliari. Superlatives are used to compare one person or thing to a group

Same degree comparatives: as … as, so … as 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

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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?

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

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?

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

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

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?

Be going to Signal Words: in one year, next week, tomorrow.. Examples: She's going to the exhibition tomorrow. I am going to study harder next year. I'm going to retire next month.

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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.