Unit 6: Grammar - Street Life; comparisons (pp 66-68) English Communication Unit 6: Grammar - Street Life; comparisons (pp 66-68)

The Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB) Unit 6 Comparatives & Superlatives – study the grammar rules in the focus box on p67 & the review section on p74. Vocabulary; talking about cities – you need to learn the vocabulary on p70 (and the correct spelling) Phone The Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB) The Apple iPhone 6s (16GB) The Sony Xperia Z5 ( 32GB) Screen Weight Price * Popularity

Comparatives & Superlatives – P67 Syllables Adjective Comparative Superlative One One (c + v + c) large wet larger (than) wetter (than) the largest the wettest Two ending ‘y’ happy happier (than) the happiest 2 or more syllables crowded more / less crowded (than) the most / least Irregular adjectives good bad far better (than) worse (than) further (than) the best the worst the furthest

Unit 7: Grammar – The Sound of Music English Communication Unit 7: Grammar – The Sound of Music Present Perfect; Past Simple (pp 78-80)

‘I have traveled to over 15 different countries.’ Present perfect 1 – have/has + pp ‘I have traveled to over 15 different countries.’ The indefinite past. Some time in the past, but we don’t know. When did you go to theses 10 countries? In the past. When in the past?

I lived in Thailand for 1 year. Past Simple i. Completed actions I got married in 2007. ii. Long-term situations I lived in Thailand for 1 year. iii. A sequence of activities I met my wife, got married, and then had a daughter. iv. Repeated actions or events I studied hard when I was a student.

Time expressions Present Perfect Past Simple for, since, just, yet, so far, already, ever, never in 2010, two weeks ago, yesterday, last winter, when I was a student, last night *notice these times have all finished ✕ ‘I have been to Thailand last year.’ ✕ ‘I have eaten dog when I was an elementary school student’. ✓ ‘I have been to Thailand.’ ✓ ‘I went to Thailand last year.’ ✓ ‘I have eaten dog. ✓ ‘I ate dog when I was an elementary school student’.

‘I have been married for 8 years.’ Present Perfect 2 – have/has + pp ‘I have been married for 8 years.’ - a situation that started in the past and continues to the present - importantly, it is still true now. ‘I was married for 8 years.’

Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82) English Communication Unit 7: Vocabulary Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)

B: Okay, so sales rose by 50%. by (a rate of increase) / to a specific point A: Sales rose from $100 to $150. B: Okay, so sales rose by 50%.

Sales of CDs rose slightly last month. rise / increase / decrease / fall / drop adverb – modifies the verb verb Sales of CDs rose slightly last month. There was a slight rise in CD sales last month. noun phrase quantifier

Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month. Tricky prepositions verb Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month. There was a rise of 12% in CD sales last month. noun

Unit 8: Grammar – Doing The Right Thing English Communication Unit 8: Grammar – Doing The Right Thing Modals & related verbs (pp 90-92)

Career Paths (pp 93) / Job Priorities English Communication Unit 8: Vocabulary Career Paths (pp 93) / Job Priorities