CAN – COULD – WILL BE ABLE TO SUPERLATIVE and COMPARATIVE adjectives UNIT 5 CLEVER CAN – COULD – WILL BE ABLE TO MUST – HAVE TO QUESTIONS WITH HOW SUPERLATIVE and COMPARATIVE adjectives

You must learn their meaning and you will know how to use them Modal verbs You must learn their meaning and you will know how to use them CAN COULD BE ABLE TO + INFINITIVE MAY/MIGHT MUST HAVE TO SHOULD /OUGHT TO PODER (only present) PODER (only past) SER CAPAZ DE / PODER (all tenses) PUEDE QUE DEBER TENER QUE … DEBERIA…(advice)

Modal verbs Rules There is one exception within these rules They are followed by a verb in the base form I can run very fast They are the same for all the pronouns She/they/I/ you could make it better They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative and question forms You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that? They never combine with another modal verbs You can’t must read** There is one exception within these rules HAVE TO + INFINITIVE

Modal verbs Rules (HAVE TO + INFINITIVE ) They are followed by a verb in the base form I have to run very fast if I wat to pass the test You have to conjugate the tense Have / has + infinitive I have to work hard everyday / she has to study more They are the same for all the pronouns She/they/I/ you could make it better They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative and question forms You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that? You have to use the auxiliars DO / DOES +Have + infinitive Do you have to work on Sunday?/ Does she have to clean her room everyday? They never combine with another modal verbs You have to must read**

Can, could and will be able to CAN / COULD / BE ABLE TO First thing you mut know is that CAN is used in the present tense I can speak three languages COULD is used in the past tense I could touch my nose with my tongue when I was six BE ABLE TO is a tense wich must be conjugated. I will be able to speak French in two years

I can speak three languages I could touch my nose with my tongue when I was six I will be able to speak French in two years These 3 examples talk about the ability of doing something either in the past, future or the present tense.

You can go out tonight because you have finished your homework They couldn’t pass the driving test yesterday I won’t be able to phone you tomorrow because I will be flying to New York They can be used to talk about something which is or isn’t possible in a particular situation

Can and could Can expresses ability I can speak English You can’t play the guitar Where can you play tennis? Could expresses ability in the past tense. It is also like CAN but in a formal way I could touch my nose with the tongue when I was six She couldn’t speak properly when she was 2 years old Could you pass me the salt, please?

Will be able to expresses ability in the future Will be able to expresses ability in the future. It can be also used with any other tense I will be able to arrive on time at your party tomorrow She won’t be able to speak properly if she doesn’t practice will you be able to pass your driving exam tomorrow? Yes, I will

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MUST and HAVE TO Must expresses a strong obligation, or the lack of it (Mustn’t) I must wear an uniform in the school You mustn’t use the mobile phone in the school It is also used to show that we are certain something is true What would you say if I show you this picture? “He must be her brother” And if I show you this one? “she must be her daughter” And with this one? “He can’t be her husband”

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Questions with HOW How far is your house? How strict is your mother? It’s …… kilometres How strict is your mother? She is …. How often do you wash your hair? I wash my hair …. How many people are there in your class today? There are …. How much is the cinema today? It is… How tall is your partner? He/She is … How funny is your best friend? He/ She is …

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE What can we find? SHORT ADJECTIVES Short, small, heavy, pretty, big… LONG ADJECTIVES Expensive, intelligent, amazing… IRREGULAR FORMS Good, bad, far…

SHORT ADJECTIVES Long Big Short Rare Fat Noisy Thin Small Happy Cheap Pretty Light Heavy Fast

LONG ADJECTIVE IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Good Bad Far Interesting Artistic Handsome Aggressive Expensive Peaceful Intelligent IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Good Bad Far

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES compare two things It’s the fattest giraffe in the world!! SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Compare just one thing with the rest of things

SHORT ADJECTIVES SUPERLATIVE We add ………..-ER THAN COMPARATIVE We add the .. adjective -est Fast – the fastest Wild – the wildest Long – the longest Quiet – the quietest One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT Big – the biggest Fat – the fattest One sylable words ending with Y Heavy – the heaviest Pretty – the prettiest Happy – the happiest COMPARATIVE We add ………adjective –er Fast – faster Wild – wilder Long – longer Quiet – quieter One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT . Big – bigger Fat – fatter One sylable words ending with Y Heavy – heavier Pretty – prettier Happy - happier We add ………..-ER THAN

LONG ADJECTIVES SUPERLATIVE We add MORE ………..THAN COMPARATIVE We add……. THE MOST Artistic She is the most artistic in the family Intelligent Dolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world Interesting This film is the most interesting I´ve ever seen Creative My brother is the most creative in the school Peaceful Which is the most peaceful place in the world? COMPARATIVE We add……. MORE THAN Artistic She is more artistic than me Intelligent Elephants are more intelligent than dogs Interesting The film is more interesting than the book Creative My brother is more creative than his girlfriend Peaceful I’d like to live in a more peaceful world We add MORE ………..THAN

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Unit 5 Vocabulary Do you know the name of any composer, writer, painter…? Picasso , Velazquez, Lorca, Cervantes, Mozart, Vivaldi… Do you know if there are intelligent animals?? Gorillas, monkeys, whales, dolphins, elephants, pigs….

Do you consider yourself a clever person? A clever person is ….. Smart, astute, intelligent…. Why?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM …… FAMOUS PERSON Jane Austen Venus Williams Nelly Furtado Ferrán Adriá Kaká José Carreras William Shakeaspeare J.K Rowling Francisco Goya Vincen Van Gogh Henry Ford SKILL Paint Write Dance Program Cook Compose Play Win Sing PERSON (noun) Painter Writer Dancer Programmer Cook Composer Player Winner Singer WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM ……

ADJECTIVES Artistic Common Intelligent Peaceful Wild Heavy Rare Fast Slow Aggressive Practical Stupid Light Domesticated