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

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

3. Pag.77

4. Reading pag.77

5. Pag.77 Reading – answer key

6. 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?

7. Comparatives and Superlatives p. 76

8. 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

9. Grammar Reflections How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives? What are the rules?
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10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Ex. 9C-a Pag.141

15. Ex. 9C-a Pag.141

16. Grammar Bank ex. 9C – b Pag.141

17. Grammar Bank ex. 9C – b Pag.141

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

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

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

21. 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
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22. Adjectives of personality
Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality

23. 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

24. 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

25. Personality Adjectives

27. 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?

28. 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?

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

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

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

32. 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

33. 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?

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

35. 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.

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

37. 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.

38. 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?

39. Ex. 10B – a Be going to p. 143

40. Ex. 10B – a , p. 143

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

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

43. Ex. 10C – a Pagina 143

44. Ex. 10c –a, Pag. 143

45. Ex. 10C-b, Pag.143

46. Ex. 10C-b, Pag.143

47. 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 for correction.