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. 2016/2017

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

3. P. 72 – Comparatives – unit 9C
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P. 72 – Comparatives – unit 9C

4. 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
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5. Comparatives a pag.73

6. 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?
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7. Grammar Reflections Comparatives Colder, sweeter , heavier , bigger , healthier, more dangerours, better , worse. Superlatives Largest, most spoken, furthest, highest, deadliest
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8. Grammar Reflections How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives? What are the rules?
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9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Pag.141

13. Pag.141

15. Superlatives

16. Superlatives

17. Pag.78

18. Reading pag.77

19. Adjectives of personality
Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality

20. 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

21. 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

22. Personality Adjectives

24. 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?

25. 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?

26. Future Forms: Introduction
What’s coachsurfing?
Ex. 2a p. 78

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

28. Future Forms: Introduction
Will + infinitive – instant decisions, offers, promises, predictions
To be going to – plans, predictions

29. 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?

30. 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

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

32. 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.

33. 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?

34. 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.

35. Pagina 80

36. Pagina 143

37. Be going to p. 143

38. Be going to p. 143

39. Pag.143 ex. b

40. 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.