1. 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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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**

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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?

9. 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

11. 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”

12. Have to is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation
MUST and HAVE TO
Have to is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation
The exam has to be corrected in the classrooom
You don’t have to eat that if you don’t want to

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14. 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 …

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

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

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

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

19. 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

20. 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

23. 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….

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

25. 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 ……

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