Appendix
(page 77, activity 4) Learning to Do Using adjectives Use adjectives to give additional details about people, places, things, or ideas. Remember that, in English, you should place the adjective before the word it is describing. E.g.:
Delicious food is on the table.
not
Food delicious is on the table. Comparatives and superlatives
(page 80, activity 3)
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparing and contrasting Learning to Learn (page 79, activities 4 and 5) Comparing Contrasting It focuses on the similarities between two situations, people, or things. Connectors: also, as, as well, both, like, in the It focuses on the dierences betweeen two situations, people, or things. If you want to compare two situations, people, or things: • for one-syllable adjectives, use: adjective + - er + than Bowing is faster than shaking hands. • for adjectives with two or more syllables, use: more + adjective + than I think Arabic is more dicult than Russian. You should be more respectful when you greet an elderly person.
If you want to describe the highest or lowest degree of a quality, use… • for one-syllable adjectives: the + adjective + -est Belly dancing is one of the oldest dances in the world. • for adjectives with two or more syllables: the most + adjective Day of the Dead is one of the most famous Mexican celebrations.
(page 82, activity 3) Learning to Know Useful phrases
• Here, take a closer look at… • Let’s see… • Let’s start by…
To indicate the beginning
• …you know… • …actually… • …like…
Connectors: although, but, however, instead of, on the other hand, unlike, while E.g.: In Japan they eat with chopsticks, while in India they use their fingers.
To gain time
same way, similarly, too E.g.: In Mexico, we enjoy eating with the family, in the same way they do in other countries.
To indicate the end
• And that’s all I have to say. • And that’s it.
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