UNIDAD 9.

Objectives


OH! My Back!
Functions Objectives
Talking about informal (summer) jobs

Expressing wishes and desires

Expressing possibility

Comparing jobs
Use would like to express wishes and
desires
Use modal verbs of possibility
Use comparative adjectives
Use connectors of comparison and
contrast
Reading


Situation: (Daniel and Marisol are waiting to enter the university in September. It is now May and they
want to find a job)
DANIEL: I need a job. Im going to have a lot of expenses during the summer.
MARISOL: Me, too. Lets look in the Classified Section of the Daily Squawk .
(They open the newspaper) There might be some jobs for the summer months.
DANIEL: Lets see. I would like to work outside in the summer and keep fit.
MARISOL: Oh, yes, and get sunburned and have sore, red skin? I prefer an indoor
job with air conditioning.
DANIEL: Look, theres a landscaping job here, the pay is not bad.
MARISOL: It doesnt say it has health or dental benefits.
DANIEL: You dont usually get those in a summer job. Its better than this job as a
cook, here in the 1st column, and you probably dont have to work as hard.
MARISOL: But the pay is better and they may give you free food to take home.
DANIEL: Yes, but it says they need previous experience. What about you?
MARISOL: Well, I prefer evening work if possible. Look, Marys Pizza Parlor is
offering $4.50 plus tips. I might try that. I have my own car, too.
DANIEL: Yes, it doesnt look bad, however Ive heard that Mary is a slave driver.
MARISOL: Whats that?
DANIEL: Somebody who makes you work hard for little money. Her pizzas
might be cheaper than other places, but her employees work much harder.
MARISOL: Well, anyway. I think I would like a job at Franks Burgers. The pays not
bad and maybe I can work overtime.
DANIEL: Well, I would like to try the landscaping job. I like being outdoors and the
hours are flexible. I would like to take some morninoff. Lets give them a call!
MARISOL: Well, Im not sure, yet. Im interested in the dog-walking job, but I dont
like getting up early. The cooks job might be more interesting, however, who
knows. I think I would like more time to think about it.
Antonyms



An antonym has the opposite meaning of a given word.
Examples of antonyms are: good bad:
Pizza delivery is a good summer job.

Or the contrary:

Pizza delivery is a bad summer job.
Practice 3


Say if the following statements are True or False.



1. Daniel and Marisol need money.

2. Mary is generous to her employees.

3. Marisol wants to get a tan (sunburn) in the summer months

4. Daniel would like to get healthier during the summer.

5. The cooks job needs no prerequisites.

6. All four jobs have benefits.

7. Marisol is in no hurry to get the cooks job.

8. Marisol wouldnt like to work in the mornings.

Expressing wishes and desires.



The expression would like is used to indicate that you want something.
This something that you want is called a wish or desire.
Ie: I would like a new job



This means that you want a different job.
Uses of would like


1. would like + noun/noun phrase:

A noun phrase may contain the following elements:
determiner + adj. + noun
a new job
a different job
When you use would like+ a noun/noun phrase what youre saying is that you want an object or a thing
(a new job, a new car, a bigger TV set, etc)

2. would like + infinitive

would like can also be followed by a verb in infinitive.
Ie: I would like to get a new job
This means that you want to find a different job.

would like + infinitive is used to express that you want something to happen, in other words your wish
or desire is not an object, but an action:
I would like to get a raise
She would like to change jobs
They would like to make more money

Would is a modal verb, therefore it doesnt change form with third person singular as other verbs do:

Practice 4



A. Identifying desires:
Read the text again. There are 5 sentences that contain the expression would like.
Copy these sentences on the clipboard. Save then on a text document and send them to you
instructor by mail.
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B. Talking about desires:
Write 5 desires about a summer job similar to the ones above.
Write your sentences on the clipboard. Save then on a text document and send them to you instructor by
mail.
Modals of Possibility


The modal verbs may and might are used to express possibility with no difference in meaning:
It may rain tomorrow
It might rain tomorrow

Both indicate that it is possible that it will rain. As with other modal verbs, may and might are always
followed by another verb (main verb) in simple form. Look at the following examples from the reading at
the beginning of this chapter:
They may give you free food to take home.
(simple form)
Marys Pizza Parlor is offering $4.50 plus tips. I might try that.
(simple form)
The cooks job might be more interesting.
(simple form)

Maybe (spelled as one word) is an adverb and it is also used to indicate prossibility. It means perhaps.
Look at how may be and maybe are used:
Maybe, he is at Marys Pizza Parlor
He might be at Marys Pizza Parlor

Both sentences express the same, the possibility that he be at the Pizza Parlor, but one uses a verb in the
simple present (he is), plus an adverb that indicates possibility (maybe), while the other sentence
expresses the same idea of possibility the modal verb might.

Practice 6


Use may or might plus the simple form of the verb in parenthesis:
Model: He might go (to go)to the doctor today. He is not felling well.


1. He (to be) at the office. He always works late!

2. The show (to start) late. There were delays
everywhere due to the heavy rains.

3. It (to rain) tomorrow. The forecaster predicted a
thunderstorm with showers.

4. She (to get) the job as a dog walker. She adores
dogs.

5. They (to go) to the pool this afternoon. It is sunny
and warm, perfect for an afternoon at the pool.

6. My mother (to cook) my favorite dessert for my
birthday. She does it almost every year.

7. The teacher (to give) us extra homework. We did
terribly on the exam.

8. Frank (to play) the violin today. He plays every
Saturday.

Review: Comparative Adjectives



The following sentences from the listening contain
adjectives in comparative form:
Her employees work much
harder.

The cooks job might be more
interesting .


Lets review the rules for making comparative forms
of adjectives

1. Regular adjectives:

a) Short adjectives:
Add er
I.e. Her employees work much harder.

b) Short adjectives ending in y: (nasty)
Drop (eliminate) the y and add: ier
I.e. This job as garbage collector is nastier than this
job as dog walker.

c) Longer adjectives: (interesting)
Use the word more or less before the adjective
I.e. The cooks job might be more interesting
The cooks job might be less exciting than the dog
walkers job
Review: Comparative Adjectives



2. Irregular adjectives:

Some adjectives dont follow the rules above. They
are irregular adjectives. Look at the following
example:

The job as a dog walker is better than this job as
a cook

Here are some irregular adjectives, and their
comparative forms:
Good

better
Bad

worse
Far

farther (for physical
matters, like distance)
Further (for intangible
matters, like knowledge or
information)


Note: In a sentence, when the second term of the
comparison (second object being compared) is
included, you must use the word than, as in the
following examples:

The job as a dog walker is better than this job as a
cook
A summer job is shorter and less stressful than a
regular job

Practice 7


Read the following sentences carefully. Fill in the blank with the
comparative form of the corresponding adjective. (-) means that you
should use less:
prepared exhausting bad high long good dangerous


1. The pay at Marys Pizza Parlor is than the Pay at
Franks Burgers.

2. The hours at Marys Pizza Parlor are than the
hours at Franks Burgers. At Marys Parlor you have to
work more than 12 hours a day. What a slave driver!

3. A job as a sales person is (-) than a job as an
astronaut.

4. The salary of doctors is than the salary of pizza
delivery persons.

5. This is not such a good idea. It might be to look for
a job in the newspaper.

6. She might not get the job. She is (-) than the other
candidates.

7. This job is than my previous job. Im going to look
for another job.

8. This job as a dog walker is than I thought! Im
really, really tired!

Practice



Look at the following pictures. What is the occupation of these
3 people? Write at least 3 reasons to justify your answer. Write
your answer on the clipboard. Save it on a text document and
send it to your instructor by mail. Be prepared to discuss your
opinions in class.
Start your answer as follows:

I think she/he might/may be a. because.
She/he might/may also be a because..
But, she/he might/may also be a because .

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Connectors - 1. The connector of consequence: so



This is an off-line non-synchronous activity

We saw how connectors joined two separate sentences in
English 1 with and and but.
Now we will add more to make your writing more effective and
interesting. Send them by mail to your instructor.

1. The connector of consequence: so
This connector joins two ideas where the first motivates the
reaction of the second:
EXAMPLE:
I have a toothache. Im going to the dentist. (so)
I have a toothache so Im going to the dentist.
Exercise 1. Join the following sentences with the connector
so.
1. My back aches. Imgoing to see the doctor.
2. She wants a job. She is going to fill out an application.
3. Imlate. Imgoing to take a taxi.
Sentence 1. ______________________________________
Sentence 2. ______________________________________
Sentence 3. ______________________________________

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Connectors - 2. The connector of cause and effect: because




2. The connector of cause and effect: because
This connector joins two ideas where the first idea is the effect
of the cause in the second:
EXAMPLE:
Im very happy. Sally says she loves me.
Im very happy because Sally says she loves
me.



Exercise 2. Join the following with the connector because:
1.Shiela is sad. She didnt pass her drivers test.
2.Mary is happy. She got her visa.
3.Laura is very unhappy. Her dog died.
Sentence 1. ______________________________________
Sentence 2. ______________________________________
Sentence 3. ______________________________________

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Connectors - 3. The connector of contrast but



3. The connector of contrast but
This connector joins two ideas where the second contrasts
with the first:
EXAMPLE:
Jane likes coffee. She doesnt like tea.
Jane likes coffee, but she doesnt like tea.

(Notice that you need a comma (,) before the connector but.)

Exercise 3. Join the following sentences with the connector
but

1.John has a sore back. Its not serious.
2.Mitchell has a new job. He doesnt like the job (it)
3.Magaly likes f igs. She doesnt like dates.
Sentence 1. ______________________________________
Sentence 2. ______________________________________
Sentence 3. ______________________________________

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