UNIT 38TH

1. LESSON ONE

1.1 VOCABULARY

Appear Studio
Attitude Character
Autograph Conversation
Battle Indeed
Big Industry
Budgest Knock
Language Take
Nowadays Vacation
Partly written
Ride

1.2 COMMUNICATION

SURPRISE, INTEREST OR INDIFFERENCE

You’ll never guess what (else) happened

Really?
You’re joking
You’re kidding
I’m not kidding
No way!
So what?
That’s fine
Oh, well

1.3 GRAMMAR
 Adjectives after Verbs

We use adjetives to describe how someone or something is, looks, feels, sounds, taste, smells,
seems, or appears. The adjetives come after the verbs.

 She is very happy

 He looks bored
 It taste sweet
 They sound tired
 It smells delicious
 It seems difficult
 She feels excited
 They appear upset

Do not use unmodified adverbs after these verbs: It smells deliciously

  Who / what

We can use questions using who or what to ask about the subject.

Jack likes soccer (“Jack” is the subject) Cows eat grass (“cows is the subject)
Who likes soccer? (the answer is “jack”) What eats grass? (the answer is “cows”)

 Present Perfect + superlative

We use the present perfect tense with superlatives to compare things with our past experience.
When we use the superlative with the present perfect, we can use ever to compare past
experiences. Ever comes between have/has and the past participle.

 It’s the best movie I’ve seen

 It was the most exciting vacation I’ve ever had
 He’s the most interesting person I’ve met here
 What’s the best concert you’ve been to?
 Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met?
 Who’s the nicest person you’ve ever worked with?

Remember:

To form the superlative: the + adjective + -est OR the + most + adjective

 The fastest car

 The most beautiful view

To form the present perfect: Have / has + past participle

 I have been to Paris

 He has done his homework
 We have finished our work

2. LESSON TWO

2.1 VOCABULARY

Adore Patio
Annoying Fascinating
Arrogant Fed up
Attract Focus
Competitor Himself
Creative Improve
Dream Irritate
Junk Research
Keen on Successful
long Translator
2.2 COMMUNICATION

DREAMS, HOPES, AND AMBITIONS:

I'm hoping to …
One day I’d love to ..
It’s my dream to …
I’m working on …
My dream job is

CLARIFYRING AND ELABORATING MEANING:

Do you mean …?
So you’re saying …?
The point is that …
So this means …
What do you mean by …?
Why are we doing this?

OPINIONS AND ACTIONS:

I think it’s a good idea to …

I was trying to …
If we do this, then …
I (really) wanted to …

2.3 GRAMMAR

 AS … AS

We can use as … as with adjetives and adverbs to show if two people or things are similar or not.

 It’s as high as the Empire State Building. (The height is similar to the Empire State
Building’s)
 Ben’s not as experienced as Sally (Ben’s experiences is less than Sally’s.)
 He walks as quickly as I do (His walking speed is similar to mine).

 Present continuous for Temporary actions

We can use the present continuous (also called present progressive) tense to talk about activities
continuing for a limited period of time only.

 I’m working here for the summer. (after the summer, it will change)
 How long are you working here?
 We’re staying at the Royal Hotel tonight. (after tonight, it will change)
 Where are you staying tonight
 3. LESSON THREE

3.1 VOCABULARY

Annoy Neither
Assure Please
Careles Pointless
Connection Eater
Delighted Essential
Divine Helpful
Disappoint Tolerate
Irritate Unsanitary
Location Value
lovely Fond

3.2 COMMUNICATION

EXPRESSING FEELINGS

She’s disappointed with

They’re upset about
I’m pleased with
He was hurt by
I’m irritated with

3.3 GRAMMAR

 CAUSES AND RESULTS

We use too and enough + infinitive with to say why a result is / isn’t possible:

Possible

 Not too + adjective

 Adjective + enough
 Adverb + enough
 Enough + noun

Examples

 I’m not too old to dance

 My new laptop is light enough to carry anywhere
 I worked just hard enough to pass the course
 There’s enough food to feed everybody at the party

Not Possible

 Too + adjective
 Too + adverb
  Not + adjective + enough
 Not + adverb + enough
 Not enough + noun

Examples

 The lake is too cold to swim in

 Carol types too slowly to be a secretary
 The lake isn’t warm enough to swim in
 Kevin doesn’t exercise often enough to get fit
 There isn’t enough money to pay for it

 REALLY / VERY / QUITE

We can use words like really, very, quite with adverbs to give more information and detail to how
something is being done

We use really, very, and quite to make adjetives and adverbs stronger:

 Those shoes are really beautiful

 Ronaldo was a very good footballer
 My new car goes quite fast

 CHANGING NOUNS OR VERBS INTO ADJETIVES

NOUN OR VERB

Center, music, nation, beauty, care, help, pain, use, success, care, pain, use, comfort, fashion, dirt,
healthy, fame, act, attract, expense.

-al
-ful
-less
-able
-y
-ous
-ive
= adjetive
Central, musical, national, beautiful, careful, helpful, paintful, useful, successful, careless,
pointless, useless, comfortable, fashionable, dirty, healthy, rainy, windy, dangerous, famous,
active, attractive, expensive

The spelling often changes when we add letters to a word that end with a vowel or –y

 Fame  famous
 Expense  expensive
 Beauty  beautiful