Module 3: Summary

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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following vocabulary:

• Personality adjectives:

talkative funny serious obnoxious friendly

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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we also learned adjectives that describe places:

interesting boring kind unfriendly quiet

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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we also learned adjectives that describe experiences:

romantic polluted exciting amazing wonderful

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Vocabulary
Remember this rule about
descriptive adjectives!
ADJECTIVES ENDING IN –ING AND -ED

1. An adjective that ends in -ING is used to describe: the characteristic of

a person, a thing or a situation.

• My girlfriend is amazing. (My girlfriend is an amazing person.)

• This city is exciting. (This is an exciting city – there are many things
you can do / see here.)

2. An adjective that ends in -ED is used to describe: a feeling (or how a

person feels) or an emotion.

• I am amazed to see so many beautiful things here. (I feel surprised –

this is my feeling).
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Comparative
structures.

Silvia is taller than Clara. Silvia is friendlier than Clara.

When the adjective is short (1 syllable), we add When the adjective ends in -y, we remove the y
er on the end. and add ier on the end.

taller friendlier
Short adjective + er friendly + ier
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Comparative
structures.

Silvia is more polite than Clara.

When the adjective is long (two or more syllables), we add

more (+) or less (-) before the adjective.

more polite
more + long adjective
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Remember this rule about

comparative structures.

When we identify the object we are comparing, we use ‘than’:

Silvia is taller than Clara

Subject + be/have + comparative + than + object

Silvia is taller than Clara.

Silvia is friendlier than Clara.
Silvia is more polite than Clara.
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Superlative structures.

The beach at Reñaca is the longest. The beach at Reñaca is the busiest.

When the adjective is short (1 syllable), we add When the adjective ends in -y, we remove the y
est on the end. and add iest on the end.

longest Busiest
Short adjective + est Busy + iest
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Superlative structures.

Valparaiso is the most interesting place. The least busy place is Concón.

When the adjctive is long (two or more syllables), we add When the adjctive is long (two or more syllables), we add
most before the adjective.to form a positive phrase. least before the adjective to form a negative phrase.

most interesting least busy

most + adjective least + adjective
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Vocabulary
In Module 3, we learned the following grammar structures:

Remember this rule about

superlative structures:
When we compare three or more places, we always
use ‘the’:

The beach at Reñaca is the longest.

the + superlative

The beach at Reñaca is the longest.

The beach at Reñaca is the busiest.
Valparaiso is the most interesting place.
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Tips to develop skills

We also practiced listening and reading for general ideas and identification of specific information, including focus on word
stress to aid comprehension.

Listening Strategy Tips

 Listen/Read multiple times. As you develop your skills during

the course, you will need to listen/read fewer times to answer
the questions successfully.
Reading / Listening for
 It is ok if you do not understand 100% of the words!
general ideas
 Focus on familiar words and phrases
 Study the images that are associated with the audio clip/written
text. This will help you predict the content.
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Tips to develop skills

We also practiced listening and reading for general ideas and identification of specific information, including focus on word
stress to aid comprehension.

Listening Strategy Tips

 Have a clear idea of the information you need to identify; read

the questions first!
Reading / Listening for
 Focus on words associated with the information you need to
specific information
identify
 Listen to word stress to help learn the message of the oral text.
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