INGLES IV

Unit 12
Extremes
Unit 12
Extremes

Objective
At the end of the unit, the student talks, justifies, expresses and thinks about
different cities of the world, lodging, charity events, obligation and need.

Importance
The content of this unit will help us make comparisons between different cities, talk
about their best characteristics and talk about obligation and possibility in the past.
We can also review the use of different grammar tenses and their uses in different
aspects of life.
The most expensive city in the world.
 SUPERLATIVES

The sun is the hottest item in the group.

 SUPERLATIVES

Superlatives express the highest or a very high degree of a quality.

 Let´s Practice

Complete the sentences with the superlatives form of these adjectives

1. People have lived in Damascus since about 6000 B.C.

It is ______________(old) capital city.

2. The Sahara desert is ______________ (hot) place in the world.

3. Tokyo is _______________(expensive) capital city in the world.

4. Irak is _______________ (rich) city in the Middle East.

5. La Paz in Bolivia is _____________ (high) city in South America.

 COULD / HAD TO

Peter had to eat alone yesterday because Adriana

couldn’t leave work early.

She had to work overtime, but she could finish her

report.
 COULD / HAD TO

COULD HAD TO

Past of can Past of have to

They could help me at work. We had to eat there.

I couldn’t sleep yesterday. He didn’t have to wear a suit.

 We use COULD to talk about ability in the past.

 We use HAD TO to talk about an obligation or necessity in the

past.
 Let´s Practice

Complete the sentences with had to or could in positive or negative form.

1. The room was too hot. I _____________sleep.

2. We ___________change romos because our room was dirty.

3. I __________see the ocean from my hotel view.

4. There was only a resturant, so we _________eat there.

5. I _________remember your e-mail, I’m really sorry.

 REVIEW OF TENSES

I study at UTP. I usually attend classes in the morning.

I am studying hard this week because there is a difficult
test tomorrow. I don’t like bad grades so I am doing my
best to be successful on my exam. I have been the first
student in my class and I want to hold that record.
 REVIEW OF TENSES

TENSE EXAMPLE USAGE

I work in a bank.
 Present routines and
Present Simple I don’t work in a bank. facts.

Do I work in a bank?
You’re watching TV.
 Actions in progress
Present Continuous You aren’t watching TV. now. Temporary events.

Are you watching TV?

They’ve been in Italy.
Present Perfect They haven’t been in Italy.
Have they been in Italy?
 Past experiences when
the time is not specific.
 Experiences up to now.
 Let´s Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (Present Simple,
Present Continuous or Present Perfect).

1. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come).

I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
2. I _______________ (look) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
3. Manuel _____________ (lived) in Italy for 10 years.
4. We are successful because we _______________ (take) the time to
talk to our customers.
5. Where ___________ you ___________ (be) since this morning?
 METACOGNITIVE QUESTIONS

1. Why do we use the superlative form of adjectives? Give two examples.

2. Is it the same rule for all the adjectives? If not, What’s the difference?
3. Which expression do people usually use to express obligation in the past?
4. How can we express abilities in the past?
5. Which time expressions are used to talk about routines or facts?
6. Which time expressions are used to talk about actions in progress or
temporary events?
7. How can we express life experiences?