LESSON 1 – WELCOME BACK!

Monday, 5th of September 2022

SUMMARIZE YOUR
SUMMER
 ADJECTIVES -ED & -ING. CIRCLE THE CORRECT
OPTION

0) It was a terrible play and I was bored / boring from start to finish.
1) I’m very excited / exciting because I’m going to New York tomorrow.
2) Are you surprised / surprising or were you expecting this news?
3) I’m reading a very interested / interesting book at the moment.
4) I’ve had a very tired / tiring day at work today and I want to go to bed.
5) Most people were surprised / surprising that he won the championship.
6) I’m bored / boring. Let’s go out for a cup of coffee somewhere.
7) Visit our excited / exciting new shop!
8) His speech was very long and very bored / boring.
 - ED is used for
ADJECTIVES –ED people: I’m bored
& -ING.
F R I E N D LY
REMINDER - ING is used for
things and situations:
The book is boring
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS. TRANSFORM
THESE ADJECTIVES INTO ADVERBS:

o Slow o Good
o Dangerous o Hard
o Quick o Fast
o Beautiful
o Bad
COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES

• Could I have a … (quick) word with you?

• This is a … (slow) train.

• He talked very … (interesting) about his work.

• You’ve cooked that meat … (wonderful)

• I’ve got an … (easy) job for you.

• She writes in … (perfect) English.

• She sings very … (good)

• Could you speak more … (quiet), please?

SUPPLY SUITABLE VERB FORMS WITH USED TO, BE/GET
USED TO AND THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
E.g. When we were children we _________________ (spend) our holidays with our grandparents.
When we were children we used to spend our holidays with our grandparents.

• 1. At school we do lots of pair work. So, we _____________ (work) in groups.

• 2. My father ________________ (have) everything done for him. But now he himself has to do most of the things.

• 3. In the past people _______________ (think) that the Earth was flat.

• 4. When the Industrial Revolution started, people ______________ (work) long hours.

• 5. Starting a first job can be difficult if you ________________ (get up) early.

• 6. I’m sure it won’t be difficult for you _______________(get up) early.

• 7. I ___________________ (stay) in bed till late in the morning on Sundays

• 8. When she arrived in Britain, she ______________ (not/drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.

• 9. I ________________ ( not/have) milk for breakfast. I only had coffee.

• 10. When I was a child I _________________ (not/go) to the beach.

• 11. I _______________ (not/go) out alone until I was 18.

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH USED TO; BE/GET USED TO.
1. When I was a child I …………………… go to church every Sunday.
2. Before school started we ………….. walk along the river.
3. We ………………….. travelling around the country on the holidays.
4. The Richardsons never ………………… fly on business before.
5. I will never ……………….. cooking my own meals at home.
6. At weekends we ……………………… (not) getting up before eight o’clock.
7. Didn’t Susan ……………………… work part time before?
8. Susan doesn’t mind doing night shifts. She ………………. going to bed late.
9. I suppose it will be difficult for her to ……………………… working overtime.
10. Tourists in the UK find it difficult to drive. They ………………………. (not) driving on the left.
11. When I worked abroad, I …………………… phone home every week.
12. I ………………. (not) getting up early at weekends
C O M PA R AT I V E , S U P E R L AT I V E A N D
AS… AS
 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE
FORM OF THE WORDS LISTED BELOW.

Bad, important, crowded, Good, high, heavy, convenient, difficult, cheap, expensive, quiet, easy, thin, healthy, dangerous,
cold.

• 1. In Canada, January is _________________________ than March.

• 2. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.

• 3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than yours.

• 4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ___________________________ than a bike.

• 5. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

• 6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ____________________________ than usual.

• 7. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.

• 8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______________________ than he had expected.
 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE
FORM OF THE WORDS LISTED BELOW.

Bad, important, crowded, Good, high, heavy, convenient, difficult, cheap, expensive, quiet, easy, thin, healthy, dangerous,
cold.

• 9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _____________________________ than it was a few days ago.

• 10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are _____________________ than the small town where I live.

• 11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ______________________________ than the last one we did.

• 12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _____________________________ place.

• 13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a _____________________________ location.

• 14. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.

• 15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _____________________ than they were
yesterday.

• 16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel ______________________ tomorrow.
 C O M PA R AT I V E U S I N G A S … A S

1. biology/ interesting/ history ________________________________________________________________

2. train/ fast/ airplane _______________________________________________________________________

3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry _________________________________________________________________

4. Batman / popular/ Superman _______________________________________________________________

5. lemon/ sweet/ orange ______________________________________________________________________

6. morning/ warm/ afternoon __________________________________________________________________

7. robin / big/ eagle _________________________________________________________________________

8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours ________________________________________________________________

9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion _____________________________________________________________________

10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle _____________________________________________________________

 C O M PA R AT I V E U S I N G A S … A S

11. house/ tall/ skyscraper ____________________________________________________________________

12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland ______________________________________________________________

13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes _______________________________________________________

14. grammar/ difficult / spelling _______________________________________________________________

15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart _______________________________________________________________

16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream __________________________________________________________

17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice__________________________________________________________________

18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours ____________________________________________________________

19. big cities/ safe/ small towns ________________________________________________________________

20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels _______________________________________________________

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE
C O R R E CT FO R M ( C O M PA R AT I V E O R S U P E R L AT I V E ) O F
THE ADVERB PROVIDED.
1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.
2. Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
________________________________ (hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks
________________________________ (well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.
PREPOSITIONS
 • accuse sb _____ sth
• afraid _____ sth
• angry _____ sb
• angry _____ sth
• bad _____ sth
• believe _____ sb/sth
FILL IN WITH
• congratulate sb _____ sth
THE CORRECT
• depend _____ sth
PREPOSITION
• disappointed _____ sb
• disappointed _____/ _____/
_____ sth
• discuss _____ sth
• explain sth _____ sb
• good _____ sth
• interested _____ sth
• listen _____ sth
• look _____ sth
• married _____ sb
• search _____ sth
• speak _____ sb
• talk _____ sb
• take part _____ sth
• surprised _____ / _____ sth
• think _____/ ____
 SPEAKING
Take a look at the following words
and phrases. Try to include at
least two in a conversation.
 ADMIRE (V) DIFFER (V) PLAIN (ADJ/N) ANCIENT (ADJ) EASY-GOING (ADJ) LEAK (V/N)

PUZZLED (ADJ) REHEARSE (V) CHEWY (ADJ) GAZE (V) COME UP TO SCRATCH (IDIOM)

ABSENT-MINDED (ADJ) MOTIVATIONAL (ADJ) INVEST (V) OFFEND (V)

BREAKTHROUGH EYE-CATCHING
SHADOW (N/V) CHUCKLE (V/N) RECOVERY (N) NICKNAME (N/V)
(N) (ADJ)

COOPERATION (N) BREAK A RECORD (PHRASE) FICTIONAL (ADJ) CRAMPED (ADJ) SHORTAGE (N)

UPDATE (V/N) JIGSAW (N)