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GRAMMAR

Adjectives
Adjectives review

- Adjectives go with Nouns.


- Adjectives stand before / after nouns
Ex: I have a big car.
It’s a dangerous snake.
Exercise 1

1. She’s a very girl smart/ smart girl.


2. That’s the most difficult question/ quesion difficult
that I’ve ever seen.
3. Give me that red book/ book red.
4. They’re are very people powerful/ powerful people.
5. I don’t want that doll ugly/ ugly doll.
Adj + one/ones
Ex: I’ve lost my suitcase. It’s a big, blue one. (suitcase)
Expensive laptops are usually better than cheap ones. (laptops)

Q: When can we use one/ones for a noun?


What is the difference between one & ones?
Can we use one/ones for countable or uncountable nouns?

A: We can use one/ones for Nouns after adjectives.


One is for singular, ones is for plural.
We don’t use one/ones for uncountable nouns.
Exercise 2
Mark the following sentences T or F:
1. Do you see my book? It’s a blue one.
2. I like fast cars than slow one.
3. Don’t touch that snake. It’s a one.
4. The red cars are usually the ones.
5. I’m looking for full-time work, but I’ll be happy with part-
time one.
Comparative/ superlative review
1. Comparative

a. Short Adj: (1 sound) hot, tall, slow, big...


Ex: Peter is taller than me.

b. Long Adj (2 or more sounds) dangerous, expensive...


Ex: This shirt is more expensive than that shirt.
Comparative/ superlative review
2. Superlative

a. Short Adj: (1 sound) hot, tall, slow, big...


Ex: Peter is the tallest in this class.

b. Long Adj (2 or more sounds) dangerous, expensive...


Ex: This shirt is the most expensive in this shop.
NOTES
New rules
- tired, stressed, pleased, shocked, bored...
1 sound
Ex: I feel more tired than I did yesterday.
She’s the most stressed person in the office.

1. one-syllable adj which end in –ed always use more and the
most for comparative & superlative
New rules
- Clever, narrow, polite, quiet, simple, stupid...
2 sound
Ex: She’s the cleverest girl in this class.
The old road was narrower than the new one.

2. Some two-syllable adj can make comparative & superlative


with –er & -est.
A bit & much + comparative adj
READING
What color is Dead Salmon?
1. How has way people giving names to
colors changed?

 People now are giving colors bizzare names


2. Which company takes this trend most?

 UK paint company Farrow & Ball


3. When was the color “Dead salmon”
used?

 More than 200 years ago


4. What was “Dead” referred to?

 To the paint finish


5. When was Arsenic used to create Paris
Green?

 In the late 18th century


6. What happened to people using Paris
Green on their houses’ walls or wallpaper?

 They became ill.


7. What is Monkey Puzzle named after?

 A kind of pine tree found in Chile and Argentina


8. Why it has this name?

 Because that tree would be very difficult to climb,


even for a monkey
9. Why Cabbage White has its name?

 It is named after the Cabbage White butterfly,


because the caterpillars feed on cabbages.
SPEAKING
Describe your favorite room
THE END

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