Unit 1 - A
Say THREE old technology devices
black and white TV, typewriter, record player, cassette recorder
ANSWER: "What were you doing at eight o'clock last night?"
I WAS EATING, I WAS SLEEPING, I WAS STUDYING, I WAS WATCHING TV...
Say FOUR personality traits (WEAKNESS AND STRENGTHS)
spontaneous, flexible, organized, responsible, competitive, curious, sensible, dependable, open-minded, ingenious, determined, rational, easy-going, sympathetic, inventive
Say FIVE small adjectives
healthy, small, easy, cheap, good, bad, fast, hard, tough, happy...
Say THREE car accident expressions
speeded up, crashed head-on, spun, pulled over, slowed down, skidded, crashed into...
Say FOUR children's game
fly a kite, ride a bike, climb a tree, swim, play hide and seek, play hopscotch, go fishing, go roller skating, play marbles, jump rope
Say THREE specified time expressions
yesterday, one year ago, last weekend, when I was a child, when I worked in Spain, in 1996, in 2006, in 2016...
COMPARATIVE of "GOOD"? SUPERLATIVE of "GOOD"?
COMPARATIVE: BETTER THAN
SUPERLATIVE: THE BEST
Say FOUR big adjectives
comfortable, expensive, beautiful, dangerous, difficult, interesting, mature...
Say FOUR unspecified time expressions
so far, several times, many times, lately, ever, never, before, recently...
UNSCRAMBLE: a / play / I / use / marbles / child / was / when / didn't / to / I
I didn't use to play marbles when I was a child.
UNSCRAMBLE: done / recently / you / anything / have / interesting
Have you done anything interesting recently?
UNSCRAMBLE: reading / activity / ever / exciting / book / is / the / most / a
Reading a book is the most exciting activity ever.
Put the TAG QUESTION: "We have met before,_____?"
We have met before, HAVEN'T WE?
What is the ADVERB of "CAREFUL"?
CAREFULLY. We add -ly to it.
ANSWER: "Did you use to jump rope when you were a child?"
Yes, I DID. || No, I DIDN'T.
ANSWER: Have you ever done a scary thing? When?
> Yes, I HAVE. || No, I HAVEN'T.
> "When I WENT, when I ATE... in 2006/in 2016/in the last year."
Create a FREE SUPERLATIVE: "I'm _____ PERSON you have ever seen."
I'm THE BEST/THE MOST/INTELLIGENT/THE HAPPIEST/THE GREATEST person you have ever seen.
Make a COMPARATIVE: "Fruits are ____ hamburgers and French fries." (HEALTHY)
Fruits are HEALTHIER THAN hamburgers and French fries.
Put the ADJECTIVE and ADVERB: "She cooks very ____, dinner so ____." (GOOD)
She cooks very WELL, dinner is so GOOD.
Is it correct: "I didn't used to go roller skating when I was a child"?
No, it isn't. > I didn't USE to go roller skating when I was a child.
Is it correct: "I haven't seen a great movie before."
Yes, it is.
> "BEFORE", unspecified time. We use PRESENT PERFECT.
Is it correct: "I can work by pressure and I'm good by dealing with customers"?
No, it isn't.
> I can work UNDER pressure and I'm good AT dealing with customers.
Make a COMPARATIVE: "Living in big cities is _____ living in the countryside." (DANGEROUS)
Living in big cities is MORE DANGEROUS THAN living in the countryside.
Put CONNECTORS: "____ I woke up, I brushed my teeth. ____, I had breakfast."
WHEN I woke up, I brushed my teeth. AFTER THAT/THEN, I had breakfast.