Tuesday, December 03, 2019

B1 2-3/12/19

p. 42-43

outloud
His mountain bike had 18 gears  /ɡɪə/.
Decided /ɪd/
quickest
idea /aɪˈdɪə/
bridge/brɪdʒ/
check-in desk
approximately /əˈprɒksəmətli/
public
colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/
college /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
journey /ˈdʒɜːni/
birds
realised /d/
turned /d/round
soon/suːn/
ahead of
as fast as
turned
cotton – wool – silk
tear – tore - torn
started /ɪd/

start off phrasal verb
1 to begin something in a particular way, or to begin in a particular way
start something ↔ off with something/by doing something
- The theater company started off their new season with a Shakespeare play.
Ready, steady, go!!!!
A a steady speed  
Stopped /t/
val‧u‧a‧ble /ˈvæljuəbəl,/

race
contest-ant

3. f
The train approaching is…
Mind the gap between the train and the platform…
The next station is…

Bus >10’ > tube > Monument > train (railway station)

1st bike, 2nd boat, 3rd public transport, 4th car

Oyster card // noun [countable] trademark   
a smart card (=plastic card with an electronic part that records information) which can be used as an electronic ticket on public transport in London
get on /off (a bus)
notice /ˈnəʊtɪs $ ˈnoʊ-/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] (darse cuenta)  
1 if you notice something or someone, you realize that they exist, especially because you can see, hear, or feel them
 He noticed a woman in a black dress sitting across from him.

Check in / out

Helmet
Plate number
Insurance
Roundabout

p. 42

Shower > ʃ> crash, rush, station
Jazz > dʒ> bridge, journey, jam
Chess > tʃ> adventure, catch, coach

choke /tʃəʊk $ tʃoʊk/ ●●○ verb   
1 [intransitive] to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
choke on
- He choked on a piece of bread.

Comparatives

1 syllable

Big (V+C)
My car is AS big AS yours.
My car is bigger THAN yours.
Short
My brother is shorter than your
Shy-shyer

2 syllables

Crazy
John is crazier THAN Chris.
Happy-happier         busy-busier
Famous
John is more famous THAN Chris.
Tired – more tired

3 syllables or more

Expensive
A Porche is more expensive than a Mercedes.


Superlatives

1 syllable

Big (V+C)
My car is the biggest.
Short
My brother is the shortest.

2 syllables

Crazy
John is the craziest.
Famous
John is the most famous.

3 syllables or more

Expensive
A Porche is the most expensive.

NOTE:
My car is biggest than yours.
My car is the bigger.

My car is bigger than yours.
My car is the biggest.


With adverbs we always use more
He walks more slowly / carefully / patiently than me.


Homework: p. 208> Grammar Bank

p.44
ex. 4
the quickest
as fast as
as many trains as
the most exciting journey.
More carefully than men.


There are as many cars as people.
There is as much sugar as flour.

I saw the same people as in the other meeting.
I ate the same food as in China.

less (...) than
- Tickets were less expensive than I expected.
The least
- The least expensive is the Dacia.

Bad – worse – the worst
Good- better – the best
Far-further-the furthest

I’m bored, I don’t like the film.
The film is boring.

YOUR TURN
Are your classmates sentences right or wrong?
Anna arrived more later than Rebecca.
Anna is taller than me.
My friend is more talkative than your husband.
I’m more happy happier than my sister.
This language is the most important in the world.
She’s is the happiest because she passed the exam.
My car is more expensive than yours.
RM football club is as better good as Barcelona.
The new picture is the more most famous in the whole museum.
My mother cooks better than me.
The winter in northern countries is colder than in Mediterranean countries.

Dogs are more beautiful than cats.

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