Homework for the 1st of March

• Perform the following lines:

Mr. Briggs: “I had my orders from your uncle”

Jane: “My uncle? I have no uncles”

Mr Briggs: “Mr Eyre of Madeira, your father’s brother, is your uncle. He didn’t know that you were alive. Mrs Reed told him that you were dead. He read about the weeding in an English newspaper, and he knew about Mr Rochester’s mad wife”

• Create your vocabulary list.
• Revision of irregular verbs 
• Keep on contributing with our blog. You are doing very well.

Making a sandwich & Vocabulary

Through this link you can play again and have some practice with this video.

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/games/sandwich.htm

 

Vocabulary list about this video

TUNA – ATÚN

TURKEY  – PAVO

PINAUT BUTTER – MANTEQUILLA DE CACAHUETE

DINNER ROLLS – PANECILLOS / BOLLOS

FRESH WHEAT BREAD – PAN INTEGRAL FRESCO

PITA POCKET – PAN DE PITA

LETTUCE - LECHUGA

TOMATOES  - TOMATES

PEPPERS – PIMIENTOS

OLIVES – ACEITUNAS

ONIONS – CEBOLLAS

SAUCE – SALSA

KETCHUP – KETCHUP

MUSTARD - MOSTAZA

MAYONAISSE – MAYONESA

COOKIES – GALLETAS

POTATO CHIPS – PATATAS FRITAS

FRUIT – FRUTA

STRAWBERRIES – FRESAS

GRAPES – UVAS

ORANGES – NARANJAS

MILK - LECHE

JUICE - ZUMO

SODA -  REFRECO

A nice cup of tea

“A WATCHED  KETTLE NEVER BOILS”

Through this link your can play the video about phonetic /f/ and /v/

http://pronunciaringles.com/2010/02/24/como-se-pronuncia-v-en-ingles/

Listening Directions

Through this link you can listen again the audio file about directions.

http://www.esl-lab.com/dir1/dir1.htm

Hail Mary song

hail mary full og grace prayer song mp3 | lyrics

free music downloads | music videos | pictures

Homework for the 23rd of february

—Perform the following lines:

—Reading Book pa 28-29: read/ try to understand / underline the verbs that you don’t know.

Mr Wood (the clergyman): Is there any reason why Mr Rochester and Miss Eyre cannot marry?

(A voice from behind): There is a reason. My name is Briggs. I am a man of the law.There cannot be a weeding. Mr Rochester has a wife, Bertha, and she is still alive.

ges

—Create your vocabulary list.

—Study the comparatives and superlative.

—Study the following five irregular verbs

EAT

DRINK

MAKE 

—Keep on contributing with our blog.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

You can find the following information and some exercises through the following link

http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

One-syllable adjectives.

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

One-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
tall	taller	tallest
old	older	oldest
long	longer	longest

• Mary is taller than Max.
• Mary is the tallest of all the students.
• Max is older than John.
• Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
• My hair is longer than your hair.
• Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
large	larger	largest
wise	wiser	wisest

• Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
• Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
• Max is wiser than his brother.
• Max is the wisest person I know.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
big	bigger	biggest
thin	thinner	thinnest
fat	fatter	fattest

• My dog is bigger than your dog.
• My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
• Max is thinner than John.
• Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.
• My mother is fatter than your mother.
• Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Two-syllable adjectives.

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Two-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
peaceful	more peaceful	most peaceful
pleasant	more pleasant	most pleasant
careful	more careful	most careful
thoughtful	more thoughtful	most thoughtful

• This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
• Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
• Max is more careful than Mike.
• Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
• Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
• Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -y	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
happy	happier	happiest
angry	angrier	angriest
busy	busier	busiest

• John is happier today than he was yesterday.
• John is the happiest boy in the world.
• Max is angrier than Mary.
• Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.
• Mary is busier than Max.
• Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative forms.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -er, -le, or -ow	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
narrow	narrower	narrowest
gentle	gentler	gentlest

• The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
• This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Adjectives with three or more syllables.

For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Adjective with Three or More Syllables	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
generous	more generous	most generous
important	more important	most important
intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent

• John is more generous than Jack.
• John is the most generous of all the people I know.
• Health is more important than money.
• Of all the people I know, Max is the most important.
• Women are more intelligent than men.
• Mary is the most intelligent person I've ever met.

Exceptions.

Irregular adjectives.

Irregular Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
far	farther	farthest
little	less	least
many	more	most

• Italian food is better than American food.
• My dog is the best dog in the world.
• My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
• Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.

Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

Two-Syllable Adjective	Comparative Form	Superlative Form
clever	cleverer	cleverest
clever	more clever	most clever
gentle	gentler	gentlest
gentle	more gentle	most gentle
friendly	friendlier	friendliest
friendly	more friendly	most friendly
quiet	quieter	quietest
quiet	more quiet	most quiet
simple	simpler	simplest
simple	more simple	most simple

• Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
• Big dogs are more gentle than small dogs.
• Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the most gentle.

Present Continuous time expressions

•Now: ahora

•At the moment /At present: en este momento

Present Simple Time Expressions

 Always before the main verb.

•Always: siempre

•Usually + verbo en presente: soler hacer algo

•Normally: Normalmente

•Generally: generalmente

•Sometimes: algunas veces

•Regularly: regularmente

•Occasionally: ocasionalmente

•Often: con frecuencia

•Seldom: rara vez

•Rarely: raramente

•Hardly ever: casi nunca

•Once a / Twice a / Three times a (day, week, month, year…)

•Every (day, week, month,…)

•Daily: diariamente

•Weekly: semanalmente

•Yearly: anualmente