UNIDAD 4 – EJE 2 “What´s your opinion about?” Describing People

UNIDAD 4 – EJE 2 “What´s your opinion about?”
Describing People and Places; Asking for and giving opinions
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Vocabulary related to people.
Long and short adjectives.
Comparative and Superlative forms.
Places.
clothes
Descriptions
Content 1: opposite, tall/short/, strong/weak, slim/heavy, nice/nasty, beautiful,
handsome/ugly, expensive/cheap, entertaining/boring, fast/slow, quiet/noisy,
long/short, big/small.
Content 2: It are adjectives which show that a person, an animal or objects
have a specific quality, which can be gradable.
Adjectives can be divided into long and short.
The distinction between long and short adjectives usually depends on the
number of syllables in the adjective.
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Content 3: We use the comparative and superlative form to compare and
contrast different objects in English. Use the comparative form to show the
difference between two objects.
Content 4: City, country, beach, pool, lake, movie theatre, park, bank, store, theatre,
dentist, doctor, on vacation, airport, post office, stadium, library, church, hotel,
museum, hospital, town square, concert, club, picnic, restaurant, coffee house, office,
university, factory, department store, supermarket, fire station, police station, train
station, street, gas station, building.
Content 5: pants, t-shirt, jacket, shirt, tie, sweater, dress, skirt, boot, shoes, and
sneakers
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Exercises:
Content 1: Vocabulary related to people.
Example: the blond guy is heavy than the brown hair guy.
i. John is _________ than Michael.
ii. The new building is ____________ than the __________ one.
iii. The building in the city are______________.
iv. Men are _________ than women.
v. Women are ________ than men.
vi. Santiago is _________ than Chillan.
vii. Arica is __________ than Pto. Montt.
viii.Coyaique is __________ than Parinacota.
ix. My house is __________.
x. My family is ___________.
Content 2: Long and short adjectives.
Find the opposite comparative of:
1. Short
6. Sad
2. Interesting
7. White
3. Thin
8. Old
4.stupid
9. Slow
5. Expensive
10. Dry
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Content 3: Comparative and Superlative forms.
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Across
1. A place to go for a walk.
5. A place to learn history.
6. A place on the sidewalk where you can put your
mail.
7. A place to see a show.
10. An underground form of transportation.
11. A place where people park their cars.
14. Dirty air.
16. A home in the city.
17. A place where people make
things.
18. Cities have lots of these bright
things at night.
20. A lot of people together.
21. A place where people walk.
22. A place to study after high school.
Content 4: Places.
Complete the crossword
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Down
2. A time when many people
are driving on the road to get to
work.
3. A traffic ___________. A
time when traffic almost stops
because there are too many
cars on the road.
4. Stealing or robbing.
5. A place with many shops in
one building.
8. A place to get something to
eat.
9. A place to go when you are
sick.
12. A place to view art.
13. ____________ lights. Lights
that tell cars when to go or stop.
15. Many sounds.
19. A road where people drive
fast
Content 5: clothes
Students have to create and present a dialogue using the correct vocabulary.
For example:
It's Saturday and Mrs Smith has gone shopping with her friend Lucy for a
new dress in the sales:Mrs Smith:
Lucy:
Well Lucy, what do you think?
Mmm, it's nice, but I think you need a slightly bigger size. The
top is gaping.
I think this is the only one. I'd better ask an assistant.
Mrs Smith:
Excuse me? Do you have this in a size 14?
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Shop
assistant:
Mrs Smith:
Shop
assistant:
I'm afraid everything in the sale is out on display.
Oh dear, it's just a bit too tight.
I think we have a size 14 in red.
Mrs Smith:
Oh no. Red's just not my colour.
Shop
It's not bright red, it's a nice dark red. Here it is. Why don't you
assistant:
try it on? There's a changing room free over there.
Later...
Mrs Smith:
It fits like a glove. What do you think Lucy?
Lucy:
It looks really nice. I guess red suits you after all.
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