INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ OCTOBER 2023 1 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ ROMEO AND JULIET 2 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare Many years ago in Verona, Italy, there were two families. ‘We are the Capulets.’ ‘We are the Montagues.’ These families are always fighting. The Montagues have a son, Romeo. The Capuletshave a daughter, Juliet. One night the Capulets have a party and Romeo goes. He meets Juliet and they fall in love. Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, sees Romeo and is very angry. ‘He’s a Montague! Get him!’ ‘Oh Romeo, why are you a Montague?’ Romeo and Juliet talk and decide to get married. They know that their families will be very angry so they go to Friar Lawrence and aremarried in secret. The next day, Tybalt sees Romeo. He is still angry with Romeo and wants to fight him. Romeo doesn’t want to fight but his best friend, Mercutio, does.‘If you won’t fight him, I will!’ Mercutio fights Tybalt. Tybalt kills Mercutio! Romeo is so upset he fights Tybalt and kills him too! The Prince of Verona is very angry and sends Romeo away. Juliet goes to FriarLawrence for help. 3 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ ‘Here is a special drink. You will sleep for two days. Your family will think you are deadbut you will wake up. Then you and Romeo can be free together.’ Friar Lawrence sends Romeo a letter to tell him the plan. But Romeo doesn’t get the message. He hears that Juliet is dead! Romeo is so upset he buys some poison and goes to see Juliet. ‘Now I will stay with you forever.’ Too late, Juliet wakes up! She sees what happened. ‘Oh no! You didn’t leave any poison for me but here is your knife.’ Romeo and Juliet are both dead. Friar Lawrence tells the Capulets and Montagueswhat happened. They are so sad they agree not to fight any more. 4 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ Animal SOS 5 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ 6 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ COMPARATIVES Adjectives with one syllable, add: ‘-er’ or ‘-r’ + ‘than’ cold Adjectives with two or more syllables, add: ‘more’ + ‘than’ “In Canada, winter is colder than summer.” Adjectives with two syllables that end in ‘-y’, change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ and add: ‘-er’ + ‘than’ hap-py “John is happier than David.” ex-pen-sive “This book is more expensive than that book.” Adjectives that end in a single vowel and consonant: double the final letter before adding ‘than’ big “Russia is bigger than Canada.” Irregular Comparative Adjectives good – better than bad – worse than far – farther than further than 1. The sun (hot) ________________the earth. 2. The earth (large) ___________________ the moon. 3. Elephants (big) _______________horses. 4. Action movies (exciting) ________________comedies. 5. This restaurant (good) __________________that restaurant. 6. Salads (healthy) ___________hamburgers. 7. I think weekends (nice) ____________weekdays. 8. Lions (dangerous) ___________rabbits. 9. The sun (far) _______________the moon. 10. That hotel (bad) ____________this hotel. 7 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ SUPERLATIVES Adjectives with one syllable, add: ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’) Adjectives with two syllables that end in ‘-y’, change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ and add: ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’) cold Adjectives with two or more syllables, add: ‘the’ + ‘most’ “This book is the most expensive book in the store.” “January is often the coldest winter month.” hap-py “John is the happiest person I know.” ex-pen-sive Adjectives that end in a single vowel and consonant: double the final letter before adding ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’) big “Brazil is the biggest country in South America.” Irregular Superlative Adjectives good – the best bad – the worst far – the farthest the furthest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Which sports do you think (dangerous) __________? My cat (lazy) _______________animal I know. This restaurant serves (good) _____________food in town. I think math (difficult) __________subject. What (long) ________word in English that you know? He (strange) ___________man in the story. Last week, I had (bad) __________time of my life! Which place (hot) ______________place on earth? I think it (funny) ________show on television. My friend (interesting) _______________person I know 8 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ ADJECTIVES ending in ED &ING --ed (our feelings) --ing (the thing that causes our feelings) They’re excited The film is exciting. It’s an exciting film. Jane’s bored. The lesson is boring. It’s a boring lesson. Complete the gaps with the suitable adjectives ending in – ed or – ing. Choose and underline the correct word. 1. Kate was disappointed / disappointing with the book. She expected it to be much better. 2. It was quite surprised / surprising that Jeremy passed his exams with flying colours. 3. Mr. Brown didn’t find the situation funny. He was not amused / amusing. 4. Adam is really exciting / excited about going to the Netherlands next month. 5. I don’t like this kind of weather. It is so depressing / depressed. 6. I was shocked / shocking by how shocked / shocking the accident was last night. 7. John was confusing / confused by the confusing / confused street signs in the city. 9 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ Read the travel agency offer and complete the gaps with the suitable adjectives. E u r o p e a n T r i p s – International Travel Agency If you want to enjoy a w _ _ l - p _ _ p _ _ _ d weekend break in Vienna travel with us. It’s only an 8-hour bus journey with our l _ _ _ r _ _ _ s Red Bus lines. We offer the b _ _ t accommodation in a m _ g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t 3-star resort with e _ _ _ l _ _ _ t cuisine. Double rooms at 85 euros. Get to know the city with our e _ _ _ r _ _ _ c _ d guides. Our trips become an u _ _ _ _ g _ _ t _ _ _ e experience! Book online. The Bingles decided to write a letter of complaint to this travel Agency complete the letter with a COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE forms of the adjectives in the box. Dear Sir, I am writing to complain about the trip to Vienna that we paid for at your travel agency in July 2012. First of all, the journey took (1)........ than it should. We spent 14 hours on the bus, not 8. Secondly, the hotel was (2) ..... than your agents told us. The double room cost 100 euros per night and not 75. We also hoped to hear some (3) ..... things from the guide than the information we had in the trip brochure. In fact, he did not talk much at all as he was over 80. We think he was the (4) ...... guide we have ever met. Finally, the (5) ...... thing about the trip was the food at the hotel. It was not fresh. It was often cold and there was not much choice. I would like to get a refund of 100 euros because the standard of the trip was not what we had expected after consulting your agents. Yours faithfully, Samantha and James Bingle The Highest Garbage Dump in the World 10 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ Mount Everest Most people know that Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. However, there is another fact that many people don’t know: it has become one of the dirtiest mountains in the world. Mount Everest is one of the toughest and most exciting mountains to climb on Earth. It is not the coldest or the windiest place on Earth, but it comes close! These challenges make it one of the most attractive mountains for serious climbers. Since 1952, over 3500 climbers have reached the top. Unfortunately, most of them have left equipment and trash on the mountain. In fact, trash is now one of the biggest threats to the environment on Mount Everest. Local organizations have brought tons of trash down from the mountain. One of the most interesting projects handed over more than a ton of tin cans, glass bottles, and old climbing tools to artists in Nepal. The artists used the trash to create works of art. Then, they sold the art to raise money for local charities. The least expensive work of art cost $17, and the most expensive one cost $2400. Look at the bold phrases in the reading from exercise 1. Then write three more examples in each column of the chart. Adjectives with - est tall Adjectives with most exciting ֍PORTAFOLIO Product2 :Write a text about a social problem in the world using at least 3 comparatives and 3 superlatives (150 words) Product 3 :Record the problem. Kung Fu Panda Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4B43IIq-Sg 11 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ 1. Watch the video. Then answer the question. What is the video about? a. A panda bear confronts his father about his origins. b. A father telling his son about his childhood. c. A father and a son are fighting. 2. Listen and watch the video again. Answer true or false for each statement and make the false statements true. a. The Panda bear had a memory about his real mother. b. The father goose had told the son he was adopted before. c. The son knew he was adopted. d. The Father Goose found the son in a city fair e. The father goose adopted and took care of the panda as his own son f. Panda Bear wants to know more about his family. 3. Listen again and complete the dialogue. Father Goose: You ________? Well, who ______ you? Panda Bear: No one, I mean. Come on, Dad! Father Goose: But if you knew, why ________ you ever say anything? Panda Bear: Why didn`t you _____ anything? Panda Bear: How did I _____ here Dad? Where____ I _______ from? 4. Complete the structure with one of the questions from the dialogue. a. To ask questions in the simple past (direct action completed by the subject): _____________ + __Did / Didn´t__+ _____________ +______________ + ____________? Question word auxiliary verb subject verb complement b. To ask questions in the simple past (action received by the subject): _____________ + __________________ + _________________________ ? Question word verb in simple past subject (receives the action) 5. Write the past form of each verb. Most can be found in the video Lose ________ Happen _________ Come __________ Tell _________ Have ________ Bring ________ Feed _________ Give __________ Make _________ Go ______ 12 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ FOOD and DRINKS Question: What kinds of food and drinks do you like? Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left 13 INSTITUTO GONZALO GARCÍA A.C DATE:___________________ 1. Apples and oranges are two kinds of . 2. Many people like to get up early in the morning and have a big . 3. Many people like to add sugar and to their coffee. 4. I eat at about six or seven p.m. 5. Steak is a kind of . 6. Chickens lay 7. Carrots, potatoes, and peas are three different kinds of B candy n. E F egg n. fish n. n. n. lunch to make a sandwich. . It comes 10. I don’t like to drink tea, coffee, or milk. I just like to drink . 11. My classmates and I have one hour (between twelve o’clock and one o’clock) to eat . 12. After dinner, many people like to eat something sweet (such as ice-cream or cake): . fruit n. L M when you want from the sea. dessert dinner 8. You must have 9. My brother likes to eat cook v. D . bread n. breakfast n. C _s. n. meat n. 13. Some people like to drink coffee, while other people like to drink . milk n. T V W 14. I want to learn how to tea n. vegetable n. water 15. Kids everywhere like to eat However, it’s bad for their teeth. n. 14 food. .