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Contents
1 Hello everybody! 7 Then and now
2 Meeting people

8 A date to remem

3 The world of work 9 Food you like!

4 Take it easy!

10 Looking good!

5 Where do you live?

11 Lifes an adven

6 Can you speak English?

12 Have you ever?
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11 Lifes an adventure!

Were
going
to try!

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Is your
team going
to win?

going to

future plans, intentions

Yes, Im
going to.

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Are you
going to
try it?

Are you going

to ride your
bike to school
this year?

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Yes, Im going
to ride when the
weather is OK.

Hes not going to do that again!

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going to
present continuous
often have same meaning
Were going to see a movie tonight.
We are seeing a movie tonight.

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something sure to happen in the future

going to
Catch me! Im
going to fall!

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future plans with to go / to come

Present Continuous
Are you coming
for coffee?

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Theyre going on a Greek cruise in September.

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am
are
is
are
are

Is he going to play?
He isnt going to.

no

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Ted Mom Lily Dad Jen

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Jen is older than Ted.

Lily is younger than Ted.
Mom is older than Dad.

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One-syllable adjectives:
Comparative

safe
er
older
bigg er
sadder

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add er

one vowel +
one consonant
double consonant

Adjectives ending in y:
Comparative

sillier
y
prett y
ier

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drop y, add ier

Two or more syllable adjectives

Comparative

use with more

more adorable
more difficult

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Irregular adjectives

good
bad
far

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better
worse
farther

older
noisier
more expensive
cheaper more relaxing more boring safer
more stressful more dangerous more exciting
more expensive
better

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worse

Ted Mom Lily Dad Jen

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Jen is the oldest child in the family.

Lily is the youngest.
Mom is the oldest person in the family.
Dad has the shortest hair.
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Adjectives ending in y:
Superlative

drop y, add iest

silliest
y
prett y
iest

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One-syllable adjectives:
Superlative

saf est
old est
biggest
sadd est

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add est

one vowel +
one consonant
double consonant

Two or more syllable adjectives

Superlative

use with the most

the most adorable

the most difficult

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Irregular adjectives

good
bad
far

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the best
the worst
the farthest

Fill-in the blanks

comparative
superlative
This car gets good gas mileage. It gets _______
better
gas mileage than most cars. It gets __________
the best
gas mileage of any car Ive had.

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comparative
superlative
This computer is fast. Its ______
faster than the
other laptops in that price range.
Its __________
the fastest
computer I have ever used.

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comparative
superlative
Santorini is a beautiful island. Its _____________
more beautiful
than other islands Ive visited.
Its _________________
the most beautiful
island Ive ever seen.

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cheapest
most expensive

worse
farther

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worst
farthest