Travel and Transport. Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs.

Wednesday 26^th November,

How’s everybody? Yes, I know: very busy, with a lot of exams.

Cheer up! There’s little left for Christmas holidays and we have a long weekend before.

And talking about the long weekend in December, are you going to go away (to travel)?

• If you travelled abroad you could practice the dialogues we did in our last class. Or maybe, if you are at the station or in downtown (the city centre) you may be asked questions by tourists, who knows!
• Customer: Good morning. I’d like a ticket to Victoria station, London.
• Train company worker: Single or return?
• Customer: return, please. Is it a direct train?
• Train company worker: yes, it is.
• Customer: Is there a special discount for students?
• Train company worker: yes,a 20% off. Can I see your student's card, please?

• Customer: here you are. How much is the    ticket?
• Train company worker: £40.60 with the discount.
• Customer: Can I pay by credit card?
• Train company worker: of course. Your ticket. Enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number) please. Thank you.
• Customer: What time does the      train leave?
• Train company worker: At 10.35 Platform   6.
• Customer: Thank you. Good bye.
• Train company worker: Have a nice trip! Bye!

Remember that in English it’s very rude to say “Give me a ticket to…” or “I want …”. Use “Can I have a ticket to…?” or “I would like…(I’d like)”

 We had two great teachers…or didn’t we?

Rodrigo & Jorge explained to us how to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs. They started by drawing a chart on the board. Then, Natalia & Almudena clarified the boys’ explanation. And finally, Noelia and Laura summarised the lesson. It was a good thing to have substitute teachers. We have to do it more often!

Remember:		ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		hot long	hotter longer	the hottest  the longest
2 -syllable ended in “y”		dirty	dirtier	the dirtiest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
1-syllable not ended in “y”		violent	more violent	the most violent
More than  2- syllable adj.		expensive	more expensive	the most expensive
		IRREGULAR
		good	better	the best
		bad	worse	the worst

And the same rule applies to adverbs.		ADVERB	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
1-Syllable		fast near	faster nearer	the fastest  the nearest
	REST OF ADJECTIVES
More than  2- syllable		slowly	more slowly	the most slowly
		IRREGULAR
		much / many	more	the most
		little/few	less	the least
		far	further/farther	the furthest /the farthest

Now you can 

practise comparative adjectives in real dialogues with Real English!

We revised the questions for the quiz and did a trial test. Our presenter was absent, so I had to take her place. I must admit that Rodrigo was right! I told him his questions were a bit too easy but he asked the first question and nobody knew the answer!

 For homework, do exercises Grammar, A and Speaking, A. Photocopy page 83

And write your questions separate pieces of paper.(without the answers)

We revised the questions for the quiz and did a trial test. Our presenter was absent, so I had to take her place. I must admit that Rodrigo was right! I told him his questions were a bit too easy but he asked the first question and nobody knew the answer!

 For homework, do exercises Grammar, A and Speaking, A. Photocopy page 83

And write your questions separate pieces of paper.(without the answers)

     GAME 9                    

Player 1	8
Player 2	10
Player 3	8
Player 4	10
Player 5	---
Player 6	8
Player 7	8

I am quite generous with your score today because you fully participated in class. But, what about the story? Five points to the person who continues the story on the blog (not Noelia. Because she started it)

Enjoy your weekend!!!!