Aleja's Lesson

Review

Listening

Writing

1. Write about a song you like.

2. Write about an activity you like to do in your free time.

3. Pick your favorite piece of media (movie, book, or show) and write a summary using this format:

3 main plot points or key facts.
2 favorite details or characters.
1 sentence explaining why you recommend it.

Think about the members of your family (or people who feel like family to you). Write a summary about your family members using comparatives and superlatives:

Compare two family members on a trait or talent.
Who is the funniest, the loudest, the most patient, or the best cook?
Who gets the award for having the most unique personality or being the easiest to talk to when you need advice?

Grammar review

Comparatives

To compare one person or thing with another.
We often use THAN after a comparative.

Ellie works harder than Amy.

The office is much quieter than it was in the morning.

One syllable (-er): young - younger.
Two syllable (more): important - more important.

Superlatives

To compare one person or thing with the others of the same group.
We normally use THE after a superlative.

My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.

I think Lydia is the most successful person in the company.

One syllable (-est): young - younger - youngest.
Two syllable (most): important - more important - most important.

Reading comprehension

Comparatives and superlatives

Quantifiers

*Are words that we write BEFORE NOUNS to give an indication of the QUANTITY of that NOUN.

*We use it when we want to tell some information about the NUMBER of something (How much and How many).

We can use quantifiers with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns?

Countable

Uncountable

Have a SINGULAR and PLURAL form.

Are the nouns that we can COUNT.

Have only ONE form (Singular).

Are the nouns that we can't COUNT.

Quantifier	C/U	+/-/?
SOME	Uncountable Plural countable	+
ANY	Uncountable Plural countable	- ?
MANY	Countable	- / ?
MUCH	Uncountable	- / ?
A LOT OF	U / C Before a NOUN	+ / - / ?
A LITTLE	Uncountable	+
A FEW	Countable	+

Quantifiers

Modal verbs of deduction

Are words used to express how certain or unsure you are about a situation (based on evidence).

MUST : 90-100% sure it's true.
CAN'T: 90-100% sure NOT true.
MAY/MIGHT: 30-50% maybe it's true or NOT.

That girl looks just like him. It must be his daughter.

They can't have gone on holiday; James has his exam tomorrow.