ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

For the week of May 4 to 8

1. Print and complete the activities on this document
2. Complete Practice Book Unit 6
3. Complete CD ROM Unit 6
4. Present you Talent Show on May 7
5. Test on Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
6. Choose one song from the two videos about Comparatives and Superlatives. You have the videos in ASSIGNMENTS AND TEST For the week of April 20 to 24. Memorize and sing only one song. Individually or in group. Record it in a video and send it to my email.

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

For the week of April 27 to 31

1. Memorize and sing the song in class, from the last week assignment.

2. Watch the video COMPARATIVES EXERCISE and write the sentences in your notebook, by hand.

3. Print and complete the exercises clicking here: Exercises
4. Choose one song from the two videos about Comparatives and Superlatives. You have the videos in ASSIGNMENTS AND TEST For the week of April 20 to 24. Memorize and sing only one song. Individually or in group. Record it in a video and send it to my email. 

COMPARATIVES EXERCISE

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

For the week of April 20 to 24

1. CD ROM Unit 5
2. In the notebook write a personal story using 10 words of the Vocabulary Unit 6.
3. Practice book Unit 6 lesson 1
4. Prepare your Talent Show presentation for May 7
5. Choose one video from the two you see down her. Memorize it and sing it in class on Monday 27:

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

For the week April 13 to 17

1. Spell the 46 cards

2. Assignment 12

3. Assignment 13

4.Practice Book Unit  5 complete (for Friday)

Bring the vocabulary cards to class!

ASSIGNMENT 12

Write in your notebook. Complete with the appropriate form of much, many, little, few or lot.

1. There were very ______________ people at the concert. The hall was almost empty.
2. – Cream?
Yes please. But only _______________ sugar. I don’t like my coffee too sweet.
3. There weren’t ______________ students at the university yesterday. Were they on
strike?
4. _____________ people go there because they’ve opened some nice cafés.
5. We’ve got very ___________ eggs, so we can only make one small omelette.
6. - Did you read any books during your holiday?
- Not ______________. I didn’t have __________ time to sit down and relax.
7. - How _______________ money have you got?
- Only _________________.
8. It’s a small car. There is very ________________ room in it.
9. There isn’t ______________ interesting news in the newspaper today.
10. I’m on a diet, so I can’t eat ______________.
11. My brother is very popular. He’s got ______________ friends.
12. I must hurry. I’ve got very ______________ time.

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

For the week of April 6 to 10

 

1. Practice Book page 46

2. Spelling of the 46 vocabulary cards

ASSIGNMENT 13

Print and complete by hand.
Exercise

VERY, TOO, ENOUGH

EXAMPLES

Very and Too + adjective

1. The exam is very difficult, but Jim can complete it.
2. The exam is too difficult. Jim can't complete it.
Very difficult = it is difficult but possible for Jim to complete the exam.
Too difficult = It is impossible for Jim to complete the exam.
Remember that Too implies a negative result.

Too + adjective + infinitive

• Alex couldn't play basketball because he was too short.
• Alex was too short to play basketball.
• We are too tired to go to the gym.
• Mary was too ill to finish her food.

Too + adjective + for (someone) + infinitive

• I can't walk to Valparaiso because it is too far.
• Valparaiso is too far for me to walk.
• It is too late for me to go out.
• The soup is too cold for Tim to eat.
• The price of the ticket is too expensive for Mike to fly to Europe.

Enough + noun

Enough (pronounced "enuf")
There was sufficient food for everybody at the party.

• There was enough food for everybody at the party.
• I had enough money to pay for dinner with my girlfriend.
• Is there enough time to finish the test?

 

Adjective + Enough

Everybody notices her because she is very pretty.

• She is pretty enough for everybody to notice her.
• My friend lives close enough to my house to walk.
• Last summer it was hot enough to go swimming every day.

Enough + infinitive

• When she lost her dog, it was enough to make her cry.
• He was sick enough to stay home from work today.
• I arrived at the airport early enough to make my flight to New York.

EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: MUCH / MANY /
LITTLE / FEW / A LOT (OF) / LOTS (OF)

MUCH, MANY, LOTS OF and A LOT OF are expressions of quantity that indicate a large
number or amount.

LITTLE and FEW indicate a small number or amount of something.

MUCH AND MANY
MUCH is used with uncountable nouns in negative sentences and questions.
MANY is used with countable nouns in negative sentences and questions.
I don't drink much alcohol.
Were there many people at the party?
You didn't eat much last night.
However, we usually use TOO MUCH / SO MUCH / TOO MANY / SO MANY in
affirmative sentences.
She spends too much money.
There are so many cars that it's impossible to park.

LITTLE AND FEW
LITTLE is used with uncountable nouns in affirmative sentences.
FEW is used with countable nouns in affirmative sentences.
LITTLE and FEW (without “a") have a negative meaning and are equivalent to not
much / not many.
There were few people in class yesterday. = There weren’t many people in class
yesterday.
I have little patience with people who don't listen.
We often say VERY LITTLE, VERY FEW, ONLY A LITTLE and ONLY A FEW.
There were very few students / only a few students in class yesterday. = There
weren't many students.
I've got very little work to do today. / I've got only a little work to do today. = I
haven't got much work to do today.
A LITTLE (=some, a small amount) and A FEW (=some, a small number) have a more
positive meaning.
There's a little wine left. Would you like another glass? (There's enough wine
for you
to have some more.)
There are a few new books in the library. Why don't you take one home to read?
Compare:
She spoke little Spanish, so it was difficult to communicate with her.
She spoke a little Spanish, so I was able to communicate with her.

A LOT (OF) AND LOTS (OF)
LOTS OF and A LOT OF are used with both countable and uncountable nouns in
affirmative sentences.
I have a lot of friends who would disagree with you.
This recipe requires lots of sugar and chocolate.
(How many glasses of wine did you drink?) Lots. / A lot.
They go out a lot.