Module 6 People Personality and Relationships.

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English IV
Modulo # _6_
I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: _English IV_____Código: __INE207____
Unidades valorativas: 4 Duración del Modulo: 10 días
Overview:
 The focus this unit on the people, personality and relationships.
Specific Objectives:
1. The student will be able use comparative and superlatives adjectives.
2. The student will be able the when clause.
3. Students will learn vocabulary and use it.
Skills to develop:
 Practice the use comparative and superlatives adjectives
 Practice the when clause.
Brief Description of the Forum:

After reading the material, the student will be able to participate in the
discussion forum and practice the reading segments of conversations use it
in conversation form in the forum.
Brief Description of Activities:

The student will practice conversations using the vocabulary learned.
Homework Description:
Workbook Activities from your Textbook Personal Best Level A2- Unit 10 using
the Richmond Learning Platform by doing practice exercises of skills / self-
study and assignments.
II. Content:
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Language:
- Comparative and superlatives adjectives

-clause when
Content Development:
THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two

objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences
where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun

(object).
The second item of comparison can be omitted if it is clear from the context
(final example below).
EXAMPLES
 My house is larger than hers.
 This box is smaller than the one I lost.
 Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
 The rock flew higher than the roof.
 Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is
understood)
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
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Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or

lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They
are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the
context (final example below).
EXAMPLES
 My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
 This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
 Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
 We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of
all the rocks" is understood)
FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the

number of syllables in the original adjective.
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a
consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be
doubled before adding the ending.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
tall taller tallest

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fat fatter fattest
big bigger biggest
sad sadder saddest
TWO SYLLABLES
Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or
by preceeding the adjective with more. These adjectives form the superlative
either by adding -est or by preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases,
both forms are used, although one usage will be more common than the other.
If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative or
superlative ending, play it safe and use moreand most instead. For adjectives
ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.
happy happier happiest
simple simpler simplest
busy busier busiest
tilted more tilted most tilted
tangled more tangled most tangled

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THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES
Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in
front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.
important more important most important
expensive more expensive most expensive
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and

superlative forms.
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
much more most
far further / farther furthest / farthest
EXAMPLES
 Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
 You play tennis better than I do.

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 This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
 This sweater is less expensive than that one.
 I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
When
When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to

introduce relative clauses.
When as a question word
We can use when to ask for information about what time something happens:
When did you leave?
When are you going on holiday?
When will you know the result of the exam?
We can use when in indirect questions:
She asked me when I would be ready to start the job.
I wonder when the new computers will arrive.
When as a conjunction
We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause
with when is a subordinate clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to
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complete its meaning. If the when-clause comes before the main clause, we
use a comma.
Talking about the past
[SC]When I was young, [MC]there were no houses here.
[MC]Nobody spoke [SC]when she came into the room.
Talking about the present
When you start the engine, there’s a strange noise.
Talking about the future
In references to the future with when, we use the present simple or the present
perfect in the when-clause, not the future with shall and will:
When the new park opens, I’ll go there every day.
Not: When the new park will open, I’ll go there every day.
When I’ve finished my homework, I’m going to phone Marita.
Not: When I’ll finish my homework, I’m going to phone Marita.
We can use when as a conjunction to mean ‘considering that’:
What’s the point in going out when we have to be home by eleven o’clock?
When as a relative pronoun
We can use when as a relative pronoun in relative clauses:
That was the week when we booked our holiday.

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The parcel arrived in the post at 11 am, when I was still at work.
Since when?
We can use since when to ask at what time something began. We often use it
as a response when we are surprised that something has begun:
A: Hilary’s working at the Art Museum now.
B: Really? Since when?
A: Oh, she’s been there about three months.
Warning:
Using Since when at the start of a question can express anger or sarcasm:
[talking about children watching television]
A: Maybe you should try not to let them watch so much television.
B: Since when are you an expert on childcare? (This is very direct.)
When or if?
We use when to refer to a future situation or condition that we are certain of,
whereas we use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation.
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Compare
When I see Gary, I’ll tell him that you

I will definitely see Gary.
said hello.
If I see Gary, I’ll tell him that you said I may see Gary but I am not
hello. certain.
When or since?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular
time in the past until another time or until now:
I had a great time when I went to the coast.
I have been having a boring time since I came back home.
Not: I have been having a boring time when I came back home.
When: typical errors
 Be careful not to use when instead of if:
If you arrive too late, you are not allowed to take the examination because
they don’t accept late enrolment.
Not: When you arrive too late, …
 Be careful not to use when instead of since:

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I was very surprised to see him because it’s been a long time since I last saw
him.
Not: … it’s been a long time when I last saw him.
 We don’t use will after when to mean ‘at that time’:
When I start college, I’ll miss my old school friends.
Not: When I’ll start college, I’ll miss my old school friends.
Bibliography
1. Textbook: Personal Best Level 2B , Editorial Richmond.
2. Diccionario de Ingles / Español o www.dictionary.com
3. Laboratorio de Idiomas - Personal Best: https://richmondlp.com

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Brief Description of the Forum:

Brief Description of Activities:

- Comparative and superlatives adjectives

THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun

 My house is larger than hers.

 This box is smaller than the one I lost.

 Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.

 The rock flew higher than the roof.

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

 My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.

 This is the smallest box I've ever seen.

 Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.

FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the

ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

tall taller tallest

Adjective Comparative Superlative

fat fatter fattest

big bigger biggest

sad sadder saddest

Adjective Comparative Superlative

happy happier happiest

simple simpler simplest

busy busier busiest

tilted more tilted most tilted

tangled more tangled most tangled

THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

important more important most important

expensive more expensive most expensive

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better best

bad worse worst

little less least

much more most

far further / farther furthest / farthest

 Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.

 You play tennis better than I do.

 This is the least expensive sweater in the store.

 This sweater is less expensive than that one.

 I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.

When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to

When as a question word

When did you leave?

When are you going on holiday?

When will you know the result of the exam?

We can use when in indirect questions:

She asked me when I would be ready to start the job.

I wonder when the new computers will arrive.

Talking about the past

[SC]When I was young, [MC]there were no houses here.

[MC]Nobody spoke [SC]when she came into the room.

Talking about the present

When you start the engine, there’s a strange noise.

Talking about the future

When the new park opens, I’ll go there every day.

When I’ve finished my homework, I’m going to phone Marita.