Gold Unit 3 Vocabulary-listening-grammar comparison

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Gold Unit 3 Vocabulary - listening- grammar - reading - use of english

Gold Unit 3 Vocabulary - listening- grammar - reading - use of english

Learning goals

Vocabulary: expressions related to money

Listening: listening for specific details.

What matters to you most?

family

education/ career

money

friends

What matters to you most?

money

possessions

interests

pets

Discuss in pairs

Are these items:

- worth the money

- good value for money

- a waste of money

- a bargain

What's the missing word?
He's got more money than....

1. friends
2. sense
3. brains
4. ideas

What's the missing word?
Put your money where your.... is.

1. foot
2. house
3. mouth
4. hope

What is the missing word?
She's got money to .....

1. burn
2. bury
3. grow
4. find

Are all these expressions clear?

EXAM FOCUS Listening: sentence completion

What is being tested?

- listening for detail, specific information and opinion in a longer text.

What do you have to do?

- Read the sentences with the gaps.

- Listen twice to the monologue.

- complete the sentences with a word or words from the recording.

- write your answer on your answer sheet.

Over to you

Turn to page 26 and 27

Do exercise 4 on page 26

Do exercise 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

* an uncountable noun = een niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord , e.g money, luck, love

* a plural form = een meervoudsvorm, e.g. cars, friends

* a number = een getal, e.g 234, six ( numbers under 10 in full)

Did you do well with the listening task?

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How are you doing?

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GRAMMAR FOCUS p 28 and 144

Do you remember how to make the comparative and superlative?

What is the right translation for
'minder mensen'

1. less people
2. fewer people

What is the translation for
'minder koffie'

1. less coffee
2. least coffee

quick refresher

Weinig - minder - minst

Few - fewer - fewest + plural noun ( zelfstandig nw. meervoud)

E heeft weinig klanten -                          E has few customers.

CB  heeft minder klanten dan MM -  CB has fewer customers than MM.

X heeft het minste klanten -                 X has the fewest customers 

Quick refresher 

Weinig - minder - minst

Little - less - least + uncountable noun ( niet telbaar/ enkelvoud)

Weinig geluk = little luck

minder geluk = less luck

het minste geluk = least luck

Vertaal deze zin:
We hebben minder problemen.

Vertaal deze zin:
We verkopen minder bier dan vorig jaar.

TYPES OF COMPARISON

1) To a higher degree

     Mountain climbing is MORE DANGEROUS THAN windsurfing.

2) to the same degree (as....as)

     Hiring a car would cost just AS MUCH AS getting a taxi.

3) to a lower degree ( with less+ than and the least)

     I am LESS KEEN on taking risks THAN I used to be.

     Beckham was THE LEAST popular player at FC Madrid. 

    

Spice up your language

Beckham  is good.

Ronaldo is a lot better.

Messi is far better than...

It is difficult.

It is less difficult.

It is slightly less difficult.

USING MODIFIERS FOR COMPARISONS

1) much - far - a lot - rather - slightly - a bit/ a little - no - not any

+ comparative (vergrotende trap) more interesting - smarter 

Examples: 

It is a lot cheaper than ...

It is far more expensive  than ...

He is slightly  smarter than ...

Fill the gap:
I was feeling ....... better so I decided to go to the party.

1. slightly
2. just

USING MODIFIERS FOR COMPARISONS

2) just - nearly - almost - not quite - not nearly

+ same degree ( as....as)

Examples

It is  almost as cheap as ...

It is not nearly  so/ as difficult as ...

Translate:
Het is bijna zo goedkoop als bij de Aldi.

USING MODIFIERS FOR COMPARISONS

3) by far

+  superlative ( overtreffende trap) - the most expensive - the cheapest

Examples

by far the cheapest supplier

by far the most interesting documentary

Translate:
Dit is veruit het duurste hotel.

Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A) I’ve never been as happy as I am now.
B) I’m just as happy now as I ever was.

1. yes
2. no

Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A) My car was by far the most expensive thing I've ever bought.
B) My car was a lot more expensive than anything else I've ever bought.

1. yes
2. no

EXAM TASK: Complete the sentence with the word given, so that the meaning is similar to the first sentence.(Write the whole sentence)
I'm not as good at maths as you.
BETTER
You ......................................... me.

Do you understand comparisons and how to modify them now?

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Over to you

Turn to your book page 28

Do exercises 1- 2 - 3 - 4

exercise 5: speaking

Then do the assignments in MyEnglishLab 

Speaking part 2 - long turn

These photographs show people taking risks in different situations.

I'd like you to compare the two photographs and say

which person you think is taking the most risks.

Unit 11 p 119

Listen to example

Speaking part 2 language

SIMILARITIES

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

SPECULATE

Both photos show..

While....

The first picture...whereas the second picture...

Although....

They seem/ appear to be

It looks like/ as if (they are)...

I am fairly certain they are...

As far as I can see...

I'd imagine they are...

Exam practice

1. What topic are both photos connected to?
   
2. How are these pictures similar?
3. How are these pictures different?
   
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of each of these means of transport?
   
5. How do people in your country travel?
   
6. Which means of transport would you prefer to travel by? 

Over to you

Reading part 5: page 31 

Use of english part 2: page 33

Additional practice

Handout in class 

Vocabulary

Grammar