3rd Lesson: Comparatives & Superlatives

These weeks we are learning at English class:

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)

• one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
clean	cleaner	(the) cleanest

Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est

• silent ‘e’ is dropped
  Example: late-later-latest
• final ‘y’ after a consonant becomes i
  Example: easy-easier-easiest
• final consonant - vowel - consonant, the last consonant is doubled
  Example: hot-hotter-hottest

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)

• adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
difficult	more difficult	most difficult

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst

Now, you should do the following exercises:

Comparatives

Comparative exercise 1

Comparative exercise 2

Comparative exercise 3

Comparative exercise 4

Superlatives

Superlative exercise 1

Superlative exercise 2

Superlative exercise 3

Superlative exercise 4

Comparatives y superlatives

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 1

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 2

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 3

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 4

2nd Lesson - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Hi again children!
We have an exam in a few days so we have to do more exercises to pass the exam!

Remember:

Present Simple	Present Continuous
INFINITIVE (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak	form of verb 'to be' and verb + ing   I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 's' : After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does,                             wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant ybecomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays

Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English). Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

A HABIT or NOW?

Present Simple	Present Continuous
In general (regularly, often, never) Example: Colin plays football every Tuesday. Daily routine Example: Bob works in a restaurant.	Right now Example: Look! Colin is playing football now. Only for a limited period of time  Example: Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.
Signal words
always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first then	at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen! Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Try to do the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

First lesson - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Hi children! In the first lesson we are going to practice the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

Do you know how to use them together?

Present simple

It is used to speak about routines, hobbies, things that are always true and short actions. 
We use adverbs like: usually, always, sometimes, often...

Present continuous
It is used to speak about what is happening now or around now, temporal things or situations.
We use words like: today, at the moment, at the same time, now...

You can watch an explanation here:

You have to do these exercises:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8

Finally you can play here:

Game 1 
Game 2