LESSON 11

Short hand

long hand

thin hand

watch

alarm clock

second

Hour

stopwatch

minute

countdown

tell time

clock

oclock

the numerals

the clocks hands

Whats the difference between a clock and a watch?

What time is it?
What time is ______?
Do you have the time, please?
Lets take a look back to the numbers.

To tell time we need

Half past
=
A quarter to =
A quarter past =

Write down
1) 7:15 =
2) 9:45=
3) 11:53=
4) 5:00=
5) 2:12=
6) 4:30=
7) 1:05=
8) 6:48=
9) 12:09=
10) 3:45=

to use the numbers as the first and the easy way.

y media
un cuarto para
y cuarto

the hours in two different ways.

Its_______________or Its ____________
Its_______________or Its ____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________
Its_______________or Its_____________

_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

Sharp time
At the eleven hour
My watch is slow
Your watch is fast
Theres no time to waste.
Take your time.
Time is money.
Ill be right back.
Dont take long.
Ill be right there.

Its time to___________

Dont be late

What time is it in the world?

According to the current time and the different schedule tell the time in the
countries below.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

Venezuela (+1) its ____________ in _____________

Sydney (+ 13)
its ____________ in _____________
Buenos Aires (+2) its ___________ in _____________
What time is breakfast served in your house on Sunday?
Its served at ______________
What is your lunch time on weekdays?
Its at_______________
What time is the News shown?
Its at_______________
What time is your English class?
Its at______________
Whats your waky-time in a normal day?
Its at______________
How about on Sundays? _______________________
What time do you go to bed?____________________

Rosie:

Sorry, I overslept. My clock didn't go off this

Francie:
Rosie:
Francie:
Rosie:
Francie:
Rosie:
Francie:

Again?
That's right, even though I did set the alarm last night.
Your clock never works. Perhaps you should buy a new one.
Well, if it breaks down again tomorrow, I'll definitely buy a new one.
Maybe by then it'll be too late.
What do you mean "too late"?
By that time you'll be fired.

morning.

Listen and draw the correct time on the clocks

A.

B.

D.

E.

C.

F.

G.

H.

Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences with the correct time.
1. Class begins at _______________
2. Class ends at ________________
3. The computer lab opens at _______________
4. Mrs Jackson is in her office from ______ to ________.
5. The bookstore is open from __________ to _________.
6. The library is open from ____________ to midnight.

LESSON 12

Angry

Tired

Sleepy

Sad

Scared

Dark

Blonde

Long

Neat

Brunette

Rude

Messy

Cheap

Sweet

Salty

Tasteless

Hungry

Thirsty

Chubby

Shy

Talkative

What is___________like?
How is_______?
Who is_____in class?
is______?

What are___________like?
How are _________?
Who is_____in your Family?

Adjectives are words which describe or define nouns.

form.
She is angry.
They are angry.
I am a good student
Adjectives before nouns.

Which food

They never take a plural

Use the correct adjective from the list above to complete the sentences.
1) Loren is very fat; her friends say she is __________
2) This bread is full of sugar, its very___________
3) My house is always organized, its ____________
4) We couldnt have breakfast this morning, we are so ___

5) My mother
cooks
is_____________

with

no

salt,

this

soup

6) Fredy is playing soccer, he must be_________

7) Susan is ___________________. She is talking with
everybody in the party.
8) There is no light
________________

in

here,

this

room

is

9) The kids are screaming, they must be______________

10) The shoes arent expensive, they are very __________

_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

Is your ________ _________?

How does a __________ look?
It looks ___________

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Make your own sentences with ten adjectives from this lesson describing people or
things.
A. ______________________________________
B. ______________________________________
C. ______________________________________
D. ______________________________________
E. ______________________________________
F. ______________________________________
G. ______________________________________
H. ______________________________________
I. ______________________________________
J. ______________________________________

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A:

Wow, it certainly is an awful day.

B:

Yeah, I'm really fed up with all this rain.

A:

Well, it was only drizzling when I got up at 7, but this is too much!

A:

It's good to see the sun again.

B:

Better than yesterday.

A:

They say it's going to cloud over again this afternoon.

B:

As long as it doesn't rain.

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Listen and answer the questions about the picture.

JUANA GOMEZ
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________

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Listen and answer the questions about yourself.

5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
8. ______________________

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LESSON 13

Talented

Hand-crafted

Delicious

Loyal

Free

Powerful

Scrumptious

Breezing

Lucky

Rainy

Quiet

Cloudy

Dry

Wet

High

Cooling

Absent minded

Late

Crowded

Hot

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A person could be________

What city is _______?
Whats ________?

A candy could be ________

We use + as adjective_ as
- as adjective_ as

to compare 2 or more
things or people

+ = Equality degree.
- = inequality degree
Example

- A cat isnt as loyal as a dog.

+ Pizza is as scrumptious as hot-dogs.

Form sentences by using the words below with adjectives above.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Chayanne/ Ricky Martin + _______________________

Parakeets / Goldfish
- _______________________
A cold beer/ a milkshake +______________________
The devil/ The lord
- _______________________
A loaf of bread/ a toast + _______________________
Human beings/ animals in forest - ________________

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7) Acacias/Buenaventura - ________________________
8) My mother/ my teacher+ _______________________
9) Cartagena/ Barranquilla + _______________________
10) The church on Sundays/ the theatre on Saturdays
+ _______________________

_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

As far as I know.
Is
Are
like _________?
am
Im not like you.
My brother and I are alike.
Similar
Similar to. Different.
Different from.

Make up ten sentences by using different adjectives from the grammar practice

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A. (Cloudy) ____________________________________
B. (Messy) ____________________________________
C. (Dry) ______________________________________
D. (Tiresome) _______________________________
E. (Shoddy) ___________________________________
F. (Clever) ________________________________
G. (Snowy) _____________________________________
H. (Lucky) _____________________________________
I.(tender) _____________________________________
J.(Clumsy) _____________________________________

Describing physical appearance

* Read these descriptions. What are the missing words? Write is or has.
A. She is around 20. She is tall, slim and beautiful. She has
long straight black hair.
* Now match the descriptions with the pictures.
B. He .............. average height and average build. He ............. a
Ponytail. he .......... handsome.
C. She .......... really cute. She .......... medium length wavy hair,
and big beautiful eyes.
D. He .......... average height and average build. He .......... a
ponytail. He .......... handsome.
E .She .......... around 60. She .......... short curly hair, and
wears glasses.
F. He .......... a wide face and a dark complexion. He ..........
very muscular.

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LESSON 14

Big

Tall

Fat

Skinny

Cheap

Old

Young

Cold

Weak

Expensive

Important

Happy

Intelligent

Trendy

Safe

Dark

Black

Who is___________ in your family?

What is more important love or money?
Why?
Are you_________?
Is your__________?

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Pessimist

We use the comparative form than to compare two people, things, animals, places,
etc.
- With adjectives of one or two syllables, we add er than
E.g.
The red bag is smaller than this one
Im fatter than my father
- With adjectives of more than two syllables.
We
use MORE adjective than.
E.g. English is more important than Chinese
See = happy - Happier than
Noisy - Noisier than
Big
- Bigger than
Thin - Thinner than

Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct comparative form.

1. Motorcycles are _____________ Bikes (fast)
2. Sam is ______________ his brother (young)
3. My hair is _____________ Lillians (long)
4. Bread is ___________ cakes (cheap)
5. My grandpa is ____________ my grandma (grumpy)
6. Robert is _____________ Frederick (tall)

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7. Bogota is ____________ Barranquilla (cold)

8. In winter, Norway is ___________ Italy (Dark)
9. Nike is ____________ Verlon tennis (expensive)
10.Students from other institutes are ___________
(pessimist)

students from E.L.C

_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

ADJECTIVE
IRREGULAR
FORM

Good
Bad
Far
Much
Little

COMP.
Better than
Worse than
Farther than
More
Less

When the comparative form is going down we use Less ____than to form it.
No matter how many syllables the adjective is.
Example:
Marcos is less young than Louis.
Betty is less pessimist than me.

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Use the correct comparative form of the irregular adjectives.

A. Barcelona is ____________ Santa Fe (good)
B. Fruit is _____________ Junk food for you health (good)
C. AIDS is ______________ Ebola Virus (bad)
D. Granada is ______________ Guamal from Acacas (far)
E. A snake bite is ____________ a dogs (bad)
Now use the low comparative form.
F. Im ________________ my sister Jackie (old)
G. Auteco bikes are __________________ Yamahas
(expensive).
H. A lion is ______________ an elephant (hungry)
I. Butter is _________________ low fat oil (healthy)
J. My nephew is ________________ my niece (curious)

Information about yourself:

1. What is your name? _____________________________________________

2. How old are you? ______________________________________________
3. When were you born? ______________________________________________
4. What is your gender? ______________________________________________
5. What is your address? ______________________________________________
6. Where are you from? ______________________________________________
7. Do you have brothers? ______________________________________________
8. How tall are you? ______________________________________________
9. How much do you weigh? ______________________________________________
12. What color are your eyes?
______________________________________________
13. What color is your hair?
______________________________________________
14. What are your hobbies?
______________________________________________
15. What is your favorite food?
______________________________________________

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LESSON 15

Fast

Interesting

Strong

Economical

Heavy

Short

Small
Beautiful

Large
Kind

Modern
Friendly

Funny
Tasty

Attractive

Popular

Who is the __________ in your family?

What is the worlds most expensive _________?
Which is the largest _________ in the world?
Which is the Biggest _______ in _________?
Which is the highest __________ in _________ ?
Who is _______ in __________?

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We use the superlative form to compare one person, thing, animal or place with
more than two in the same group.
Form
Adjectives of one or two syllables.
The ________ est.
Adjectives of more than two syllables or ending ous-ing-full-ed.
The most adjective
See = happy = the happiest.
Fat = the fattest.
Example: Bogota is the biggest city in Colombia.
English is one of the most spoken language in the
world.

Use the adjectives in the superlative form to complete the sentences

Big.
Tasty.
Tall (2).
Popular.
Beautiful. Funny
old
Sweet
A. Sears tower is ____________ building in Chicago.
B. Brazil is ______________ country in South America.
C. Messy is ____________ soccer player according to
FIFA.

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Fast

D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

Jim Carrey is ___________ actor in the 90s

Bucaramanga is ______________city in Colombia.
Oxford is _____________ University in England.
Turmeque is ____________ sport in Boyaca.
Watermelon is _______________ fruit
Seafood is _______________ food in Cartagena.
Colpatria Building ______________ building in Bogota.

_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

At least

I like __________ the most.

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ADJECTIVE
IRREGULAR
SUPERLATIVE
FORM

SUPERLATIVE
FORM.
The best
The worst
Most
The farthest

Good
Bad
Many
Far

Write 10 sentences using the irregular superlative form and some more from the
list about your family, city, and life in Colombia.
A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________
E. ___________________________________________
F. ___________________________________________
G. ___________________________________________
H. ___________________________________________
I. ___________________________________________
J. ___________________________________________

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Write a description for the next celebrities including yourself.

His name is Ashton Kutcher.
He is a________ (age) man.
He has short_________ (colour) hair.
He has____________ (colour) eyes.
He is over___________ cm tall.
He is ______(weight) and very________ (looks).

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

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YOUR
IMAGE

New York city is the largest city in the United States. Listen and write the questions you hear
then, write the answers. If you arent sure of the answers, Look at the reading below.
NEW YORK CITY
New York City is the largest city in the United States with a population of over 8000.000
people. New York is busy 12 months a year, 24 hours a day. There are more than 25 museums.
Many people come to see a show at a Broadway theatre. This is a noisy city, but it is easy to
travel around N.Y. by bus, taxi or subway. And enjoy sightseeing the tall buildings on it. Most
of the New Yorkers are very spontaneous and Friendly and the hotels arent expensive though,
thousands and thousands of visitors come here to see the capital of the world.
1. __________________large? __________________
2. ___________________busy ? __________________
3. ___________________noisy? __________________
4. ______________________? __________________
5. ___________________ tall ? __________________
6. ________________expensive? __________________
7. _________________friendly? __________________
8. ______________________? __________________

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