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APRIL 30, 2011 I. COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

Short adjectives = adjective + er than smaller than

Attention Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + ier happier than Some short adjectives = double consonant sadder than hotter than bigger than Irregular adjectives good = better than bad = worse than thinner than fatter than

Long adjectives = more + adjective + than more difficult than

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SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES
Short adjectives = the + adjective + est the smallest

Attention Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + iest the happiest Some short adjectives = double consonant saddest hottest biggest thinnest fattest

Irregular adjectives good = the best bad = the worst

Long adjectives = the most more + adjective the most difficult

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INSTITUTO POLITCNICO NACIONAL CECYT N 13 RICARDO FLORES MAGN CURSO DE PREPARACIN PARA EL INGRESO AL NIVEL SUPERIOR ADJECTIVE 1. Big 2. Expensive 3. Good 4. Pretty 5. Sophisticated 6. Thin 7. Easy 8. Short 9. Bad 10. Young COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

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FUTURE WITH GOING TO

Affirmative Im going to swim. You are going to swim. Negative He isnt going to swim We arent going to swim Interrogative Are you going to swim? Is she going to swim? Verb To Be in the present simple + going to + main verb in the infinitive form without to This structure is used when you already know you want to do something or when you know something is sure to happen. Example: There are lots of dark clouds in the sky. It is

going to rain.

A) These people are making some plans. Look at the pictures and say what they are going to do.

1. This summer he is going to the mountains.

2. Next week _________________ ______________________ _ 3. After lunch __________________ ______________________ __

B) Look at the pictures again. Complete the following question tags.

1. He is going to the mountains, __________? 2. They are going to beach after lunch, __________________? 3. He isnt going camping, ______________?

4. They arent going to a trip, 4. In July ___________? _____________________ ______________________ 5. He is going to the seaside, _ ____________? Prof. Octavio Garduo Ruz 5. next Sunday _________________ ______________________

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FCE Use of English Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze

1) Synonyms
You should be able to identify the correct word from a selection of similar words that matches a particular context or goes with another word: Complete each sentence by choosing the best word.
work job career employment

1. Would you like to meet for a coffee after ..........? 2. He' s decided to take a part-time .......... 3. The number of people in full-time .......... has risen this month. 4. If you commit a crime it will destroy your .......... .

journey

trip

tour

ride

5. How was the bus .......... to work today? 6. She' s going on a six-week .......... of Australia. 7. You won' t see her until she' s back from her skiing .......... 8. Can I go for a .......... on your bike?
quiz exam test trial

9. If you work hard you should pass the FCE .......... .

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10. Today our teacher is giving us a short grammar .......... . 11. At the end of the lesson she' ll give us a fun .......... . 12. I' m going to work for them for a .......... period.

FCE Use of English Part 2: Open Cloze

1) Parts of Speech
The missing word is often (but not always) one of the parts of speech that are listed in the following exercise. Match the underlined word in bold on the left with the correct part of speech on the right.
1 This is the doctor who cured my illness. auxiliary verb

2 She' s suffering from a bad cold at the moment

modal verb

3 I haven' t seen him for ages.

other

4 We could go on a picnic or we could stay indoors.

preposition

5 The house was built ten years ago.

article

6 Books should not be removed from the library. Prof. Octavio Garduo Ruz

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7 That' s the man I was telling you about.

pronoun

8 They didn' t play well enough to win.

conjunction

ANSWER KEY EXERCISE I 1 work 2 job 3 employment 4 career 5 journey 6 tour 7 trip 8 ride 9 exam 10 test 11 quiz 12 trial EXERCISE II 1 relative pronoun 2 preposition 3 pronoun 4 conjunction 5 auxiliary verb 6 modal verb 7 article 8 other

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