Touchstone 4 EL701

Seminar2 Personal tastes

In Unit 2, you learn how to ….- make comparisions with (not)as …. as. - ask negative questions. - talk about fashion and your tastes in clothes

and music. - show understanding by summarizing what

people say. - Use Now to introduce a follow-up question on

a different aspect of a topic.

Grammar Comparisions with (not)as … as Adjectives The pants are just as comfortable as my jeans. I don’t look as scruffy as I did. Nouns She spends as little time as possible on her makeup. She doesn’t wear as many bright colors as she

should.He doesn’t pay as much attention to his

appearance as he should.

Adverbs I tried as hard as I could to find the right style for her. I don’t like short hair as much as long hair.

Grammar Negative questions When you want or expect someone to agree

with you, you can use negative questions to:

Express an opinion

Suggest an idea Show surprise

Isn’t this jacket great?

Isn’t it a little expensive?

Isn’t it on sale?

Don’t you think it’s great?

Don’t you think it’s too bright?

Don’t you like it?

Don’t you just love it?

It’d look good, don’t you think?

Building vocabulary Colors Patterns Materials Styles Neon green

Striped судалтай

Leather V-neck

Solid цулгуй Suede илгэн Turtleneck хоолойтой

Dark green Plaid/Square/

Cashmere Long/short/-sleeved

Light green

Argyle/Diamond/

Wool Baggy/доогуураа өргөн/

Polka-dotБөөрөнхий одтой

Polyester нийлэг эд

Tanktop бөөрөнхий зах

Colors Patterns Materials Styles

Mauve /хөх ягаан/

Floral-print Cotton Fitted тоноглосон, таарсан

Checkered шоотой

Rubber Flared доогуураа өргөн

Turquoise /bluesh or greenish/

Paisley хээтэй

Silk Ankle-length

Maroon /reddish/

Tie-DyeЦоог хээтэй

FleeceХонины ноосон

Beige Camouflage/Army/ хээрийн алаг

Tweed /wool/

Crew-neck /бөөрөнхий захтай/

HoundstoothСоёолжин хээ

Comparison of adjectives with as ... asUse either as … as or not as … as in the

sentences below.Example: Ben Nevis is _________as Mont Blanc (not/high).Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont

Blanc.1) The blue car is ………..the red car. (fast)2) Peter is …… …… Fred. (not/tall)3) The violin is …… …the cello. (not/low)

4) This copy is …… the other one. (bad)5) Oliver is ……Peter. (optimistic)6) Today ………. it's yesterday. (not/windy)7) The tomato soup was ……….the mushroom

soup. (delicious)8) Grapefruit juice is …………lemonade.

(not/sweet)9) Nick is ………… Kevin. (brave)10) Silver is ……… gold. (not/heavy)

Adjective or adverb in EnglishFill in the words in brackets as adjective oradverb as in the example.Example: Peter works ______ (slow).Answer: Peter works slowly.1) He ……….reads a book. (quick)2) Mandy is a ………girl. (pretty)3) The class is …… loud today. (terrible)

4) Max is a ……….singer. (good)5) You can ………open this tin. (easy)6) It's a ………day today. (terrible)7) She sings the song ………. . (good)8) He is a ……….driver. (careful)9) He drives the car ………. (careful)10) The dog barks …….. . (loud)