UNIT 5CLEVER

QUESTIONS WITH HOW

CAN – COULD – WILL BE ABLE TO MUST – HAVE TO

SUPERLATIVE and COMPARATIVE adjectives

Modal verbs You must learn their meaning and you will know

how to use them• CAN • COULD• BE ABLE TO + INFINITIVE• MAY/MIGHT• MUST• HAVE TO• SHOULD /OUGHT TO

PODER (only present)

PUEDE QUE DEBER

TENER QUE …DEBERIA…(advice)

SER CAPAZ DE / PODER (all tenses)

PODER (only past)

Modal verbs

• Rules– They are followed by a verb in the base form

• I can run very fast

– They are the same for all the pronouns• She/they/I/ you could make it better

– They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative and question forms• You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that?

– They never combine with another modal verbs• You can’t must read**

There is one exception within these rules HAVE TO + INFINITIVE

Modal verbs

• Rules (HAVE TO + INFINITIVE )

You have to conjugate the tense Have / has + infinitive

I have to work hard everyday / she has to study more

They are followed by a verb in the base formI have to run very fast if I wat to pass the test

They are the same for all the pronounsShe/they/I/ you could make it better

They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative and question formsYou can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that?

You have to use the auxiliars DO / DOES +Have + infinitive Do you have to work on Sunday?/ Does she have to clean her room everyday?

They never combine with another modal verbsYou have to must read**

CAN / COULD / BE ABLE TO

• First thing you mut know is that – CAN is used in the present tense

I can speak three languages– COULD is used in the past tense

I could touch my nose with my tongue when I was six– BE ABLE TO is a tense wich must be conjugated.

I will be able to speak French in two years

Can, could and will be able to

• I can speak three languages• I could touch my nose with my tongue when I

was six• I will be able to speak French in two years

These 3 examples talk about the ability of doing something either in the past, future or the present tense.

• You can go out tonight because you have finished your homework

• They couldn’t pass the driving test yesterday• I won’t be able to phone you tomorrow

because I will be flying to New York

They can be used to talk about something which is or isn’t possible in a particular situation

Can and could

Can expresses ability •I can speak English •You can’t play the guitar•Where can you play tennis?

Could expresses ability in the past tense. It is also like CAN but in a formal way

• I could touch my nose with the tongue when I was six• She couldn’t speak properly when she was 2 years old• Could you pass me the salt, please?

• Will be able to expresses ability in the future. It can be also used with any other tense

• I will be able to arrive on time at your party tomorrow • She won’t be able to speak properly if she doesn’t

practice• will you be able to pass your driving exam tomorrow?

Yes, I will

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MUST and HAVE TO

Must expresses a strong obligation, or the lack of it (Mustn’t)• I must wear an uniform in the school• You mustn’t use the mobile phone in the school

• It is also used to show that we are certain something is true

What would you say if I show you this picture?“He must be her brother”

And if I show you this one?“she must be her daughter”

And with this one?“He can’t be her husband”

MUST and HAVE TO

Have to is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation

• The exam has to be corrected in the classrooom• You don’t have to eat that if you don’t want to

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• http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-ability-exercise-1.html

• http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal2.htm

• http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/musthaveto/exercise7.swf

• http://www.better-english.com/easier/must2.htm

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• http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-must-have-to-exercises.html

Questions with HOW

• How far is your house?– It’s …… kilometres

• How strict is your mother?– She is ….

• How often do you wash your hair?– I wash my hair ….

• How many people are there in your class today?– There are ….

• How much is the cinema today?– It is…

• How tall is your partner?– He/She is …

• How funny is your best friend?– He/ She is …

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

• What can we find?

• SHORT ADJECTIVESShort, small, heavy, pretty, big…

• LONG ADJECTIVESExpensive, intelligent, amazing…

• IRREGULAR FORMS• Good, bad, far…

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• Long• Short• Fat• Thin• Happy• Pretty• Heavy

• Big

• Rare• Noisy• Small• Cheap • Light• Fast

LONG ADJECTIVE

• Interesting• Handsome• Expensive• Intelligent

• Artistic• Aggressive• Peaceful

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

•Good•Bad•Far

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVEScompare two things

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Compare just one thing with the rest of

things

It’s the fattest giraffe in the world!!

SHORT ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVEWe add ………adjective –er

– Fast – faster– Wild – wilder– Long – longer– Quiet – quieter

• One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT .– Big – bigger– Fat – fatter

• One sylable words ending with Y– Heavy – heavier– Pretty – prettier– Happy - happier

SUPERLATIVEWe add the .. adjective -est

Fast – the fastestWild – the wildestLong – the longest Quiet – the quietest

One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT

Big – the biggest Fat – the fattest

One sylable words ending with YHeavy – the heaviest Pretty – the prettiestHappy – the happiest

We add ………..-ER THAN

LONG ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVEWe add……. MORE THAN

– Artistic • She is more artistic than me

– Intelligent• Elephants are more intelligent

than dogs

– Interesting• The film is more interesting than

the book

– Creative • My brother is more creative than

his girlfriend

– Peaceful• I’d like to live in a more peaceful

world

SUPERLATIVEWe add……. THE MOST

Artistic She is the most artistic in the family

IntelligentDolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world

InterestingThis film is the most interesting I´ve ever seen

Creative My brother is the most creative in the school

PeacefulWhich is the most peaceful place in the world?We add MORE ………..THAN

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Unit 5 Vocabulary

•Do you know the name of any composer, writer, painter…?Picasso , Velazquez, Lorca, Cervantes, Mozart, Vivaldi…•Do you know if there are intelligent animals??Gorillas, monkeys, whales, dolphins, elephants, pigs….

• Do you consider yourself a clever person?

A clever person is …..

Smart, astute, intelligent….

• Why?

SKILL

Paint

Write

Dance

Program

Cook

Compose

Play

Win

Sing

PERSON (noun)

Painter

Writer

Dancer

Programmer

Cook

Composer

Player

Winner

Singer

FAMOUS PERSON

Jane Austen

Venus Williams

Nelly Furtado

Ferrán Adriá

Kaká

José Carreras

William Shakeaspeare

J.K Rowling

Francisco Goya

Vincen Van Gogh

Henry Ford

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM ……

ADJECTIVES

• Artistic• Common• Intelligent• Peaceful• Wild• Heavy• Rare• Fast• Slow• Aggressive• Practical• Stupid• Light• Domesticated