unit1 the way we are
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THE WAY WE ARE
Introducction.
In Unit 1, you learn how to……
• Use manner and adjectives to talk about people’sbehaviour and personality
• Use adverbs like extremely to make adjectives andadverbs stronger
• Add prefixes to adjective to make opposites
• Use always with a continous verb to decribe individualhabits
• Use at least to point out the positive side of a situation.
UNIT 1
Manner adverbs vs adjectives
Structure verb + manner adverb
Example
I drive carefully in the city.
Structure adjective + noum
Example
I´m a impatient person
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Regular adverbs (Add ly)
Patient patiently
Careful carefully
Easy easily
Automatic automatically
Irregular adverbs
Good well
Late late
Fast fast
Hard hard
In conversation the most common-ly manner adverbs arequickly, easily, differently, automatically, slowly, properly, badly, strongly, and carefully.
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Circle the correct words
1. I listen to people carefully / careful.
2. I’m a quiet/ quietly person.
3. I get impatient/ impatiently in long lines.
4. I take school and work seriously/ serious
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Describe a People do you admire
My mom is Blanca. She’s incredibly friendly and totallyhonest, she always help to the other people.
She hate the lies and the people dishonest, but my momalways is reliable and geneourus
I think so my mom is the best in the world
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Adverbs before adjectives and adverbs
Rulers
Use incredibly, extremely, very, really, so, pretty, and fairlyto make some adjectives and adverbs stronger.
Example
She’s incredibly generous
He’s very reliable
She’s a extremely friendly
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Rulers
Use absolutely or really (but not very) with adjectives thatare already very strong.
Example
She’s really fanatastic
He’s absolutelly marvelous
Rulers
The expression at all makes negative stronger
Example
He’s not unfriendly at all
Rulers
Completely and totally mean 100%
Example
He’s completely friendly
My mom’s completely reliable
Adjectives prefixes
Patient impatien
Considerate insconsiderate
Friendly unfriendly
Reliable unreliable
Honest dishonest
Organized disorganized
In conversation people use really and pretty much moreoften in conversation than in writting
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The expression always is use for describing individual habits
Structure
Subject+to be + always+ verb ing + complement
Example:
I’m always learning English
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The expression at least can use to point out the positive side of a situation.
Example:
Yeah,at least she apologizes. My girlfrien never saysshe’s late
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Your personal profile
Example:
1. I was born in Riobamba
2. I study in Unach
3. I cant be very competitive
4. I cant be very friendly
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