INU 211
Units 11 and 14
Q&A
1.
What time of year should you go there?
2.
What are three things you can do there?
3.
Can you buy something special?
4.
What shouldn’t a visitor miss?
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR HOMETOWN.
can (poder)
• abilidad
• ¿Qué es posible?
What can I do in Mexico
City?
• You can see the
Palace of Fine Arts.
• You can’t visit some
museums on
Mondays.
should (deber)
• sugerencias
• ¿Qué debo hacer?
What should I see
there?
• You should visit the
National Museum.
• You shouldn’t miss
the Pyramid of the
Sun.
PRONUNCIATION• P. 76
1.
You can´t go shopping on Sundays.
2.
You shouldn´t swim at the beaches.
3.
You can´t get a taxi easily at night.
4.
You shouldn´t miss the night markets.
Are these statements true about Conce?
UNIT 14, P. 92 • WORD POWER
A. BEACH
G. MOUNTAIN
B. DESERT
H. OCEAN
C. FOREST
I.
D. HILL
J. VALLEY
E. ISLAND
K. VOLCANO
F. LAKE
L. WATERFALL
RIVER
CONVERSATION, P. 93
• Which is larger?
• listen
GRAMMAR FOCUS, P. 93
Comparatives: You compare
only two things, objects or
people
• Which country is larger,
Canada or China?
• Canada is larger than China.
• Chile is longer than Perú
• Peter is more intelligent than
Susan
-er
2 syllables
larger
drier
bigger
more +
adjective
more than 2 syllables
more famous
more beautiful
more interesting
GRAMMAR FOCUS, P. 93
Superlatives: You compare
one thing with a group of
things
• Which city has the largest
population, Tokyo, Mexico
City, or São Pablo?
• Tokyo has the largest
population of the three.
• What is the most beautiful
mountain in the world?
• I think Mount Fuji is the most
beautiful.
-est
2 syllables
the smallest
the deepest
the longest
most +
adjective
more than 2 syllables
the most famous
the most beautiful
the most interesting
GRAMMAR FOCUS, P. 93
adjective
long
dry
big
famous
beautiful
good
bad
comparative
longer
drier
bigger
more famous
more beautiful
better
worse
superlative
the longest
the driest
the biggest
the most famous
the most beautiful
the best
the worst
CONVERSATION, P. 93
• How many comparatives and
superlatives can you find?
• listen
ACTIVITY A, P. 93
smaller
1. Which country is ______________,
Monaco or Vatican
City? (small)
higher
2. Which waterfall is ____________,
Niagara Falls or
Angel Falls? (high)
crowded Hong Kong or Cairo?
3. Which city is more
_____________,
(crowded)
larger
4. Which lake is ____________,
the Caspian Sea or Lake
Superior? (large)
ACTIVITY A, P. 93
the highest Mt. Aconcagua, Mt.
5. Which is ______________:
Everest, or Mt. Fiji? (high)
the longest river in the world? (long)
6. What is ____________
most expensive Tokyo, Moscow, or
7. Which city is the
_________________:
Hong Kong? (expensive)
the deepest ocean in the world, the
8. What is ________________
Pacific or the Atlantic? (deep)
ADJECTIVES
MORE PRACTICE
COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE?
CHILE
• Compare cities in Chile.
• Write 3 comparisons
• Write 3 superlatives