Eighth Class - Adjectives and the Present Continuous
1. Basic Level English Course September 25 th , 2010 Introducing Adjectives and the Present Continuous
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3. Vocabulary : High = Alto Low = Bajo Safe = Seguro Dangerous = Peligroso Interesting = Interesante Boring = Aburrido Pleasant = Placentero Unpleasant = No placentero Easy = Fácil Difficult = Difícil Relaxing = Relajante Stressful = Estresante Good = Bueno Bad = Malo Fun = Divertido Funny = Chistoso Sad = Triste Vocabulary II : Lawyer = Abogado Soldier = Soldado Biologist = Biólogo Hunter = Cazador Farmer = Granjero Scuba Diver = Buceador Explorer = Explorador Tracker = Rastreador Scout = Guía Administrator = Administrador Vocabulary III : Job = Trabajo Salary = Salario Task = Tarea Occupations : Lawyer Police Officer President Soldier Biologist Hunter Farmer Scuba Diver Explorer Tracker Scout Teacher Secretary Administrator Nouns : Job Salary Task Adjectives : High ≠ Low Safe ≠ Dangerous Interesting ≠ Boring Pleasant ≠ Unpleasant Easy ≠ Difficult Relaxing ≠ Stressful Good ≠ Bad Fun ≠ Boring Funny ≠ Sad
4. Vocabulary : High = Alto Low = Bajo Safe = Seguro Dangerous = Peligroso Interesting = Interesante Boring = Aburrido Pleasant = Placentero Unpleasant = No placentero Easy = Fácil Difficult = Difícil Relaxing = Relajante Stressful = Estresante Good = Bueno Bad = Malo Fun = Divertido Funny = Chistoso Sad = Triste Occupations : Lawyer Police Officer President Soldier Biologist Hunter Farmer Scuba Diver Explorer Tracker Scout Teacher Secretary Administrator Nouns : Job Salary Task Adjectives : High ≠ Low Safe ≠ Dangerous Interesting ≠ Boring Pleasant ≠ Unpleasant Easy ≠ Difficult Relaxing ≠ Stressful Good ≠ Bad Fun ≠ Boring Funny ≠ Sad A lawyer ’s salary is high A/An + Occupation + ‘S + Noun + BE + Adjective A lawyer has a high salary A/An + Occupation + HAS + a/an + Adjective + Noun Examples : A police officer’s job is dangerous A police officer has a dangerous job A biologist’s task is interesting A biologist has an interesting task A hunter’s task is stressful A hunter has a stressful task An administrator’s… An administrator has…
5. Object Pronouns Subject Pronouns : I You He She It We You They Object Pronouns : Me You Him Her It Us You Them Examples : You love me I love you Carla loves Pete = She loves him Pete loves Carla = He loves her Maria and I love the book = We love it The kids love me and her = They love us Maria and I love you and Pete = We love you Carla and Pete love Maria and Jose = They love them
6. Prepositions Combos… Verb + Preposition Combinations : write to … = escribir a… talk to … = hablarle a… listen to … = escuchar a… think about … = pensar en… Adjective + Preposition Combinations : worried about … = preocupado por… happy with … = feliz con… interested in … = interesado en… Examples : Roger writes to her every day Denice is worried about him The priest is interested in us Let me listen to her I think about her every day
7. WH-Questions – Subject & Predicate WH – Subject : Who loves Mercedes? Who is interested in him? Who writes to her every day? WH – Predicate : Who does Rogerio Love? Who is Jen interested in? Who do you write to every day? Original Sentence : Rogerio Loves Mercedes Jen is interested in him I write to her every day