Lesson:Essentials/35

Grammar

Superlative Adjectives

Na lição 32 aprendemos a usar comparative adjectives. Neste, veremos superlative adjectives, que, em vez de comprar uma coisa com a outra, compara algo ou alguém com com grupo.

Ex.: She is the tallest girl in her class. -> Ela é a menina mais alta da sua sala.

Assim como os comparativos, os superlativos também se separam em duas categorias: short e long.

Short

Consideramos adjetivos curtos:

• Aqueles com apenas uma sílaba: big, old, small, fast, etc.
• Aqueles com duas sílabas terminados em y: happy, silly, pretty, etc.

Regras:

1. Normalmente adicionamos the -est.

Ex.: She is the oldest in her family. -> Ela é a mais velha da sua família.

2. Se o adjetivo terminar em e apenas adicionamos -st. (nice -> nicest)

Ex.: Alexandra gave me the nicest gift. -> Alexandra me deu o presente mais legal.

3. Se o adjetivo terminar em cvc (consoante + vogal + consoante), dobramos a última consoante. (big -> biggest)

Ex.: My house is the biggest on the street. -> A minha casa é a maior da rua.

4. Se o adjetivo terminar em y, tiramos o y e acrescentamos -ier. (happy -> happiest)

Ex.: Today was the happiest day of my life. -> Hoje foi o dia mais feliz da minha vida.

Long

Consideramos adjetivos longos:

• Aqueles com duas sílabas não terminados em y: modern, pleasant, etc
• Aqueles com três sílabas ou mais: expensive, beautiful, etc

Regras:

Para adjetivos longos temos apenas uma regra: acrescentamos the most antes do adjetivo.

Ex.: I want my website to be the most modern. -> Eu quero que o meu site seja o mais moderno. (de todos)

This computer is the most expensive in the store. -> Este computador é o mais caro da loja.

Irregular adjectives

Alguns adjetivos são irregulares e não seguem as regras acima. Neste caso, precisamos decorar as suas formas irregulares.

good → the best

well (healthy) → the best

bad → worst

far → farthest/furthest

Ex.: This cellphone is the best there is. -> Este celular é o melhor que existe.

EXERCISES

Give the correct comparative or superlative of superiority of the adjectives in parentheses.

:: a. This room is ______the darkest_________ (dark) in the house.

:: b. Is this ______the busiest________ (busy) street in the city?

:: c. This is ______the smallest_____ (small) box I could find.

:: d. Who is ______the best________ (good) football player in Brazil right now?

:: e. Janet is ________the most beautiful________ (beautiful) person in her family.

:: f. I want ___________the best_______ (good) pair of shoes you have in this store.

:: g. The Amazon is ____the widest____ (wide) river in the world, but not __the longest____ (long).

:: h. I think today is _______the hottest________ (hot) day in the year.

:: i. The Atacama Desert is _________the driest_________ (dry) in the world.

:: j. Shirley was __the happiest_ (happy) girl in the world when she opened the present.

:: k. She is definitely ____the most intelligent___ (intelligent) person I know.

:: l. Athens is ___the most amazing__ (amazing) city I know.

2. Give 6 examples of superlative adjectives, 3 short and 3 long adjectives.

Pronunciation

Examples
law	thought
war	north
dwarf	claw
saw	draw
drawn	brought

Vocabulary

Music

• To play -played
• To learn - learned
• To sing - sang
• To Listen - Listened
• Singer
• Song
• Musician
• Chorus
• Guitar
• Guitarrist
• Drum
• Drummer
• Bass
• Bassit
• Band
• Orchestra
• Trumpet
• Saxophone
• Tuba
• Trombone
• Flute
• Clarinet
• Conductor
• Microphone
• Genre

 Important Sentences!
- To play the guitar
- To play the drums
- To sing along
- To listen to music / Listen to this band
- humming
 

Exercises

1) Look at the photos and answer the questions, the teacher may ask you to write down your answers or to answer orally:

a. Do you think she is a singer? Why?

b. Describe her clothes.

c. Do you think that she is singing a happy music or a sad music?

a. What is the photo showing?

b. What instruments are they playing?

c. What king of genre do you think they are playing?

Review

1. Put some, any, no in the sentences below:

a. I don’t have ________ time to help you.

b. There are ________ apples on the tree.

c. Please don’t make ________ noise.

d. I never have ________ trouble with the children.

e. I asked him for ________ money, but he didn’t have ________.

f. She loves ________ book she reads.

g. Would like ________ tea?

h. He never gives me ________ money.

i. Ask him if he has ________ cigarette.

j. Do you have ________ question?

k. Please, give me ________ more coffee.

l. He has hardly ________ books to lend his friends.

m. Will you get ________ flowers on your way home, please?

2. Complete the sentences below:

a. The hardest...

b. It´s easier...

c. The most difficult...

d. What´s the most...

e. This house is bigger than...

f. Hot dog is better than...

3. Compare these three pictures using the adjectives below:

1.

2.

3.

• old
• big
• modern
• small
• old
• new
• expensive
• cheap

4. Choose the right answer:

1 Did she watch the movie last night?:

	Yes, she watched with her friend.
	Yes, she watches every day.
	No, she doesn´t have time.

2 Whom is your favorite actor?:

	Nicolas Cage is the better.
	George Clooney is the best.
	Mel Gibson is very good.

3 What happened?:

	The clock stoped working.
	The clock stopped working.
	The clock isn´t stop.

4 What do you need?:

	I need anything paper.
	I need some papers.
	I don´t need some papers.

5. Describe the following picture.^help

Conversation

1. Do you know ho to play any instrument? Which one?
2. Do you like to listen to music? When?
3. Do you agree that music relaxes the body and mind in many ways? Why?
4. When you study/work, does the music help you or not? Why?
5. Is there any instrument you would like to know how to play but you don´t? Which one?
6. Can you sing well?
7. What is/are your favorite band(s)?
8. Do you like going to concerts?
9. When was the last concert you went to? How was it?
10. How difficult/easy do you think is to learn how to play an instrument?

Extra Vocab

Music

• Gutar
• String
• Fret
• Drum
• Drum stick
• Electric guitar
• Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Harp
• Band
• Lead guitarist
• Singer
• Drummer
• Base guitarist
• Piano
• Keys
• Keyboard
• Trumpet
• Music Score
• Note
• Music stand
• Orchestre
• Violin
• Bow
• Conductor
• Baton
• Saxophone
• Flute
• Trombone
• Tuba
• Clarinet
• Cello

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/music/

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