Lesson:Essentials/CP42

1. Answer the question using the words given:

• What were you doing last night?
• study for the test
• I was studying for the test.

What were you doing last night?

1. watch TV with my friends
2. go home after work
3. prepare dinner for my family
4. read a book
5. buy a new pair of shoes
6. try to fix my computer
7. walk the dog
8. talk to my neighbors
9. take a shower

2. Read the following situations, then write new sentences using the adverb of frequency (in parenthesis):

• (often) They eat dinner at six o'clock.
• They often eat dinner at six o'clock.

1. (usually) On Saturday morning, I sleep late. (sometimes) I sleep until eight or nine o'clock. (always) On weekdays, my alarm rings at 6:00 am. (rarely) I go to bed before midnight. (often) Therefore, I am very tired by lunchtime.
2. (usually) The baby sleeps all night long. (occasionally) She wakes up in the middle of the night. (frequently) This happens when she has a long nap during the day. (always) We try to wake her from her nap after two hours. (sometimes) But we can't wake her up.

3. Choose the right answer:

1 Where is the best place to study?

	at a night club
	at a desk
	in a noisy but comfortable room

2 If your car breaks down in the middle of the road, you'll need a:

	Tow truck
	Taxi
	Bike

3 Every project needs a:

	Blueprint
	Cement
	Wheelbarrow

4 What are the seven colors of the rainbow?

	Red, orange, amber, green, aquamarine, blue, purple
	Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
	Rubi, red, yellow, turquoise, light blue, purple and magenta

4.Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below

• bad - important - crowded - well - high - heavy - convenient - difficult
• cheap - expensive - quiet - easy - thin - healthy - dangerous - cold

1. In Canada, January is _________________________ than March.
2. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ___________________________ than a bike.
5. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ____________________________ than usual.
7. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______________________ than he had expected.
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _____________________________ than it was a few days ago.
10. There is a lot of crime in big cities. They are _____________________ than the small town where I live.
11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ______________________________ than the last one we did.
12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _____________________________ place.
13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a _____________________________ location.
14. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _____________________ than they were yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel ______________________ tomorrow.

5. Rewrite the sentences following the model:

• Jack is very slow in the morning. / sleepy / at work
• Jack is very sleepy in the morning
• Jack is very sleepy at work

1. Were they building a new house? / buying / moving to
2. This bedroom is darker than mine. / big / apartment
3. She always eats cereal for breakfast. / hardly ever / fruit
4. There are three yellow purses on that table. / purple / notebooks
5. They were taking a shower after the game. / having lunch / studying
6. Anne never studies at night. / sometimes / with her friends
7. We need a bigger box. / stronger / to take the food

6. Listen to the sentences and write them down:

Answers

1. They were building a new house before they moved to Canada.
2. Her alarm clock is much better than mine.
3. We will have classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
4. He bought a light green blanket for his bedroom.
5. She was painting her room when I arrived.
6. Jeff and Tom are always riding their bikes.
7. Where did you buy these bricks?
8. This apartment is larger than yours.
9. How often do you work on weekends?

7. Look at car 1 and 2 below and write sentences comparing them. At the end tell us which one you would buy and why:

Car 1

40 years old

U$ 25,000

4-5 passengers

Red color

No rust

Leather seat

Car 2

33 years old

U$ 20,000

4-5 passengers

Station wagon

Orange color

Small amount of rust

Fabric seats

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