Ask the class working in 2’s or 3’s to brainstorm and, if possible, demonstrate examples of comparatives and superlatives.

 

 

Exercise 1.

a) a lot of. many. any

b) a lot of. weren’t. aren’t any

c) is a lot of. isn’t much. isn’t any

d). a lot of. much time. isn’t any time

e) a lot of money. have much. haven’t got any

f) a lot of. weren’t many. there aren’t any

 

Exercise 2.

a) It’ll swim to the island because there are a lot of people there - and there aren’t many in the boat.

 b) In 1930 there were a lot of trees and now there aren’t any.

c) No. There isn’t much water in it.

d) Because there’s a lot of time before the next train.

e) He’s foolish. When he has a lot of money, he spends it all very quickly - and then he doesn’t have any money for food!

f) Because there aren’t many (left).

 

Uni t 7 – Comparatives and Superlatives

BRAIN- friendly tip:

Us e edible items (like smarties) to demonstrate a lot / not many

/ aren’t any.Do the same with a liquid for not much / isn’t any.

 

 

Exercise 1. For  example:

Roger’s house is smaller than Penny’s. Penny’s house is more modern than Roger’s. Her car is not as old as his. His camera takes better pictures than hers His dog is friendlier than hers.

Exercise 2. For example:

Penny is the youngest. Clarissa is the most elegant. Roger has the most expensive camera. Sam is carrying the heaviest bag.

Uni t 8 – First Conditional

BRAIN- friendly tip:

Use a dark blue pen and a yellow one to show how the 1st conditional sentence is constructed of 2 parts. If + Dark Blue (Present Simple) + Yellow (Future ‘will’)

If she goes (Dark Blue) by plane it will (Yellow) take 1 hour.

Exercise 1.

How long will it take if she goes by bike? How much will it cost if she goes by boat? How much will it cost if she goes by car? How long will it take if she goes by car? And how long will it take her if she walks? What will it cost if she hitchhikes?

Exercise 2. For example:

If she goes by car she’ll need a map and lots of petrol.

If she goes by bike she’ll need a new puncture repair kit and a pump.

If she hitchhikes she’ll need a big sign, food - and a book on self defence.

 

Uni t 9 – Describing things

BRAIN - friendl y tip:

Us e an orange pen, a dark blue pen, and a brown pen to show that all passives have an ‘orange bit’ as their second part. Present-Passive: It is (Blue) taken (Orange). Past Passive: It was (Brown) taken (Orange).

a) What’s it called? When was it built? What’s it made of? How high is it?

b) How far is it? How long does it take?

 c) What’s in the jar? How big is it? How heavy is it?

What size jar is it? What’s on the label?

 What type/make of car is it? What colour is it? How fast is it? What’s its top speed? How much does it cost? What’s the price? When was it made? How old is it?

d) How long is the pipe? What’s the diameter? What’s it made of? Where was it made?

e) How long is the pool? How deep is it? What’s the temperature?

f) What’s this thing called? What’s it used for?

 

The correct colours are: a – orange, b – dark green, c – dark blue + yellow, d – dark blue, e – orange, f – light green, g – light brown + dark brown, h – red, i – light blue, j – dark blue, k – yellow

BRAIN- friendly tip:

Play 20 Questions – and also have a bag of ‘surprise items’ for question making practice (even better if students contribute some of the items). Give help so that people don’t get frustrated if they can’t deduce the object.

 

BRAIN- friendly tip:

Have music playing (gently) in the background as students work on their grammar. Refresh your own memory of the colour code system in the Teachers’ Notes.

 

 

UNIT 1

PICTURE 1

 

 

 

 

een Gr   Gaby says…

 

 

 UNIT 1

‘I’ve just…’

What’ s happened to the Green family?

 

Pictu r e  1 Exercise 1

Have the Green boys broken the window? –

Y es. They have.

a. Has Gaby Green fallen off her skateboard?                                    

b. Has Gwen Green been to the shops?   

c. Have Greg and Grabber Green robbed the bank?  

d. Has Gordon Green caught ten fish?

e. Have George and Gaby Green finished dinner?

f.Has Greta Green just woken up?          

g.Has the green bus gone?                          

 

Exe r cis e 2

Us e th e Picture to answer these questions.

Pictu r e  1 What have the boys done? - They’v e broken a window.

2. What’s happened to Gaby?                       

3. Where has Gwen been?                           

4. What have Greg and Grabber done?        

           5. How many fish has Gordon caught?           

           6. Are George and Gaby going to start dinner?       

7.Is Greta asleep?

8.Is Gordon in time for the green bus?

Exe r cis e 3.

Y o u write the questions. Q  .........................

A She’s been to the swimming pool.

Q.........................

A He’s caught three.

Q.........................

A They’ve stolen some money.

Q.........................

A Yes – and now they must do the washing up

 

UNIT 2

PICTURE 2

 

Use For or Since or Ago

(o r Y et o r Al r ead y o r Jus t o r Recently )

 

 

Exe r cis e 1

 

1 How long have they been married?  

How long have they lived in this house?  

 

2 I’m meeting someone on the Amsterdam flight.

Is there a problem?

Has the Zürich flight landed?     

 

3 Is she’s going to buy a new hat?       

How long has she had her dog?

 

4 Is the castle very old?                  

Has he had the car long?             

When did he start smoking?       

 

5 How long have they been in the restaurant?       

Are they about to have dinner?  

 

6 When did she start at the school?      

wHow wmany wyears.haI s  sEhe bLeen TthereS      

Does she need a new bicycle?   

Has it been sunny all day?