Post on 09-Jun-2015
Unit 1THE WAY WE ARE
Introducction. In Unit 1, you learn how to……• Use manner and adjectives to talk about people’s
behaviour and personality• Use adverbs like extremely to make adjectives
and adverbs stronger• Add prefixes to adjective to make opposites• Use always with a continous verb to decribe
individual habits• Use at least to point out the positive side of a
situation.
UNIT 1
Manner adverbs vs adjectives
Structure verb + manner adverb ExampleI drive carefully in the city.Structure adjective + noum ExampleI´m a impatient person
d Grammar
Regular adverbs (Add ly)Patient patientlyCareful carefullyEasy easilyAutomatic automaticallyIrregular adverbsGood wellLate lateFast fastHard hard
In conversation the most common-ly manner adverbs are quickly, easily, differently, automatically, slowly, properly, badly, strongly, and carefully.
uDid you know
Circle the correct words
1. I listen to people carefully / careful.2. I’m a quiet/ quietly person.3. I get impatient/ impatiently in long lines.4. I take school and work seriously/ serious
aTask
Describe a People do you admire
My mom is Blanca. She’s incredibly friendly and totally honest, she always help to the other people.She hate the lies and the people dishonest, but my mom always is reliable and geneourusI think so my mom is the best in the world
cPersonality and
character
Adverbs before adjectives and adverbs
Rulers
Use incredibly, extremely, very, really, so, pretty, and fairly to make some adjectives and adverbs stronger.
Example
She’s incredibly generousHe’s very reliableShe’s a extremely friendly
d Grammar
Rulers Use absolutely or really (but not very) with adjectives that are already very strong.ExampleShe’s really fanatasticHe’s absolutelly marvelousRulersThe expression at all makes negative strongerExample He’s not unfriendly at all
RulersCompletely and totally mean 100%Example He’s completely friendlyMy mom’s completely reliableAdjectives prefixesPatient impatienConsiderate insconsiderateFriendly unfriendlyReliable unreliableHonest dishonestOrganized disorganized
In conversation people use really and pretty much more often in conversation than in writting
fDid you know
The expression always is use for describing individual habits Structure Subject+to be + always+ verb ing + complementExample:I’m always learning English
fExpression always
The expression at least can use to point out the positive side of a situation.Example:Yeah,at least she apologizes. My girlfrien never says she’s late
fExpressions at least
Your personal profileExample:1. I was born in Riobamba2. I study in Unach3. I cant be very competitive4. I cant be very friendly
fWritting and Speaking