LESSON 30Important things to have! Interesting things to know!

(Introducing and practicing degrees of comparison, "have got")

1. Look at this picture. What can you see? Name the buildings and places.

1) Railway station2) ????3) ????4) ???5) Square6) Cafe7) ???8) ???9) Park10) Hotel11) River12) Market13) Street

2. What things are important for you(in your life)? Why?e.g. Family, music, etc.

3. Read and listen to Alan and his grandmother, Mary. Underline the things that are important to each person (Track 1).

4. Look again at the texts about Alan and Mary. Find all the examples of ’ve got (= have got), ’s got (= has got), haven’t got and hasn’t got.

Fill in the gaps with ’ve, ’s, haven’t and hasn’t.

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5. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of have got.

Think of a friend and write five things he/she has got or hasn’t got

6. Let’s practice! Do online exercise:http://www.grammarbank.com/have-got-has-got.html

7. What quizzes are popular in your country? Look at the sentences from Quiz Night and say if they are True or False.

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Listen to a contestant of Quiz Night. Check your answers (Track 3).

8. Remember!

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9. Let’s practice! Write the comparative from of these adjectives:

10.Compete with comparative adjective + than

11.Complete the table with the words from the box:

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What letters do you add to a one-syllable adjective to make superlative. What words do you put before longer adjectives?

12.Let’s practice! Rite the opposite:

Complete the sentences with superlatives.

13.Look at these pictures and compare. Say what are the best qualities of these things:

Which house would you choose and why?

Which computer is better and why?

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Which watch would you like to have and why?

Thank you for the lesson!

Homework:1. Look at the table. Then fill in the gaps with ’s got, hasn’t got, ’ve got, have got or

haven’t got.?

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2. Make questions with these words and give answers according to the table in exercise 1.

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3. Do online exercises on comparative adjectives:https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_012e?cc=ua&selLanguage=uk

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/comparative-adjectives

Superlative adjectives:https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_022e?cc=ua&selLanguage=uk

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/superlative-adjectives

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