What a family! A fresh look at the Cortez

1. Intro warm-up situation

The Cortez are the biggest family in my neighborhood. They are four brothers and four sisters and their parents Tomas and Juliet. They are a very special family as all children are twins .The first two brothers born twins were Victor and Antonio. Antonio is more athletic than Victor, but Victor is taller than Antonio. The second twins are Michelle and Lucia, the third twins are Oscar and Natalia. And the last twins are Jessica and Roberto.

Michelle is as clever as Lucia in math. Oscar and Natalia are both romantic and love listening to ballad music. Jessica and Roberto are totally different, Jessica is shy and Roberto is outgoing.

The Cortez spend a lot of time together. They have a lot of expenses as well, since Tomas Cortez is the only person that works. They often go to the movies on Thursdays because the tickets for 3D movies are cheaper that day. On weekends, they usually practice some sport and eat out. Tomas Cortez is an experience teacher and hes very patient with children. His daughters, Michelle and Lucia are also students in his class. They are so lucky!

Write the correct answer to the questions:

Questions Answers

How many brothers and sisters do the Cortez have?

Are the Cortez the biggest family in the neighborhood?

Who are the second twins?

Who are the last twins?

Who are romantic?

Do they usually go to the movies on weekends?

Why are Michelle and Lucy so lucky?

2. Answer the questions

Narration

Write the letter to the correct image:

Antonio is Atlethic.

Victor is tall.

3. Language structure

Antonio is more athletic than Victor.

Victor is taller than Antonio.

They are romantic people.

Thats a really expensive car.

The Cortez are the biggest family in my

neighborhood.

Antonio is the tallest in my class.

My first cell phone was very big.

The second twins are Michelle and

Lucia.

The last twins are very helpful.

The Cortez spend a lot of time together.

There are some people in the library.

There are a lot of tourist attractions in

Barranquilla.

Identify the quantitative adjectives, comparatives and superlatives in the following situations:

Situation 1: A: What do you do think about Shakira? B: I think Shakira is great. A: and what about you? B: I think I am fantastic. Situation 2: There are a lot of fantastic shops in Bogot. There are some good museums in Barranquilla.

There isnt any river in San Andres

Islands.

Identify

Situation 3: A: Who is the oldest person in your family? B: Grandpa Julio is the oldest and I am the youngest person in my family. Situation 4: A: Can I have a small coffee, please? B: Sorry, we only have a big coffee. Situation 5: A: Hello, is this museum open? B: No, we are closed.

Adjectives position in a sentence

In English, adjectives can be placed: 1. After the verb to be or 2. Before the noun. 1. After the verb to be: Its really beautiful. Her car is very fast. This Museum is really nice. Structure Pronoun + verb to be + adjective Attention: Sometimes they are accompanied by very and really.

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2. Before the noun: We use a / an or a possessive adjective before the adjective. Its an expensive house. Its a very slow car. She is my new girlfriend. Expensive, slow and new go before nouns: house, car and girlfriend.

When you have several adjectives in English, the order is the following:

Example:

Some adjectives are numerals They indicate the exact number of a noun (do not confuse with adverbs). They are ordinals (first, second, ) cardinals (one, two, .) fractional (a half, a third, .) and multiplicative (double, triple, ).

Example: The second twins are Michelle and Lucia. This is the first leg of our trip. Your seat is the third on the left. Comparatives and superlatives Adjectives have three degrees: the normal (positive), the comparative and the superlative. Normal: fast Comparatives:

Of superiority: faster than / Antonio is more athletic than Victor. Of inferiority: less fast than / That car is less fast than that one. Of equality: as fast as / Michelle is as clever as Lucia.

1 Size

2 Color

3 Material

long blue cotton

Superlatives: the fastest. These adjectives do not compare, they only express characteristics in their higher level. Example: She is the tallest in the Cortez family /He is the best in math. Then, to form comparative and superlative adjectives, we have to follow some rules:

1. If adjectives are short words or one syllable words: To compare, we add the adjective at the end of the word er, and to form superlatives, we add est at the end of the word. Example: the faster and the fastest. 2. If adjectives end in y or are two syllable words: Example: Adjective easy

Comparative easier Superlative easiest

3. If adjectives are large words, two or more syllables: Example: Adjective beautiful

Comparative more beautiful than Superlative the most beautiful

It means that in the comparative sentence, we add before the adjective the word more and for the superlative we add before the adjective the words the most. To finish, there is a series of adjectives to which those rules are not applicable because they are irregular, which are the following:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better The best

Bad Worse The worst

Far Farther/Further The farthest/The furthest

Old Older/Eldest The oldest/ the eldest

Many/Much More The most

Little Less The least

English quantifiers Quantifiers are those words that are used to express the number of people, animals or object, and any noun. Some / a lot of / any We use some and a lot of in affirmative sentences and in plural sentences. A lot of = a large number. There are some books on the table. There are a lot of people at the stadium. We use any in negative sentences, questions and plural sentences. There arent any good museums in my city. Are there any beers in the fridge?

In English, we can observe many words that start or end with the letters: th. Those sounds are symbolized with :

Listen and watch the video of the sound , in the following link:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/con_voiceless_6.mp4

Listen and watch the video of the sound , in the following link:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/con_voiced_6.mp4

Pronunciation

Repeat:

Think / three / thirty / theatre

There / This / The / That / Mother

Slow

Open

Bad

Old

Small

Expensive

Hot

Fast

Cheap

Big

Closed

Good

Cold

Quantifiers vary according to the noun, which can classify in countable and uncountable noun.

Uncountables Countables

Much Many

So much So many

Too much Too many

Vocabulary

Remember

Exercise 1:

Write the following sentences in order:

1. blue /is/fast/a/It/car/American _____________________________. 2. attractive/girl/young/is/She/an _____________________________. 3. tall/good-looking/A/blond/man _____________________________. 4. square/tablet/wooden/big/A _______________________________. 5. new/An/spanish/interesting/ _______________________________. Choose the correct answer in each sentence: 1. How______money do you have to pay the magazine?

a) many b) any c) much

2. Do you have_______water,please?

a) some b) much c) little

3. There are_________apples on the table.

a) much b) some c) any

4. How__________flowers do you have?

a) much b) little c) many

Little Few

A little A few

Less Fewer

The least The fewest

4. Exercising

5. Mary-Anne has_______friends.

a) much b) any c) a lot of

Exercise 2:

Write the comparative form of the adjective 1. Your drawing is_________ (good) than mine. 2. Id like to have a___________ (fast) car. The one I have is slow.

3. My brother is____________ (athletic) than you.

4. Last friday the weather was hot. Today is______ (cold) than last friday.

Which is correct? 1. We have _____________sister who lives in Texas.

a) an older

b) more old 2. Was the show _____________than the film?

a) bad

b) worst

3. It is a beautiful apartment. _____________apartment in the neighborhood.

a) The nice

b) The nicest 4. Last year I gave to my daughter _____________ gift.

a) the more beautiful

b) the most beautiful

5. Producing

In this space, you will answer the questions by writing and recording your

voice.

This activity is available at the button Activities / Learning Activity 1 / Evidence:

Presenting my city.

6. Test

In this space, you will present a test.

This test is available at the button: Activities / Learning Activity 1 / Evidence:

Test What a family!

References

BBC. (s.f.). Pronunciation tips from bbclearningenglish.com. Consultado el 4 de

noviembre de 2013, en http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/con_voiceless_6.mp4

BBC. (s.f.). Pronunciation tips from bbclearningenglish.com. Consultado el 4 de

noviembre de 2013, en http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/con_voiced_6.mp4

Document control

Name Charge Dependence Date

Author Andrs Rafael Flrez Salas

Experto temtico Centro de Comercio y

Servicios. Regional Atlntico

November 2013

Adaptation

Andrs Felipe Velandia Espitia

Guionista - Lnea de produccin

Centro Agroindustrial. Regional Quindo

November 2013

Rachman Bustillo Martnez

Guionista - Lnea de produccin

Centro Agroindustrial. Regional Quindo

November 2013