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Adjectives and Adverbs 6 Grammar and Vocabulary June 28, 2011

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Small Conversation Have you ever read any of Shakespeare's works? If so, what did you read? Do you know any famous quotations from Shakespeare?

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Julius Caesar The die is cast. (Jacta alea est.) And thou Brutus! Hamlet Frailty, thy name is woman. To be or not to be, that is the question.

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ambivalence ambivalent (about)

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Conversation Practice I Need Some Advice Pay attention to comparative forms

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Model Dialogue A: I need some advice. Should I buy a used car or a new car? B: Hmm. Thats a difficult question. Used cars are CHEAPER than new cars. A: Thats true. B: On the other hand, new cars are MORE RELIABLE than used cars. I really dont know what to tell you.

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1 A: I need some advice. Should I buy a dog or a cat? B: Hmm. Thats a difficult question. Dogs are FRIENDLIER than cats. A: Thats true. B: On the other hand, cats are CLEANER than dogs. I really dont know what to tell you.

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10 e.g. go to Hokkaido or to Okinawa to visit Kinkaku-ji Temple or Ginkaku-ji Temple eat sushi or yakiniku wear sneakers or sandals wear glasses or contact lenses

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Small Conversation Do you like music? What kind of music do you like best? jazz / rocknroll / rhythm and blues / reggae / rap / heavy metal / Japanese pop / enka / soul / fusion / classical music / ethnic music / new age / country / other Whos your favorite singer or group?

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Two Of Us (The Beatles) You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead (stretch = ahead = Put into Japanese!

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Its All Too Much (The Beatles) When I look into your eyes Your love is there for me And the more I go inside the more there is to see Put into Japanese!

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Unit 103: D The sooner the better You can say the (sooner/bigger/more, etc.) the better: What time should we leave? The sooner the better. A: What sort of box do you want? A big one? B: Yes, the bigger the better. When youre traveling, the less luggage you have the better.

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We also use the the to say that one thing depends on another thing: The sooner we leave, the earlier we will arrive. The younger you are, the easier it is to learn. The more expensive the hotel, the better the service. The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.

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Unit 103: C Better and better We repeat comparatives (better and better, etc.) to say that something is changing continuously: Your English is improving. Its getting better and better. The city is growing fast. Its getting bigger and bigger. Cathy is more and more bored in her job. In the end, she quit. These days more and more people are learning English.

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WEB Exercise 103.3 103.4

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Conversation Practice Youre Just Saying That!

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Model Dialogue A: I think Im getting old. B: Why do you say that? A: I dont dance as gracefully as I used to. B: Thats not true! You dance more gracefully than anybody I know. A: Youre just saying that! B: No! I really mean it!

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1. A: I think Im getting old. B: Why do you say that? A: I dont drive as carefully as I used to. B: Thats not true! You drive more carefully than anybody I know. A: Youre just saying that! B: No! I really mean it!

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Weve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You cant just accept it and leave it in the cupboard, or just think its going to get on by itself. Youve got to keep watering it. (John)

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GV OC

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See you on Friday!