Do you
like going to the zoo?
What are your favourite animals at the zoo?
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1.- Here
are some animals you can find at the zoo
Listen
Listen,
repeat & learn!
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Elephant
Giraffe
Zebra
Lion
Tiger
Gorilla
Whale
Dolphin
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1.a. How
many syllables do the following animals have? 1, 2 or 3?
Listen to
your teacher and then circle the correct answers.
(to
see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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2.- Ginger
and Foxy are at London zoo
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Listen to
their conversation and answer the questions below.
Foxy:
What
animals do you want to see today Ginger?
Ginger:
The
whales, dolphins and gorillas. What about you Foxy?
Foxy:
I
want to see the zebras and the tigers.
Ginger:
I
don’t like tigers Foxy.
Foxy:
Really?
Why not?
Ginger:
They
are really dangerous.
Foxy:
But
Gorillas are more dangerous than tigers.
Ginger:
No,
they’re not! Why don’t we see the lions? I like lions.
Foxy:
I
prefer tigers because tigers are smaller but more dangers than lions.
Ginger:
Ok,
we can see the tigers too!
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2.a. Answer
the following questions in full sentences
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3.-
Comparatives
If we want to compare two things in English, we have to use a special
construction.
Here are a couple of examples of comparisons taken from the conversation
with Ginger and Foxy:
1. Gorillas are more dangerous than tigers
2. Tigers are smaller than lions
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3.a. Identify
the adjectives in the previous sentences.
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3.b. How
many syllables are there in the following adjectives? 1, 2 or 3?
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In order
to make a comparison in English, we need to work out how many syllables
the adjective we are going to use has.
There are
a number of rules we have to learn in order to make a comparison. Below
is a table which shows us how to make comparatives with adjectives of
one syllable and two or more syllables and adjectives that end in ‘y’.
One syllable
adjective: Adjective + er
Two syllable
adjective : More + adjective
One syllable
adjective that ends in ‘y’: Adjective
minus ‘y’ + ier
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3.c. Fill
in the gaps to make comparatives
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3.d. Look
at the following sentences. Correct the sentences that are incorrect
according to the rules shown above.
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4.-
Compare this house with your own house. Write 3 sentences
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