What's On! Unit Six
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Writing for this Unit

· We will write a short, business style memo.

· We will write a paragraph describing a city and the people in it.

Writing Tip:  Common Writing Errors


Grammar for this Unit
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What does she like? What is she like? What does she look like?

"What does she like?"

This question asks about the woman's preferences.
It asks about what type of food she likes, or what hobbies she likes.

For example: "What type of perfume does Kay like?" or "What type of movies does she like?"

Another example:    What does Kaye like Doing?   She likes going to the cinema and playing tennis.

 

"What is she like?"

This a question that usually asks about a person's personality or character. People also use it to ask about character and physical descriptions.

For example: "What is your friend like?"       "She is friendly, kind and has nice eyes."


"What does she look like?"

This questions only asks about a person's physical description.

For example:   "What does your friend look like?"   "She has long, black hair, dark eyes..."

Comparatives using -er :

To make a comparative for regular adjectives, add -er:     Big - Bigger.

The word "than" is also used in a comparative sentence. Look at the example below.

"My class is bigger than your class." or "This computer is faster than that one."

Look at the example: These two sentences mean the same thing.

 The Eiffel Tower in Paris is taller than  Big Ben in London.
 Big Ben in London is shorter than  the  Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Often you need to change the spelling of a word. Look on page 125 in Headway for help.

To make a comparison of irregular adjectives, you need to memorize the form.

For example: Good - Better,   bad - worse.

Click on the blue words to get more information about this type of comparatives.

Comparatives using as...as:

"As...As"     Shows something is the same, or equal.

For example: "Our car is as good as your car"          This means the two cars are equal.

Sometimes we use the word "just". "Our villa is just as good as yours."



"Not As...As"
   (noun + is/are + not as + adjective + as + noun)

Shows things that are not the same, or not equal.

For example: "My hair is not as long as your hair."   so... "My hair is shorter than your hair"

These two sentences mean the same thing.

Click on the blue words for more information on this type of comparative.

Superlatives:

(the + adjective + est)

Superlatives mean that the thing is the top.    There is nothing better. "Big- Bigger-Biggest"


Big Ben is tall.


The Eiffel Tower is taller



The Chrysler building in New York is the tallest of the three.

Here is another example:

"ADWC is the best college!" This means that no college is better than ADWC. It is the top!

Take some quizzes or go Back to Top

 


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