Listening
10 minutes
Dialogue: A car showroom. A customer is looking at cars with a salesperson.
Pri and Vera
Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.
Comprehension:
1. What color is the first car?
2. Is the blue car fast?
3. What does the customer think of the red car?
Language Focus
12 minutesGrammar: adjective position: adjective + noun (a big car, NOT a car big). Adjectives don't change in plural.
| Form | Structure |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | ADJ + NOUN: a big car / a beautiful house / a new phone. Plural não muda: two big cars / two beautiful houses. Sozinho após be: It's big. They're new. |
| Negative | It's not big. They aren't new. (adjective preserved, only verb negative). |
| Interrogative | Is it big/new/expensive? Are they fast/cheap? What color is it? (adjective alone após verb be). |
Examples:
It's a big city.
This is a beautiful car.
They're fast cars. (NOT fasts cars)
Is the car expensive? Yes, it's very expensive.
Try it!
Common Errors
Practice
15 minutesAdjective Position
Which sentence is correct? Choose A or B.
1. A beautiful car or a car beautiful?
2. A phone expensive or an expensive phone?
3. A red bag or a bag red?
4. A house old or an old house?
5. They're cars fast or They're fast cars?
Opposite Adjectives
Match the opposites.
Column A
Column B
Describe It!
Complete with the correct adjective from the box.
I Prefer...
Your teacher asks. Answer with 'I prefer...' and say why.
1. Big cities or small cities?
2. Expensive restaurants or cheap restaurants?
3. Old houses or new apartments?
4. Fast cars or slow cars?
5. Long movies or short movies?
6. Name your favorite colors: My phone is red. My bag is blue. My shirt is black or white. My car isn't ugly!
Let's Talk
13 minutesLet's Talk!
Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!
Describing real places — adjectives in the wild.
1. Describe your phone. Is it big or small? New or old? What color?
Follow-up: Is it expensive?
2. Tell me about a famous BUILDING or PLACE in your city (or country). Is it old or new? Big or small? Beautiful or ugly?
Follow-up: Is it expensive to visit?
3. Describe 3 things in this room — use 1 adjective for each. (Ex: a black chair, a small window, a beautiful painting.)
Follow-up: Which one is your favorite? Why?
4. Compare: an old phone vs a new phone. Which do you prefer? Why? Use 3 adjectives.
Follow-up: And what about price — is the new one expensive?
Self-Assessment
How did you do today?
- ✓I can describe things: It's a big, red car.
- ✓I can say opposites: big/small, fast/slow, expensive/cheap.
- ✓I can say what I prefer: I prefer small cities.
Great work today!
Next class: REVIEW! Everything from lessons 7 to 12.