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UNIT 4: NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTION


PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
What colour is this?

What colour is this?
It’s red.**
What colour is this?
It’s green.**
What colour is this?
It’s red and green and black and white and purple.

What colour is this?
It’s pink.**
What colour is this?
It’s blue.**
What colour is this?
It’s pink and blue and black and white and purple.

The Yellow Chair Chant.
Purple ruler.
Pink eraser.
Yellow chair.
Yellow chair.
Purple marker.
Pink eraser.
Yellow chair.
Yellow chair.
Purple pencil.
Pink eraser.
Yellow chair.
Yellow chair.
Purple,green,and pink eraser.
Pink eraser.
Yellow chair.
Yellow chair.


The Tall Teacher Chant.
He’s tall.**
He’s a tall teacher.
He’s short.**
He’s a short boy.
He’s old. **
He’s an old teacher.
He’s young.**
He’s a young boy.
Tall teacher.
Short boy.
Old teacher.
Young boy.
He’s thin.**
He’s a thin teacher.
He’s fat.**
He’s a fat boy.
He’s a tall, thin teacher. **
He’s a short, fat boy.**


ENGLISH SOUNDS
The VOWELS / ɑ: / , / ʌ / , / ʊ /
Activity 1: Repeat these words and match the words that have the same vowel sound.

Just
Stopped
Pull
Push
Lunch
Past
Watch
Look
Shut
Good
Stuck
Mug
Blood
Car
Cook
Book
Start
Cut







Activity 2: Complete these conversations using the pairs of matching words in Act 1.




A: Is Molly here?
B: No. She just went out to lunch.



A: Do you like it?
B: Yes. It ________ __________.


A: Can’t you ________ the door?
B: No, it’s ________.


A: Is that ________?
B: Yes, I ________ my finger.


A: What time is it?
B: Sorry. My ________ has ________.



A: What are you reading?
B: It’s a ___________ __________.




Activity 3: Repeat the words on the left

Common
Good
Comfortable
Hard
Funny
a common problem ,
a good book ,
______________________,
______________________,
______________________,
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________


Work in pairs. Think of 2 things that these adjectives can describe. Write the answer in the spaces.

GRAMMAR
1. The basic types of adjectives
Opinion
An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult

Size
A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. For example: large, tiny, enormous, little

Age
An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. For example: ancient, new, young, old

Shape
A shape adjective describes the shape of something. For example: square, round, flat, rectangular

Colour
A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. For example: blue, pink, reddish, grey

Origin
An origin adjective describes where something comes from. For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek

Material
A material adjective describes what something is made from. For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper

Purpose
A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”. For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”)


2. Some examples of adjective order
 
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Colour
Origin
Material
Purpose
 

a
silly

young


English


man

a

huge

round


metal

bowl

a

small


red


sleeping
bag


3. Coordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS
for: presents a reason
eg: He is gambling with his health, for he has been smoking far too long.
and: presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s)
eg: They gamble, and they smoke.
I like banana, grape, and orange.
nor: presents a non-contrasting negative idea
eg: They don`t gamble nor smoke.
I don’t like banana nor grape.
but: presents