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NOTA PARA EL ALUMNADO DEL I.E.D.A.: Estas actividades de Enabling Tasks tienes que realizarlas en el cuestionario de las Enabling Tasks que está disponible en el aula.

1. Complete these sentences with the comparative of the adjectives in brackets: (0.5 x 10 = 5)

 

         1. The weather today is ……….(hot) ……….yesterday.

         2. I am ………..(bad) at English ………. my friends

         3. French is …………….(difficult)  English

         4. I’d like to have …………….(long) hair.

         5. We need to buy a …………….table.

         6. Madonna is ……………(famous) Janet Jackson

         7. I am ……..(thin) …. my brother.

         8. The weather in Iceland is …………..(extreme) weather in Spain.

         9. Indian food is …………..(tasty) English food

         10. The second part of this film is ……………..(boring) the first part.

 

 

2 . Complete these sentences using the superlative of the adjectives in brackets: (0.5 x 10= 5)

 

a)      Scarlett Johansson  is………………………………. (pretty) actress in Hollywood

b)       Who is …………………………. (important) person in your family?

c)       Peter bought ……………..………. (expensive) coat in the shop.

d)       Teide is …………………. (high) mountain in The Canary Islands

e)       It was …………………………… (rainy) day of the year.

f)       Saint Paul  is ………………………… (old) church in my town.

g)        Melissa  is ………………………….. (thin) girl in the classroom.

h)      What’s …………………………… (long) river in Europe? 

i)        His house is very big, but my house is ………………….. (big).

j)      Here are the presents.…………... (small) one is for you.

 

3. Complete these sentences with a comparative or a superlative: (10 x 1= 10)

 

1.    Larry Bird was one of …………………(tall) player at the NBA.

2.    The weather yesterday was a lot …………….(warm) than today.

3.    London is ………………….(exciting) city that I know

4.    Barcelona is much …………….(big) the city I live in.

5.    Can you tell me where …………….(near) bank is, please?

6.    Chinese is …………………(difficult) language to learn.

7.    This is the ………………..(good) chocolate cake that I’ve ever eaten.

8.    The USA are …………………(developed) than Nicaragua.

9.     This is …………………(dirty) kitchen I’ve ever seen.

10.     Norah Jones voice is ………………….(beautiful) Diana Krall’s voice. 

 

4.  Write the correct form of the possessives into the gaps (apostrophe 's). (10X0,5=5)

1. This is ___________ book. (Peter)

2. Let's go to the _____________. (Smiths)

3. The _______________ room is upstairs. (children)

4. __________________ sister is twelve years old. (John)

5. ____________ and ______________ school is old. (Susan – Steve)

6. _____________________ shoes are on the second floor. (men)

7. My __________________________ car was not expensive. (parents)

8. ________________________ CD player is new. (Charles)

9. This is the ____________ bike. (boy)

10. These are the ________________ pencils. (boys)

5.  Choose the correct word for each space. (10X0,5=5)

1. They live on the other side of the street. That's ____ house, the red one.

a- theirs

b- their

c- its

d- they

2. This is ___ new car. I bought it yesterday.

a- ours

b- its

c- mine

d- my

3. Michael's married. ____ wife is an accountant.

a- Her

b- Its

c- He

d- His

4. Susan's coming to the party on her own. ___ boyfriend's staying at home.

a- Hers

b- Her

c- Its

d- His

5. A family photo. Which one's ____ sister?

a- yours

b- your

c- you

 

6. This one's hers, so that one must be ___ .

a- he

b- his

c- him

d- Tom Cruise

7. Find the missing possessive pronoun: mine, yours, his, hers, ____ , yours, theirs.

a- our

b- ours

c- we

d- Tom Cruise

8. I'd like you to meet Rita. She's a great friend of ______ .

a- our

b- us

c- ours

d- donkey

9. ____ best friend lives in London so I only see her about once every two years.

a- Her

b- Mine

c- My

10. The cat belongs to my wife but the dog is ____ .

a- mine

b- hers

c- my

1 - Read the text about Carol's family and answer the questions writing full sentences:

Hi! My name is Carol and I am going to introduce you my family. I am the youngest and my grandmother is the oldest. My grandparents’ names are Eleanor and Robert. They have a son and a daughter. Their son is my father and their daughter is my aunt. Their names are Albert and Chloe.

Monica is my father’s wife and my mother. She has a younger brother called Patrick. I also have a brother but he is older than me. His name is Roy.

Roy and Robert have the smallest eyes and the biggest ears in the family. Roy has dark eyes like my father’s family. On the contrary, my eyes are blue like my mother and uncle’s.

My aunt Chloe is very pretty. Her hair is shorter and darker than mine and her lips are the thickest in the family.

My uncle Patrick is the most similar to me. Our eyes are big and blue, we wear glasses and our hair is blond. I really admire him; he is the most intelligent.

My family’s house is very big because we all live together. My grandparents’ apartment is in the basement and Patrick’s is in the attic. My parents’ bedroom is the best and it is on the ground floor. The rest sleep upstairs.

This my family, and yours?

a) Who is the oldest person in the family?

b) Which are Roy and Robert's main physical characteristics?

c) Who is the most similar to Carol? Why?

d) How many bedrooms are there in Carol's house?

1. Now is your turn. Draw your own family tree (you can use real pictures or cartoons). Then, write a short text like in the

example. You have to include minimum:

  • 6 sentences talking about your family.
  • 2 comparatives and 2 superlatives.
  • 6 possessives adjectives and 4 Saxon Genitive constructions.
  • 1 possessive pronoun.
  • Name, at least, 4 relatives (you can include your pets).

1. Choose a member of your family and prepare an oral speech describing him/her. You have to describe both his/her appearance and personality. Record yourself for 2-3 minutes using Vocaroo and include your link below:

Link to Vocaroo: ____________________________________