ETB Grammar

We looked at the different pronunciations of the past tense, regular verbs….              /d/ After voiced consonants       /z/, /v/, /n/ Turned Proved Closed cleaned                     /t/ After unvoiced consonants               /f/, /sh/, /tch/, /k/ Cooked Laughed Washed watched                    /id/ After /t/ or /d/ Created Communicated Started founded We also looked at some irregular verbs. Go – went                            ...

We revised comparatives with “not as ______ as” Spiders are scarier than bears. Bears are not as scary as spiders. We use the normal adjective (big, interesting, dangerous) with “not as ______ as”, not the comparative (bigger, more interesting etc.) We then looked at comparing nouns: Countable nouns I have more cousins than you. You have fewer cousins than me. Uncountable nouns I have more money than you. You have less money than me. To summarise, we use “fewer” with countable nouns and “less” with uncountable. We then looked at superlative forms The blue whale is the largest animal in the world. The cobra is the most dangerous animal in the world. We have to use “the” with the superlative. We use “-est” with short adjectives (high, big, large) And “most” with longer adjectives (interesting, dangerous etc) For the superlative of nouns, we use “the fewest”, “the least” and “the most”. Uncountable nouns I have more money than m...

We began by revising the difference between the Present Simple and Present Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous I eat She eats I don’t eat She doesn’t eat Do you eat? Does he eat? Always Sometimes Every day Usually I am eating He is eating I am not eating He is not eating Are you eating? Is he eating? What is he eating? At the moment Now Definite plans for the future (what are you doing at the weekend?) Some expressions that came up during the class: To get on Eg. – how are you getting on? = how are you doing? How are you getting on with your new job? How are you getting on in your new house? We then went on to practice comparing things, using animals as examples.... A whale is bigger than a lizard A bird is more beautiful than a spider. Generally, we use "-er than" to compare a short adjective and "more ____ than" for a longer adjective. We can also use ...

We revised the differences between the Present Simple and Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous I eat She eats I don’t eat She doesn’t eat Do you eat? Does he eat? Always Sometimes Every day Usually I am eating He is eating I am not eating He is not eating Are you eating? Is he eating? What is he eating? At the moment Now Definite plans for the future (what are you doing at the weekend?) Some expressions that came up during the class: To get on Eg. – how are you getting on? = how are you doing? How are you getting on with your new job? How are you getting on in your new house? We then went on to the past tense. Regular verbs add “ed” I wash - I washed I live – I lived (if the verb ends in “e” we just add “d”) I study – I studied (if the verb ends in “consonant – y” then we change the “y” to “ied”) I play – I played (if the verb ends in “vo...

We looked at when to use "some" and when to use "any" I have some friends. Do you have any money? I don't have any milk left. "some" for positives "any" with negatives and questions We can also use "any" when we want to say "whatever one, it doesn't matter". "Which chair will I sit it?" "Any chair, it doesn't matter." We then looked again at the Present Simple and Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous I go         he eats             we drive       she lives ·          Used for habitual actions, routines, everyday, often etc…. ·          Can be used for the future with timetables – the class starts at 9. I am going, he is eating, we are driving, she is living ·      ...

We revised few, a few, little, a little. To summarise: Few and little mean “almost nothing” A few and a little mean “some” WE looked at the difference between the Present continuous and the Present Simple Present Simple Present Continuous I go         he eats             we drive       she lives ·          Used for habitual actions, routines, everyday, often etc…. ·          Can be used for the future with timetables – the class starts at 9. I am going, he is eating, we are driving, she is living ·          Used for talking about now, at this moment ·          Also used to talk about the future when we are sure of ...