PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE:
In: We use in to specify that a noun (object, person etc) is inside.
Figura #1:
Examples:
- Where is your father? He’s in the kitchen.
- Who is in the room?
- Brian was swimming in the ocean.
- Madrid is in Spain.
* “IN” es usado para decir y explicar que un objeto, animal o persona se encuentra dentro de un lugar, objeto o sitio.
At: We use at to refer to a “general” location.
Figura # 2
Examples:
- Maria is at the window talking on the phone.
- Juan is at the table with his girlfriend.
- Please read the paragraph at the top of the page.
- The restaurant is at the end of German Avenue.
*AT: es usado para explicar que un objeto animal o persona se encuentra en el sitio de forma general. Es decir, si uno quiere decir: “Mi padre esta en la puerta” uno no puede utilizar “in” puesto que “in” es usado para decir que algo se encuentra dentro de otro y una persona no puede estar dentro de una puerta. Es por eso que en estos casos uno habla de forma general. Por ende seria de la forma siguiente: “My father is at the door”.
On: We use on when we want to say that an object or person is on the surface of another object.
Examples:
- Your books are on the shelf.
- Don’t put your hands on my head.
- There is an orange on the table.
We always say : on a horse, on a bike (bicycle) , on a motorcycle and we usually say on a plane.
*ON:Es usado para explicar que un objeto esta sobre la superficie de otro.
Lets Practice !!! (Part 1)
Figura 4:
Part 2 – rules to use (at, in, on)
- Reglas para usar (at, in, on). En los siguientes cuadros vemos frases comunes que van con at, in y on.
Let’s Practice !!! Figure 5:
The Comparative Form
We use the comparative form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN before what or who we are comparing to.
Remember that is it VERY IMPORTANT to know and learn adjectives because we will need to use them to form this structure.
Example:
Maria is taller than Juan -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THAN DESPUES DE LA FORMA COMPARATIVA
Miami is more modern than Lima.
*Entonces, usamos “The comparative form” para comparar y contrastar sustantivos usando ADJETIVOS en INGLES. Es vital aprender adjetivos asi que se necesitan una lista ir acá (HACER CLICK).
Reglas para formar la forma comparativa en INGLES
Adjective
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Rule
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Example
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Adjective with one syllable
1. Ending in – e
Wide
Safe
2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant
Big
Thin
3. All others
Tall
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ADD –r
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Double the consonant and add -er
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ADD –er
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a) The Honda is wider than the chevrolet
b) A big car is safer than a small one.
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c) My house is bigger than yours.
d) Joe is thinner than Mary.
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e) John is taller than Brian
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Adjectives with two or more syllables
1. Ending in –y
Pretty
Noisy
2.All others
Beautiful
Expensive
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Change the –y to –i and add –er
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Use more (or less) before the adjective
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f) Ana is prettier than Nina g) A motorcycle is noisier than a car
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h) Marisu is more beautiful than Elena
i) The shirt is more expensivethan the trousers
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Size
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Touch
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Shape
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Time
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Quantity
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Sound
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IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2)
good - better
bad – worse
far -further /farther
Remembre to use THAN after the comparative form. Recuerden de usar “than” (y nunca what) despues de la forma comparativa.
EXAMPLES: My house is more expensive THAN my car John is funnier THAN Tim
LET’S PRACTICE (TABLE 3)
ADJECTIVE
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Comparative
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ADJECTIVE
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Comparative
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ADJECTIVE
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Comparative
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Happy
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Cheap
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Honest
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Difficult
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Strong
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Busy
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Clean
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Interesting
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Young
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Early
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Hot
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Near
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Beautiful
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Warm
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Funny
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Soft
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Expensive
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Easy
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Intelligent
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fresh
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Bad
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Dirty
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Kind
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Late
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Good
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Boring
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Dangeerous
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Careful
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Cold
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weak
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Exercises
1) She’s much __________ her husband. (young)
2) It’s a __________ day _____ yesterday. (warm)
3) The vegetables in the shop are __________ _____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh)
4) The train is __________ _____ the bus (expensive)
5) The new TV programme is __________ _____ the old one. (funny)
6) Mrs. Jones is a __________ teacher ____ Mr. Andrews. (good)
7) My office is __________ _____ Helen’s. (near)
8) The traffic is _______________ it was last year. (noisy)
9) You have a __________ life _____ I have. (busy)
10) Drivers in this country are _______________________ _____ drivers in my country. (dangerous)
11) The exam today was _______________ _____ last year’s exam. (difficult)
12) She’s __________ _____ her sister. (smart)
13) Micheal is __________ _____ than Mathew. (Rich)
14) The students ask _______________ questions _____ they did before. (intelligent)
15) Her second book is _______________ _____ her first one. (interesting)
VOCABULARY
Countries and Nationalities:
En estas páginas encontraremos listas de nombres de algunos países, nacionalidades y banderas.
http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/nationalities.htm#top
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/paisesynacionalidades.htm
