Touchstone 4 sem2
Transcript of Touchstone 4 sem2
Touchstone 4 EL701
Seminar2 Personal tastes
In Unit 2, you learn how to ….- make comparisions with (not)as …. as. - ask negative questions. - talk about fashion and your tastes in clothes
and music. - show understanding by summarizing what
people say. - Use Now to introduce a follow-up question on
a different aspect of a topic.
Grammar Comparisions with (not)as … as Adjectives The pants are just as comfortable as my jeans. I don’t look as scruffy as I did. Nouns She spends as little time as possible on her makeup. She doesn’t wear as many bright colors as she
should.He doesn’t pay as much attention to his
appearance as he should.
Adverbs I tried as hard as I could to find the right style for her. I don’t like short hair as much as long hair.
Grammar Negative questions When you want or expect someone to agree
with you, you can use negative questions to:
Express an opinion
Suggest an idea Show surprise
Isn’t this jacket great?
Isn’t it a little expensive?
Isn’t it on sale?
Don’t you think it’s great?
Don’t you think it’s too bright?
Don’t you like it?
Don’t you just love it?
It’d look good, don’t you think?
Building vocabulary Colors Patterns Materials Styles Neon green
Striped судалтай
Leather V-neck
Solid цулгуй Suede илгэн Turtleneck хоолойтой
Dark green Plaid/Square/
Cashmere Long/short/-sleeved
Light green
Argyle/Diamond/
Wool Baggy/доогуураа өргөн/
Polka-dotБөөрөнхий одтой
Polyester нийлэг эд
Tanktop бөөрөнхий зах
Colors Patterns Materials Styles
Mauve /хөх ягаан/
Floral-print Cotton Fitted тоноглосон, таарсан
Checkered шоотой
Rubber Flared доогуураа өргөн
Turquoise /bluesh or greenish/
Paisley хээтэй
Silk Ankle-length
Maroon /reddish/
Tie-DyeЦоог хээтэй
FleeceХонины ноосон
Beige Camouflage/Army/ хээрийн алаг
Tweed /wool/
Crew-neck /бөөрөнхий захтай/
HoundstoothСоёолжин хээ
Comparison of adjectives with as ... asUse either as … as or not as … as in the
sentences below.Example: Ben Nevis is _________as Mont Blanc (not/high).Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont
Blanc.1) The blue car is ………..the red car. (fast)2) Peter is …… …… Fred. (not/tall)3) The violin is …… …the cello. (not/low)
4) This copy is …… the other one. (bad)5) Oliver is ……Peter. (optimistic)6) Today ………. it's yesterday. (not/windy)7) The tomato soup was ……….the mushroom
soup. (delicious)8) Grapefruit juice is …………lemonade.
(not/sweet)9) Nick is ………… Kevin. (brave)10) Silver is ……… gold. (not/heavy)
Adjective or adverb in EnglishFill in the words in brackets as adjective oradverb as in the example.Example: Peter works ______ (slow).Answer: Peter works slowly.1) He ……….reads a book. (quick)2) Mandy is a ………girl. (pretty)3) The class is …… loud today. (terrible)
4) Max is a ……….singer. (good)5) You can ………open this tin. (easy)6) It's a ………day today. (terrible)7) She sings the song ………. . (good)8) He is a ……….driver. (careful)9) He drives the car ………. (careful)10) The dog barks …….. . (loud)