1. London is the (large) _____city in Great Britain.
2. No other British city has as (many)_______ inhabitants as London.
3. The London underground, the tube, is the (old) _______ underground in the world.
4. The Tower of London is one of the (famous) _______ London sights.
5. Another sight is the London Eye. With its 135 metres, it is (tall)________ than any other big wheel in the world.
6. Los Angeles is (large)______ than Chicago.
7. But New York is the (large)______ city of the United States.
8. The weather in Hollywood is (good) _______ than in New York or New Jersey.
9. Nestor Studios is the (old)_______ movie company in Hollywood.
10. Disneyland is (interesting) _______ than any other amusement park.
Study the table. Put adjectives in the box under the correct heading.
| ADJECTIVES | NOUN | ||||||
| OPINION | SIZE | AGE | SHAPE | COLOUR | ORIGIN | MATERIAL | |
| valuable | large | Antique | French | handmade | cupboard | ||
| stylish | Tiny | grey and white | Italian | cotton | dress | ||
Wonderful, young, long, large, beautiful, white, ancient, American, square, circular, big, wooden, leather, ugly, slim, blue, German, plastic, small, expensive, Welsh, oval, new, cotton, brown.
Present Continuous and Past Continuous
We use Present Continuous when we talk about:
- Actions in progress at the present moment.
Ex.: I cant come to your place now I am translating text from Russian into English.
- Actions happening around now, but not at the moment of speaking.
Ex.: I am reading Tolstoys War and Peace now.
We use Past Continuous:
- To describe a situation in progress in the past. This is often contrasted with a sudden situation in past simple tense.
Ex.: I was having my lunch when the phone rang.
We can use WHILE and WHEN for past continuous tense.
Ex.: While I was reading a newspaper, she was talking on the phone.
| Pronoun | Present/ Past Continuous Tense |
| I | Am / Was writing essay. |
| He, she, it | Is / Was writing essay. |
| You, we, they | Are/ Were writing essay. |
| DONT USE IN CONTINUOUS! Snss: appear, hear, look like, see, taste; Feeling: like, hate, love, prefer, want, wish; Thinking: gre, believe, forget, know, think, understand; Possession: belong to, contain, have, own; Being: be, exist; Other: cost, depend on, mean, need |
Look at the picture and describe what people are or were doing?
Pour tea, drink tea, play, do home task, lie.
Discuss the following with your partner.
Do you often buy new clothes?
Do you prefer to go shopping or just browse? Why?
Do you think men should be allowed to wear skirts?
Do you wear the same color clothes now that you wore ten years ago?
