Unit 4 - A2

1. UNIT 4
At the workplace

2. Describe what you can see in the
classroom
• There is a monitor.
• There are many chairs.

3. In an office: find the names of the following
items
1 2
3
4
5 6
answer phone paper bin fax machine files
lamp mug
7
keyboard

4. Prepositions of place

5. Where is the cat?
The cat is between the bags.

6. Where is the cat?
The cat is in the paper bin.

7. Where is the cat?
The cat is next to the board.

8. Where is the cat?
The cat is in front of the door.

9. Where is the cat?
The cat is near the chair.

10. Where is the cat?
The cat is on the book.

11. Where is the cat?
The cat is under the desk.

12. Watch a short video. Answer the question:
Where is the MONKEY?

13. Work in pair: look at the picture in your book and say
where these things are.
Example:
- Where’s the paper bin?
- It’s under the desk?
- Where are the books?
- They’re on the shelves.
paper bin
plant
mouse
pens
fax machine
answer phone
keyboard
lamp
books

14. Activity 2a, page 39
- Look at the pictures in your book, guess where
the workplaces are.
- Listen and match the dialogues to the
pictures.
- Dialogue 1:  ...
- Dialogue 2:  ...
- Dialogue 3:  ...
- Dialogue 4:  ...

15. Look at this picture. Find some adjectives to describe
Mary and Kate.
MARY KATE

16. Comparative
Ex: Mary is fatter than Kate.
Kate is more beautiful than Mary
Short or long adjective Comparative
Short: fat -er
fatter
Long: beautiful more + adjective
more beautiful

17. Look at this picture. Find some adjectives to describe
the turtle, the worm and the snail
Turtle Worm
Snail

18. Superlative
Ex: The snail is the slowest one.
The turtle is the fastest one.
Short or long word Superlative
Short: slow the + -est
the slowest
Long: beautiful the most + adjective
the most beautiful

19. If the short (one-syllable) adjective ends with an e,
just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the
superlative form.
One-Syllable Adjective
with Final -e
Comparative Form Superlative Form
large larger largest
wise wiser wisest
Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
Max is the wisest person I know.

20. If the short (one-syllable) adjective ends with a single consonant
with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the
comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for
the superlative form.
One-Syllable Adjective Ending
with a Single Consonant with a
Single Vowel before It
Comparative Form Superlative Form
big bigger biggest
thin thinner thinnest
fat fatter fattest
My dog is bigger than your dog.
My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.

21. If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and
add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form
change the y to i and add –est.
Two-Syllable Adjective Ending
with -y
Comparative Form Superlative Form
happy happier happiest
angry angrier angriest
busy busier busiest
John is happier today than he was yesterday.
John is the happiest boy in the world.

22. Exceptions.Irregular adjectives.
Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
good better best
bad worse worst
far farther farthest
little less least
many more most
Italian food is better than American food.
My dog is the best dog in the world.
My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.

23. Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These
adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and
most.
Two-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
clever cleverer cleverest
clever more clever most clever
gentle gentler gentlest
gentle more gentle most gentle
friendly friendlier friendliest
friendly more friendly most friendly
quiet quieter quietest
quiet more quiet most quiet
simple simpler simplest
simple more simple most simple

26. Listen to the conversation and decide which hotel Mr. Nagoya
chooses for his meeting at the trade fair. (Activity 6a, page 43)
Akasaka Prince Hotel
Holiday Inn Tokyo
Reservations
Name Nagoya
Company Name Seiki Co Ltd
Room 40
Dates from 21/3 to 22/3
Price 1500$
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27. Word stress in three-syllable words
equipment conference expensive telephone
important elegant Japanese company
customer dangerous restaurant beautiful