Unit 5

Unit 5

1. Adjective suffixes: -ing and -ed

   • With ED Adjectives describes how someone feels
     • Examples:
       • I'm bored I'm excited
   • With ING Adjectives describes what someone or someting is like
     • Examples:
       • Running is boring It is very exciting to buy new clothes

2. Generations

   • A baby- un bebé A toddler- niño pequeño A child- un niño A teenager- un joven A man in his twenties- Un hombre veinteañero A middle- aged woman - Una mujer de mediana edad An elderly man - Un anciano

3. Noun suffixes: -ment and -ion

   • -ION
     • Verb - Noun Decide - decision Intend - intention Solve - Solution
   • -MENT
     • Verb - Noun Enjoy - Enjoyment Develop - Development Argue - Argument

4. Times

   • Present perfec
     • Already, just and yet
       • "Already" Refers to something that has happened earlier or sooner than expected and is translated as "YA" in Spanish. "Already" generally goes between the auxiliary verb and the verb.
         • Examples: They have already finished their homework Jacob has already left work. The train has already arrived.
       • "Just" is used for actions that occurred a short time ago and translates to "end of" or "justo". As with “already”, “just” goes before the verb or between the auxiliary and the verb in the sentence.
         • Example: I just ate, but I’m already hungry again Where’s Jacob? He’s just left. Beth has just moved to New York.
       • Yet is used for something that we expected to happen, but hasn't happened yet. We tend to use it in negative and interrogative sentences
         • Examples: I’m really hungry. I haven’t eaten yet. Jacob hasn’t left his job at the hospital yet
     • For and since
       • Since is used for when if we have a starting point or exact date
       • For is use when we don't have an exact starting point or date
     • It is used to talk about something that happened in the past but has relevance in the present, either because it happened very recently or because it is an action that has not yet finished.
   • Past simple
     • We then use the PAST SIMPLE to aks/ talk about specific past details
       • Example: When did you go there ? I went to visit my sister

5. Base and strong adjectives

   • Base adjectives - Strong adjectives Hot- Boiling Silly - Ridiculous Cold- Freezing Big - Huge Funny - Hilarious Angry- Furious Small- Tiny Bad- Terrible

6. Personality adjectives