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Lesson: A Birthday Party
Lesson: A Birthday Party
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Lesson 15
Correlative conjunctions
either... or, neither... nor,
Fifteenth Lesson
both... and
Coordinating conjunctions
A Birthday Party
and, but, or
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Today there’s a party at the Stevenses’ house. Most of their friends are going to come. It’s Mrs.
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Stevens’ birthday.
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Mrs. Stevens is at the beauty salon; she’s getting a haircut and a manicure; she’s getting ready
for the party.
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Everybody is “as busy as a bee”. Mr. Stevens, Grandpa, and Bob are working in the yard. Their
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yard is the most beautiful in the neighborhood, and they want it to look wonderful for this
special occasion. Mr. Stevens is hanging lights in the trees. The lights are red, blue, and green.
The red ones are the brightest. Grandpa is mowing the lawn, and Bob is trimming the bushes,
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They are all going to finish everything quickly because they are helping each other. The whole
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the whole family
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Who’s going to come to the party?
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Whose birthday is it?
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When is your birthday?
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Where’s Mrs. Stevens?
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Is a manicure expensive?
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Is everybody busy?
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Do the Stevenses want their yard to look wonderful?
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Do you have a yard?
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What’s Mr. Stevens doing?
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Who’s making the cake?
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Do you like to make cakes?
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the fastest
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Which lights are the brightest?
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Is Bob working faster than Grandpa?
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Is Bob younger than Grandpa?
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Is this lesson shorter than lesson fourteen?
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Are you hungrier than me?
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Whose yard is the most beautiful in your neighborhood?
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What is the most comfortable room in your house?
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Is it more expensive to eat at home than to eat in a restaurant?
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Do you remember the most wonderful day in your life?
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This cake is good. This cake is better This cake is the best.
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These cookies are bad. These cookies are worse These cookies are
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Is the cake in the middle better than the one on the left?
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Which cake is the best?
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Are the cookies in the middle worse than the ones on the left?
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Which are the worst?
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There are many people in the Stevenses’ yard. Mrs. Stevens is offering some drinks to her
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guests. She looks charming in her silk dress, which is “as red as a rose.” Grandma is an efficient
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dressmaker; she sews beautifully. Mrs. Stevens’ new dress is Grandma’s birthday gift.
The guests are having fun. They can either dance or socialize. Bob can neither dance nor
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mingle with the guests. He’s practicing because he’s going to play his guitar. He plays it well. Mrs.
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socialize - mingle
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Are the guests bored?
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Is Bob dancing?
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How does Mrs. Stevens feel when her son plays the guitar?
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Does Bob play it well?
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Are you a dressmaker?
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Do you like to sew?
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Does your mother sew beautifully?
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Whose birthday gift is the silk dress?
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Is there a party at your house tonight?
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Can Bob either dance or mingle?
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Comparison of adjectives
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1.- These are the degrees of comparison:
Positive Form Comparative Superlative Equality
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bright brighter than the brightest as bright as
beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful as beautiful as
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good better than the best as good as
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2.- To form the comparative and superlative of one-syllable
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adjectives, add er and est to the positive form:
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large larger the largest
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3.- To form the comparative and superlative of adjectives of three or more
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syllables, put more and most before the positive form:
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wonderful more wonderful the most wonderful
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4.- Two-syllable adjectives ending in “-er, -le, -ow, -y” make comparatives and superlatives
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The rest of two-syllable adjectives make comparatives and superlatives as in the second
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5.- There are also adjectives and some adverbs with irregular forms:
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Adjectives
amused fun
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bright light
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What - for an unlimited conscious whole
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choice of possibilities
delighted
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Which - for a limited
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Verbs
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hang sew
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listen play (music)
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mow trim
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FUN:
Conjunction
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Vocabulary
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conjunctions
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superlative - Jim is the most careful driver in his family.
comparative -
He is more careful than his wife. two
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equality / inequality - syllables
I am as careful as he is.
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superlative - Sue is the most efficient secretary here.
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comparative - She is more efficient than her friend Mary. three or more
equality / inequality - syllables
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positive - Sam is a good student.
comparative -
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Joe is a better student than Sam. irregular
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superlative - Joe is the best student in his class. forms
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equality / inequality - Sam is as good a student as Peter.
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Conjunctions :
Conjunctions are words or phrases that connect words, phrases, or clauses, which must be of
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equal rank.
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and joins two similar ideas: She is nice, and her sister is nice too.
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but joins two contrasting ideas: I like tea, but I don’t like coffee.
or joins two alternative ideas: I can cook dinner, or you can order a pizza.
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Correlative conjunctions: they work in pairs. The most frequent are either…or,
neither… or, both…and.
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1. What is the nicest place to visit in town?
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2. What is the most dangerous sport?
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3. What’s the best memory you have?
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4. How often do you have a haircut?
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Example: - Tom is late. Ann is late too.
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- Both Tom and Ann are late.
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1. It is a very boring movie. It is very long too. 5. We need new clothes;
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We also need new shoes.
2. Is that the English book? Or is it the French We ...............................................
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book? 6. I can’t dance, and I can’t sing.
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I’m not sure. It’s ........................................... I can .......................................................
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3. Do you want your office on the first or on the 7. You can come with us. Or you can
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second floor? stay here.
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4. My boss doesn’t smoke, and he doesn’t drink 8. She likes chicken and also meat.
alcohol. She....................................................
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Ask 9. Change 13. Decide
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Thank 12. Leave ... on 16. Give
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Mary has a party today. She has many dresses, but she can’t ................................. which one
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special occasion. Now she is inside the store. She is ....................... the saleswoman for
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the blue one because she ........................ it very much. The saleswoman is......................
it to her. Mary is going to ........... it ............ The dress ..................... her nicely. She
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Getting ready for the Party
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John : Can I help you with the drinks, dear?
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Alice : Thank you, honey. I have everything under control.
John : Wow! Look at your dress! You look as beautiful as a movie star!
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Alice : And you are the best husband in the whole world. (KISS)
John :
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Alice : Yes, he is. He’s practicing right now. He’s getting better and better every
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(DING DONG) The doorbell rings
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John :
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Vendor : Neither the waiter nor the DJ, sir. I am here to offer you the latest, most
interesting, and least expensive encyclopedia on the market.
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