27th of October

Unit 2: Vocabulary

A few + countable nouns: a few glasses of juice

A little + uncountable: a little sugar/ honey

Very/ extremely few

Wooden post

Harness=

Straps=

To fasten your seatbelt

Safety check

Via e-mail/ text message

To flash sm a smile= to offer sm a quick smile

Comparisons
- As …. as: He is as tall as his brother.
- Not as… as: He isn’t as fast as his brother.
- Far + Comparative… than: This is far more interesting than I
thought.
- A lot + Comparative …. than
- Slightly + Comparative …. than: This is slightly less interesting.
- A little + Comparative… than: This a little more complicated than I
thought.
- Rather + Comparative …. than: This is rather more complicated
than I thought.
- Almost as …. as: This is almost as expensive as a Nike shirt.
- Not quite as …. as: This is not quite as expensive as….
- Not nearly as …. as: This is not nearly as expensive as…

Negative prefixes
In – incompetent, invincible
Im – imperfect, impossible
Un – unpredictable, unpleasant
Dis – dislike, disagreeable, disobedient, dissatisfied
Mis – mistreated, misinterpreted, misunderstood, misspelt