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Time adverbs and expressions with the present simple tense (Unit 4)



In I:nghsh365 Book 1, we look at how we can use the present simple with time adverbs and expressions to talk about things we do regularly at work and/or at home.

/ go to Berlin about three times a year.

I usually go in the spring, in the summer and just be/ore Christmas.

I never go to Paris in the spring. I sometimes go in the summer,

Time adverbs

Always 100%

Usually/Normally

Often

Sometimes

Not very often

Rarely

Never 0%

Short answers

Do you ever work at the weekend?

• Yes. sometimes.

• Yes. occasionally.

• No. never.

Time expressions

Once a day / a week / a month / a year (x 1) Twice a day / a week / a month / a year (x 2) Three times a day / a week / a month / a year (x 3| Several times a day / a week / a month / a year Ail the time

Quest ions with How often ... ?

How often do you work late?

How often do you get to the office before 8 o'clock?

There is / There are with some, any and a lot of (Unit 7)

In English.%5 Book 1 we look at how we can use There is / There are with countable nouns and uncountable nouns to describe where we work.


Countable singular

Positive There's a restaurant.

There's an open office.

Negative There isn't a fixed desk.

There isn't an exercise room. There's no problem.

Question Is there a restaurant?

Is there a swimming pool?

Answer Yes, there is. No, there isn't.


 

Countable plural There are some table games. There aren't any personal offices. There are no personal offices. Are there any places to work in private? Yes. there are. No. there aren't. Uncountable nouns There's some information on the new database. There isn't any paper. There's no paper. Is there any personal space? Yes. there is. No. there isn't.

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We often use some in positives and any in negatives and questions. But we also use some when we ask for or offer something.

Can I have some water? Would you like some coffee?

We can use a lot of in positives, negatives and questions with countable plural nouns and uncountable nouns.

There are a lot of problems with this. There isn't a lot of time to solve them.


 

Some common uncountable nouns
advice news
English time
furniture traffic
information travel
luggage weather
money work

Comparative and superlative adjectives (Unit 10)

In linglish365 Book 1 we look at how we can compare people and things using the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.

Comparatives

Hans is taller than me.

Lisa works harder than anyone.

I think the film is better than the book.

Superlatives

Hans is the tallest guy in the office.

Lisa is the most efficient person in the whole organisation.


expensive good bad

Comparative and superlative adjectives
Rule Adjective

One syllable: add -er/-est cheap

tasty

Two syllables ending in y: change y to 'i' and add -er/-esl

Most other two syllable adjectives':

use more/less and most^least modern

Three or more syllables: use more/less and most/least

Learn the irregular adjectives

 

quiet polite

"Some two syllable adjectives

take -er/-est

Some can take both forms


Comparative

cheaper

tastier more/less modern

more/less expensive

better

worse

quieter

politer more/less polite


 

Superlative
cheapest
tastiest
most/least modern
most/least expensive
best worst
quietest
politest more/least polite

If you are not sure, use a dictionary.

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