Unit 7 & 8
• Grammar: conditionals.
• Comparatives & superlatives.
• Adjectives and adverbs.
• Vocabulary on politics.
May the force be
with you,
Young padawans…
(and your books to
study)
1st conditional (probable)
• If Alicia studies, she will pass the exam.
PRESENT FUTURE
Unless Alicia studies, she won’t pass the
exam.
As soon as Alicia starts to study, she will
pass the exam.
When they pay their taxes, they will receive
a receipt.
2nd conditional (improbable)
• If I was/were rich, I wouldn’t live here.
PAST SIMPLE CONDICIONAL
(si yo fuera rico, no viviría aquí)
If I were Delia, I would play more matches.
If you had time, we would help Mr. Sereno.
Unfortunately, I am afraid we are in a rush.
2nd conditional (deseos)
IF ONLY + PAST I WISH + PAST
• If only they studied a bit more, they would pass
the exam.
(si estudiasen un poco más, pasarían el examen)
• I wish I could stay longer with Leonor.
(Ojalá / me encantaría poder estar más tiempo con Leonor)
3rd conditional (imposible)
If she hadn’t come, she would have never met
that person. But now she is here.
PAST PERFECT WOULD HAVE…
If they had been less moody, the other people
would have felt more relaxed.
The train is gone. If Ana had taken that train,
she would have arrived on time.
Compare:
• If Pablo studies, he will pass the exam. He is very
smart. (1st)
• If Pablo studied, he would pass the exam. But I
am afraid he won’t study. He is so lazy! (2nd)
• If Pablo had studied, he would have passed the
exam. But he didn’t, because he is lazy. (3rd)
• I wish Pablo studied a bit more!
Some vocabulary on politics you
should know…
Currency
Government
Coalition
Election
Republic
Monarchy
Minister (P.M.)
Head of state
Society
(to) vote
(to) ban
Borders
Laws
Policies
Population
Passport
Ruler
(to) Tax
Lower
(to) Raise
Fund
Salary
Adverbs vs. adjectives
Passionate
Honest
Optimistic
Responsibly
Fortunately
Moodily
Anxiously
Generously
Succesfully
Respectful
Pessmistically
Polite
Which is an adjective and which is an adverb?
Adverbs vs. adjectives
Passionate
Honest
Optimistic
Responsibly
Fortunately
Moodily
Anxiously
Generously
Succesfully
Respectful
Pessmistically
Polite
Which is an adjective and which is an adverb?
ADJECTIVE polite: politely ADVERB
Adverbs vs. adjectives
ADJECTIVE
Passionate
Honest
Optimistic
Polite
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
Respectful
…………………..
ADVERBS
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
…………………..
Responsibly
Fortunately
Moodily
Anxiously
Generously
Succesfully
…………………..
Pessimistically
Adverbs vs. adjectives
ADJECTIVE
Passionate
Honest
Optimistic
Polite
Responsible..
Fortunate…..
Moody……….
Anxious………
Generous…..
successful…..
Respectful…..
Pesimistic…...
ADVERBS
Passionately….
Honestly……….
Optimistically..
Politely………....
Responsibly
Fortunately
Moodily
Anxiously
Generously
Succesfully
Respectfully
Pessimistically
Comparative
One-syllable
Adjectives
COOL + (…) The coolEST
Adjectives ending in
Consonant + y
MOOD(Y)+IER THE + MOOD(Y)+ IEST
Long adjectives MORE +
OPTIMISTIC
THE MOST
OPTIMISTIC
Regular adverb
Ending in -ly
MORE + HONESTLY THE MOST + HONESTLY
COMPARATIVE + THAN
José Antonio is taller than Javier.
Try to behave more politely than before.
LESS + ADJECTIVE
Money is less important than health for
most of the people.
THE LEAST+ ADJECTIVE
• Travelling is the least remarkable goal
for me in my life.
• The person who does the interviw (successful)
will get the job.
• Those ride children are the (polite) kids I
know.
• That’s dangerous! You should drive (careful).
• Villages are (noisy) than the city.
• I can´t hear you. You need to speak (loud)
• That isn’t very positive. Try to think
(pessimistic)
• The person who does the interview more
successfully will get the job.
• Those rude children are the least polite kids I
know.
• That’s dangerous! You should drive more
carefully.
• Villages are less noisy than the city.
• I can´t hear you. You need to speak (louder)
• That isn’t very positive. Try to think less
pessimistically)
Study, my
friends…
For your own
sake. Ha ha ha…

Unit 7 n 8