BFI Intensiv A2.1 - Fri 22 Jan & Sat 23 Jan

           BFI Intensiv  A2.1          

   - download the script

   - listen to the recordings
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1st lesson - Friday 22 January:

- script page 1 - 6
- topic: travelling (city trips; means of transport; accommodation)
- extra video: Sightseeing in L.A.

2nd lesson - Saturday 23 January:

- script page 7, 9 -12
- topic: A holiday in Malta (booking an apartment; complaints; holiday problems)

- grammar focus: comparison of adjectives

Homework:

- script page 8: read the text (make sure you understand the text)
- script page 12: Extra Writing (write a short dialogue)




GRAMMAR: COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES:

SHORT adjectives with ONE syllable (-er / -est)

nice - nicer - the nicest
wet - wetter - the wettest
dry - drier - the driest


LONG adjectives with THREE OR MORE syllables (more / most)

beau | ti | ful - more beautiful - most beautiful    (3 syllables)
ter | ri | fy | ing - more terrifying - most terrifying    (4 syllables   - "furchterregend")
un | for | get | ta | ble - more unforgettable - most unforgettable (5 syllables   - "unvergesslich")


SPECIAL CASE: adjectives with TWO syllables:

SHORT - ending in "-y, -le, -ow, er"

rai | ny - rainier - rainiest
gen | tle - gentler - gentlest
shal | low - shallower - shallowest     ("seicht, oberflächlich")
cle | ver - cleverer - cleverest

LONG - all other endings

aw | ful - more awful - most awful     ("schrecklich")
care | less - more careless - more careless     ("sorglos, unachtsam")


EXCEPTIONS (Ausnahmen):

good - better - best
bad - worse - worst
many - more - most
much - more - most
little - less - least    ("wenig")
little - smaller - smallest     ("klein")