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AB 20
Unit

1 Round up

In this unit, you have practised:

1 Describing places There are lots of shops.
but It has lots of shops.
There is a supermarket.
It has a supermarket. There aren’t any bakeries.
or It has got a supermarket. It doesn’t have any bakeries.
There isn’t a swimming pool. Does it have a sweet shop?
It doesn’t have a swimming pool. Does it have any sweet shops?
Is there a sweet shop?
Are there any sweet shops?

2 Describing a continuous state Past

Present I was talking to my brother.
I am talking to my friend. He was wearing his white trainers.
He is wearing a green jacket.

3 Telling the time 15:00
It’s three o’clock. 15:10
It’s ten past three. It’s three ten. 15:40
It’s twenty to four. It’s three forty.

4 Adjectives
Note the order of adjectives:

Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material
beautiful little new curly black French plastic

It is a beautiful, little, black, French table. She has beautiful, curly, black hair.

5 Describing people He has straight black hair and brown eyes.
He is wearing a white shirt. or He has a white shirt.
He is quite tall and a bit thin.
He is kind and helpful.

6 Compound words

We can make many new words in English by joining two words together.
Examples: litter bin, information desk, sunroof, windproof

7 Giving reasons

The car has a Bluetooth connection, so you can listen to music.
It also has air conditioning to help you keep cool.

8 And you have …

• compared formal and informal ways of describing things.
• written diary entries and exchanged information orally.
• written two emails to a friend.
• written an advert.

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