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UNIT 7 :Let's get the party started - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 7 :Let's get the party started
Focus on grammar
Short adjectives
Comparative form
Sub.+ to be+adjective + -er + than
Carl is taller than Noah
Superlative form
Sub.+ to be+ the + adjective+ est + in/on
Carl is the tallest in the family.
Long adjectives
Comparative form
Sub.+ to be+ more + adjective + than
Valentine’s Day is more expensive than Halloween
Superlative form
Sub.+ to be + the most +adjective + in/on
Valentine's Day is the most expensive in the world
Focus on writing
Use paragraphs. Introduce yourself, say hello to the person at first. Then explain why you are writing. Eventually invite the other person to answer you and say hello.
Giving news
Guess what I.../ I've got some news/ Great news Mark, I've.../Unfortnately, I've some bad new/...
Responding to news
I'm so happy for you/ I'm glad to hear that you.../ What great news!/ Congrats/ Poor you/ Is there anything I can do?/...
Expressing thanks
Thanks a lot for.../ I really appreciate it.../...
Offering, accepting and declining an invitation
I'd love to come to.../ Have you any plans for.../1st June, save the date/ I' m sorry, but I can't come/...
Opening
Hi/ Hey/ How's life?/Any news?/ It's been ... sincee we last spoke/...
The choice of greeting depends on the person to whom you are writing.
Focus on vocabulary
HALLOWEEN
Halloween is a very old festival. It is on the last day of October. It is traditional to dressing up in scary clothes(monsters, ghosts,etc...), make a pumpkin lantern and play at 'apple bobbing'.
pumpkin; ghost; candy; spooky; haunted house; creepy
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday of Christian origin observed in the United States and Canada as a sign of gratitude to God for the harvest and for what was received during the past year.
pilgrims; harvest; turkey
VALENTINE’S DAY
Saint Valentine's Day is the 14th February. There was already a Roman festival, Lupercalia, on 15th February. The theme of both is love. After many centuries, these two festivals bacame the same festival. In the UK it is traditional that no one writes their name in a Valentine's card.
hug; love letter; date
CHRISTMAS
In the Uk, preparations for christmas start in early December. Families usually decorate their homes and there is usually a Christmas tree in the living room.The day beafore Christmas is called Christmas Eve. The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day.
mistletoe; crib; stocking; sleigh; wreath
Focus on common saying about celebration
THANKSGIVING
Gobble up; Be stuffed; Cold turkey; the gravy train
HALLOWEEN
Don’t be a scaredy cat; Scared stiff;Wouldn't say boo to a goose;Drop dead gorgeus
CHRISTMAS
Be there with bells on;The more the merrier;The holiday spirit;Be my guest
VALENTINE’S DAY
The apple of your eye;To tie the knot;