Challenge Listening: Thrift Store

 A thrift store is a place that sells used (secondhand) things.  Big ones near here are Salvation Army and Good Will.  The best selection of secondhand clothes in the area is probably at Unique.  The most expensive are probably consignment shops in Vienna.  The cheapest used clothes are from Facebook buy nothing groups or  at Yard Sales at random people's homes from 8 AM-12 PM on Saturday mornings.  

Yelp: Northern Virginia thrift stores

What's the best deal you ever found?  Was it new or used?

Shopping for a car!

 Whenever I shop for an appliance or a car, I look at Consumer Report's ratings.

Challenge Listening about cars:  (You probably should slow this one down in YouTube)

Maryann says that she checks Consumer Reports on the sofa at home through her library card!  

Here are her instructions:

Hi Laurie.

This is how I reached Consumer Reports online using my library account number and login:

1.  Logged into George Mason Regional Library with my library card number and password;

2. Go to “Research Center”In column on left side of screen

3.   Click “All Databases;” and 

4 .  Click on “C” in the alphabet list and Consumer Reports is the third or fourth entry.

Fairfax County Public Library cards are available free to residents of Fairfax County.  You can borrow books, CDs, DVDs, and artwork. 

Bookstore Shopping (from Randall's Listening Lab)

 

Easy World of English Dictionary: Classroom supplies

Do you need to buy school supplies? Make sure you get your list from the school, not from the store!

What is the best gift you've ever gotten

Shooting Game -- Superlative --est/most vs. Comparative --er/more

http://easyesolgrammar.blogspot.com/

Shopping Around (Kids' video to practice too)

too, very, or so?

Game to practice comparative

Where is the best place to buy your groceries this week?
Here are some links with some grocery sales.  Most show the sale prices this week, but Walmart is easy to search by product. (Thing you want to buy).  Comparing is easier if you pick something on sale at another store then search for the same thing on the Walmart page.

Aldi's

Amazon Fresh

Lidl

Giant food circular -- pick your store first

Fresh World

Shoppers Food Warehouse

Harris Teeter Specials

H-Mart

Walmart

Target

Wegmans

Food Lion

Amazon

Costco

J and L Green Farms

Farmer's Markets in Northern VA

The Sweetest....

"We have taken many rides on troubled shores" means we have experienced problems.

It's a metaphor -- not an expression you should use.

shore=beach (or land near the line between water and land)

Superlative Examples

Do you like sugary desserts?  What is the sweetest dessert that you like?  What makes you happy?  What are your sweetest memories?

Comparing things

Adjectives that compare 2 things = Comparative

1 syllable -  add ER  (short -- shorter, tall--taller)
1 syllable that was spelled with 1 consonant -- 1 vowel -- 1 consonant-- repeat the last consonant to keep the short (not the name) vowel sound -- add ER  (big-bigger, thin--thinner)
2 syllables that end in ow or le  add ER (yellow-yellower, little--littler)
2 syllables that end in Y -- change the Y to I and add ER  (pretty--prettier, happy-happier)
Other 2 syllables act like
3 or more syllables:  Use the word more before the adjective.  (more modern, more beautiful, more interesting)

Superlative= Adjectives that compare 3 or more things - use the same categories, 

                      but add THE and use different suffixes (est) or helping words.(The most)

1 syllable - add EST (short - the shortest, tall - the tallest)

1 syllable CVC - 1 consonant 1 vowel 1 consonant -- double the last letter and add EST.  The Biggest, the Thinnest.

2 syllables that end with ow or le act like 1 syllable:  Narrowest, littlest

2 syllables ending in Y -- NO Y -- add iest pretty-prettiest, happy-happiest, silly- silliest

Other 2 syllables act like

3 or more syllables -- NO ENDING -- USE THE MOST before the adjective:  The most modern, the most beautiful, the most interesting.

Exceptions:  good -- better -- the best

                      bad - worse than -- the worst

                      far -- farther -- the farthest

                      fun -- more fun -- the most fun

Rules and Examples in a slideshow

Comparative

Comparative and Superlative