Simply the best!

SxS Superlative Video

English with Sound and Light (start at 1:47)

Practice comparative and superlative
Can you describe your best friend?  or
Describe the best day you ever had...  or
Describe the best thing you've ever bought.

You better....

 .Listening ESL Lab-Picnic Preparations

When we want to say a strong "good" to compare things, we use better.  This website is better than that one.  I like chocolate better than vanilla.  Vegetables are better for you (healthier) than pork.

You better _______ (verb) is common to hear, but it is not good formal English.  It's supposed to be you had better, but the had is often 'd and that 'd often disappears.  You'd better is a threatening way to say you must.  If you don't do something you'd better do, there will be consequences.

What had we better do?

Is it a good idea or a bad idea to date many people before you get engaged?  Do you agree with this mother?  Why?

You don't have to say...

(Please let me know if the Spanish lyrics are wrong or inappropriate...)

Side by Side: have to

Reepworld Health: Medicine labels

Do you have to take any medicines?  Do any of your children take medicine?  Do you take vitamins?

Have to vs. Has to vs. must

Must is always must _____(base verb)  Must doesn't change.  It doesn't need an s with he, she, or it.  Must not means something is prohibited.  You must not _________ (base verb) is a strong way to say DO NOT _______(base verb) (You must not hurt my other students. She must not drink whiskey in our class.)  In the US, we rarely use must in a question.  We use have to or has to _____(base verb) instead.

Don't have to_______(base verb)/Doesn't have to ______(base verb) means something is no obligation.  Do ____ or don't do ________= NO PROBLEM.  It's your choice.  (Example: You don't have to wear a blue shirt to class.)

  Have becomes has with he she or it, but only in positive statements.  Use have with does or doesn't.  It's common to forget that you have to use "have" with "does" or "Do"

I have to study./I don't have to study./ What do I have to study?

He has to study./He doesn't have to study.? What does he have to study?

  Have to acts just like have in simple present. Here's some practice.

Practice with Kahoot: Have to/must _____(base verb)

What do you have to do?  What are some things you must not do?  What are some things you don't have to do?

Common Health Problems/At the doctor's

Language Guide-- The body

Inside a body vocabulary (language guide)

The digestive system (language guide)

language guide: medicine

Vocabulary:  Common Health Problems on Learning Chocolate

Vocabulary:  Internal Body Parts

How often do you go to the doctor?  Do you have a good doctor here?  How is the experience at the doctor different here?

Long Dialog -- Mechanic

 

Did you ever fix anything?  What?

Are you a mechanic?

Do you have a good mechanic?

Looking for a mechanic?

 

Language Guide Car parts

Learning Chocolate Vocabulary Driving Lesson

Do you have a car?  How do you get around?  Can you fix a car?  Do you do maintenance on your car?  What do you do?  If you have a car and you don't work on it, who takes care of it?

Challenge Listening- estimates from a mechanic

Randall's Listening Lab: Talking to a mechanic - listening and quiz

Do you have a good mechanic?