Clase digital 8. El medio ambiente: problemas y soluciones

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El medio ambiente:
problemas y soluciones

Introducción

Welcome to class 8, in this final class we will talk about Communication and social media. The program presents the following:

  • Medios de Comunicación y redes sociales
    • Repaso de adjetivos comparativos
    • Adjetivos con terminación -ing /-ed

So, in this class we will review the vocabulary and structures needed it to start presenting personal opinions on the subject of communication, adjectives with -ing and -ed for feelings and other different structures useful for comparisons.

Ready?

Let’s start with this final class for the course.

Desarrollo del tema

Before we start, we have to have a clear idea about What is Social Media?

Social media can be described as the collection of online platforms that involve sharing and collaborating with an online community by posting, commenting, and interacting with one another. The most commonly used social media platforms today are Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, among others.

Around 3 billion people use social media today, which means that 40% of the world uses social media for communication. It is no surprise that this widespread use has social media effects on communication.11% of adults reported preferring staying home on Facebook than going out on the weekend. Communication is affected in ways such as personal expression, our expectations of others, and the way companies communicate with customers (University of the People, 2023).

The following is a list of useful vocabulary that can help develop fluency while expression our opinion on the subject.

Communication and social media: social media, networking, video conferencing, platform, chat, blog, forum, hangout, direct message, instant messaging, streaming, periscope, podcast, vlogging, webinar, tag, trending topic, viral, news feed, avatar, influencer, follower, fake news, download, upload, framework, database, radio station, newspaper, tv channel, tv station, gossip column, editorial, jingle, advertising, sensational tabloids, audience, broadcast, anchor person, interviewer, interviewee, co-host, script, teleprompter, public, censured, billboard.

Repaso de adjetivos comparativos

Remember comparisons?

Adjectives and adverbs can be used to make comparisons. The comparative form is used to compare two people, ideas, or things. The superlative form with the word «the» is used to compare three or more. There are some rules to help you make comparisons in English.

  • If the adjective (describing word) is one syllable, you can add -er.
    • Small – smaller, big – bigger, nice – nicer.
  • If the adjective has two syllables, but ends in -y, you can change the end to -ier.
    • Lucky – luckier, happy – happier.
  • With other English adjectives of two syllables and more, you can’t change their endings. Instead, you should use more + adjective.
    • Handsome – more handsome, beautiful – more beautiful and so on.
  • When you compare two things, use «than«.
    • She’s younger than me.
    • This exercise is more difficult than the last one.

For a review, let’s check the following video:

  • But there are other ways to make comparisons. We use less with uncountable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is smaller in amount than another thing.
    • I earn less money than him.
  • We use more with countable or uncountable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is bigger in number or amount than another thing.
    • There are more women than men in the group.
  • We use quantifiers before nouns to talk about quantities.
  • We use fewer with countable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is smaller in number than another thing.
    • I have fewer books than you.
  • We use as + adjective / adverb + as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way.
    • The world’s biggest bull is as big as a small elephant.

For a little practice go to:

Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives

Check the following video for more

Adjetivos con terminación -ing / -ed

Adjectives that end in -ed (bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (boring, interesting) are often confused.

Here is a list of this -ing / -ed/ adjectives:
alarm-ing / -ed, annoy-ing / -ed, astonish -ing / -ed, bor-ing / -ed, challeng-ing / -ed, confus-ing / -ed, convinc-ing / -ed, depress-ing / -ed, disappoint -ing / -ed, discourag-ing / -ed, disgust-ing / -ed, disturb -ing / -ed, embarras-ing / -ed, encourg-ing / -ed, entertain-ing / -ed, excit-ing / -ed, exhaust-ing / -ed, fascinat-ing / -ed, inspir-ing / -ed, insult -ing / -ed, interest-ing / -ed, overwhelm-ing / -ed, perplex-ing / -ed, pleas-ing / -ed, relax-ing / -ed, reliev-ing / -ed, satisfying / satisfied, shock-ing / -ed, sicken-ing / -ed, surpris-ing / -ed, terrifying / terrified, threathen -ing / -ed, thrill-ing / -ed, tir-ing / -ed, touch -ing / -ed, worrying / worried.

Check the following for a better understanding:

Conclusión

Remember:

  • We use fewer with countable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is smaller in number than another thing.
  • We use less with uncountable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is smaller in amount than another thing.
  • We use more with countable or uncountable nouns when we compare two things, to say that one thing is bigger in number or amount than another thing.
  • We use as…as for emphasizing that something is equally large, good, bad, etc.
  • And finally, to talk about a person, use -ing adjectives to indicate a permanent quality, and use -ed adjectives to indicate a temporary quality.

You have come a long way in this semester, and finally you have succeeded.

Congratulations on your achievement!

It is time to test your knowledge and answer the final exam.

Good luck.

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