Summary
In this lesson, Anna's best friend from her hometown, Penelope, visits Washington, D.C. Anna tells Penelope about her friends and her job. Is Penelope going to make a change in her life?
Dalam pelajaran kali ini, teman baik Anna dari kampung halamannya, Penelope, berkunjung ke Washington, D.C. Anna bercerita kepada Penelope tentang teman-temannya dan pekerjaannya. Apakah Penelope akan membuat perubahan dalam hidupnya?
Speaking
In this video, learn how to say the new words for this lesson and the rules of making superlative adjectives.
Dalam video ini, belajar mengucapkan kata-kata baru dan aturan dalam membuat kalimat superlatif.
Pronunciation
Use this video to learn about stressing the superlative adjectives in a sentence.
Gunakan video ini untuk belajar mengenai penekanan kata superlatif dalam kalimat.
Conversation
Anna: Hello! I have great news. My best friend from my hometown is coming here -- to Washington, D.C.! I can’t wait to catch up with her! Oh! I gotta go. Her train arrives in 10 minutes!
Writing
Who is the most important person in your life? They can be a family member or a friend. Tell us about them using some superlative adjectives like nicest, silliest, the most _____ and so on. Write to us by email or in the Comments section.
Click on the image below to download the Activity Sheet and practice using superlative adjectives.
Learning Strategy
Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective.
The learning strategy for this lesson is Evaluate. When we think about the good or bad qualities of someone or something, we are evaluating.
In this lesson, Anna tells her friend Penelope about her new life and friends in Washington, D.C. She evaluates by using words like best, nicest, friendliest, messiest and silliest. Anna says, "New friends are good. But old friends are the best. "
We can also evaluate our English language skills by testing ourselves. You can take the quizzes in these lessons, have a friend listen while you repeat new words and phrases, or record yourself and listen to your own pronunciation. How do you evaluate or check your use of English? Write to us about it in the Comments section or send us an email. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more details on teaching this strategy.
Quiz
Listen to short videos and test your listening skills with this quiz.
Quiz - Lesson 38: She's My Best Friend!
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New Words
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Free Materials
Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.
Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to practice using superlative adjectives.
Unduh the VOA Learning English Word Book sebagai kamus kata-kata yang digunakan di situs ini.
Masing-masing pelajaran dalam Let's Learn English, ada Activity Sheet agar Anda bisa belajar sendiri atau di kelas. Di pelajaran kali ini, Anda bisa menggunakannya untuk berlatih menggunakan kata sifat superlatif.
For Teachers
See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.
Grammar focus: Superlative Adjectives
Topics: Describing people, places, & things; Reporting details; Identifying positive & negative personal qualities
Learning Strategy: Evaluating
Speaking & Pronunciation Focus: Stressing superlative adjectives
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