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What is Management?
What are the two approaches in Management?
What does the key emphasis refer to?
In which sets are divided Management Theory?
Cognates: they are words that are similar in Spanish and English because
they have the same origin they are also called transparent words. However,
there are words that are similar in both language but the meaning is different
they are called False Cognates.
Do you know the meaning of the following words: Argument, attendance,
cartoon, relative, involve, mayor, rope, prize, rest, success, target? Look for
them in the dictionary.
Now, you can understand better the difference between a cognate and false
cognate. Look for examples of them in the reading below.
PARTS OF SPEECH
When were reading, writing or speaking, it is very important to know how the
words we use have a special function in order to give coherence and be
understood. This also helps us to express in a correct way and to understand
and analyze what we are listening to or reading. Traditional grammar classifies
words into 8 basic types: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.
During this unit you are going to identify and distinguish them.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states,
events and feelings. Nouns can be a subject or an object of a verb, can be
modified by an adjective and can take an article or determiner.
For example: - computer
- book
- happiness,
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
colors
quality
size
blue
red
green
orang
e
fuchsi
a
yellow
honest
loyal
sincere
efficient
confide
nt
rude
big
small
tiny
large
miniscul
e
huge
emotio
ns
numb
ers
demonstra
tive
action verbs of
feeling
(can be used as
adj.)
sad
angry
happy
nervou
s
one
two
three
first
secon
d
third
this (close)
that (far)
these
(close)
those (far)
interested/interest
ing
satisfied/satisfying
bored/boring
excited/exciting
RULE
SUPERLATIVE
The superlative is used to
say what thing or person
has the most of a
particular quality within a
group or of its kind.
EXAMPLES
COMPARATIVE
Comparative
adjectives are used
to show what
quality one thing
has more or less
than the other.
Add -r to the end of
the word.
Words of one
syllable, with one
vowel and one
consonant at the
Double the
consonant and add
-er to the end of the
word.
wide
wider
widest
big
bigger
biggest
high
higher
highest
happy
happier
the happiest
beautiful
more
beautiful
the most
beautiful
Important: When comparing two things we use than. For example Bogot is
bigger than Cali. And superlatives are usually preceded by 'the'.
LETS PRACTICE
1. Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and
adverbs.
Serious________________________
Happy
________________________
Confusing______________________
Courageous_____________________
Friendly_______________________
Red___________________________
Wild__________________________
Dangerous______________________
Hot___________________________
Thin__________________________