GP - Jul 26

GP - Jul 26

Adjectives

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Exercise 1. Which adjectives belong to the "good" list? Check their meanings in your dictionary if necessary.

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Exercise 1. Which adjectives belong to the "bad" list? Check their meanings in your dictionary if necessary.

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

1. big

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

2. cold

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

3. happy

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

4. hot

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

5. interesting

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

6. good

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

7. not very good

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

8. small

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Exercise 2. Match the 'scale' adjective on the left with the 'limit' ones on the right which have the same meaning.

9. tired

Exercise 3.

Fill in the gaps below with suitable adjectives. Use some of the ones above or others that you know.

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1. I had a(n) .......... time at school today. We ate, danced, and played interesting games.

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2. They say the new boss is a very ............. person. He never smiles at anyone.

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3. It is very ................ of you to help me out in this difficult moment. Thank you.

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4. There is ............. traffic in the city centre today. Take the train.

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5. I've just had some ............. news! I have finally passed my driving test.

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6. She is very well-behaved but her 5-year-old brother is very .............

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7. Julie is more than nice. She is really a (n) ............ person.

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8. That's .............! Surely they can't fire you for no reason.

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9. Don't cook these eggs. They have been in the fridge for 3 weeks and they have a (n) ................ smell.

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10. The kids had a(n) .................... opportunity to see wild animals in their natural surroundings in the safari park.

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11. Standing there on the top of Mount Etna was a(n) ............... experience for me.

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12. Have you ever seen her dance? She's absolutely ...............!

Exercise 4.

Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences below.

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1. Sue wasn't very good at maths. I was surprising / surprised when she passed the exams.

• surprising

• surprised

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2. It was very embarrassing / embarrassed to find out that I had no money with me at the supermarket checkout.

• embarrassing

• embarrassed

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3. I enjoyed the Dracula film last night but my younger sister was frightening / frightened by it.

• frightening

• frightened

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4. I thought it was very annoying / annoyed to wait for our order for almost an hour at the restaurant.

• annoying

• annoyed

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5. The children got very exciting / excited at the idea of a holiday in Greece.

• exciting

• excited

Exercise 5.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the one before. Use the right adjective form

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1. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language

=> Speaking a foreign language is ......................

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2. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep.

=> I was ............... that I almost fell asleep.

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3. The teacher found her pupils' exam results disappointing.

=> The teacher was ..................... her pupils' exam results.

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4. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish.

=> The instructions were ................ because they were only in Spanish.

Adverbs

Exercise 1.

What do these adverbs mean? In the diagram above, write them beside the adverbs that they mean the same as.

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1. hardly ever = .............

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2. normally = .............

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3. not very often = .............

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4. now and then = .............

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5. often = .............

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6. seldom = .............

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7. usually = .............

Exercise 2.

The sentences below are all real facts or general truths. Complete them with a suitable adverb.

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1. It .................. snows in Russia in winter.

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2. The temperature in Egypt ................. falls below zero.

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3. People ................. drive on the left side of the road in England.

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4. There is ........... heavy traffic in the centre of cities between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.

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5. It ........... rains in the desert.

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6. Italians ............. cook spaghetti for their meals.

Exercise 3.

Are these sentences true for you? If not, write them out correctly using another adverb of frequency

Exercise 5. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

1. Please speak quiet / quietly. I am trying to listen to the news on TV.

• quiet

• quietly

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2. Be careful / carefully when you are driving late at night.

• careful

• carefully

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3. I can hardly understand Kay when she speaks so fast / fastly.

• fast

• fastly

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4. She wants to leave this company because they pay workers very bad / badly.

• bad

• badly

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5. I really like Jane because she is always so polite / politely.

• polite

• politely

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6. I am awful / awfully sorry to hear that you have to move to another town.

• awful

• awfully

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7. Why are you so angry / angrily? I haven't done anything!

• angry

• angrily

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8. Liam is studying hard / hardly for his English examination .

• hard

• hardly

Exercise 6.

Complete the sentences with good or well

Multiple Choice

1. They did not play ............... so they lost the game.

• good

• well

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2. She plays chess but she is not so ...............

• good

• well

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3. Did you sleep ........... last night?

• good

• well

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4. Her English is so .............. that most people think she is from England.

• good

• well

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5. You did very .......... in the exams. Your essay was very .............

• good / good

• good / well

• well / well

• well / good

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6. How are your parents? Are they .............?

• good

• well

Exercise 7.

Complete the instruction with suitable adverbs. Use the adjectives in the box below to make the adverbs you need. You can only use each of them once.

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Thank you!

See you in the next lesson :)