Exercise A.

An adjective is a 'describing'
An adverb is a word that tells us
Remember this: word. It describes a noun.
more about a verb. It "qualifies"
An adjective usually precedes the
or "modifies" a verb (The man
noun or the pronoun which it
ran quickly).
modifies.
Example: Jhon speaks loudly.
Example: he is a smart boy.
Mary lives locally.
It’s a nice day.

Now read these statements, look at the green words and circle the correct rule.

 Adjectives go before / after a noun.

 Adjectives change / don’t change before a plural noun.
 Adverbs go before / after a noun.
 Adverbs change / don’t change before a plural noun.

Exercise B - ADJECTIVE RACE.

In pairs, in five minutes make eight phrases (adjective + noun) for things in the
picture. Example: White House
 1) _______________________ 6) _______________________
2) _______________________ 7) _______________________
3) _______________________ 8) _______________________
4) _______________________ 9) _______________________
5) _______________________ 10) ______________________

Exercise C - ADJECTIVE RACE.

Read the descriptions and look at the pictures. Can you guess the two people?
Write their names.

Exercise D.
Think of a famous person. Write five clues. Tell your partner. Can he / she guess?

Your clues here!

1) …………………………………………. 4) ……………………………………
2) …………………………………………. 5) ……………………………………
3) …………………………………………. 6) ……………………………………
Exercise E.
a) Match the words and pictures.

b) Now cover the words and look at the pictures. Choose a partner and tell
him/her how you feel. Example:

c) You can try asking some questions to your partner about he / she feels.
Example: Are you thirsty?

NOTE: Write the questions and the answers down.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Exercise F.
Complete the sentences following the example.

Exercise G.
Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb as in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) He reads a book. (quick) 6) It's a day today. (terrible)

2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty) 7) She sings the song . (good)

3) The class is loud 8) He is a driver. (careful)

today. (terrible)
9) He drives the car . (careful)
4) Max is a singer. (good)
10) The dog barks . (loud)
5) You can open this tin. (easy)
Exercise A.
Read the vocabulary for asking and telling the time and add some other times to the
chart below in the column “My List”.

Remember

ASKING THE TIME TELLING THE TIME

Here are some phrases you can use when
you want to know the time:
 What's the time?
 What time is it?
 Have you got the right time?
 What time do you make it?
To tell someone what the time is, we can
say "The time is..." or, more usually, "It's...".
Here is a typical dialogue:
Question: What's the time, please?
Answer: It's three o'clock.

The chart below shows you two different ways to tell someone what the time is.

MORE FORMAL LESS FORMAL MY LIST

It's... It's...
3.00 three o'clock three
3.02 just gone three o'clock three oh two
3.03 three minutes past three three oh three
3.05 five past three three oh five
3.09 nine minutes past three three oh nine
3.10 ten past three three ten
3.15 a quarter past three three fifteen
3.20 twenty past three three twenty
3.21 twenty-one minutes past three three twenty-one
3.25 twenty-five past three three twenty-five
3.30 half past three three thirty
3.35 twenty-five to four three thirty-five
3.40 twenty to four three forty
3.45 a quarter to four three forty-five
3.50 ten to four three fifty
Exercise B.
a) Look at Vicky’s typical morning. Match the pictures and phrases.

Get dressed have a shower

Get up have breakast
Go to work wake up

b) In pairs, describe her morning.

Example: She wakes up at 7:00 in the morning.

Your text here!

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________.

c) 1.1. Listen to Vicky’s morning. Write the seven times you hear. What’s
her job?

TIMES
1) 5)
2) 6)
3) 7) Vicky’s job is
4) _______________.
Exercise C.
Look at the pictures and create a story about a typical day for Fred.
Exercise D.
a) Read the article. How stressed is Louisa? Why?
b) In pairs, guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check with your teacher or
a dictionary.
 c) Read the article again. Try to remember the information.
d) Test your partner’s memory.

EXAMPLE:

Exercise D.
In pairs, interview your partner about a typical day. Who is more stressed?