2F To be honest, I was furious!

A Read the clues and complete the crossword with the appropriate comment adverbs.
Across
3 To be ... , I think buying presents is a waste of money.
4 To my ... , I hit the jackpot and won €25,000.
5 I’ll be away on holiday next week, so ... I won’t be able to make your party.
7 Someone stole my wallet last night. ... , there wasn’t much money in it.
9 ....., I gave her my password and now my bank account is empty. I’m so stupid!
11 I haven’t been to the new Indian restaurant, but ... , it’s very good. Well, my friends think so anyway.

7 8

9 10

11

Down
1 I bought a dirt cheap mobile phone and, not ... , it didn’t last long.
2 My holiday cost an arm and a leg, and ... , I don’t think it was worth the money.
3 I was so sorry to hear you’d failed your piano exam. ... , you’ll pass next time.
6 ... , I think eighteen is too young to get a credit card.
8 ... , I’d like a flat within walking distance of the train station. That would be perfect.
10 My brother’s got a job interview today, so ... , he’s feeling pretty nervous.

B Fill the gaps with the extreme forms of the adjectives in brackets.
Tell me about ...
1 a time you felt (angry)
2 a (funny) experience you once had
3 an occasion when you felt (tired)
4 a (beautiful) place you once visited
5 a time you felt (surprised)
6 a time you did something (silly)
7 an occasion when you were (happy)

C Work in pairs. You are going to tell your partner about a past experience. Choose one of the situations from B.
In your account, make sure you include a range of narrative tenses and some comment adverbs.

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 2F To be honest, I was furious!

Aims  To review and practise using comment adverbs and

extreme adjectives. To give students practice in talking about a
personal experience, using narrative tenses.
Time  20 minutes
Materials  1 handout for each student
• Give each student a handout and tell them to complete
task A. Check answers as a class.
Answer Key
Across
3 honest 5 unfortunately 9 foolishly
4 surprise 7 luckily 11 apparently
Down
1 surprisingly 3 hopefully 8 ideally
2 frankly 6 personally 10 obviously
• Tell students to complete task B. Check answers as a class,
ensuring accurate pronunciation of the adjectives. You
could also take this opportunity to elicit any other examples
of extreme adjectives that students can think of, e.g. filthy,
hideous, packed, spotless, starving, freezing, huge, tiny.
Answer Key
1 furious 5 astonished
2 hilarious 6 ridiculous
3 exhausted 7 delighted
4 gorgeous
• Tell students to select one of the situations from B which they
would like to talk about. You may choose to give them some
preparation time to plan what they are going to say and to
make a few notes for guidance. Students then take turns with
a partner to recount their experience. Encourage students
to give their partner some constructive feedback once they
have finished, e.g. did they use a range of narrative tenses,
did they include comment adverbs, did they speak clearly,
did they hesitate too much.
• As an extension task, to reinforce narrative tenses and practise
using comment adverbs, tell students to select another
situation from B and write a paragraph about their experience.

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