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UNIT II:
MY BACKPACK IS BLACK
READING
1.- Read the following dialogue and answer the questions:
Johny: Wow!! That´s a cool car!
Andrea: What car? The blue car?
Johny: Yes. Look at it. It´s great!
Andrea: No way. It´s a man´s car.
Johny: A man´s car?
Andrea: Yes. It´s big and blue. And it´s very fast.
Johny: Ok.. Ok.
Andrea: I prefer small cars. Wow!!! Look at the yellow car. It´s cute
Johny: It´s a woman´s car.
1.- What color is a man´s car? A man´s car is blue.
2.- What color is a woman´s car? A woman´s car is yellow.
3.- Is the man´s car big? Yes, it is.
4.- Is the woman´s car fast? No, it isn´t. / It doesn´t mention.
Possessive case: (’)
The car of Miguel = Miguel´s car
Adjectives = SINGULAR It´s a beautiful house. / They are beautiful houses.
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2.- Complete the quiz using these adjectives and match pictures with sentences.

ADJECTIVES NOUNS 1. The president of the U.S.A lives here.

New Woman
The White House.
Yellow Food
Blue House 2. It is the home of Broadway. New York
White York
Pretty Taxi / cabs 3. Americans eat a lot of this. Fast food
Fast jeans
4. People travel in this to get fast. Yellow cabs / taxi
5. Very popular American clothes: Leví´s, Wrangler: Blue jeans
6. A famous Hollywood movie from the 1990s. Pretty woman
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VOCABULARY:
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3.- Match the words and pictures.
1. beautiful ≠  ugly
2. big ≠  small 8

3. slow ≠  fast 3
4. dirty ≠  clean
4
5. bad ≠  good
6. dangerous ≠  safe
18 14
7. strong ≠  weak
8. fat ≠  skin
9. heavy ≠  light
5
10. expensive ≠  cheap
11. empty ≠  full 2
12. short ≠  long 12
13. old ≠  new 7
14. dark ≠  light
15. wet ≠  dry /drai/ 19
9
16. rich ≠  poor delicious / awful horrible
17. high ≠  low
18. easy ≠  difficult 6
19. tall ≠  short

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13 16 15

4.- Match these adjectives with their opposites in 3.

Cheap clean difficult dry full good
low new poor safe fast weak
small / little ugly light clean long thin
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GRAMMAR
5. Read the following statements and circle the correct rule.
a.- Adjectives go before / after a noun.
b.- Adjectives change / don´t change before a plural noun.
B white houses / big elephants / small pencils
A a white house / an orange box / a huge man.

WHAT´S AN ADJECTIVE?
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.
It’s a small house.

Adjectives are of different kinds. They can be:

Numbers / Quantities or Ages: There are twenty students in the class.
Opinions: Sally is a cute girl.
Sizes: There are many huge temples in China.
Shapes: Use a square cake tin for the recipe.
Colors: Tim is wearing a blue shirt.
Origins: I like to eat Italian food.
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

That´s a small new red German car.

He is a handsome young American

basketball player.
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6. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

1. Hello, My name is Clotilde. Happy to meet you.
2. Do you like Italian food?
3. This is an international restaurant.
4. We are a typical Peruvian family.
5. My cousin makes delicious pasta.
6. Does she like big animals?
7. I´m a professional actress.
8. They are good friends.
9. There are four brown chairs.
10. That is a small tennis racket.

7. Are the highlighted phrases right or wrong? Correct the wrong phrases.
1. He is a man tall. Not Okay He is a tall man.
2. They are goods friends. Not Okay They are good friends.
3. Do you eat larges potatoes? Not Okay Do you eat large potatoes?
4. They are Italian boys. Ok _________________________
5. These are news pant. Not Okay These are new pants.
6. It´s a house cheap. Not Okay It´s a cheap house.
7. She has a family big. Not Okay She has a big family.
8. We are nices people. Not Okay We are nice people.

8. Put the words in the right order.

1. is Colombian man he a ? Is he a Colombian man?
2. a day cold very it´s It´s a very cold day.
3. aunt strong My is My aunt is strong.
4. stove a This cheap is This is a cheap stove.
5. good very It´s idea a It´s a very good idea.
6. car That fast a isn´t That isn´t a fast car.
7. Is American an teacher he? Is he an American teacher?
8. purple There bed the is pillow a on. There is a purple pillow on the bed.
9. is My silver cellphone. My cellphone is silver.
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9. Choose the correct answer.

1. Jack is in the ……… box.
a) big square brown
b) brown square big
c) big brown square 5. Mrs. Jones is a/an ….. lady.

2. The chef uses … knife. a) arrogant old English

a) a sharp long metal b) old arrogant English
b) a long metal sharp c) English old arrogant
c) a long sharp metal

3. It’s a jar full of …… coins.

a) many golden round bright
b) many bright round golden
c) bright many golden round

4. Your cousin is a …………… boy. 6. The gardener uses a ….. can.

a) little nice blond a) big useful orange watering
b) nice little blond b) useful big orange
watering
c) nice blond little c) orange big useful watering

10. Put the adjectives in the correct order.

1. Jake works in a/an (trading, big, Canadian, important)

important big Canadian trading company.

2. Mr. Pitt invites his wife to a/an (Italian, romantic, modern)

romantic modern Italian restaurant.

3. Roy finally married his (Greek, beautiful, young),

beautiful young Greek girlfriend.

4. This is a/an (antique, red, unusual)

unusual antique red car.

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11. Look at the pictures and make eight phrases (adjectives + noun) for things in
the pictures and use demonstrative pronouns: this, that / these / those

2
1 3

6
4 7

1. That is a beautiful elegant new green dress.

2. These are bright small silver coins. These are worthless old coins.
3. That is a big new brown wardrobe.
4. This is a curious small black cat.
5. That is a very resistant soft paper towel.
6. That is a nice big light blue umbrella. / That is a big new blue umbrella.
7. Those are small old car keys. / Those are old silver house keys.

LISTENING
12. Listen to the audio and number the adjective you hear.

3 6 4 9

1 5 2

10 8
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WRITING
13.- Choose two things you like the most and describe it: size, color,
nationality, other adjectives.
1st Thing : ________________
_______________________________________________________________
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2nd Thing : ________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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SPEAKING
Play “Guess the object”
14.- Work in pairs:
Student A think of an object.
Student B asks 6 questions and guess about Student A´s object.
Student A: What color is it?
Student B: It´s _________
Student A: Is it heavy?
Student B: It´s _________
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