Adverbs and adjectives TCM a HN Lam cL Al SA A oe A Ee remem reece LCM team ac Rec me | (eg hy PMc em Cet EB You are going to hear an interview with an author. In the interview he mentions three countries. Look at these photos. Which countries do you think they show? BB ©2D Listen and check whether you were right. Why is each of these countries important to the author? EB Read these eight extracts from the interview. The words on the right have been removed. Put an arrow to show where you think the words came from. 1 Isuppose Pd'been a writer (always) 2 [left teaching and I started writing. (professionally) 3. Igo back on every occasion. (possible) 4 I know how a book is going to end. (always) 5 Pm up at about 7.00 in the morning. (generally) 6 I prefer finding information from books. (as a rule) 7 Istill speak Swedish. (quite well) 8 My mother was a gentle woman. (rather) 9 I'm sketching out the plot. (still) @ 7) Listen again and check your answers. @B Read these further extracts from the interview. Tick (V7) those where you can add very before the underlined adjective and put a cross (x) where this is not possible. 1 Some of my close friends thought I was mad to give up my job. X I rarely have a clear idea at the beginning of how the characters will develop. I was happy to teach during the day. It felt fantastic having my first book published. Pve just finished his excellent novel Restless. I felt bad leaving the children. There are a lot of historical links between Norway and the north of Scotland. euanukhen My mother was a rather gentle woman and always even-tempered.