Unit 3B

A really good ending?

Page 46
Adverbs
 to amplify
(to give more information)
We use Surprisingly, he passed his exam.
adverbs
to intensify their meaning
(degree)
He easily passed his exam.
5 types of adverbs
Comment
adverbs
Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner
Tackling Adverb Shortage
at B2 level
 The use of adverbs
in the B2 exam is a must
Writing

1. Essay. E.g. firstly, secondly, last but not least, lastly/finally, etc.

2. Impersonal language in the essay.

E.g. It is generally thought/believed that … ;
it is considered to be an extremely valuable tool;

3. When making recommendation in the review.

E.g. I strongly advise you to … ; You should definitely give this book a try;
I thoroughly recommend this place
Writing

4. When adding quantifiers to adjectives in the review.

E.g. incredibly brilliant, totally outstanding, absolutely remarkable, etc

5. When describing the people, the events and the places in a story,
in an interesting way.
e.g. miserably, peacefully, quickly, nervously,
confidently, cheerfully, noisily, enthusiastically, excitedly, etc.
Speaking

Dialogues
E.g. I partly agree; I totally agree; you’re probably right; I have
a slightly different idea of …; I agree up to a point; possibly, but don’t you think …

Adding ideas and developing a discussion– dialogue.

E.g. That’s a really interesting point you’ve made.
I completely agree with you. Obviously, it’s good if …
Activity 1 Easy adverbs
Activity 1 Easy adverbs
Adverb collocations COLLOCATIONS DICTIONARY
https://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=recommend
Let’s focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ on comment adverbs
Activity 2 Comment adverbs (READING TASK)
What we, ballet dancers do is instinctive, but instinct learnt

through a decade of training. A dancer’s life is hard to

understand, and easy to misinterpret. Many a poet and

novelist have tried to do so, but, even they have chosen to

interpret all the hard work and physical discipline as obsessive.

And so the idea persists that dancers spend every working

hour in pain, bodies at breaking point, their smiles a pretence.

Activity 2 Comment adverbs + intensifiers (READING TASK)
This text lacks adverbs. Write 1-9 from below.

OBVIOUSLY SIMPLY UNDOUBTEDLY VIRTUALLY

SADLY CLEARLY MERELY ROUGHLY HONESTLY

1__________, what we, ballet dancers do is 2__________ instinctive, but instinct

learnt through 3 __________ a decade of training. 4__________, a dancer’s life

is hard to understand, and 5__________, easy to misinterpret. Many a poet

and novelist have tried to do so, but, 6__________, even they have chosen to

interpret all the hard work and physical discipline as 7__________ obsessive.

And so the idea persists that dancers spend 8__________ every working hour

in pain, bodies at breaking point, their smiles 9__________ a pretence.

All answers
Activity 2 Comment adverbs (READING TASK)
This text lacks adverbs. Write 1-9 and an appropriate adverb from below.

OBVIOUSLY SIMPLY UNDOUBTEDLY VIRTUALLY

SADLY CLEARLY MERELY ROUGHLY HONESTLY
1 Undoubtedly, what we, ballet dancers do is 2
simply instinctive, but instinct learnt through 3 roughly a
decade of training. 4 Honestly, a dancer’s life is hard to
understand, and 5 clearly, easy to misinterpret. Many a poet
and novelist have tried to do so, but, 6 sadly, even they have
chosen to interpret all the hard work and physical discipline
as 7 simply obsessive. And so the idea persists that dancers
spend 8 virtually every working hour in pain, bodies at
breaking point, their smiles 9 merely a pretence.
ADVERBIALS
GAME
Wordwall
https://wordwall.net/reso
urce/25182079/adverbs-
and-adverbial-phrases-ef-
upper-intermediate
Oral mediation
15th/16th January
 CONTEXT AND TASK
You have recently received an award for the
Best Young Adult Author and as a result you
have been invited to a radio programme called
“How to hook a reluctant reader”.

Based on the infographic below, share your tips

with the radio listeners on what kind of books
encourage young adults to read more.
Speak for 1:30 - 2:00 minutes.
 BOOK: Page 227
Common mistakes at B2 level
+++95% e
This is far more
frequently used.
As in ‘for example’

Please remember the pronunciation is also different!

5% s
This is less
frequently used.
specially+participle/
participle+specially