Vocabulary

READING AND WRITING

PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT P 21 ADJECTIVES WHICH BETTER
DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES

Very angry
Very small village
Very bad
VERY COLD
TASK : I PICK OUT ADJECTIVES FROM KIRSI’S EMAIL THAT
MEANS THE FOLLOWING

 Very angry = furious

 Very small = tiny
 Very bad = terrible
 Very cold = freezing
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1-The dog is somtimes furious about the talkative

parrot.
2- The dog is sometimes very angry about the
talkative parrot.
Furious------------- extreme adjective
angry---------------- ordinary adjective ( gradable
adjective)
Very ------------------- a degree adverb.
TASK TWO:

 Pick out other adjectives with degree adverbs

from kirsi’s
e-mail p 23.
 It isn’t very big.
 Which is a little bit far from my home.
 Our house is rather small.
 Kirsi is quite a common name in Finland
 I generally get up quite early.
 Summer is quite beautiful.
 It is very nice.
 It is very famous for its saunas and lakes.
 Winter is extremely harsh.
 Degree adverbs are used to give information
about the degree or extent of something.
 Order of degree adverb
 EXTREMELY

rather
 quite
 fairly
 a little bit
 not very
EXAMPLE
TASK THREE: MATCH ADJECTIVES WITH THEIR EQUIVALENT

Ordinary adjectives Extreme adjective

1- good a- huge
2-hot b- excellent
3-tired c—tragic
4-interesting d—exhausted
5-large e- brilliant
6-sad f- hilarious
7-funny g-fascinating
8-clever h-boiling
 Good= excellent
 Hot = boiling
 Tired =exhausted
 Interesting =fascinating
 Huge = large
 Sad = tragic
 Funny = hilarious
 Clever =brilliant
TASK THREE: USE ADJECTIVES FROM THE PREVIOUS TASK IN
SETENCES OF YOUR OWN . USE DGREE ADVERBS .