Interesting Adjectives.

Complete the sentences using each of these adjectives once. In each case one of the
adjectives is the fairly obvious choice.

Bitter /safe /embarassing/ remarkable /extensive / sound / genuine /

strict /inspired / wide / powerful / wild.

1.It’s a ........assumption that he will pass the exam easily

2.Your parents gave you very ..... advice.Listen to them.
3.I found myself in the .....position of having to apologise again.
4.It was a ..... disappointment when I couldn’t get onto the course I liked most.
5.Our holiday in Iceland was an .....choice.We enjoyed every minute of it.
6.It’s a .....coincidence,but four out of five members of the team come from the same
village.
7.The old part of the town suffered..... Damage in the war.
8.The team won the championship by a very.....margin,the biggest ever.
9.He has a .....gift for helping other people.
10.If you’re serious about losing weight,you need to go on a .....diet.
11.The performance was absolutely wondreful and greeted with.....enthusiasm by a
large audience.
12.There is a .....argument for spending a year at work before you go to university.
 Checking:

1.a safe assumption

2.sound advice
3.embarassing position
4.bitter disappointment
5.an inspired choice
6.remarkable coincidence
7.extensive damage
8.a wide margin
9.a genuine gift
10.a strict diet
11.wild enthusiasm
12.a powerful argument
Words into groups: match each of these nouns to one of the groups of
verbs .ALL the verbs in the group must collocate with the noun.
attack / battle / dispute / fight / struggle /war.
Group A: avoid, get into, pick, provoke , start , win.
Group B: declare, go to, lead to, prolong, wage, win.
Group C: be engaged in, continue, face, give up, join, take up.
Group D: be vulnerable to, carry out, launch, mount, resist, step up.
Group E: fight , force, go to, lose, win
Group F: aggravate, get involved in, intervene in, put an end to,
resolve.
Now do the same with these:
fine / penalty / punishment / sentence / discipline.
Group A: heavy / lenient / suspended / life / long / reduced.
Group B: harsh, heavy / severe / death / stiff / huge.
Group C: heavy / hefty / immediate / on-the-spot / stiff / token.
Group D: effective / firm / strict / slack / poor / excessive.
Group E: appropriate / brutal / capital / fit / lenient / harsh.
 Checking:

• Group A: fight • Group A: sentence

• Group B: war • Group B: penalty
• Group C: battle • Group C: fine
• Group D: attack • Group D: discipline
• Group E: struggle • Group E: punishment.
• Group F: dispute
 Common Phrases

• 1. At death’s ....... • 6. a ..... of events

• 2. The ....... that proves
the rule.
• 3.the ..... of fashion
• 4.an .....of privacy
• 5’by a process of .......
• 7.the .......’s share
• 8.with the .....of intentions
• 9.the best years of my.....
• 10.within ........ distance
 Checking:
• 1. At death’s door.
• 2.the exception that
proves the rule.
• 3.the height of fashion.
• 4.an invasion of privacy.
• 5.by a process of
elimination.
• 6. A chain of events.
• 7. The lion’s share.
• 8.with the best of
intentions.
• 9.the best years of (my)
life.
• 10.within shouting /
striking / walking
distance.