Gold Grammar Unit 2

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Unit 2 - Relative values

Learning goals

- Talking about personality and characteristics

- Are you an Introvert- Extravert - Ambivert

- Adjectives and adverbs

- Essay writing and linking words

Unit 2 - Lead in

Unit 2 personality quiz

Page 16 - exercise 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

Do the personality quiz on page 16

Write the answers in your booklet

Check your result on page 138

Add up your score

time: 5 minutes

Quiz results

What was the outcome of the quiz?

extravert

introvert

ambivert

Speaking about personality.

personality: what is the right adjective?

• Her enthusiasm for the project is contagious.

She is very e.................. about the project.

• I admire her for her resilience.
• Even after facing numerous setbacks, she remained r....................... and determined to achieve her goals.

ENTHUSIASTIC

RESILIENT

Cambridge exam: Word formation

Show your range of vocabulary

Show your range of grammar

Ways to change nouns to adjectives

add the following suffixes

predict - able 

danger - ous

enthusiasm - enthusiastic

nature - natural

force- ful

care - less

Over to you: Use of English Unit 2 

Do the vocabulary exercises on page 17

Write the answers in your booklet.

Gold Grammar Unit 2 Adjectives Adverbs and Modifiers

An adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) describes .....
(e.g. "This is a terrible idea!")

1. a noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)
2. a verb (een werkwoord)

An adverb describes a ...
(e.g "He sings terribly")

1. noun ( zelfstandig naamwoord)
2. verb ( werkwoord)
3. adjective
4. an adjective or a verb

What is the correct adverb for "good"?
She is a good negotiator.
She negotiates ....

1. well
2. good

Adverbs

An adverb = een bijwoord

An adverb says something about

- a verb                                 The economy is GROWING SLOWLY.

- an adjective                    A Rolex is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

The adverb of GOOD = WELL

Mary is a GOOD negotiator.  She negotiates WELL. 

What is the adverb of the adjective 'dramatic'

What is the adverb of [ easy]

What is the adverb ( bijwoord) of:
simple

Luke is a lonely man.
[ lonely] is

1. a noun
2. a verb
3. an adjective
4. an adverb

The manager talked to us friendly.
Is this sentence correct?

1. yes
2. no

Is this a correct sentence:
He talked to her silly.

1. yes
2. no

What is the adverb in this sentence: New episodes are published weekly.

The Porsche is a good car, but a BMW drives better.

1. better = an adverb good = an adjective
2. better = an adjective Good = an adverb

What is the adverb in this sentence:
If you work hard, you can earn an important award.

What are the adverbs in this sentence:
He works hard, but he hardly makes any progress.

We think highly of people who have their own businesses.

1. highly = an adjective
2. highly = an adverb

Over to you

Open your book on page 20

Do exercises 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 

Time: 20 minutes

Extreme adjectives

Very very very bad!

01:00

I understand what a gradable adjective is.

yes

no

a little bit

01:51

Is this sentence correct:
The lunch was very excellent

1. yes
2. no

03:04

Do you understand what is meant by an extreme adjective?

yes

no

a little bit

05:05

Write down two extreme adjective for
funny

intensifying adverbs

For gradable adjectives like  good, funny  (better - best)

• very, extremely, really, particularly, terribly (emphatic/ om iets te benadrukken)
• quite, pretty, fairly, rather ( weaker than very)
• a bit
• I felt terribly upset
• He drives rather fast.
• I though the story was a bit silly.

intensifying adverbs

For non-gradable adjectives like freezing, marvellous, amazing, etc.

• absolutely, completely, really
• It's absolutely delicious.

Pairwork: tell your partner a story about an event or situation in the past. Use at least 10 extreme adjectives. Exaggerate as much as possible.

Boiling -Freezing -Huge -Tiny -Filthy -Spotless -Furious -

Exhausted -Hideous -Terrifying -awful - terrible -horrible - gigantic, enormous,  starving, astonishing,extraordinary, miraculous, remarkable, spectacular, stunning."

INTENSIFIERS: ABSOLUTELY - COMPLETELY - REALLY

Check your answers of adverbs and adjectives

The Birth order effect.
Are you...

the oldest child

the youngest

the middle child

only child

twins

Listening focus page 21

Do the tasks on page 21