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In this lesson, we’ll learn simple adjectives to describe people.
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Introduction
Exercise 1
Match phrases to pictures
- selfish
- brave
- patient
- impatient
- silly
- kind
- shy
- serious
- mean
- sad
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Practise
Donkey, Kang, Roo, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Pooh, Tiger, Gopher, Owl, Rabbit
Exercise 2
Who is: selfish, brave, patient, impatient, silly, kind, shy, serious, mean, sad? Why?
- Donkey is … because …
- Kang is … because …
- Roo is … because …
- …
Exercise 3
What would each character do in this situation?
- Someone finds a big pot of honey. Who shares the honey? Who is selfish and eats it all?
- There’s a loud noise in the forest. Who is brave and checks it? Who is shy and afraid?
- Rabbit wants to clean the house. Everyone else is playing. Who is serious and helps him? Who is silly and keeps playing?
- Piglet made a drawing. Who is kind and says nice things? Who is mean and who says something sad?
- The dinner isn’t ready yet. Who is patient and waits? Who is impatient?
- It’s time to read a book. Who is serious and reads it? Who is silly and plays?
Exercise 4
Match each group of words to the correct rule.
- If the word has one syllable, add -er / the …-est
- If the word has two or more syllables, use more / the most
- Irregular – the word changes completely
a) interesting → more interesting → the most interesting 🤔
b) bad → worse → the worst 👿
c) big → bigger → the biggest 🏘️
Comparing adjectives
One-syllable words
old → older → the oldest
long → longer → the longest
nice → nicer → the nicest (if the word ends with ‘e’, add ‘r’ and ‘st’)
big → bigger → the biggest (if the word ends with vowel + consonant, double the consonant)
happy → happier → the happiest (if the word ends with consonant + ‘y’, change it to ‘i’)
Two-syllable words +
interesting → more interesting → the most interesting
intelligent → more intelligent → the most intelligent
Irregular
good → better → the best
bad → worse → the worst
far → further → the furthest
Read the theory and fill in the gaps:
selfish → … → …
brave → … → …
patient → … → …
impatient → … → …
kind → … → …
shy → … → …
serious → … → …
mean → … → …
sad → … → …
silly → … → …
Exercise 5
Look at this picture again and answer the questions.
Donkey, Kang, Roo, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Pooh, Tiger, Gopher, Owl, Rabbit
- Who is braver, Pooh or Tigger?
- Who is shyer, Piglet or Roo?
- Who is kinder, Pooh or Kanga?
- Who is sillier, Tigger or Pooh?
- Who is more patient, Kanga or Owl?
- Who is more serious, Rabbit or Owl?
- Who is meaner, Rabbit or Tigger?
- Who is sadder, Eeyore or Piglet?
- Who is more selfish, Rabbit or Pooh?
- Who is more impatient, Tigger or Rabbit?