UNIT 2: ADJECTIVES. for Effective Communication. We need adjectives to describe our lives and the world we live in.

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1 UNIT 2: ADJECTIVES for Effective Communication We need adjectives to describe our lives and the world we live in. 1.Unit Goal Students will learn about the importance of adjectives in effective communication. They will also learn to identify adjectives and to replace common adjectives with more descriptive ones. Describe a photo. Talk about what you see and about your experience. I visited an interesting place during the Full Moon Harvest Festival last year. I went to Songdo city near Incheon. It is a picturesque place. Look at the spectacular buildings and the riverboat sailing on the beautiful river. People are always walking or jogging next to the clear water. It is a man-made river and it is filled with seawater! Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 1

2 Songdo is built on a reclaimed area. A few years ago there was only salt water where the unique city is now. It is magnificent! It was such a relaxing day. You should go too. There is even a subway station so it is easy to find it. We ate a delicious dinner in the Canal Walk center and enjoyed the breathtaking view of the full moon rising over one of the tallest buildings in Korea. Can you guess which words are adjectives? TIP : Look for words that give you more information about the nouns. Ask WHAT? What day? What city? What dinner? Write down 10 adjectives from the example : What is an adjective? Look at this sentence : The black cat runs fast Type of word How to identify the word. The article A / the / an black adjective What? cat noun Thing / Person / Place runs verb Can you? fast adverb How? The quality of communication can be improved vastly if you start using more adjectives to your speech. Better descriptions = More effective communication. Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 2

3 Can you change the cat by changing the adjective? The tiny cat Can you add more adjectives for a clearer description? The angry, fat cat. You can add up to THREE adjectives at a time. ACTIVITY: Describe the following in detail to your group Add one, two or three adjectives. Adjectives include colors, shape, size, texture and even brand names! I like / love large cheesy Dominos pizza cake ice-cream movies music Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 3

4 I can t stand / I hate homework movies The next time a person asks you to tell him about your favorite things, don t just say I love pizza. Add DETAIL. Use ADJECTIVES ACTIVITY : PRACTICE your Presentation skills : My favorite things Make a 2-minute mini-presentation to your group in the next class. Describe three of your favorite things to your group. Remember to use the right BODY LANGUAGE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GESTURES during your presentation. TIP REMEMBER I like (NOUN) BUT I like music I like listening to music Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 4

5 Synonyms for common ADJECTIVES Group work: Find two more adjectives in each block Beautiful Pretty Good Fine Nice Cool Sad Unhappy Bored Tired Happy Joyful Worried Concerned Shocked Surprised Scared Afraid Angry Upset Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 5

6 A large number of adjective helps us to communicate our feelings and the way we experience life. Including these adjectives improves communication, human relationships, and speaking test results. IMPORTANT: How did I FEEL about it? How was the EXPERIENCE? How was the movie? I was so touch ed by the story. I was so scar ed. It was so touch ing. It was so scary!! Did you finish your homework? No. I was confus ed. No! It is so confus ing. How was your day? It was so excit ing / bori ng / interest ing Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 6

7 Vocabulary List 2 Translate The FEELING I am so The EXPERIENCE It was so The movie, my day Excited Interested Bored Troubled Puzzled Irritated Devastated Overwhelmed Frightened Horrified Discouraged Moved Humiliated Touched Embarrassed Pleased Annoyed Confused Depressed Disgusted Exciting Interesting Boring Troubling Puzzling Irritating Devastating Overwhelming Frightening Horrifying Discouraging Moving Humiliating Touching Embarrassing Pleasing Annoying Confusing Depressing Disgusting Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 7

8 TASK : Make 10 sentences using the adjectives form List 2. Use them in descriptive sentences. TIP How was the movie? How are you? How do you feel? It was fantastic I FEEL fantastic It was awful I FEEL awful It was terrible I FEEL terrible It was wonderful I FEEL wonderful Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 8

9 SMALL TALK Small talk is an important part of our daily conversations. Small talk helps to show interest and build relationships with the people around you. It is a short, friendly conversation about topics like the following: How was your day? The weather Did you eat lunch? Have you seen this movie? We often use ADJECTIVES to keep a conversation going. A: How was your day? B: It was so exciting! Possible RESPONSES : A: Good for you! / Really / How wonderful = REJOINDERS A: Tell me more? A: Fantastic!! A: That s troubling. TIP We often add SO or REALLY to add emphasis and to show that we care. The movie was so scary. BUT It was such a scary movie. That is so nice! Adds much more empathy. That is so sad. Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 9

10 TASK Write a roleplay of a friendly conversation. Add adjectives as rejoinders Read the roleplay with one or more of your classmates. Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 10

11 Pronunciation TIP Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs (-ed) www2.estrellamountain.edu Rule 1: If the verb base ends in a voiceless sound, then the ed ending sounds like t. The t is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra syllable. Rule 2: If the verb base ends in a voiced sound, then the ed ending sounds like d. The d is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra syllable. Rule 3: If the verb base ends in a t or d sound already, then the ed ending sounds like id or ud. It is pronounced as an extra syllable. A voiceless sound is like a whisper. Your vocal chords don t vibrate. A voiced sound means that your vocal cords vibrate. Voiceless consonant sounds: Voiced consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r All vowel sounds are voiced. Examples of past tense verbs where the ed ending sounds like t worked dropped finished watched stopped laughed Examples of past tense verbs where the ed ending sounds like d moved returned stayed studied married traveled Examples of past tense verbs where the ed ending sounds like ed started graduated visited separated dated attended Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 11

12 TASK: Describe a nice place you have visited to a friend. Use adjectives in your description. Bring a photo on your phone. Unit 2 ADJECTIVES : Page 12