Liceo Bicentenario Teresa Prats English Department Level: 1 Medio RESPUESTAS GUÍA N1 Descriptive Adjectives GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT Circle the words that describe your home. big small new old comfortable-uncomfortable messy neat clean dirty safe - dangerous Read the letter from Carol to Lulu. Dear Grandma Lulu, Thanks so much for the cookies. They re delicious. I m happy here at Oregon State. My roommate, Yoko, is from Japan. She s a new student, too. She s nice and very neat. She looks like an actress. She tall and thin. Her hair is short and straight. We have a small apartment and a big dog. Our dog s name is Rocky. He s loud and lovable. We re safe with Rocky around. My classes are interesting; and my teachers are friendly. I m lucky to be here. I hope you re fine. Please write. Love, Carol
GRAMMAR PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES NOUN BE ADJECTIVE Arnold Schwarzenegger is He is a ADJECTIVE NOUN actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are strong They are famous actors NOTES 1. Adjectives describe nouns. 2. Adjectives can come after the verb BE Adjectives come before a noun. EXAMPLES Arnold Schwarzenegger is strong. Yoko is young. He is a famous man. NOT He is a man famous. 3. Adjectives do not change form. singular new student, tall boy plural new students, tall boys NOT new students, tall boys 4. When a noun follows an adjective, use an before the adjective if the adjective begins with a vowel sound Use a before the adjective if the adjective begins with a consonant sound. 5. Do not use a or an when the adjective is not followed by a noun. DISCOVER THE GRAMMAR He's an interesting actor. She's a strong athlete. It is important. He is tall. Underline the adjective or adjectives in each sentence. 1. The movie was interesting, but it was long. 2. The tall man is a carpenter. 3. That pie was delicious. 4. This song is wonderful. 5. Today is a nice day. 6. I like friendly and honest people.
OPPOSITES Read Carol's letter to her grandmother again. Find an adjective in the letter that means the opposite of each adjective below. 1. big small. Dear Grandma Lulu, 2. boring interesting 3. curly straight 4. heavy thin 5. old new 6. quiet loud 7. long short 8. unfriendly friendly 9. unhappy happy 10. unlucky lucky Thanks so much for the cookies. They re delicious. I m happy here at Oregon State. My roommate, Yoko, is from Japan. She s a new student, too. She s nice and very neat. She looks like an actress. She tall and thin. Her hair is short and straight. We have a small apartment and a big dog. Our dog s name is Rocky. He s loud and lovable. We re safe with Rocky around. My classes are interesting; and my teachers are friendly. I m lucky to be here. I hope you re fine. Please write. Love, Carol CLASSROOM OBJECTS Write questions to complete the conversations. Use the words in slashes. 1. Was / new / it / a / notebook A: Was it a new notebook? B: Yes, it was. 2. new / Is / tape / the / long A: Is the new tape long? B: Yes, it's three hours long. 3. interesting / Are / the / videos A: Are the videos interesting? B: Yes, they're very interesting.
EDITING Correct the mistakes (problems) in the conversations. 1. old A: Are those olds videos? B: Yes, they are. They're from 1985. interesting A: Are they interestings? B: I think so. 2. A: That's a computer expensive. Is it new? an expensive computer B: Yes, it is. A: Are you happy with it? B: Yes, it's a good. 3. book long A: Those news books were longs. interesting B: Were they interestings? A: I don't think so. 4. A: Athens is a city old. an old city B: It's a place interesting. an interesting place A: You're right.
OBJECTS IN YOUR BEDROOM Look around your bedroom. Describe objects in your bedroom. Use the adjectives in the box. big brown dark interesting long new small straight EXAMPLE: My bed is big. Sentences may vary / / / / FRIENDS Study the adjectives. Use your dictionary for new words. Then check ( ) the words that describe good qualities. 1. honest 5. cold 9. good-looking 13. helpful 2. friendly 6. forgetful 10. understanding 14. quiet 3. warm 7. funny 11. serious 15. shy 4. dishonest 8. loyal 12. kind 16. talkative EXAMPLE: It's good to be honest. Now write about a friend. EXAMPLE: A: My friend Janet is very funny. I love to be with her. B: My friend Sue is not funny, but she's very helpful and kind. That's important to me.
He is Jorge Zabaleta DESCRIBING PEOPLE He is 41 year old He is from Chile He has short black hair. He is tall, thin and handsome He works as an actor He likes singing, acting and playing musical instruments His favorite activities are eating, playing sports and watching movies He is creative, intelligent and active She is Francisca Valenzuela Francisca is 24 year old He is from Chile Francisca has long black hair. She is thin and tall She works as a singer. She plays rock music She likes singing, acting and playing musical instruments Her favorite activities are walking, dancing and traveling She s sociable and Active They are Jonas Brothers They are 24, 22 and 19 years old. They are from EEUU Jonas brothers have brown eyes and short black hair. They are thin and they are not very tall They work as singers and actors They like running, giving concerts and painting Their favorite activities are chatting and signing autographs. They are millionaire and popular
Now using the examples above complete the information of the following people: INFORMATION MAY VARY She is Angelina Jolie She is 36 year old Angelina is from USA Angelina has brown hair. She is tall and thin. She works as an actress. Angelina likes modeling, helping children and playing tennis. Her favorite activities are acting and cooking. Angelina is imaginative, sociable and intelligent. He is Cristián de la Fuente He is 37 year old He is from Chile He has black hair. He is tall, heavy and handsome He is an actor He likes cooking, talking with friends and running His favorite activities are running, chatting and listening to music He is extroverted, energetic and kind
She is Selena Gómez She is 21 year old She is from USA She has long black hair. She is medium height, thin and pretty She works as a singer and actress Selena likes eating, watching movies and going to parties She is shy, creative and friendly If you need a dictionary you can visit www.wordreference.com Questions or doubts write an e-mail to la7english@gmail.com