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VOCABULARY and READING 22nd February

This document provides information about gradable and non-gradable adjectives. It explains that gradable adjectives can express different degrees of a quality using adverbs like "very" or "quite." Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees and are used with adverbs like "absolutely" or "completely." Examples are given like "difficult" being gradable and "angry" being non-gradable. Students are assigned exercises to practice identifying gradable and non-gradable adjectives and matching them to modifying adverbs. They are also given a quiz about the characters in a movie and instructed to write a film review for homework.

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VOCABULARY and READING 22nd February

This document provides information about gradable and non-gradable adjectives. It explains that gradable adjectives can express different degrees of a quality using adverbs like "very" or "quite." Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees and are used with adverbs like "absolutely" or "completely." Examples are given like "difficult" being gradable and "angry" being non-gradable. Students are assigned exercises to practice identifying gradable and non-gradable adjectives and matching them to modifying adverbs. They are also given a quiz about the characters in a movie and instructed to write a film review for homework.

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VOCABULARY and READING 22nd February

Pages 110-111

Adjectives can be gradable and non-gradable.

Gradable adjectives mean different degrees or levels of the quality. We can use these adjectives with some
adverbs ( like a bit, very, really, extremely, quite, etc.) to show the degrees of the quality.

Example: for “Difficult”, we can say a little bit difficult, rather difficult, very difficult, or extremely difficult

Non-gradable / Extreme / Strong adjectives do not have different degrees or levels of quality. We can also use
these adjectives with some adverbs ( like absolutely, completely, really, mainly, etc.).

Example: big –> huge ( means very big)

Angry … Furious

Bad … Awful, terrible

Big … Huge, gigantic

Pretty … Gorgeous, beautiful

Clean … spotless

Cold … Freezing

1 Read and add these modifying adverbs to the adjectives in the table. Which adverb goes with both kinds of
adjectives?

a bit extremely really totally rather quite completely

Base adjective

Good bad silly funny attractive exciting surprising interesting

Use: very, pretty, _______,________,________,________,________

Strong adjectives

Brilliant pathetic ridiculous hilarious stunning thrilling


amazing fascinating spectacular dreadful

Use: absolutely, _______,_______,_______


2 Cross out the adjectives which don't go with these adverbs.

 A bit brilliant/ monotonous


 Absolutely brilliant/ good
 Totally stunning/ attractive
 Quite good/ pathetic
 Very interesting/ amazing
 Absolutely bad/ dreadful
 Totally exciting/ spectacular

3 Check film making words a-g below. Read the Tapescript and match them with expressions 1-7
from exercise 2.

A acting __ E screenplay__

B directing__ F soundtrack__

C final scene__ G special effects__

D plot__

WRITING

2 Scary Bunny
Let's take a short quiz about the characters in this movie! Guess if you don't know, and then read a
tapescript below to check your answers:

1 Nick Parks is American/ Australian/British


2 The characters are computer images/ drawings/ made of plasticine
3 Wallace is a dog/man/rabbit
4 Wallace loves eating carrots/cheese/meat
5 Gromit is a very clever dog/man/rabbit
6 The director, Nick Parks has won two/four/six Oscars

Read the film review and complete the exercises below:


Homework (deadline -next class)
Write a review of a film you have seen recently

 Choose a film you have seen recently or know very well


 Make a plan with clear paragraphs (Use train your brain to help you, page 111)
 Use the language from exercises 5-7 and from vocabulary on page 110.

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