Developing vocabulary and listening
Extreme adjectives 1
10 Listen again and complete the notes
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with one or two words.
Match the questions to the answers
containing extreme adjectives. 1 Was the show bad? 2 Was it hot in Greece? 3 Was the hotel room big? 4 Did the dog get dirty? 5 Did you get cold outside? 6 Isn’t this pizza a bit small? 7 Is the scenery in the film beautiful?
Critical thinkers 5 Which four things wasn’t David prepared for before his trip? the accent of the place fitting in with the host family managing his finances says he’s met lots of people at the language school and that the journey from his host family’s house to school takes him (f ) minutes on foot. At the start, he found the Scottish accent (g) to understand, but now he’s getting used to it. David arrived in Edinburgh (a) weeks ago. He found it difficult at first but making (b) has made his time more enjoyable. He loves Edinburgh and he says that there are lots of places to visit and you can go on many (c) , too. He explains that there is a (d) community in Scotland. He is happy with his host family because the son is the same (e) as David. He
8 Was the film funny then? a It was absolutely hilarious!
b I’d say it’s really tiny for such hungry kids. c It was really huge – a penthouse suite! d It was absolutely boiling. e I’m afraid he got absolutely filthy! f Yes. I’m absolutely freezing now. g It was worse than that. It was dreadful. h I’d say more than that. It’s stunning!
Replace the adjectives in bold with the extreme adjectives in the box. ancient • e normous • h orrible • packed • s ilent • spotless • terrifying • t iny As my dad and I were driving home, our car broke down in the middle of the countryside. There was no mobile signal, but we saw a house in the distance, so we walked towards it. It wasn’t a small (a) cottage – it was a mansion! It was big (b) , but strangely quiet (c) . My dad knocked on the door and a man opened it. He told us to come in and wait. Inside, the house was clean (d) , but there was a bad (e) atmosphere. Something wasn’t right. We opened a door next to us. It opened on to a room which was crowded (f ) with old (g) statues of people. They were frightening (h) ! We ran out of the house as quickly as we could. 10 Listen to a phone conversation. A Spanish student, David, is telling a friend about his time in Edinburgh. In what order do you hear the topics?
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the climate things to do having the right clothes finding a good language school
Vocabulary extension
6 Complete the table. Put these extreme adjectives under the correct heading. antique • awful • bitter • b reathtaking • gigantic • heaving • icy • miniscule • minute • prehistoric • roasting • scorching • spectacular • terrible
big
cold
hot
busy with people
scorching lovely
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old
small
bad
a staying with a host family b going to English classes
c things to do in and around Edinburgh d understanding the Scottish accent e weather f money
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