LESSON 1

PART A
PRONUNCIATION
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
AND READING
COMPREHENSION
3. Write down
an answer
you might
give about
yourself in
response to
each
question.
Unit 1
ADJECTIVES
Lesson 2
LISTENING PRACTICE ABOUT THE HOUSES WE LIVE IN
PRONUNCIATION
TWO –WORD ADJECTIVES ARE FORMED IN THREE WAYS:
1. NUMBER WORD FOLLOWED BY A NOUN.
Justin’s nine-year-old son is named Dante. (Adjective: nine-year-old. Noun:
son)

2. ADVERB FOLLOWED BY A PARTICIPLE OF A VERB.

A POORLY CONSTRUCTED WATER SKI A HIGHLY VALUED EMPLOYEE

A CLEARLY DEFINED SET OF TERMS A WHOLLY OWNED CORPORATION
A NEWLY FORMED DIVISION AN EXTREMELY TIRING TRIP

3. NOUN FOLLOWED BY A PAST PARTICIPLE OF A VERB.

I’M LOOKING FOR A SMALL, GOOD-TEMPERED DOG TO KEEP AS A PET.
MY NEW DOG IS SMALL AND GOOD-TEMPERED.
SUSAN IS A BLUE - EYED GIRL
MY MOTHER BOUGHT ME A HEART - SHAPED CAKE FOR MY BIRTHDAY
SHE IS LEFT - HANDED
EXERCISE.

Here are 16 compound adjectives

With two parts mixed up. The
Pictures illustrate 16 nouns with
which they are frequently
associated.

Start with the picture, match it

with the Noun from column C
and then choose the correct
adjective, taking the first part
from column A and the
second part form B
WRITING EXERCISE
INSTRUCTIONS.

Write a short description of an event in your life, using as many as posible of the adjectives
ending in –ing and –ed studied in this unit. Use at least 10 adejectives.

Example: I had a frightening exeprience when I was 15. I was at high School and I had to spend
many hours stduying the consfusing math subject. I was always confused with the highly – valued
teacher we had there.

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