Tài liệu ADJECTIVEADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ppt

ORDER OF ADJECTIVESOpinion Adj-s: nice, pretty, kind,… 1.. Adj-s Fact Adj-s: tall, short, round,… Opinion Adj-s often go before Fact Adj-s... LINK VERBS/ LINKING VERBS/ COPULAS + Adj-s a

I ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Opinion Adj-s: nice, pretty, kind,…

1 Adj-s

Fact Adj-s: tall, short, round,…

Opinion Adj-s often go before Fact Adj-s

I ORDER OF ADJECTIVE

2 Order of Fact Adj-s

* big, small, tall, short, long, …

** round, fat, thin, slim, wide, …

SIZE

SIZE, LENGTH* SHAPE, WIDTH**

II LINK VERBS/ LINKING VERBS/

COPULAS + Adj-s

appear (=seem) turn (red)

go (mad) remain (charming)…

(II.8-12)

III Adj-s with –ing and –ed endings

excite exciting excited

interest interesting interested

III Adj-s with –ing and –ed endings

 Similarities

- Both Adj-s modify Ns

- Similar meanings

 Differences

- ing Adj =Active, -ed Adj = Passive

sb/sth –ing makes sb/sth –ed

III Adj-s with –ing and –ed endings

(I.1-6, II 1-7)

boring bored with

IV COMPARISON OF ADJ-S/ ADV-S

1 Comparison with “more” & “less”

a short Adj/Adv + er

b more + long Adj/ Adv

She’s more beautiful than I am*/ me*/ I.

IV COMPARISON OF ADJ-S/ ADV-S

1 Comparison with “more” & “less”

1 Comparison with “more” & “less”

d Before comparison

 a bit a little a little bit slightly

This bag is slightly heavier than the other one.

much a lot far (= a lot)

Let’s go by car It’s much cheaper.

 no, any

Do you feel any better today?

Their house is no bigger than ours.

isn’t any bigger

e “less” + long Adj/ Adv

I’m less beautiful than she is*/ her*/ she.

3 Superlatives

a short Adj/Adv + est

b most + long Adj/ Adv

She’s the most beautiful (girl) in the village.

3 Superlatives

d Note

the + superlative

the ? + most + long Adj

I think the book is most interesting.

I would be most grateful to you if you could

provide me with further information.

4 Double Comparison

the more … the more

The older she grew,

the prettier she became

V FIXED EXPRESSIONS

1 Adj + N a pretty girl

2 Adv + V work hard

V FIXED EXPRESSIONS

6 such + N (+ that + a clause – SV)

She’s such a pretty girl (that every boy

falls in love with her).

7 enough

a enough + N: have enough money

b Adj + enough (+ for sb/sth + todo)

V FIXED EXPRESSIONS

8 too + Adj (+ for sb + to do)

The coffee is too hot for me to drink.

Cf The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink

it.

III PUT ADJ-S IN RIGHT ORDER

1.a nice old lady

2.an attractive modern house

3.black leather gloves

4.a large red nose

5.a lovely sunny day

6.an ugly orange dress

7.a little old red car

III PUT ADJ-S IN RIGHT ORDER

9 a long thin face

10 a long wide avenue

11 a pretty big fat cat

12 beautiful long fair hair

13 an interesting old French painting

14 a small black plastic bag

15 an old white cotton shirt

I Choose the right Adj.

I Form a suitable Adj.

II Choose the right Adj.

IV Correct the sentences

IV Correct the sentences

8 Right (for so long = for such a long time)

10 experience enough enough

experience

I Use the suitable Adj.

1 more serious than

2 longer, than

3 more/less painful than

4 older than

5 simpler/ more simple

6 more fluently than

7 more important than

8 disappointed

9 healthier, more peaceful than

II Match items

III Finish the sentences

1 I’m not as tall as you (are)

2 Ann doesn’t work as hard as she used

to

3 My salary isn’t as high as yours

4 You don’t know as much about cars as I do/me

5 This is the most difficult decision I’ve

III Finish the sentences

6 Ann is the most generous person I’ve

ever met

7 It’s the worst mistake he’s ever made

8 It was such bad weather (that) we

couldn’t go out

9 It’s not as good as I thought it would be

10 The room isn’t big enough to have a

IV Correct the sentences