Remember It
The verb to be
You have already learnt some adjectives in Lesson 25 that describe how people look:-
Adjectives to describe someone's appearance |
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beautiful |
handsome (men only) |
pretty (girls only) |
good looking |
ugly (men and women) |
attractive (men, women, boys or girls) |
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Adjectives |
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An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you more about it. Adjectives never change. They are never plural. For example:- This is a nice cake. Adjectives go before their nouns.
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Now learn some adjectives that describe what people or places are like:-
Adjectives for people and places - appearances |
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beautiful |
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pretty | ugly |
Adjectives for personality (people) or characteristics (places and things) |
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lovely |
nice |
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OK | all right | horrible | terrible | awful |
Questions for people, places and things
For people | Question | Answer |
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Appearance | What does David look like? | Oh, he's a handsome man. He's tall with fair hair. |
Personality | What is he like? |
He's a lovely man. |
For places | Question | Answer |
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Appearance | What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?) |
Oh, it's a very pretty place. |
Characteristics | What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?) |
It's a lovely place. |
For things | Question | Answer |
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Appearance | What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?) |
Oh, it's a beautiful car. |
Characteristics | What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?) |
It's a very comfortable car. |
OppositesLearning the opposite meaning of words can help you to quickly increase your vocabulary. |
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big / large "It's a large animal." |
small "It's a small animal." |
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clean "She's a clean little girl." |
dirty "She's a dirty little girl." |
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friendly "They're friendly people." |
unfriendly "They're unfriendly people." |
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expensive "It's an expensive car." |
cheap "It's a cheap car." |
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good "He's a good boy." |
bad "He's a bad boy." |
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tall "He's a tall man." |
short "He's a short man." |
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long "She has long hair." |
short "She has short hair." |
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comfortable "It's a comfortable chair." |
uncomfortable "They're uncomfortable chairs." |
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happy "It's a happy face." |
sad "It's a sad face." |
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new "It's a new car." |
old "It's an old car." |
Note ! Remember the rules for articles and when to use a or an, this is changed by the adjective. You use a when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a consonant. You use an when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a vowel. For example: It's a car. |
Naturally Speaking
Follow the dialogue.
Mr Bean meets Mr Breuer again at a party.
Mr Bean: | Hello, Mr Breuer. It's nice to see your again. |
Mr Breuer: | Mr Bean, what a nice surprise! How are you? |
Mr Bean: | I'm fine thanks, and how is Mrs Breuer? |
Mr Breuer: | She's OK thank you. She's getting a new teacher next week, a Miss Burton. What's she like? |
Mr Bean: | |
Mr Breuer: | Oh that's good to know. You come from Derby, don't you Mr Bean? |
Mr Bean: | Yes, that's right. |
Mr Breuer: | What's it like? |
Mr Bean: | It's a big city in the Midlands. It's a really nice city to live in, and the people there are very friendly. What's Dresden like? |
Mr Breuer: | Dresden is a very large city in the East of Germany. It's beautiful in parts but quite ugly in others. There have been a lot of changes recently. |
Mr Bean: | Yes, I can imagine. |
Thanks to Xeb for the correction. |
Note !alright, awful, bad, beautiful, big, cheap, clean, comfortable, dirty, expensive, friendly, good, happy, horrible, large, long, lovely, new, nice, OK, sad, short, small, tall, terrible, uncomfortable and unfriendlyare all adjectives - they describe nouns
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