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The
verb to be![the verb to be](/i/SMDecors/text.gif)
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 ![]() |
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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." |
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small "It's a small animal." |
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clean "She's a clean little girl." |
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dirty "She's a dirty little girl." |
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friendly "They're friendly people." |
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unfriendly "They're unfriendly people." |
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expensive "It's an expensive car." |
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cheap "It's a cheap car." |
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good "He's a good boy." |
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bad "He's a bad boy." |
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tall "He's a tall man." |
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short "He's a short man." |
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long "She has long hair." |
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short "She has short hair." |
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comfortable "It's a comfortable chair." |
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uncomfortable "They're uncomfortable chairs." |
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happy "It's a happy face." |
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sad "It's a sad face." |
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new "It's a new car." |
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old "It's an old car." |
Note !
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. |
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