Apologies for the lateness, but here are this week’s exercises/activities. As always, you can download and print these exercises as a Microsoft Word document. Answers at the bottom of this page in a text document.
episode-24-%e2%80%93-naadam.doc
Exercise 1: Grammar – Adjectives and their order
This is the correct order of adjectives in English, from http://esl.about.com/
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adjective_order.htm
1. Opinion
Example: an interesting book, a boring lecture
2. Dimension
Example: a big apple, a thin wallet
3. Age
Example: a new car, a modern building, an ancient ruin
4. Shape
Example: a square box, an oval mask, a round ball
5. Color
Example: a pink hat, a blue book, a black coat
6. Origin
Example: some Italian shoes, a Canadian town, an American car
7. Material
Example: a wooden box, a woolen sweater, a plastic toy
Describe the following pictures in full sentences, using adjectives in their correct order.
1. Describe the horse. Is it old or young? Big or small? What colour?
2. Describe what each of the kids is wearing.
3. Describe the man to the left of the wrestlers and his clothes.
4. Describe the man on the right of the picture.
5. Describe both of the wrestlers.
Exercise 2: Quiz
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks
After watching this week’s Street Karaoke song, “Walking Away” by Craig David, fill in the blanks in the song lyrics:
I’m walking away from the troubles in _____
I’m walking away oh _____ a better day
I’m walking away from _____ in my life
I’m walking away oh to find a better day
I’m _____
sometimes some people get _____
when it’s _____ I’ve said or done
_____ you feel there is no fun
that’s why you _____
but now I _____ realise
some people don’t wanna _____
well I _____ with my own eyes spreading those lies
and well I don’t wanna _____ , too many sleepless nights
not mentioning the fights, I’m sorry to say _____
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