Vocabulary 2
Adverbs of manner
1 Read the rules. How do you form adverbs in your language?
Adverbs of manner
We use adverbs of manner to describe an action. Stick insects are slow. They move slowly.
Adjective adverb
We usually form adverbs with the adjective + -ly.
Slow -> slowly
The adjective good has got an irregular adverb.
Good -> goodly well
The words fast and high are both adjectives and adverbs.
Fast -> fastly fast
2 Check the meaning of these adverbs. What are the adjectives?
Badly
well
quietly
loudly
quickly
slowly
safely
dangerously
fast
high
badly- bad
3 (46) Listen, check and repeat.
Текст аудирования:
badly — bad
well — good
quietly — quiet
loudly — loud
quickly — quick
slowly – slow
safely — safe
dangerously — dangerous
fast — fast
high – high
4 Choose the correct words.
1 Stick insects can’t run or fly. They move very slowly.
2 Cockroaches run very quick . They can run 5km an hour.
3 Spiders have got eight eyes, but they can’t see well .
4 Mosquitoes are dangerous for humans. They kill lots of people every year.
5 Crickets sing loudly. You can hear them 1 km away!
6 Fleas are very quiet. You can’t hear them.
Speaking
5 Work in pairs. Do the questionnaire.
Who’s Afraid of Creepy- Crawlies?
1 You’re sitting in your classroom and suddenly you see a cockroach. What do you do?
a) I leave it — I’m not afraid of cockroaches.
b) I run out of the classroom … as quickly as possible!
c) I kill it. Cockroaches are horrible!
2 You’re in your bedroom and you see a big spider. What’s your reaction?
a) Fantastic! I can catch it and put it in my sister’s bed!
b) No reaction — spiders aren’t dangerous, are they?
c) I scream. Loudly!
3 You’re walking in the mountains and you see a snake. Do you …
a) move away, quietly and slowly?
b) feel paralysed with fear?
c) take it home and keep it as a pet?
4 Your best friend has got a tarantula at home What’s your opinion?
a) No problem. Tarantulas are good pets if you look after them well.
b) Hmm. The tarantula is OK if it stays quietly in its box!
c) Aaagh! Small spiders are bad but tarantulas = e terrible!
Scores
1 a) 1 b) 3 c) 2
2 a) 2 b) 1 c) 3
3 a) 1 b) 3 c) 2
4 a) 1 b) 2 c) 3
4-5 You aren’t afraid and you respect all kinds of аnimals. For you, all creatures are good — even creepy-crawlies!
6-9 Be careful with creepy-crawlies — they’ve got feelings too, you know!
10-12 Oh dear. Are you afraid to leave the house?
6 Calculate your scores. Are you afraid of creepy-crawlies?