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Unit 8: Art
Adjectives and adverbs
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- 25 Against the odds
- 26 Our future on Mars?
- 27 Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28 Dodgy dating
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- 30 I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 1
In this unit we look at words like dessert and desert, bored and boring. Learners of English often find it difficult to choose the right one. Do you? Practise using easily confused words with us.
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Activity 2
Martin's sweet tooth
A simple story with confusing words
In 6 Minute Vocabulary we introduced you to some easily confused words. Now it's time to see how well you learned them!
To do
We're going to read a story about a man called Martin. He has a sweet tooth, which means he loves eating sweet things… But he has a problem. How does he solve it? Find out by filling gaps with the correct words in the story.
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Keep it sweet
6 Questions
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
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Martin loves {{}}. He has one after every meal, even breakfast.
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Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
Which is the one you eat?Question 1 of 6
Gargaarsa
Well done. You eat 'desserts', and a 'desert' is a large, dry area.
That's not right. You eat 'desserts', and a 'desert' is a large, dry area.
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The problem is, eating all that sugar affected his weight. He became quite {{}} about it.
Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
If he feels upset, he feels...?Question 2 of 6
Gargaarsa
Well done. If you are 'sensitive' about something, you are easily upset by it. If you're 'sensible', it means you act with good judgement. Martin is upset about his weight.
That's not right. If you are 'sensitive' about something, you are easily upset by it. If you're 'sensible', it means you act with good judgement. Martin is upset about his weight.
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A friend told him he needed to eat more {{}}.
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Cufi
Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
This one is the adverb from either 'sensible' or 'sensitive'Question 3 of 6
Gargaarsa
Well done. 'Sensibly' is the adverb from 'sensible'. If you eat sensibly, you care about how you eat. You do it 'with good judgement'. You can't really 'eat sensitively', though you can be sensitive about how you eat!
That's not right. 'Sensibly' is the adverb from 'sensible'. If you eat sensibly, you care about how you eat. You do it 'with good judgement'. You can't really 'eat sensitively', though you can be sensitive about how you eat!
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So for a while he stopped eating desserts altogether. But he soon thought that was {{}}.
Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
The -ing form generally describes something, the -ed describes how someone feels.Question 4 of 6
Gargaarsa
Well done. He thought that not eating dessert was 'boring'. The -ing form describes 'not eating dessert'. If you ask how he felt, you could say he felt 'bored' by not eating dessert.
That's wrong. He thought that not eating dessert was 'boring'. The -ing form describes 'not eating dessert'. If you ask how he felt, you could say he felt 'bored' by not eating dessert.
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Then he bought a no-sugar {{}} book. He learned how to make lots of healthy desserts.
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Cufi
Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
This is a book that teaches you how to cook things...Question 5 of 6
Gargaarsa
Well done. A 'recipe' is a set of instructions for making or preparing food. That's what is in the book. After buying it, the shop staff probably gave him a 'receipt' to show he had paid for it.
That's not right. A 'recipe' is a set of instructions for making or preparing food. That's what is in the book. After buying it, the shop staff probably gave him a 'receipt' to show he had paid for it.
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The key is using lots of fresh, natural {{}}. So now he eats dessert and loses weight at the same time.
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Activity
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in this story.
karaarra buusu
What are the individual parts used to make food called?Question 6 of 6
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Well done. 'Ingredients' are the individual parts combined to make something else, usually food. 'Contents' are all the things that are inside something else.
That's not right. 'Ingredients' are the individual parts combined to make something else, usually food. 'Contents' are all the things that are inside something else.
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Next
Now you've finished that written practice exercise, let's see how good your listening skills are. Join us in the next activity.