B1 Lesson 2 Using adjectives
B1 Lesson 2
Using adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Good, busy, new, crowded, green, heavy, and beautiful.
Word order: adjective + noun
Examples:
I have a red car with a black top.
We ate a green salad with fried potatoes.
There are rare books in the library.
Do you like popular songs?
Activity
Rob owns a car. The car is red.
I do not like this weather. The weather is humid.
Paris is a city in France. This city is beautiful.
Ali has a job. The job is part-time.
They like to drink soda. The soda is diet.
Nina reads folk tales. They are international.
My mother grows roses. The roses are big. The roses are beautiful.
Juan works for a company. The company is small. The company is independent.
My grandparents live in a town. It is a farming town. The town is small.
Sharon rents a house on Smith Street. The house is white. The house is tiny.
Word order: be + adjective
If the main verb of a sentence is be, the adjective can come after the verb.
Word order: linking verb + adjective
The verb be is a linking verb. A linking verb connects the subject to the adjective that comes after it. These verbs are often but not always related to your five senses: sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing.
If the main verb of a sentence is a linking verb, the adjective can come after the verb.
Activity
Underline the 11 adjectives in the paragraph. Then circle the linking verbs.
My Ideal Vacation
I have a dream to visit ALaska. The weather is beautiful there. I love cold weather. When the temperature is low, I have energy! I also want to visit Alaska because I love nature. Alaska looks so pure and natural. I dream about its scenic landscape. In addition, there are wild animals. Finally, I want to learn important information about the native people of Alaska. Their culture sounds very interesting to me. I dope visit this wonderful state soon.
What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences about one specific topic. A paragraph has three main parts: a topic sentence, the body, and the concluding sentence.
Find those elements in the following paragraphs.
The Best Place to Relax
My back porch is my favorite place to relax. First, it has lots of comfortable chairs with soft pillows. I feel so good when I sit in them. My back porch is also very peaceful. I can sit and think there. I can even read a great book and nobody bothers me. Finally, in the evening, I can sit on my porch and watch the sunset. Watching the beautiful colors always calms me. I can relax in many places, but my back porch is the best.
Taipei 101
I work in one of the world’s tallest buildings –Taipei 101. This building is in Taipei’s business district. Taipeci 101 opened to the public in 2004. It is made of steel and glass panels, so it has a beautiful silver color. It has 101 floors. There are even five more levels below the building! Many international businesses have offices in Taipei 101. There are great places to shop in the building, too. I am proud to work in such an important place.
The title of a paragraph
Here are some rules to follow when you write a title for your paragraphs.
A good title is usually short. Sometimes it is only one word. Titanic and Help are titles.
A good title is usually not a complete sentence. Some examples of paragraph titles in this book are Staying Healthy, A World Traveler, and An Old Family Photo.
It tells the reader about the main topic, but it does not tell about everything in the paragraph. A Long Flight, An Important Invention are all titles of paragraphs.
Always capitalize the first letter of the first word. Do not capitalize a preposition or an article unless it is the first word.
It never has a period at the end.
Activity
Fix the following titles.
RAP MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD
A Handbook For International Students In Canada
Great Jobs for Teenagers
My Paragraph
How to Upload Your Family Vacation Photos to the Internet
Buying A New Car Is Easy
The ten Best Movies of All Time
Today Was the Best day of My Life
The topic sentence
The topic sentence is one sentence that tells the main idea of the whole paragraph.
The topic sentence:
Is usually the first sentence in the paragraph
Should not be too specific or too general
Must describe the information in all the sentences of the paragraph
Activity
Write possible topic sentences for these paragraphs.
Beautiful Snow?
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Snow is beautiful when it falls. After a few days, the snow is not beautiful anymore. It starts to melt, and the clean streets become messy. It is difficult to walk anywhere. The sidewalks are slippery. Snow also causes traffic problems. Some roads are closed. Other roads are hard to drive on safely. Drivers have more accidents on snowy roads. I understand why some people like snow, but I do not like it very much.
In December, it usually snows.
Some people like snow, but I do not.
I love snow.
Maria and Her Great Job
____________________________________________________________________________________________ she works at Papa Joe’s Restaurant. She serves about 60 people every day. Maria can remember all the dinner orders. If there is a problem with any of the food, she takes it back to the kitchen immediately. Maria works very hard to make sure all her customers have a great meal.
My cousin Maria is an excellent server.
My cousin Maria works at Papa Joe’s Restaurant.
Maria’s customers do not eat big meals.
My Favorite City
____________________________________________________________________________________________ I love to see all the interesting things there. The city is big, exciting, and full of life. I always visit the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. I also visit Chinatown. At night, I go to shows on Broadway. The food in the city is excellent, too, I truly enjoy New York City.
I like to see the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
New York is a very big city.
My favorite city in the world is New York.
Pasta, Pasta, Pasta
____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pasta tastes great. Sometimes I eat it plain. I also like it with butter or Parmesan cheese. Another reason I like pasta is the variety. Pasta includes spaghetti, macaroni, vermicelli, ravioli, lasagna, and many other kinds. In addition, pasta is very easy to prepare. I can make pasta in less than ten minutes. Finally, pasta is a very healthy food for me. A plate of pasta has about 300 calories, but it has only three grams of fat. I love to eat pasta every day!
Everybody loves pasta
Spaghetti and macaroni are kinds of pasta.
Pasta is my favorite food
Pasta comes from Italy
Awesome Internet Radio
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ first. I can listen to radio stations from around the world, so I have a variety of musical choices. I can choose bhangra from a New Delhi station or the newest music from a station in England. I can also listen to individual music stations that people create. I follow several popular disc jockeys in Los Angeles and New York. I also like Internet radio¿s convenience. I do not need to stay at home or use my car to listen to the radio. I can listen on my smart phone and my mp3 player whenever and wherever I want. However, the best thing of all is that internet radio is free! I cannot imagine music without Internet radio!
Before the Internet, people only listened to the radio one way.
There are great radio stations all over the world.
People all over the world like listening to the radio
Internet radio is the perfect way for me to listen to music.
Object pronouns
An object pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a noun that is the object in a sentence.
An object pronoun can also replace the noun after a preposition. A preposition is a word that shows location, time, or direction. Some common prepositions are in, on, to, and near.
Using object pronouns
My Best Friend
My best friend is Gretchen. I met _________ ten years ago. She is from ALabama. She comes from a very large family. She has four brothers and three sisters. She does not live with _________. They live in Alabama with their parents. Gretchen studies veterinary medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She loves ________ very much because she really loves animals. Gretchen has three pets. She has a cat, a small bird, and a large boa constrictor, Hal. She likes ______ all very much. However, she likes Hal the best. Gretchen takes _________ with _______ everywhere! In her free time. I love ______ like a sister. I hope that our friendship will stay with _______ for many years.
Edit these paragraph
Our Big Move
Amy and I are moving into our new apartment today. Amy and I are very excited. Amy and I have many big things to put in our new apartment. I have a large flat screen TV. Amy and I plan to put the television next to the window. Amy’s brother and his friends will help Amy and I move today, too. Amy’s brother and his friends will move our large couch and chairs. Amy and I want to put the coach and chairs in front of the television. Finally, Amy’s brother and his friends will move in our beds. It may take a long time to move the bed because the beds are so big. However, AMy and I are not worried because our storing helpers will male the move easy!
Parts of a paragraph: The body.
Every good paragraph must have sentences that support the topic sentence. These supporting sentences are called the body of a paragraph.
Supporter sentences:
Give more information, such as support, details, or examples, about the topic sentence.
Must be related to the topic sentence
Should not include ideas that are unrelated or unconnected to the topic sentence
Activity
Cross out the unrelated idea.
Keeping Score in American Football
Keeping score in American football is more difficult than keeping score in soccer. In soccer, each goal is worth one point. For example, if a team scores five goals in a game, then the team’s score is five points. In American football, the scoring system is different. When a player carries the ball across the end zone, he scores a touchdown. A touchdown is worth six points. When a player kicks the football between the goal posts, that team gets one point or three points. Another sport that has an easy spring is basketball. It's definitely harder to keep score for American football than it is for soccer.
Making Chili
Chili is an easy dish to prepare. Fried chicken is also easy to prepare. To make chili, cut up one large onion. Then fry it in a little vegetable oil. You can add fresh garlic and some diced chili peppers. When the onions are soft, add one pound of ground beef. Stir the onions and beef until they are fully cooked. Sprinkle one tablespoon of red chili powder on top. Next, add four cups of diced tomatoes, one cup of water, and one can of red beans. Finally, add salt and pepper. Cover the saucepan and cook over low heat for about one hour. If you follow this simple recipe, you will have a delicious meal!
Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperatures
Changing temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheut is not difficult. First, multiply the celsius temperature by 9. Then divide this answer by 5. When you finish, add 32 degrees to your answer. The result is the temperature in Fahrenheit. Many countries report temperatures in Celsius, but the United States uses Fahrenheit. For example, if the Celsius temperature is 20, you multiply 20 by 9. Then you divide the answer, 180, by 5. The result is 36. Next, add 32, and you have the correct Fahrenheit temperature. Now you know how to change a temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
Possessive adjectives
Like regular adjectives, a possessive adjective always comes before the noun that it describes.
Practice subject and possessive pronouns
____ Grandmother
A very important person in ____ life is ___ grandmother. _____ name is Evelyn Anna Kratz. _____ life is very interesting. _____ is 89 years old. ______ comes from Poland. ______can speak English well, but _____first language is Polich. My grandmother comes from a large family. ____ has two brothers. ______ names are Peter and John. _____ grandmother has two sisters, too. ____ dames are Karina and Mario. ______ like to listen to _______ grandmother’s stories because ______ are so interesting. In ______ opinion, they are the most interesting stories in the world.
Put parentheses () around the two unrelated sentences.
The New States
For US states begin with the word new. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York are in the Northeast, but New Mexico is in the SOuthwest. Arizona is also in the Southwest. New Hampshire is a small state with just over one million people. NEw Jersey is also a small state, but its population is almost nine million people. The most well known of the new states is New York. with twenty million people, its population is the largest of all the new states. Finally, There is New Mexico. It is the largest in size of these four states, but its population is really quite small with a little over two million people. There are no states that begin with the word ald. Although all these states begin with new, they are all very different.
An incredible Neighbor
My neighbor Mrs Wills is an amazing person. She is 96 years old. My grandmother lived to be 87. Mrs. Wills lives alone, and she takes cake of herself. In the morning , she works in her beautiful garden. She also does all of her own cooking. She doesn't like to cook rice. She cleans her own house. She even puts her heavy garbage can by the street for trash collection. She pulls it slowly to the curb, and she goes up and down the steps to her door without help. I hope to have that much energy and ability when I am 96 years old.
My office
My office has everything I need to do my work. On the left side of the room, there is a big wooden desk. My computer sits on top of the desk, and the printer sits under it. It keeps paper files in its drawers. On the right side of the room, there are two beautiful bookcases. My father makes bookcases and other wood furniture. They are full of books, magazines, and computer softwares. There is also a telephone and a fax machine on a small table next to my closet. I have trouble remembering my fax number. All my office supplies are in it. I enjoy my office very much.
Parts of a paragraph: the concluding sentence
The concluding sentence:
Often gives a summary of the information in the paragraph
Often gives information that is similar to the information in the topic sentence
Can be a suggestion, opinion, or prediction
Should not give any new information about the topic
Activity
Choose the best concluding sentence
Monday
I hate Monday for many reasons. One reason is work. I get up early to go to work on MOnday. After a weekend of fun and relaxation, I do not like to do this. Another reason that I do not like Monday is that I have three meetings every MOnday. These meetings last a long time, and they are extremely boring. Traffic is also a big problem on Mondays. There are more cars on the road on MOnday. Drivers are in a bad mood, and I must be more careful than usual. ___________________________
Monday is worse than Tuesday, but it is better than Sunday.
I do not like meetings on Monday.
These are just a few reasons why I do not like Monday.
Buying a Car
Buying a car requires careful planning. Do you want a new or a used car? This depends on how much money you can spend. Sometimes a used car needs repairs. What style of car do you want? You can look at many different models to help you decide. Next, do you want extra features in your new car? Adding lots of extra features makes a car more expensive. Finally, you have to decide where you will buy your car.
_____________________
It is important to think about all of these things when you are buying a car.
The most important thing is the kind of car that you want to buy.
Will you buy your new car from a friend or a car dealer?
Hanami
Hanami is a very popular Japanese tradition. Every spring, thousands of cherry trees bloom all over Japan. For two weeks during Janami, friends and families gather in parks and the countryside to see the beautiful flowers and celebrate the end of their vacation time. People make lots of food and have huge picnics under the lovely trees. There is lots of music and dancing, and large groups of people walk through the parks together. The celebration often continues into the night, and there are lanterns everywhere to light the celebration. _______________________________
People like to be with their family and friends during Hanami.
Looking at flowers during Hanami is interesting.
This is truly a most believed Japanese custom.
Correct the paragraph.
2 adjective mistakes, 2 missing be verbs, and 2 capitalization mistakes.
Aspirin
aspirin is an incredible type of medicine. This small white pill is not a drug new. We do not know exactly why or how it works. However, millions of people use aspirin every day. We take aspirin for reasons many. Aspirin good for headaches, colds, and pain. Aspirin can help with so many different Health problems. Aspirin is a medicine simple, but it great.
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