English Booster for Beginners
English Boost er for Beginners
LESSON 1 1
beautiful
handsom e
( w om en only) ( m en only)
pretty ( girls only)
good looking ( m en/ w om en/ boys)
ugly ( men and
w omen)
attractive ( m en, w om en, boys or girls)
Rem em ber
Adj ect ives
An adj ective is a word t hat m odifies a noun to tell you m ore about it. Adj ect ives never change. They are nev er plural. For exam ple: This is a nice cak e. Adj ect ives go be fore t heir nouns. They're nice people.
Now learn som e adjectives that describe w hat people or places are like:
Adj ect ives for people and places - appearances
be a u t ifu l
pretty
ugly
Adj ect ives for personalit y ( people) or characterist ics ( places and things)
lovely
nice OK
all right
horrible
terrible aw ful
Questions for people, places and things
For people
Qu e st ion
Answ er
Oh, he's a handsom e m an. He's t all wit h Appearance What does David look like?
fair hair.
What is he like? Pe r son a lit y
( What 's he like?)
He's a lovely m an.
For places
Qu e st ion
Ap p e a r a n ce
What is Tuscany like? ( What 's Tuscany like?)
What is Tuscany like? Cha r a ct e r ist ics
( What 's Tuscany like?)
Answ er Oh, it 's a very pret t y place. I t 's a lovely place.
For things
Qu e st ion
Answ er
Ap p e a r a n ce
What is t he new Jaguar car like?
Oh, it 's a beaut iful car. ( What 's t he new Jaguar car like?)
What is t he new Jaguar car
Cha r a ct e r ist ics
I t 's a very com fort able car.
like?
( What 's t he new Jaguar car like?)
Op p osit e s
big / large "I t's a large
anim al."
cle a n "She's a clean
little girl."
friendly "They're friendly people." e x p e n siv e "I t's an e x p e n siv e
ca r . "
good "He's a good
boy."
tall "He's a tall
m an."
sm all "I t's a sm all
anim al."
dirty "She's a dirty
little girl."
unfriendly "They're unfriendly people."
ch e a p "I t's a cheap
ca r . "
bad "He's a bad boy."
sh o r t "He's a short
m an."
long "She has long
hair."
sh o r t "She has short
hair."
com fort able "I t's a
com fort able ch a ir . "
happy "I t's a happy
f a ce . "
new "I t's a new
ca r . "
uncom fort able "They're
uncom fort able ch a ir s. "
sa d "I t's a sad face."
old "I t's an old car."
Rem em ber!
Rem em ber t he rules: when t o use a or a n, t his is changed by t he adj ect ive.
You use a when t he noun you are referring t o or t he adj ect ive t hat describes it begins with a consonant. You use a n w hen t he noun you are referring t o or t he adj ect ive t hat describes it begins with a vowel. For exam ple: I t 's a car. I t 's a new car. I t 's an old car.
Naturally Speaking
Follow the dialogue. Mr Nato m eets Mr Breuer again at a party.
Mr Nato:
Hello, Mr Bor. I t 's nice t o see your again.
Mr Bor:
Mr Nat o, what a nice surprise! How are you?
Mr Nato:
I 'm fine t hanks, and how is Mrs Bor?
Mr Bor:
She's OK t hank you. She's get t ing a new t eacher next week, a Miss Gay . What 's she like?
Mr Nato:
Don't worry she's very nice. She's really friendly.
Mr Bor:
Oh t hat 's good t o know. You com e fr om Tok yo, don't y ou Mr Nat o?
Mr Nato:
Yes, t hat 's right .
Mr Bor:
What's it like?
Mr Nato:
I t 's com m only t hought as a cit y but it ` s a prefect ure . I t 's a really nice place t o live in and t he people t heir are very friendly. What's your place like?
Mr Bor:
Aichi is t he fourt h biggest cit y in Japan, fam ous for it s cast le. I t 's beaut iful in part s but quit e ugly in ot hers. There have been a lot of changes r ecent ly.
Mr Nato:
Yes, I can im agine.
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