Adjectives that behave like nouns; '-ed/ing' endings

6.3A 'The' (etc.) +• adjective + noun: 'the blind'

Write 1:1 a poor man 2 unemployed people 3 a young woman 4 an elderly man 5 a sick woman 6 healthy people

Write 2:1The rich... the poor 2 the unemployed 3 the deaf 4 The old 5 the injured 6 the dead 7 the elderly 8 The healthy 9 the sick 10 The blind...the sighted

6.3B Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing': ' іnterested/interest ing' 1 We were amazed by the coincidence, 2 The journey was tiring. 3 Sylvia was upset by the experience 4 The experience was upsetting (for us).5 Gloria was enchanting. 6 Gloria was enchanted (by me).

7 The children were delightful. 8 We were delighted by the children. 9 The new building is impressive. 10 Everybody is impressed by the new building.

6.3C Context 1 the rich 2 the poor 3 shocked 4 embarrassed 5 the old 6 The blind 7 the sighted 8 The deaf 9 The unemployed 10 The healthy 11 the sick 12 the young 13 depressed 14 distressed 15 distressing 16 depressing 17 the living 18 the dead

6.4A 'Look good' compared with 'play well': 1 nicely 2 nice 3 badly 4 bad 5 good 6 well 7 smoothly 8 smooth

6.4B Word order: two-word and three-word nouns: 'a teak kitchen cupboard' 1 a cotton shirt 2 a cotton summer shirt 3 a wire rake 4 a kitchen clock 5 a plastic kitchen clock

6.4C Word order: past participle + noun: 'a handmade cupboard' Possible answers: 1 a worn cotton shirt 2 a handmade cotton summer shirt 3 a broken wire rake 4 a damaged kitchen clock 5 an unused plastic kitchen clock

6.4D Word order: adjective + noun: 'a big round table': 1 a cheap white Taiwanese clock radio for my bedside table.

2 a second-hand well maintained sports car with a low mileage. or. a well-maintained second-hand sports car. 3 a beautiful antique English polished mahogany dining-table or a beautiful antique polished English mahogany dining-table.

4 a pair of grey and red American canvas trainers which I can use for jogging. 5 a small old stone-built country cottage. 6 a pink and white cotton summer dress for my holiday.

6.4E Context 1 Expensive Italian handmade leather shoes (or Expensive handmade Italian leather shoes) 2 beautiful old pair 3 back doorstep 4 large friendly dog (exceptionally, size comes before the general adjective here) 5 badly 6 good 7 good

8 remaining Italian shoe 9 unchewed Italian shoe 10 red fur-lined slippers

6.5 The comparison of adjectives 6.5A Common comparative and superlative forms: ‘cold - colder – coldest^’

1 My room's bigger than yours. It's the biggest in the house. 2 My room's colder than yours. It's the coldest in the house

3 My garden's nicer than yours. It's the nicest in the street. 4 My desk's tidier than yours. It's the tidiest in the office.

6.5B Adjectives with two or more syllables: 'clever¹, 'expensive' 1 She's happier/more happy than I am. She's the happiest/most happy person I have ever met 2 His work was more careless than mine. It was the most careless (work) in the class. 3 This problem is simpler/more simple than that one. It's the simplest/the most simple (problem) in the book. 4 This watch is more expensive than that one. It's the most expensive (watch) in the shop. 5 This engine is quieter/more quiet than mine. It's the quietest/most quiet (engine) ever built.

6.5C Comparative and superlative forms often confused:'older/elder': 1 farther/further 2 oldest 3 worse 4 lesser 5 latest 6 further 7 well 8 last 9 oldest 10 smaller 11 less 12older 13 most/more 14 better 15 best 16 farthest/furthest 17 oldest 18 elder/older 19 least 20 most

6.5D Context 1 nearer/nearest (We can sometimes use superlatives for 'only two' [> LEG 6 28].) 2 biggest 3 strongest 4 further/farther (or furthest/farthest) 5 smaller, i.e. 'of the two' (or smallest, i.e. 'I have ever seen') 6 weaker, i.e. 'of the two' (or weakest, і е. 'I have ever seen') 7 the most violent 8 smallest 9 biggest 10 last 11 best 12 oldest

7 Adverbs 7.1 Adverbs of manner 7.1А Adverbs with and without '-ly': 'carefully', 'fast' I badly 2 hard 3 fast 4 better 5 airmail 6 suddenly 7 rudely 8 early 9 best 10 gladly II quickly 12 eagerly 13 last 14 high 15 carefully 16 late 17 bravely 18 near 19 wide 20 monthly

7.1 В Two forms and different meanings: 'hard/hardly' 1 hard 2 hardly 3 last 4 lastly 5 lately 6 late 7highly 8high 9justly 10 just 11 near 12 nearly

7.1C Adjectives which end in '-ly': 'friendly' 1 in a cowardly way/manner/fashion 2 quickly 3 loudly/loud 4 in a silly way/ manner/fashion 5 in a lively way/manner/fashion 6 slowly 7 badly 8 in a motherly way/manner/fashion 9 in a lovely way/ manner/fashion 10 carefully 11 in a sickly way/manner/fashion 12 in an unfriendly way/ manner/fashion

7.1 D Context I Last 2 important 3 early 4 carefully 5 best 6 best 7 far 8 fast 9 past 10 beautiful 11 in a silly way/ manner/fashion 12 quickly 13 rapidly 14 cheap/cheaply 15 full 16 hurriedly 17 new

7.2A Points of time: 'Monday', 'this morning' Write 1: 1 yesterday - today - tomorrow 2 yesterday morning - this morning - tomorrow morning 3 yesterday at noon - at noon - tomorrow at noon 4 yesterday afternoon - this afternoon - tomorrow afternoon

5 yesterday evening - this evening - tomorrow evening 6 last night - tonight - tomorrow night 7 last Monday - this Monday - next Monday 8 last January - this January - next January 9 last week - this week - next week 10 last year - this year - next year

Write 2: 1 She is arriving this morning, 2 I can see him today. 3 She arrived last night. 4 I'm expecting her tomorrow night. 5 I'll be home tonight. 6 You can make an appointment this afternoon. 7 You can see me the day after tomorrow. 8 She left yesterday evening. 9 You can see me the day after tomorrow in the morning. 10 You can come to my office at noon/at midday (today). 11 He left yesterday morning. 12 She'll phone tomorrow afternoon.

7.2B 'Still' and 'yet' 1 The children are still at the cinema. 2 I haven't met your brother yet./l haven't yet met your brother./l still haven't met your brother. 3 Jim still works for the same company. 4 Has she phoned you yet? No, not yet. 5 The new law hasn't come into force yet.The new law hasn't yet come into force./The new law still hasn't come into force.

7.2C 'Already' and other adverbs of time 1 I've already had it, thanks./I've had it already. 2 I haven't received an invitation to the party yet./ I haven't yet received an invitation to the party.3 І have already received an invitation to the party./ I have received an invitation to the party already. 4 Have you finished eating yet?/Have you already finished eating/finished eating already? 5 Haven't you finished eating yet?

7.2D Context 1 This week 2 yet 3 still 4 already 5 Yesterday 6 immediately 7 Then

7.3A 'Since', 'for' and 'ago' Write 1: 1 Since when have I... 2... a week ago. 3... seven months ago. 4... haven't seen her since (last week). 5... been home since 1987. 6 How long ago did...

Write 2: 1... for five years... 2... here since 1984. 3... him for six years. 4... a letter for weeks.5... a letter since last week.

6... jazz since I was a boy.

7.3B 'Till' (or 'until') and 'by' 1 till 2 till 3by 4 till 5 by 6 by 7 till

7.3C 'During', 'in' and 'for': 1 during/in 2 during 3 during/in 4 during/in 5 during/in 6 for 7 during 8 during 9 during 10 during/in 11 during/in 12 for

7.3 D Context: 1 ago 2 For 3 since 4 during/in 5 since 6till 7by 8till 9by 10during 11 for 12till

7.4A Position of adverbs of frequency ('often') in affirmatives and questions Possible answers: 1 I am generally late. 2 I was usually late for work. 3 І can always tell the difference between the two. 4 I would never have been able to find a job like yours. 5 You seldom tried hard enough. 6 You sometimes got good marks at school. 7 Are you often late? 8 Have you always lived in this town? 9 Did you ever get good marks at school?

7.4B The position of adverbs of frequency in negative statements 1 Public transport isn't always reliable. 2 He wasn't often late when he worked here./He often wasn't... 3 She doesn't usually arrive on time. /She usually doesn't... 4 She sometimes doesn't arrive on time. 5 We don't normally worry if the children are late. Or We normally don't... 6 You hardly ever phone 7 We don't generally complain./We generally don't... 8 You're sometimes not at home when I phone./You sometimes aren't...