Download - Extreme Adjectives
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Freezing temperatures in Britain
Boiling weather in Valencia
Very cold
Very hot
Extreme AdjectivesOrdinary Adjectives:
Small
Big
Extreme Adjectives:
HugeLargeEnormous
25th March 2011Class Objectives
• Match ordinary adjectives with extreme adjectives
• Demonstrate use of extreme adjectives at least 3 times in newspaper headlines
•Utilise stress and intonation appropriately when using extreme adjectives in speech
• Produce a short article using at least 5 extreme adjectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
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Matching ActivityIn small groups – Match the ordinary adjectives with their extreme adjectives.
Ordinary adjectiveExtreme adjective
A pretty model releases a good movie
Headlines
Individually – Write 3 headlines using the extreme adjectives from the matching activity.
For example:
A gorgeous model releases a fantastic movie
HeadlinesIn pairs – Read your headlines to one member of your group. That student must then repeat the headline but change the extreme adjective for its ordinary adjective.
Prime Minister after student protests
exhaustedtired
Are you hot in this room?
Hot?...It’s boiling!!
Are Michael’s classes good?
Good?...They’re fantastic!!
Mingling Activity
Student A: Ask the following question to another student.
Student B: Respond by repeating the ordinary adjective followed by its extreme adjective.
Mingling Activity
Student A: Ask the following question to another student.
Student B: Respond by repeating the ordinary adjective followed by its extreme adjective.
Were you angry at him?
Angry?...I was furious
Writing Activity
Individually, write a story to one of the headlines that you created before. Try and write 10 sentences which must include at least 5 extreme adjectives.
Recap
Ordinary adjectives
Extreme adjectives