At The Toy Shop
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Before we
go with Duke and Ginger to the toy shop, we are going to learn some
important adjectives to describe toys.
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1.- Listen,
repeat & learn!
Noisy
Quiet
Massive
Small
Dangerous
Safe
Healthy
Unhealthy
Cheap
Expensive
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1.a. Complete
the table with the opposite adjectives.
Unhealthy
/ Quiet / Cheap / Massive / Safe
(to
see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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1.b. Look
at the following toys and use an adjective from the list above to describe
them.
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2.- Adjectives
When we
want to describe something, for example, a toy, we use adjectives to
describe it. Look at the following examples:
£350
The
bike is big and expensive.
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£3.00
The
teddy bear is small and cheap.
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3.- Can
you identify the different parts of the sentence?
The bike
is big and expensive.
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It is important
that you learn the order of the words within the sentence.
Article / subject / verb / adjective (conjunction + adjective)
Some examples:
The doll
is big
article / subject / verb / adjective
The doll
is big and beautiful
article / subject / verb / adjective / conjunction
/ adjective
We can also
use this order to describe people and places. For example:
Ginger
is tall and young.
Duke is healthy and dangerous
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4.- Here
are a few adjectives that you can use to describe toys, people and places
Listen,
repeat & learn!
Tall
Short
Fat
Thin
Historic
Modern
Interesting
Boring
Noisy
Quiet
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4.a. Describe
the following things. Don’t forget to follow the rules!
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5.- Duke
and Ginger want to buy Foxy a birthday present
They go
to the toy shop to see what they can buy.
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| Duke: |
What
about this teddy bear? |
| Ginger: |
Hhhm,
I like it but it’s massive and it’s too expensive. |
| Duke: |
How
much is it? |
| Ginger: |
£55! |
| Duke: |
Yes,
it’s too expensive. |
| Ginger: |
What
about this robot? |
| Duke: |
Yes,
it looks nice but it’s very noisy and dangerous! |
| Ginger: |
I
agree it’s too noisy! Ok, what about this computer game? |
| Duke: |
How
much is it? |
| Ginger: |
£15 |
| Duke: |
Great,
it’s cheap, small and looks a lot of fun! |
| Ginger: |
Let’s
buy it! |
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5.a. You
are now going to read a summary of Duke and Ginger’s conversation.
Fill in the gaps with the correct adjectives.
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You will
notice that Duke and Ginger describe some of the toys as being ‘too
expensive’ or ‘too big’.
Please note:
It’s
too expensive
It’s too big
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5.b.
Translate the following sentences
