Worksheet Jumbled sentences 1 Make sentences. Don t forget to change the word order for questions! 1 sort of / have / home / do / you / What /? 2 would be / to live / it / place / a great / think / I 3 in a / flat / centre of town / in the / live / They 4 How far / nearest / the / to / it / is / supermarket /? 5 your home / restaurants / near / good / any / there / Are /? 6 hometown / in / your / do / we / can / What /? 7 it s / city centre / to the / ten minutes / only / my flat / From 8 There / bars / excellent / plenty of / are / nearby / restaurants / and Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2007, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 1
Home sweet home 2 Read the following text about Sarah s home. Hello, my name s Sarah. I m American, but I live in England with my husband and son. We lived in a small flat in downtown London but we didn t like it. The city was busy and terribly expensive. Last month, we moved house and we now live in a three-storey house in the country. Our home is not very close to the city centre. It takes about an hour by car, but I enjoy living in the country because it is so quiet and we have friendly neighbours. We really like our new home. There are three bedrooms, one large bathroom and a large living room with four windows. There is also a guest room. We normally have our evening meals in the dining room because the kitchen is small. There is no balcony on the second floor*, but that s ok. We always eat a big breakfast outside on the patio when it is nice outside. All in all, we feel at home. *Culture note: the second floor in America = the first floor in Europe True or false? Mark T for True or F for False. If you mark False, make the statement true. Example Sarah lives alone. F Sarah lives with her husband and son. 1 Sarah and her family live in a flat in London. 2 Their house is very close to London. 3 Sarah likes her home because it is quiet and she has nice neighbours. 4 Including the guest room, Sarah has four bedrooms. 5 They usually eat breakfast outside on the balcony. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2007, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 2
Adverbs Adjectives Use: to describe nouns (people, places & things) Adjectives answer the question WHAT KIND (was für) Adverbs Use: to describe verbs & adjectives We usually add ly to an adjective to make an adverb. Adverbs answer the question HOW Examples A wonderful area (noun) (What kind of area is it?) It is a slow car. (noun) (What kind of car is it?) Examples A wonderfully relaxing holiday (adjective) (How relaxing is the holiday?) He drives slowly. (verb) (How does he drive?) Note: good = well I am a good cook I cook well. 3 Make the following adjectives into adverbs. 1 terrible terribly 6 quiet 2 surprising 7 extreme 3 absolute 8 good 4 real 9 comfortable 5 beautiful 10 careful Now fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb from the list above. Sometimes more than one is possible. 1 They have good food. 2 We have neighbours. We know our neighbours. 3 Paris has expensive restaurants. 4 We drove back to the hotel. 5 I enjoy relaxing and listening to the sounds of the water on the beach. 6 We had an fantastic holiday last year. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2007, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 3
Word snake 4 Can you find ten expressions in the word snake below? terriblyexpensivehotelgoodsizedroomsabsolutelyfantasticrestaurantsurprisinglycheap eveningmealsanextremelylargewellnesscentreabsolutelydeliciousbreakfastbuffetreally friendlyreceptionabsolutelyfantasticfitnesscentreareallybeautifulgardenwonderfullyrelaxingholiday 1 terribly expensive hotel 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 The best hotel you ve ever stayed in 5 Use the expressions above and write about the best hotel you ve ever stayed in. What did you like about it? Example The best hotel I ve ever stayed in had a really beautiful garden. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2007, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 4
Answer key Exercise 1 1 What sort of home do you have? 2 I think it would be a great place to live. 3 They live in a flat in the centre of town. 4 How far is it to the nearest supermarket? 5 Are there any good restaurants near your home? 6 What can we do in your hometown? 7 From my flat it s only ten minutes to the city centre. 8 There are plenty of excellent bars and restaurants nearby. Exercise 2 1 False. They lived in a flat in London but they now live in a house in the country. 2 False. It takes an hour by car to get to London. 3 True. 4 True. 5 False. They eat breakfast outside on the patio when it s nice. Exercise 3 (answers may vary) 1 really/surprisingly/extremely 2 quiet/good; well 3 terribly/surprisingly/extremely/really 4 carefully 5 quietly 6 absolutely Exercise 4 1 terribly expensive hotel 2 good-sized rooms 3 absolutely fantastic restaurant 4 surprisingly cheap evening meals 5 an extremely large wellness centre 6 absolutely delicious breakfast buffet 7 really friendly reception 8 absolutely fantastic fitness centre 9 a really beautiful garden 10 wonderfully relaxing holiday Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2007, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 5