VIP Class Notes (Li)

Adjectives – basic groups

Vocabulary

groups: types of something

eg. Which group do these adjectives belong to?

eg. Name 3 groups of adjectives.

opinion: what you think of something

eg. Tell me your opinion on this spider.

eg. I don’t have any opinions.

boxy: cube-like

tangy: pleasant, strong and sharp taste

eg. This lemon tart has a tangy taste.

curly: hair like Li’s

eg. Li’s curly hair looks like pot noodles.

eg. Aiai wants curly hair.

bald: no hair

eg. Peter is bald and he is sad about it.

eg. Aiai hopes that she won’t become bald in the future.

honest: you are truthful and you don’t tell lies

eg. The boy is honest so the teacher let him off.

eg. If you are honest you don’t have to do housework.

cheap: not expensive

eg. The apple in the shop is cheap.

salty: tastes like salt

eg. The egg is salty.

eg. The sea is salty.

creative: a person that has a lot of ideas

eg. Aiai comes up with very creative stories.

eg. She is a very creative writer.

narrow: not wide

eg. The street is long and narrow.

Grammar

Adjectives – Different

1) Opinion 

ex. beautiful, cute, strong, naughty, friendly

2) Colour

ex. blue, yellow, red, white, orange, fair (light-coloured)

3) Shape

ex. round, boxy, oval, square, triangular

4) Size   

ex. tall, thin, short, fat, big, large

5) Taste  

ex. sweet, sour, salty, tangy

6) Number

many, few, much, one, two, three

bad/worse/worst 

adjective/comparative/superlative

ex. This movie is bad.

ex. This movie is worse than the movie we saw last week.

ex. This move is the worst movie I’ve seen.

Sunday I will go to Sanya. Five or six days. I will play all day. I will go to the beach or dive in the sea. The sharks can’t run and walk. I will sit on them.

I like to eat squid, a little squid “yummy yummy yummy”.

Please give me a few of carrot.

My idea is worst.

Revised: 

On Sunday, I will go to Sanya for five to six days. I will play all day. I will go to the beach or dive in the sea. The sharks can’t run or walk. I will sit on them.

I like to eat squid, especially little/small squids “yummy yummy yummy”.

Please give me a few of carrots. 

My idea is the worst.

Pronunciation

honest – onest (silent h)