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Unit 1 - Lesson A: People in A Hurry: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 3
Unit 1 - Lesson A: People in A Hurry: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 3
Unit 1 - Lesson A: People in A Hurry: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 3
Positive qualities
outgoing (adj)
polite (adj)
quiet (adj)
shy (adj)
Negative qualities
impatient (adj)
reckless (adj)
rude (adj)
Other words
balance work and play (v)
drive recklessly (v)
feel strongly about something (v)
get impatient (v)
honk your horn (v)
interrupt people (v)
slow down (v)
take (school / work) seriously (v)
Grammar
Adjectives vs. manner adverbs
Adjective + noun
You can use adverbs to describe verbs. Manner adverbs describe how people do things:
easy easily
automatic automatically
Irregular adverbs
good well
For example:
For example:
I'm patient.
But, when the verb feel means "have an opinion about", use an adverb:
Negative qualities
arrogant (adj)
competitive (adj)
dishonest (adj)
disorganized (adj)
inconsiderate (adj)
selfish (adj)
unfriendly (adj)
unhappy (adj)
unreliable (adj)
Intensifiers
absolutely (adv)
completely (adv)
extremely (adv)
fairly (adv)
incredibly (adv)
not at all (adv)
pretty (adv)
really (adv)
so (adv)
totally (adv)
very (adv)
Other words
basically (adv)
correctly (adv)
admire someone (v)
count on someone (v)
have a (great) sense of humor (v)
tell the truth (v)
trust someone (v)
Grammar
Adverbs before adjectives and adverbs
You can use some adverbs before adjectives and adverbs. Use these adverbs to make some
adjectives and adverbs stronger:
Use absolutely or really (but not very) with adjectives that are already very strong:
Use the expression at all to make negatives stronger. At all usually goes after the adjective:
Adjective prefixes
A prefix is a group of letters like dis, un, etc. at the beginning of a word. They add meaning to
the word.
You can use prefixes to make adjectives with opposite meanings. Different adjectives have
different prefixes:
patient impatient
considerate inconsiderate
friendly unfriendly
reliable unreliable
honest dishonest
organized disorganized
Conversation strategies
Describing individual habits
You can use always and a continuous verb to talk about:
• an annoying habit
at least
You can use the expression at least to point out the positive side of a situation:
B Well, at least he's pleasant. (at least = "The good thing is . . . ")
Other words
safe (adj)
fluently (adv)
have impeccable taste (in clothes) (v)
make the most of (v)
Writing
Useful expressions for your personal profile
Here are some useful expressions you can use when you write a profile about someone:
• At the age of . . .
• I can be . . .
I can be pretty shy and introverted and studying online feels safe somehow.
Right now I'm working for a small production company called Film Fast.
• I'm an accomplished . . .
• I started playing . . .