The basic types of adjectives

An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree
Opinion with you). Examples:
silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult

A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. Examples:
Size
large, tiny, enormous, little

An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples:
Age
ancient, new, young, old

A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples:

Shape
square, round, flat, rectangular

A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. Examples:

Colour
blue, pink, reddish, grey

An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples:

Origin
French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek

A material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples:

Material
wooden, metal, cotton, paper

A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with "-
Purpose ing". Examples:
sleeping (as in "sleeping bag"), roasting (as in "roasting tin")

Some examples of adjective order

Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose

a silly young English man
a huge round metal bowl
a small red sleeping bag

Exerecices:

I. Out the words in the right order:

1. new / live in / house / they / a :

2. like / jacket / I / that / green:

3. music / like / do / classical /you:

4. had / wonderful / a / I / they / a:

5. went to / restaurant / a / Chinese / we

 Prepositions of Time, of Place, and to Introduce Objects

One point in time

On is used with days:

I will see you on Monday.7
The week begins on Sunday.

At is used with noon, night, midnight, and with the time of day:
My plane leaves at noon.
The movie starts at 6 p.m.

In is used with other parts of the day, with months, with years, with seasons:
He likes to read in the afternoon.
The days are long in August.
The book was published in 1999.
The flowers will bloom in spring.

Extended time
To express extended time, English uses the following prepositions: since, for, by, from—
to, from-until, during,(with)in
She has been gone since yesterday. (She left yesterday and has not returned.)
I'm going to Paris for two weeks. (I will spend two weeks there.)
The movie showed from August to October. (Beginning in August and ending in October.)
The decorations were up from spring until fall. (Beginning in spring and ending in fall.)
I watch TV during the evening. (For some period of time in the evening.)
We must finish the project within a year. (No longer than a year.)

Place
To express notions of place, English uses the following prepositions: to talk about the point
itself: in, to express something contained: inside, to talk about the surface: on, to talk about
a general vicinity, at.
There is a wasp in the room.
Put the present inside the box.
I left your keys on the table.
She was waiting at the corner.

Higher than a point

To express notions of an object being higher than a point, English uses the following
prepositions: over, above.
He threw the ball over the roof.
Hang that picture above the couch.

Lower than a point

To express notions of an object being lower than a point, English uses the following
prepositions: under, underneath, beneath, below.
The rabbit burrowed under the ground.
The child hid underneath the blanket.
We relaxed in the shade beneath the branches.
The valley is below sea-level.

Close to a point

To express notions of an object being close to a point, English uses the following
prepositions: near, by, next to, between, among, opposite.
She lives near the school.
There is an ice cream shop by the store.
An oak tree grows next to my house
The house is between Elm Street and Maple Street.
I found my pen lying among the books.
The bathroom is opposite that room.

To introduce objects of verbs

English uses the following prepositions to introduce objects of the following verbs.
At: glance, laugh, look, rejoice, smile, stare
She took a quick glance at her reflection.
(exception with mirror: She took a quick glance in the mirror.)
You didn't laugh at his joke.
I'm looking at the computer monitor.
We rejoiced at his safe rescue.
That pretty girl smiled at you.
Stop staring at me.

Of: approve, consist, smell

I don't approve of his speech.
My contribution to the article consists of many pages.
He came home smelling of alcohol.

Of (or about): dream, think

I dream of finishing college in four years.
Can you think of a number between one and ten?
I am thinking about this problem.

For: call, hope, look, wait, watch, wish

Did someone call for a taxi?
He hopes for a raise in salary next year.
I'm looking for my keys.
We'll wait for her here.
You go buy the tickets and I'll watch for the train.
If you wish for an "A" in this class, you must work hard.

Present continuous tense

Affirmative

I AM DOING

He WORKING
She IS + GOING
It
STAYING
We
You ARE
They

Question :

Am I

he DOING ?
IS she WORKING?
It GOING?

we
ARE you
They
 Time

Expresions

- What time is it ?

- Can you tell the time?

E.g:

1 a.m = it’s one o’clock

12 am = it’s twelve o’clock

1 p.m = it’s one o’clock

1:30 a.m = it’s one thirty

2:15 p.m = it’s a quarter past two

4: 20 a.m = it’s twenty past four

7:30 p.m = it’s half past seven

3: 45 p.m = it’s a quarter to four

Expressions :

12 p.m = mid day

12 a.m = midnight

Calendar

Month Short Form Days Season

1 January Jan. 31
Winter
2 February Feb. 28

3 March Mar. 31

4 April Apr. 30 Spring

5 May May 31

6 June Jun. 30

7 July Jul. 31 Summer

8 August Aug. 30

9 September Sep. 30

10 October Oct. 31 Autumn

11 November Nov. 30

12 December Dec. 31 Winter