UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO”

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERÍA DE SISTEMAS

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WORKSHOP U-1
ADJECTIVE.
It`s a word that describes a person or a thing in positive or negative form, for example:

 My Mother lives in a big house ,

 I like red wine
 It`s a clever idea.
 This laptop is very good
 This cellphone is Japanese
 I like the yellow car, etc.

 Big, small, short, tall, old, new, pretty, good, clever, high etc. (common adjectives)
 Red, blue, brown etc. (colours)
 Peruvian, Russian, Japanese, ect. (Nationalities)

How do you use an adjective in English?

1. In English, an adjective can go AFTER the verb BE (Be = am, are is)

 My car is fast. (AFTER)

be adj.
 A Ferrari is expensive
be adj.
 My career is interesting
be adj.

2. When an adjective is with noun it always goes BEFORE the noun. Example:

 It’s a fast car

Adj. noun
 It’s a (very) good hotel
adj. noun

 It`s an interesting class.

adj. noun

 Jerson is a good student

adj. noun
 It`s my English book
adj. noun
3. Adjectives are the same for singular and plural nouns, so you never add an “s” to an
adjective. This is different from many other languages where adjectives have to “agree” with
nouns.

Example:
- Our cars are fast - They are fast cars
Adj. Adj.

4. Adjectives have no masculine or feminine form.

Examples:
. Arthur is friendly, but he is a shy person
. Laura is shy and friendly, too.

Exercise
A: Read the examples bellow, and circle the adjectives in each sentence.
B: Read again And recognize Where is the adjective? after de the verb Be or before the noun

1. It’s a very big house

2. Lima is the principal city of Peru

3. My career is interesting

4. BMWs are cheap. MBs are expensive

5. Stefani is pretty and clever

6. Luis’ car is new

B: Order the words to make sentences:

1. interesting / System engineering / is/ career / an /

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2. Where / my / technical English / is / book?

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3. engineering / A mine-detector / is made / from hi-tech / material

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4. restaurant / This / good / a / very /is

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5. gave / She / me / spoon / a /plastic

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6. mind / He / a practical / has

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C: Discuss about technology and society:

Read the words in list from A to F. Decide which effects are positive, and which are negative.

A: Launch system (rocket) D: Washing machine

B: Cell phone E: A car
C: A factory F: A television

EFFECTS:
1. Fast travel 7. Road deaths
2. River pollution 8. Space exploration
3. Nuclear missiles 9. Overweight people
4. Less housework 10. Global warming
5. Cheap power 11. Easy communication
6. Noise pollution 12. Mass entertainment

Word Positive Negative

A 8 (Space exploration) 3 (Nuclear missiles)

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Eric H. Glendinning