CGL-310 Inglés Básico 2

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Discuss exceptional people and see compound adjectives in context.

Practice using superlative compound adjectives while working in

small groups completing some activities.
Watch this video. Then discuss these
questions in groups. • Have you heard of any of
them?
• What sort of impact have
they had on other people?
• Discuss their achievements,
People who changed the world and then choose the person
who has had the biggest
impact.
• What values do you think
were most important to each
of them? Why?
Choose the three most important values in your life. If your
top values aren’t there, add them to the list.

Achievement Compassion Cooperation Creativity

Environment Health Independence Responsibility

Spirituality Wealth
Which word is the adjective? Why is it different
from other adjectives? What do you think it means?

No one likes him. He is a cold-

hearted man.
Compound adjectives

Compound adjectives are modifying phrases made up of two or more words. They can be
joined by a hyphen, appear as a single word, or appear as two separate words. Always
check a dictionary before using compound adjectives in writing. Three common patterns
for compound adjectives in English are:
a. adjective + noun + -ed (absent-minded, high-spirited, long-winded, soft-hearted)
• When preceding a noun, these compounds are usually written with a hyphen unless they
are one word.
b. adverb + past participle (much-loved, well-dressed, highly acclaimed, widely respected)
• Compounds with adverbs ending in -ly are never hyphenated.
• Other adverbs are usually hyphenated before but not after the noun.
c. adjective, adverb, or noun + present participle (easygoing, forward-thinking, thought-
provoking)
• When preceding a noun, these compounds are usually written with a hyphen unless they
are one word.
Compound adjectives

• Can you find more

compound adjectives?
• Which patterns from
the grammar box do
they follow?
(1869–1948) Gandhi was a great
political and spiritual leader in India.
Although he was educated in
England, Gandhi is best remembered
for his struggle for Indian
independence, which had far-
reaching effects. His epoch-making
victories through peaceful means
later inspired other great leaders, like
Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San
Suu Kyi.
(1982– ) Born in Russia, this blue-eyed,
brown-haired beauty was working at a
fruit stand by age 11. At 17, she moved
to Paris and soon after signed with a
well-known modeling agency. She was
well received and quickly became a
popular fashion model. A kind-hearted
superstar, she created the Naked Heart
Foundation to build playgrounds for
underprivileged children in Russia.
(1970 – ) Andre Agassi’s hard-driving
father always planned to make him a
tennis star. Intensely coached, he was
practicing with pros by age five. During
his career, Agassi won every important
tournament at least once and earned over
100 million dollars. Now retired but
socially engaged, he built a free school
for youth in one of Las Vegas’s poorest
neighborhoods.
(1869–1948) Gandhi was a great
political and spiritual leader in India.
Although he was educated in
England, Gandhi is best remembered
for his struggle for Indian
independence, which had far-
reaching effects. His epoch-making
victories through peaceful means
later inspired other great leaders, like
Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San
Suu Kyi.
(1982– ) Born in Russia, this blue-eyed,
brown-haired beauty was working at a
fruit stand by age 11. At 17, she moved
to Paris and soon after signed with a
well-known modeling agency. She was
well received and quickly became a
popular fashion model. A kind-hearted
superstar, she created the Naked Heart
Foundation to build playgrounds for
underprivileged children in Russia.
(1970 – ) Andre Agassi’s hard-driving
father always planned to make him a
tennis star. Intensely coached, he was
practicing with pros by age five. During
his career, Agassi won every important
tournament at least once and earned over
100 million dollars. Now retired but
socially engaged, he built a free school
for youth in one of Las Vegas’s poorest
neighborhoods.
Rewrite these 1. Roger Federer is an athlete everybody
sentences using the knows.
compound adjectives 2. The play was praised by most theater critics.
from the previous 3. Many charities are set up to help children
texts to ­replace the who are poor.
words in boldface. 4. The very generous celebrity gave money to
Sometimes more than the homeless.
one answer is­
5. The work of Gandhi had effects that
possible. reached around the world.
6. The child with blue eyes was adopted by a
celebrity.
 • Roger Federer is a well-known athlete.
• The play was well received by most
theater critics.
• Many charities are set up to help
underprivileged children.
• The kind-hearted celebrity gave money to
Rewrite these sentences
using the compound the homeless.
adjectives from the
previous texts to ­replace • The work of Gandhi had far-reaching
the words in boldface. effects.
Sometimes more than one
answer is­possible. • The blue-eyed child was adopted by a
celebrity.
 • absent • hot
• cold • narrow
• cool • open
• empty • soft
• Hard • warm

• blooded
• headed
Combine the words from both
boxes to create compound • hearted
adjectives. Sometimes more • minded
than one answer is possible.
Combine the words from both boxes to create compound
adjectives. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

• Empty-headed
• Hotheaded / hot-blooded
• Cold-hearted / hard-hearted / cold-blooded
• Openhearted / warm-hearted / soft-hearted
• Hardheaded
• Open-minded
• Narrow-minded
• Absent-minded
• Coolheaded
Match the given compound adjectives with
their synonyms
• Silly and brainless ____________
• Quick to anger ______________
• Uncaring or unkind ____________
• Sweet and loving ___________
• Stubborn and unyielding ____________
• Tolerant and unbiased____________
• Intolerant and disapproving ______________
• Forgetful ____________
• Calm and unexcitable ______________
• Friendly and kind _____________
Match the given compound adjectives with
their synonyms
• Silly and brainless = empty-headed
• Quick to anger = hotheaded / hot-blooded
• Uncaring or unkind = cold-hearted / hard-hearted / cold-blooded
• Sweet and loving = openhearted / warm-hearted / soft-hearted
• Stubborn and unyielding = hardheaded
• Tolerant and unbiased = open-minded
• Intolerant and disapproving = narrow-minded
• Forgetful = absent-minded
• Calm and unexcitable = coolheaded
• Friendly and kind = warm-hearted / soft-hearted
Superlative compound adjectives
• Superlative compound adjectives generally follow the same hyphenation rules as
compound adjectives. The superlative form of compound adjectives is most often
formed by adding the most and the least. There is never a hyphen after most or least.
• I’m not the most easily impressed person.
• Tonya is the most easygoing person in our family.
• He’s the least narrow-minded man I know.
• When the first word of a compound adjective is an adjective or adverb of one or
sometimes two syllables, the superlative can also be formed by adding the and using
the superlative form of the first word.
• He is the hardest-working man I know.
• They may not be the smartest or the best-looking people in the world.
• Compound adjectives in their superlative form can also occur after the verb be
without a noun.
• Of all the men I know, he’s the hardest working.