ACTIVITY 48

ADJECTIVES X ADVERBS
STARDUST

BEFORE VIEWING:
A. TALK TO A PARTNER ABOUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. DOYOU CONSIDER THE FIRST IMPRESSION THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE? JUSTIFY YOUR
ANSWER.

2. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE HAVE A CORRECT IDEA OF YOUR PERSONALITY JUST BY LOOKING
AT YOU, YOUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND CLOTHES? EXPLAIN IT.

3. WHAT ARE SOME PERSONALITY TRAITS A DOCTOR MUST HAVE? NUMBER AT LEAST 5
ADJECTIVES.

4. WHAT ABOUT TEACHERS?

5. DID YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION ABOUT YOUR TEACHER’S PERSONALITY IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE TERM? WHY (NOT)? IF SO, WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

B. WRITE DOWN SIX ADJECTIVES YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE A CAPTAIN OF A SHIP. WHAT
ARE IMPORTANT FEATURES HE MUST HAVE?

C. WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT AND CHECK WHICH OF THE ADJECTIVES YOU CHOSE
ACTUALLY DESCRIBE CAPTAIN SHAKESPEARE.

D. NOW CHECK THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW.

1) CAPTAIN SHAKESPEARE HAS A FEARSOME/ FEARSOMELY REPUTATION.

2) WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS PUTTING ON SOME MAKEUP, HE MOVED HIS HEAD GENTLE /
GENTLY.
3) THE FIGHTERS HANDLED THEIR SWORDS ELEGANT / ELEGANTLY.
4) WHILE EVERYONE WAS FIGHTING VIOLENT / VIOLENTLY ON
THE DECK OF THE SHIP, CAPTAIN SHAKESPEARE WAS DANCING
GRACEFUL / GRACEFULLY IN HIS CABIN.
5) CAPTAIN SHAKESPEARE DANCING WAS AWKWARD / AWKWARDLY.
6) HE LOOKED UNHAPPY / UNHAPPILY AFTER HIS FRIENDS SAW HIM WITH
THOSE RIDICULOUS CLOTHES.

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Claudio Azevedo