Fit for Humans not for Pigs

This week there is going to be a festival of British Food and Farming in Hyde Park in London. The festival hasn’t begun yet and farmers are still bringing their animals. But a pig farmer has already run into a serious problem. Yesterday he arrived with his pigs from the Welsh Hills – hundreds of miles away. The pigs were very thirsty when they arrived in Hyde Park and the farmer immediately gave them some London water. Then he was very surprised because the pigs refused to drink the water. London water is fit for humans but not for pigs.

Ex. 2. Form the adverbs corresponding to the following adjectives:

Model: bad – badly, good – well.

Ex. 3. Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adverbs.

Model: slowly – more slowly – most slowly,

badly – worse – worst

Ex. 4. Use the correct form of comparison.

Model: He will (soon) die, than betrays his friends.

He will sooner die, than betrays his friends.

1. The (much) you read the (soon) you enlarge your vocabulary.

2. Shall I speak (loud) or will you sit (near)?

3. I like this picture (well) of all.

4. My English isn’t very good but I understand it (perfect) if people speak (slowly) and (clearly).

5. The children got up (late) this morning, they didn’t have to go to school.

6. He was difficult to understand because he spoke so (quickly). I asked him to speak not so (fast).

7. It’s a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived (near).

8. You hardly ever write to me. Why don’t you write a bit (often)?

Ex. 5.Underline the correct adverb.

Model: He lied so convincingly/sincerely that I totally/strongly believed him.

Ex. 6. Complete the requests. Work in pairs.

Model: You can’t hear what your teacher is saying.

Could you speak more loudly please?

1. The taxi driver is going very slowly. Could you…?

2. Someone’s teaching you to use a computer but he explains very quickly. Could you…?

3. Your friend rings, but you are watching your favourite TV programme. Could you…?

4. You are visiting your grandmother in hospital. She doesn’t want you to leave yet. She says, “ Could you … ?”

5. Your manager wants you to come to work at 7.30 tomorrow, but not at 8 as you usually do. Could you …?

6. You don’t work hard at English. Your English teacher asks you, “… ?”

7. Your friend’s writing is difficult to read. What do you say?

Self Check

Ex. 7.Put the adverbs in the right place.

1. I like to drive (very much). And you?

2. When we heard the news, we phoned Jane to her office to tell her everything (immediately).

3. Mary can speak English, as she lived in London with her parents (fluently).

4. I’m going to England. (soon)

5. I’ve been walking all morning. (around the town)

6. Have you been to the theatre? (recently)

7. I cleaned the house and cooked the dinner.(also)

8. My mother is very tired when she gets home from work. (usually)

9. The boy has to hurry to school in the morning because he gets up late. (always, so)

10. I have good memory for faces but I forget names. (always)

11. The driver of the car was injured in the accident. (seriously)

12. He raised his head and looked at me in surprise.(slowly)

Ex. 8. Choose the right word.

1. Can you be quiet/quietly, please? I have a headache.

2. The soup tastes nice/nicely. – Help yourself.

3. Do you feel nervous/nervously before examinations?

4. He looked at me angry/angrily when I interrupted him.

5. Ann can play the piano very well/good.

6. Your friend seems very nice/nicely.

7. This melody sounds beautiful/beautifully.

8. Can you lay the table during/while I get the dinner ready?

9. I felt real/really ill last week. I couldn’t eat for/during three days.

10. The film was quite/rather exciting but quite/rather frightening.

11. We judge ourselves by what we feel capable doing, during/while others judge us by what we have already done.

12. You will not succeed unless you work harder/hardly.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1828