Mission 6 Grammar adjectives and adverbs II 210125

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Road map 

• Books
• Grammar: adjectives and adverbs
• Euphemisms
• Possessive

Books

Lynn, Gijs, Carice, Cars-Jan, Julian M, Aron, Valentijn, Wesley, Amy

Friday 31 January 2025

15.00 

Lesson goals

At the end of this class you

• can apply English adjectives and adverbs and the possessive in a clear context
• indicate that you know what euphemisms are and can explain why they are used. 

Euphemisms?

Euphemisms

A polite way to say something sad, harsh, uncomfortable or blunt.

Check

Ex. 3

What is ....

an adjective ?

an adverb?

Linking verbs

connect the subject of a sentence  with words that describe or identify that subject =  adjectives (or adjective phrases) or nouns (or noun phrases).

Examples:

 be, become, seem, appear, smell, look, taste, sound, and feel. 

A Painted House - John Grisham

This was our sole topic of conversation over breakfast and pappy was so angry he could barely eat. Ten well-rested and hardworking Mexicans were far more valuable than the Spruills. 

A Painted House - John Grisham

This was our sole topic of conversation over breakfast and pappy was so angry he could barely eat. Ten well-rested and hardworking Mexicans were far more valuable than the Spruills. 

Check

Ex. 4, 5

The People's Princess

Diana was born at Park House, the home that her parents rented on Queen Elizabeth II’s estate at Sandringham and where Diana’s childhood playmates were the queen’s younger sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica

RTE News August 2023

Britain has said that its Typhoon fighter jets intercepted two Russian maritime bomber aircraft in international airspace north of Scotland, within NATO's northern air policing area.

Incidents involving Russian and Western aircraft have multiplied over the recent months against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Theory

Possessive:

persons 

singular: 's

plural ending in s: '

plural not-ending in s: 's

Theory

Possessive:

things:

time and distance: ' or 's

home or place of work: 's

things/places/ countries: of 

Do

ex. 6 and 7

Ready? Do 8

or start with self-test / study the words

So what do you know?

Homework

Study Mission 6

(vocab, grammar, phrases)

Finish ex. 6, 7 and 8

Wordle

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html