a mans car or

a womans car?
file 2C
Basic 1
Objectives for today
O Review contents from last
class.
O Learn vocabulary about colors
and adjectives.
O Describe people and things
using colors and adjectives.
Asking about Family
A: Toms sister, please.
B: No, sorry / Here you are.
Colors & Adjectives
whats your favorite color?
Answer these questions
O Whats your favorite color?
O When is your birthday?
O Do you think colors represent
your personality?
O Do colors affect your mood?
Lets see the following chart.
Color & personality
What is it?
What color is it?
What are they?
What color
are they?
What is it?
What color is it?
What are they?
What color are they?
What is it?
What color is it?
What are they?
What color are they?
What are they?
What color are they?
What is
it?
What color
is it?
Big
Small

Short
Tall
slow
fast



Old



New
short







long

cheap



expensive
beautiful ugly
good-looking
ugly
adjectives: match the opposites
O big
O old
O fast
O good
O cheap
O long
O tall
O easy
O safe
O happy
O fat
O expensive
O thin
O new
O short
O dangerous
O small
O slow
O sad
O bad
O difficult
O short
Describing with adjectives
Which is correct?

a) Thats a car new.

b) Thats a new car.


Whats the rule?
Which is correct?

a) Laptops and cellphones are expensives.
b) Laptops and cellphones are expensive.


Whats the rule?
Adjective order
O Adjectives go after the verb be:

O This house is very big.
O My books are old.
O My brother is tall.
Adjective order
O Adjectives go before nouns:

O E.g. A beautiful girl
O E.g. An English dictionary.
O E.g. An orange coat.
using adjectives
O Correct order when describing (singular):
Subj. + Be + adjective
Santiago is interesting
Subj. + Be + adverb + adjective
Santiago is very interesting
Subj. + Be + article + adjective + noun
Santiago is an interesting city
Subj. + Be + article + adverb + adjective + noun
Santiago is a very interesting city

using adjectives
O Correct order when describing (plural):
Subj. + Be + adjective
The books are interesting
Subj. + Be + adverb + adjective
The books are very interesting
Subj. + Be + adjective + noun
They are interesting books
Subj. + Be + adverb + adjective + noun
They are very interesting books

Describe these elements
LETS WORK NOW!
With your partner describe
each picture:
Adjective order:

O An ugly small old brown English house.

O Try these:
O A red/Italian/big car.
O A green/small/nice umbrella.
O An English/old/ orange bag.



Opinion Size Age Color Origin
What did you learn today?
O Learn vocabulary about colors and
adjectives.
How do you say?
O Describe people and things using colors
and adjectives.
Ask Yes/No questions about objects &
people in the class.
Is the chair blue?
Are they happy?