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Gradable and ungradable adjectives- discuss and agree

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Opinions with gradable and extreme adjectives pairs.

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Gradable and ungradable adjectives discuss and agree

with useful language for giving opinions

Make an opinion with an adjective such as one of the phrases in the table below and see if your partner agrees or disagrees. 

Useful phrases for agreeing

I totally agree.

That’s quite right.

I have completely the same opinion.

Useful phrases for disagreeing

I don’t really agree.

Do you think so? I think…

I know why you would say that, but…

Ask about anything in the table that you couldn’t understand or couldn’t use.

 

Extreme adjectives grammar presentation

Without looking at the lists for now, write pairs of extreme adjectives (ungradable adjectives) and gradable adjectives in the bottom two squares of the table below. Pairs of words not in the list are also okay as long as the one on the left means “very” plus the one on the right. Don’t put anything in the top boxes yet.

Use the following pages to help with the task above.

Add adverbs which each kind of adjective to the top boxes of the table. One word can go in both places.

Use the mixed words at the bottom below to help with the previous task.

After you check your answers, test each other in pairs on gradable and extreme adjectives. See if your partner can:

  • Identify which one is which in a pair of gradable and extreme adjectives
  • Identify if what you say is a gradable adjective and an extreme adjective
  • Identify gradable and ungradable adjectives and make the other one of the pair
  • Make ten pairs of gradable and extreme adjectives as possible (with you helping if they get stuck)

I think

I really think

In my opinion

To be frank

Frankly

I’d say that

 

B&Bs

Bangkok

black coffee

business meetings

durian

exams

German

gin

horror movies

Italy

jogging

learning Chinese

London

maths

murder mysteries

roller coasters

Skype

snails

teleconferences

thatched cottages

The Mona Lisa

 

 

is

are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

absolutely

completely

really

totally

utterly

 

 

awful/ dreadful/ terrible

crucial/ essential/ vital

delicious/ mouth-watering

delightful/ lovely

disgusting/ revolting

ear-splitting

enormous/ huge/ massive

exhausting

exorbitant

fabulous/ wonderful

fascinating

filthy

gorgeous/ stunning

gripping/ thrilling

hilarious

horrible

impossible

mind-boggling

mind-numbing

terrifying

unforgettable

unique

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a little)

extremely

fairly

incredibly

not very

really

(slightly)

very

amusing/ funny

attractive/ pretty

bad

big/ large

boring

confusing

difficult/ tricky

dirty

exciting

expensive/ pricey

frightening/ scary

good

important

interesting

loud

memorable

nasty

nice

original

tasty

tiring

yucky


Extreme adjectives grammar presentation

adverbs before extreme adjectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adverbs before gradable adjectives

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extreme adjective (= ungradable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

= very +

gradable adjective

 

Mixed gradable and extreme adjectives

Use this to help with the brainstorming task above.

  • amusing/ funny
  • attractive/ pretty
  • awful/ dreadful/ terrible
  • bad
  • big/ large
  • boring
  • confusing
  • crucial/ essential/ vital
  • delicious/ mouth-watering
  • delightful/ lovely
  • difficult/ tricky
  • dirty
  • disgusting/ revolting
  • ear-splitting
  • enormous/ huge/ massive
  • exciting
  • exhausting
  • exorbitant
  • expensive/ pricey
  • fabulous/ wonderful
  • fascinating
  • filthy
  • frightening/ scary
  • good
  • gorgeous/ stunning
  • gripping/ thrilling
  • hilarious
  • horrible
  • important
  • impossible
  • interesting
  • loud
  • memorable
  • mind-boggling
  • mind-numbing
  • nasty
  • nice
  • original
  • tasty
  • terrifying
  • tiring
  • unforgettable
  • unique
  • yucky

Make sure that you have these words in the left-hand column above, and then match the other words above to them. 

  • awful/ dreadful/ terrible
  • crucial/ essential/ vital
  • delicious/ mouth-watering
  • delightful/ lovely
  • disgusting/ revolting
  • ear-splitting
  • enormous/ huge/ massive
  • exhausting
  • exorbitant
  • fabulous/ wonderful
  • fascinating
  • filthy
  • gorgeous/ stunning
  • gripping/ thrilling
  • hilarious
  • horrible
  • impossible
  • mind-boggling
  • mind-numbing
  • terrifying
  • unforgettable
  • unique

 

Mixed adverbs to go with gradable and extreme adjectives

Use this to help with the brainstorming task above. One can be used twice.

  • a little
  • absolutely
  • completely
  • extremely
  • fairly
  • incredibly
  • not very
  • really
  • slightly
  • totally
  • utterly
  • very

 

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