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Exercises

30.1 Write at least one limit adjective for these scale adjectives. Cover the opposite page before
you begin.
Dig cceeteccettetctteeeces HOt vvcceeeeececttteeetetteeen
small ieccceeecetteceteeeees COD eccccetttteeeees
tired ceeeceteceeteecees bad eccececceceettttteen
surprised oi eceeeee hungry cette
interesting oo. frightened oo...

30.2 Rewrite this postcard using limit adjectives where possible to give a more positive and/or
more extreme effect.

Arrived on Sunday. The hotel i¢ — we've a
big room and the food ic nice. It¢ been hot every day
So far, $o we've spent most of the time on the beach,
along. with everyone el6e — 6 very crowded, But
the sea i¢ actva y cold — thats because it’s the
Atlantic coast, | Suppose.
Tomorrow we've going. to walk to a Small seaside
village abovt ten Kilometres from here — | imagine I'll
be really tired the time we back, but it does
Sound an interesting. place and I'm looking. forward to
it:
Pil write again in a covple of days and tell you about it.
Until then, love, Benita

30.3 Complete these dialogues using the correct limit adjective in the correct form (-ing or -ed).
1 a : Was it very tiring?
: Yes we were absolutely ........0...00.0cceeeee
2 > : I was very interested in her talk.
ew : Yes it was absolutely ......0...0.0c cee
3 > : Maria said it was a frightening film.
we : Yes it was absolutely ......0..0 cee .
4 > : It was a surprising decision, wasn’t it?
PP : Yes I was absolutely «0.0.0.0... .
o> : Oh yes, it Was... eee .
5 : Was it very cold?

30.4 Can you think of an adjective from the opposite page to describe how the people felt in each
of these situations?
1 They walked about ten miles in the morning, then spent the afternoon helping some
friends to cut down some trees.
2 From the description in the travel brochure, they expected a beautiful big villa by the sea.
In actual fact it was quite small, not very nice, and miles from the beach.
3 They decided to wear jeans to the party but when they arrived everyone else was wearing
formal evening dress.
4 One person told them the street was on the left, another told them to turn right, and a
third person said they had to go back to the station.
5 When they got home there was a new car outside their house. They went inside and there
was a new sofa in the lounge and a new dining table in the dining room.

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