I. Match the adjectives and the nouns. Use the word combinations you get in the sentences below. immense
a) house
reluctant
b) collar
detachable
c) manner
stiff
d) joke
ridiculous
e) guests
dignified
f) back
starched
g) cuffs
detached
h) dress
funny
i) size
We were all shocked by the of the plain stretching in front of us.
She sang one song after another to the who were beginning to feel that they couldn't take it anymore.
They don't make shirts with anymore, do they?
He was suffering from a and couldn't join in the dance.
The girls kept talking about Sue's and old-fashioned shoes.
The lady's and pleasant talk made a great impression on the visitors.
He couldn't turn his neck because of the high .
A is not joined to another house.
The made the audience roar with laughter.
II. Use the words from the list to complete the text.
worth f) fancy dress
stiff g) flap
reluctant h) detachable
outfit i) starched
dignified j) detached
The next day there was a 1. party at our school and every child in our class would be voting who looked the prettiest. I was very excited.
"Goldy, here is your dress," said my mum Mary. I was surprised to see the dress my mum had made for me. She was a popular designer and she had even made her wedding 2. herself.
Some of her dresses were 3. a lot of money. The dress was made of some golden material with a beautiful 4. collar and long wide sleeves that could 5. in the wind. I tried it on immediately. The collar was a bit 6. because it was 7. but as it could be easily 8. it didn't bother me. I looked like a princess, very 9. , and was
10. to take the dress off.
The next morning my dad Tony gave me a bronze crown to wear. When I reached the school, everyone was looking at my dress and chatting about it. Guess who won most of the votes!
III. Match the words with their definitions.
attached a) stating the value of money
2. detachable b) liking someone very much
3. dignified c) not willing to do something
4. immense d) extremely large
5. ridiculous e) easily removed
6. reluctant f) calm and respectful
7. worth g) deserving to be laughed at
IV. Use funny, hilarious or ridiculous instead of the words and word combinations in brackets.
It is (foolish) to suggest going out in this storm.
For some reason Sue finds John's jokes (extremely funny) .
The tea tastes (strange) , I won't drink it.
The prices for the footwear here are (very low) , let's buy a pair of slippers.
Wouldn't it be (amusing) if we play a trick on him?
The play has (extremely comic) moments.
ответ: Match the adjectives and the nouns. Use the word combinations you get in the sentences below.
1. immense i) size
2. reluctant e) guests
3. detachable g) cuffs
4. stiff f) back
5. ridiculous h) dress
6. dignified c) manner
7. starched b) collar
8. detached a) house
9. funny d) joke
We were all shocked by the 1. immense i) size of the plain stretching in front of us.
She sang one song after another to the 2. reluctant e) guests who were beginning to feel that they couldn’t take it anymore.
They don’t make shirts with 3. detachable g) cuffs anymore, do they?
He was suffering from a 4. stiff f) back and couldn’t join in the dance.
The girls kept talking about Sue’s 5. ridiculous h) dress and old-fashioned shoes.
The lady’s 6. dignified c) manner and pleasant talk made a great impression on the visitors.
He couldn’t turn his neck because of the high 7. starched b) collar.
A 8. detached a) house is not joined to another house.
The 9. funny d) joke made the audience roar with laughter.
Объяснение:
a) immense - size
b) reluctant - guests
c) detachable - collar
d) stiff - cuffs
e) ridiculous - joke
f) dignified - manner
g) starched - dress
h) detached - house
i) funny - back
We were all shocked by the immense size of the plain stretching in front of us.
She sang one song after another to the reluctant guests who were beginning to feel that they couldn't take it anymore.
They don't make shirts with detachable collars anymore, do they?
He was suffering from a stiff collar and couldn't join in the dance.
The girls kept talking about Sue's ridiculous and old-fashioned shoes.
The lady's dignified and pleasant talk made a great impression on the visitors.
He couldn't turn his neck because of the high starched cuffs.
A detached house is not joined to another house.
The funny joke made the audience roar with laughter.
II. Use the words from the list to complete the text:
1. fancy dress
2. outfit
3. worth
4. detachable
5. flap
6. stiff
7. detachable
8. detached
9. dignified
10. reluctant
The next day there was a fancy dress party at our school and every child in our class would be voting who looked the prettiest. I was very excited.
"Goldy, here is your dress," said my mum Mary. I was surprised to see the dress my mum had made for me. She was a popular designer and she had even made her wedding outfit herself.
Some of her dresses were worth a lot of money. The dress was made of some golden material with a beautiful detachable collar and long wide sleeves that could flap in the wind. I tried it on immediately. The collar was a bit stiff because it was starched but as it could be easily detached it didn't bother me. I looked like a princess, very dignified, and was reluctant to take the dress off.
The next morning my dad Tony gave me a bronze crown to wear. When I reached the school, everyone was looking at my dress and chatting about it. Guess who won most of the votes!
III. Match the words with their definitions:
attached - stating the value of money
detachable - easily removed
dignified - calm and respectful
immense - extremely large
ridiculous - deserving to be laughed at
reluctant - not willing to do something
worth - liking someone very much
IV. Use funny, hilarious or ridiculous instead of the words and word combinations in brackets:
It is ridiculous to suggest going out in this storm.
For some reason Sue finds John's jokes hilarious.
The tea tastes funny, I won't drink it.
The prices for the footwear here are ridiculous, let's buy a pair of slippers.
Wouldn't it be funny if we play a trick on him?
The play has hilarious moments.