Right and wrong

This sentence is right. I like coffee very much.

This sentence is wrong. I like very much coffee.

He's speaking in a friendly way. She's speaking in an unfriendly way.

You're doing that the wrong way.

Let me show you the right way to do it.

53.1 Complete the sentences.

1. This train is slow. It goes very

2. He is a bad singer. He sings very

3. She is always loud. She speaks very 4 He's a fast swimmer. He swims very .

5. This girl is quiet. She always speaks .

6. He's a good English-speaker. He speaks English

53.2 Complete the sentences.

1. Please don't play your radio so ............ loud-lg................. — I'm trying to study.

2. Let's take the .train, not the fast one.

3. Katie is very .......................... . at French but bad at German. 4 Why is Fiona behavingan unfriendly way?

5. 1 hope this is the . answer.

6. It is better to do something well than to do it ..

7. The children are playing very ............................ — they know that grandma is asleep. 8 Did I do this exercise .. right way?

3. Are the definitions right or wrong? Use a dictionary.

   		right (V)	wrong (X)
   suddenly	very slowly
   sadly	in an unhappy way
   strangely	not In a normal way
   quickly	very slowly
   easily	with no difficulty

4. Complete these sentences about yourself and your friends or family.

1 My. well. 2 Mybadly.

3. 1 .fast.

4. Myslow.

5. My. quiet.

6. 1loudly.

7. Myin a friendly way.

8. 1the right way.

Common uncountable nouns

What are countable and uncountable nouns?

apples shoes plates COUNTABLE You can count them: four apples, two shoes.

sugar money luggage UNCOUNTABLE You can't count it. [NOT three

Can I have three apples and some sugar, please? Are these shoes yours? Is this luggage yours?

Everyday uncountable nouns

The traffic is bad today.

	He can give some useful	There is some bad news today.
I'll give you some advice future.	information about Bangkok.

about your

It's terrible weather today.

Accommodation here is expensive.

I need some fresh air.

Air travel is faster than

Studying israil travel. hard work.

Food

A lot of uncountable nouns are kinds of food and drink.

rice spaghetti butter

Note: When we want to say how much we want, we say two loaves of bread, three litres of milk, a kilo of rice.

54.1 Fill the gaps with an uncountable noun from the opposite page.

1. 1'd like to buy a car but I haven't got enough .mp.neg..

2. Cows give us .and

3. If you don't know what to do, ask your parents for some 4 The. at the seaside is very good for you.

5. Rob left school last month and is now looking for .

6. There is always a lot ofin central London.

54.2 Match the words on the left with the words on the right.

1. heavyinformation

2. usefultravel

3. badwater

4. modern luggage

5 brown	news
6 cold	furniture
7 space	bread

54.3 Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb be.

1. Accommodation in the city centre b...expensive.

2. Spaghetti with Italian tomato sauce .very good.

3. The weather in Scotland best in the autumn.

4. The news ................................ better today than it . . . . yesterday.

5. Travelthe most important thing in Sam's life. 6 Their furniture .. very old and very beautiful.

54.4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. The news are not very good today. Us

2. Where can I get some informations about your country?

3. Let me give you an advice.

4. Cook these spaghetti for ten minutes. 5 Can I have a bread, please?

6. We need to buy some new furnitures.

7. The east of the country usually has a better weather than the west. 8 I must find a new accommodation soon.

Common adjectives 1 : Good and bad things