This is a follow-up lesson in finding a job. These activities presented are great venues for English conversation. You are also offered the opportunity to apply your critical thinking in making decisions.
Exercise 1
Consider the situation:
1. If you could have any job in the world, what would you like to be? Why?
2. Do you think its fair for your boss to ask you to work overtime for no extra pay? Why or why not?
3. If you are paid for you overtime, would you prefer to be paid in money or in "time off."
4. Which of the following benefits is most important to you in a job and why?
* a high salary
* Good working conditions
* A boss you enjoy working for
* Co-workers you like
* Little or no overtime
* Good opportunities for advancement
* The opportunity to use the training and skills you have required
* A job near where you like
* The opportunity to travel
* Flexible working hours
* Are there any of these not important to you?
* Are there any benefits not on the list that you would like to have?
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
THE
DIFFERENCE
An adjective tells
us more about a noun. Example: an expensive car, a clever girl
An adverb tells
us more about a verb. Example: He talked nervously.
Wie ist eine Person (Sache)? »»»
adjective.
Wie tut eine Person etwas? »»»
adverb.
THE ADVERB
HOW TO
FORM
Adjective +
ly
| sad | sadly | quiet | quietly |
| nervous | nervously | soft | softly |
Adjectives ending in
-y »»» ily
| happy | happily | angry | angrily |
Adjectives ending in le
»»» ly
| terrible | terribly | capable | capably |
Adjectives ending in ly
| friendly | in a friendly way / manner | daily | daily |
| lively | in a lively way / manner | early | early |
| lonely | in a lonely way / manner | monthly | monthly |
| lovely | in a lovely way / manner | weekly | weekly |
| silly | in a silly way / manner | yearly | yearly |
Irregular forms
| good | well | low | low |
| fast | fast | straight | straight |
| hard | hard | extra | extra |
| long | long | doubtless | doubtless |
Double forms
| hard | hard | hardly = kaum |
| near | near | nearly = beinahe |
| late | late | lately = in letzter Zeit |
HOW TO USE THE ADVERB
Verb + adverb
The adverb describes a verb ( eine
Tätigkeit wird näher beschrieben).
| Example: | He | drove | carefully. | ||
| verb | adverb | ||||
| She | sold | her | house | quickly | |
| verb | adverb |
Adjective + adverb
The adverb describes an adjective
(ein Adjektiv wird näher beschrieben).
| Example: | Her | necklace | was | horribly | expensive. |
| adverb | adjective | ||||
| She | was | terribly | sorry. | ||
| adverb | adjective |
Adverb + adverb
The adverb describes an adverb
(ein Adverb wird näher beschrieben).
| Example: | They | played | terribly | badly. | |
| adverb | adverb | ||||
| He did his homework | absolutely | correctly. | |||
adverb
|
adverb
|
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No adverb with the following
verbs
| forms of to be: | am, is, are, was, were, will be, have been, had been | ||||
| seem | get | turn | grow | sound | |
| look (aussehen) | feel | taste | become | smell | |
Exercise 1
Directions: Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb.
Example: Peter works ______ (slow).
Answer: Peter works slowly.
1) The bus driver was _____________ injured. (serious)
2) Kevin is _____________ clever. (extreme)
3) This hamburger tastes _____________. (awful)
4) Be _____________ with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)
5) Robin looks _____________. What's the matter with him? (sad)
6) Jack is _____________ upset about losing his keys. (terrible)
7) This steak smells _____________. (good)
8) Our basketball team played _____________ last Friday. (bad)
9) Don't speak so _____________ . I can't understand you. (fast)
10) Maria _____________ opened her present. (slow)
Exercise 2
Directions: Choose the correct item:
1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).
2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.
3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.
4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.
5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was
(dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled
(dangerously,dangerous).
6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.
7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song
(exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it (perfectly, perfect).
8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).
9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).
10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played (softly, soft).
Exercise 3
Directions: What's the best word to complete the sentence?
1. She played _____.
a. beautiful
b. beautifuly
c. beautifully
2. The TV's far too ____.
a. loud
b. loudly
c. Either could be used here.
3. She speaks so very ____.
a. quick
b. quickly
4. She's a ____learner.
a. quick
b. quickly
5. I know them quite ____.
a. good
b. well
c. Either could be used here.
6. Check your work ____.
a. careful
b. carefuly
c. carefully
7. I've been having a lot of headaches ____.
a. late
b. lately
8. He's a ____ actor.
a. terrible
b. terribly
9. He should pass the test _____.
a. easy
b. easily
c. easilly
10. He's really lazy and _____ tries.
a. hard
b. hardly
c. Either could be used here.
Reference
http://www.english-4u.de/adjective_adverb.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_adverb2.htm
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/2/2/8
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/33.html
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