Free Beginners Course - Unit 6 - Lesson 26 - adjectives for people, places and things

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The verb to be

You have already learnt some adjectives in Lesson 25 that describe how people look:-

Adjectives to describe someone's appearance
beautiful (women only)	handsome (men only)	pretty (girls only)	good looking (men/women/boys)	ugly (men and women)
attractive (men, women, boys or girls)

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Adjectives

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you more about it.

Adjectives never change. They are never plural.

For example:-

This is a nice cake.

Adjectives go before their nouns.

They're nice people.

Now learn some adjectives that describe what people or places are like:-

Adjectives for people and places - appearances
	beautiful			pretty			ugly

Adjectives for personality (people) or characteristics (places and things)
lovely		nice		OK		all right		horrible		terrible		awful

Questions for people, places and things

For people	Question	Answer
Appearance	What does David look like?	Oh, he's a handsome man. He's tall with fair hair.
Personality	What is he like? (What's he like?)	He's a lovely man.

For places	Question	Answer
Appearance	What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?)	Oh, it's a very pretty place.
Characteristics	What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?)	It's a lovely place.

For things	Question	Answer
Appearance	What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?)	Oh, it's a beautiful car.
Characteristics	What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?)	It's a very comfortable car.

Opposites Learning the opposite meaning of words can help you to quickly increase your vocabulary.
	big / large "It's a large animal."		small "It's a small animal."
	clean "She's a clean little girl."		dirty "She's a dirty little girl."
	friendly "They're friendly people."		unfriendly "They're unfriendly people."
	expensive "It's an expensive car."		cheap "It's a cheap car."
	good "He's a good boy."		bad "He's a bad boy."
	tall "He's a tall man."		short "He's a short man."
	long "She has long hair."		short "She has short hair."
	comfortable "It's a comfortable chair."		uncomfortable "They're uncomfortable chairs."
	happy "It's a happy face."		sad "It's a sad face."
	new "It's a new car."		old "It's an old car."

Opposites

Learning the opposite meaning of words can help you to quickly increase your vocabulary.

big / large

"It's a large animal."

small

"It's a small animal."

clean

"She's a clean little girl."

dirty

"She's a dirty little girl."

friendly

"They're friendly people."

unfriendly

"They're unfriendly people."

expensive

"It's an expensive car."

cheap

"It's a cheap car."

good

"He's a good boy."

bad

"He's a bad boy."

tall

"He's a tall man."

short

"He's a short man."

long

"She has long hair."

short

"She has short hair."

comfortable

"It's a comfortable chair."

uncomfortable

"They're uncomfortable chairs."

happy

"It's a happy face."

sad

"It's a sad face."

new

"It's a new car."

old

"It's an old car."

Note !

Remember the rules for articles and when to use a or an, this is changed by the adjective.

You use a when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a consonant.

You use an when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a vowel.

For example:

It's a car.
It's a new car.
It's an old car.

Naturally Speaking

People

Follow the dialogue.

Mr Bean meets Mr Breuer again at a party.

Mr Bean:	Hello, Mr Breuer. It's nice to see your again.
Mr Breuer:	Mr Bean, what a nice surprise! How are you?
Mr Bean:	I'm fine thanks, and how is Mrs Breuer?
Mr Breuer:	She's OK thank you. She's getting a new teacher next week, a Miss Burton. What's she like?
Mr Bean:	Don't worry she's very nice. She's really friendly.
Mr Breuer:	Oh that's good to know. You come from Derby, don't you Mr Bean?
Mr Bean:	Yes, that's right.
Mr Breuer:	What's it like?
Mr Bean:	It's a big city in the Midlands. It's a really nice city to live in, and the people there are very friendly. What's Dresden like?
Mr Breuer:	Dresden is a very large city in the East of Germany. It's beautiful in parts but quite ugly in others. There have been a lot of changes recently.
Mr Bean:	Yes, I can imagine.
	Thanks to Xeb for the correction.

Note !

alright, awful, bad, beautiful, big, cheap, clean, comfortable, dirty, expensive, friendly, good, happy, horrible, large, long, lovely, new, nice, OK, sad, short, small, tall, terrible, uncomfortable and unfriendly

are all adjectives - they describe nouns

very, quite, really and slightly

are all modifiers - they change (modify) the adjectives

!Note - All posts are moderated and then corrected. One correction per person per lesson.

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Unit 6 - Lesson 26 - Adjectives for people, places and things