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1. 1.

   Read the film review below and underline the adjectives:

   Brave is an interesting film, with fun characters and a great story.

   Princess Merida is a confident girl. She is good with a bow and arrow. Her mother, Queen Ellinor, tries to teach Merida proper manners a princess ought to know. However, Merida likes to be out shooting her bow and arrow or riding into the forest. Merida is more like her father, King Fergus, who is actually a bit proud of her abilities to hunt.

   One day, the Queen sends for the three tribes of the kingdom, announcing a competition in which the Lords's eldest sins will compete for Merida's hand in marriage. They soon arrive at the royal house in Scotland. But, Merida refuses to accept this-she is against this old tradition. She runs away. She finds herself entering an old witch's cabin far into the forest. There, she receives a magic cake that will change her destiny.

   The film is a lot more fun if you don't know what happens next. The magic spell in the cake creates a large problem in the kingdom, and her family. In order to break the terrible curse and find her true destiny, Merida needs to show real courage. The film shows the importance of a loving family, kindness and responsibility. It is very interesting to see such powerful characters, especially that of Merida, the brave princess.

2. 2.

   The words you have underlined in exercise A are all adjectives. They give us different kinds of information about the nouns used. Give one example each for the kind of information they give.

   size	age	number	quality

    

3. 3.

   Write one adjective to match the nouns below. You may want to base it on the film review above. Be creative.

   1. A/an _______________ story
   2. A/an _______________ girl
   3. A/an _______________ king
   4. A/an _______________ witch
4. 4.

   Circle as many adjectives as you can find in the article below.

   Scotland's great beauty lies in the green meadows and many mountains. The Scottish mainland comprises a lot of the land mass of the island of Great Britain. The country has three main sub-divisions: the beautiful rocky Highlands, the volcanic Central Lowlands and the lush green Southern Uplands.

   The Highlands and Islands have mountain ranges and include the highest mountain in the British Isles. It is called Ben Nevis. The region has very few people living there. Long time ago the Highlands had a much larger population but, due to many reasons, the number of people in this region is very low now.

5. 5.

   Underline the current adjective in the sentences below.

   Scotland is a home to one of the world's (legend/legendary) monsters. Everyone has heard of the (terrified/terrifying) Loch Ness monster. Although there is no evidence of its existence, Nessie, as she is affectionately called by the locals, is extremely popular. The first so-called sighting was recorded in 1933 and since then Nessie has been a (great/greatly) inspiration for all kinds of folktales. The myth of a sea creature from the (cold/frozen waters) of Loch Ness has been the inspiration for many (thrilled/thrilling) films.

6. 6.

   Rewrite the sentences below adding the adjectives in brackets.

   1. One day Mother Bear made some porridge. (tasty, wheat)
      One day Mother Bear made some tasty, wheat porridge.
   2. The porridge was too hot to eat immediately so they went out for a walk (nice, little)
   3. Goldilocks came into the Bear's house. She had golden hair. (long, beautiful)
   4. She sat in the Bear's chairs and accidentally broke Baby Bear's chair. (small, wooden)
   5. She saw the food on the table and ate the porridge. (delicious, warm)
   6. then she covered herself with the quilt and slept. (blue, small, silky)
   7. When the Bears woke her up, Goldilocks ran through the forest till she reached home. (green, big, scary)