UNIT 6 – Adjectives and Adverbs Exercise 1, Constant Communication (page 65)

Adjective Adverb 1. The media can be extremely biased. 2. My job interview was very interesting. 3. Humans can communicate non-verbally. 4. The journalist writes well. 5. That’s an excellent report on personality. Exercise 2, Where Do They Go? (page 66) 1. She has a/an enormous, oval-shaped, purple stone in her ring. 2. It is a long, black, fur coat. 3. They love their new, Italian, metallic coffee table. Exercise 3, Supersize It (page 67) Adjective Comparative Superlative 1. intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent 2. strong stronger the strongest 3. bad worse the worst 4. friendly friendlier the friendliest Exercise 4, Opinion Poll (page 68) 1. We usually admire good-looking people. 2. Shy people are often considered unfriendly. 3. Should you really judge people by their appearance? Exercise 5, Metamorphosis (page 68) Adjective Adverb Comparative Superlative Equality 1. natural naturally more naturally the most naturally as naturally as 2. careful carefully more carefully the most carefully as carefully as 3. happy happily more happily the most happily as happily as 4. comfortable comfortably more comfortably the most comfortably as comfortably as 5. wise wisely more wisely the most wisely as wisely as Exercise 6, Bad Bias (page 69) Unfair Advantage Teachers give better grades to pretty children Harmful Hype Negative stereotyping creates really dramatic social injustice

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Fantastic Five Five fabulous tips to effectively make a memorable first impression Math Is For Men Controversial new genetic evidence reinforces widely accepted gender bias Beauty Rules Highly-attractive people get the best jobs Female Bosses Cute kittens or tyrannical tigers? Exercise 7, You’re a Character! (page 69) Answers will vary. Possible answers include: Adjective ending Example 1. -able lovable 6. -ic comic 2. -al emotional 7. -ing appealing 3. -ar popular 8. -ive attractive 4. -ed stressed 9. -less fearless 5. -ible terrible 10. -y funny Exercise 8, Quick Judgments (pages 69 and 70) A. Did you know it takes seven seconds to make a personal judgment? For a website, it’s even (quick) quicker 1. It all happens in the blink of an eye! What is (important) more important2 for a website: looks or content? If the website you go to looks appealing, you will be (attracted) more attracted3 to it than to a (dull) duller 4 website. So, which is the (wise) wiser 5 proverb: Never judge a book by its cover or There’s more than meets the eye? B. My colleague Sandy has a hidden secret. Her smile is (charming) more charming6 than her character. When people meet her for the first time, they think she’s really nice and friendly. First impressions give (interesting) more interesting7 information than you can imagine. Sandy’s mouth may be smiling, but the rest of her face isn’t. The eyes are (revealing) more revealing8 than the mouth; they are truly the windows of the soul. Don’t forget that in nature, venomous creatures are often (beautiful) more beautiful9 than harmless ones. Sandy’s bite is definitely (bad) worse10 than her bark! Exercise 9, Looks Count (page 70) 1. Pick the (smart) smartest person in the group. 2. That is the (judgmental) most judgmental statement that I’ve ever heard. 3. Do you know the saying: Put your (good) best foot forward? 4. Who’s the (shy) shyest person you know? 5. He’s the (polite) most polite guy I’ve ever met. 6. What is the (bad) worst stereotype you have heard? 7. Are they really the (lazy) laziest students in the class?

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8. A person’s character is the (important) most important thing to consider. 9. The (sweet) sweetest smile can hide the (nasty) nastiest nature. 10. Is the (expensive) most expensive perfume really in the (small) smallest bottle? Exercise 10, False Impressions (page 70) The Japanese are (formal) as formal as1 the Chinese when they are introducing themselves. Western people are (relaxed) more relaxed2 than Eastern people when they meet for the first time. The Japanese may seem unfriendly when they bow stiffly and North Americans may seem rude when they shake hands enthusiastically. In the Japanese language, there are many forms of polite speech. Western customs are not (rigid) as rigid as3 some Eastern customs. Some people prefer to be (informal) more informal4 than others and call strangers by their first name. I think I am (impressed) more impressed5 with Eastern introductions than Western ones. Exercise 11, Ashley and Todd (page 71) Answers will vary. Exercise 12, Improve Your Social Skills (page 71) It is good manners to have some eye contact with the people you are talking with. Don’t stare. People will respond (comfortable) more comfortably1 if you look at everyone briefly, rather than look at one person all the time. Talk (slow) more slowly2 when someone has difficulty understanding you. Remember to speak (clear) more clearly3 when there are many people around you. Listen (careful) more carefully4 when in a crowd and nod from time to time to show you are paying attention to the person who is speaking. Use your hands (effective) more effectively5 to communicate. Don’t make rapid gestures, but use hand signals (natural) more naturally6 to convey a message. Exercise 13, First Impressions (page 72) 1. catchy exciting complex reciprocal constructive receptive correct circular classy central 2. genetic gentle imaginative guilty gymnastic irregular girlish gigantic ghostly geographical 3. characteristic chronological choosy archaeological cheerful architectural chatty changeable Exercise 14, Lasting Impressions (pages 72 and 73) The Impressionists were a group of artists who wanted to paint more realistic scenes of normal people in their everyday lives. They also painted scenes of natural beauty in a less controlled way

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than earlier painters. They gave an impression of the scene, not an exact, formal copy of what they saw. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was an early Impressionist who is more well-known for his extremely realistic portraits of rosy-cheeked young girls enjoying everyday activities. The people he painted are amazingly alive. You feel you are in the picture with them. You sense the intimacy of the atmosphere and the intense concentration of the girls. Georges Seurat came in the middle of the Impressionist period. He introduced an innovative technique of painting with dots of colour. He slowly applied tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colours. You can only see the dots when you get close up to the painting. His brightly-coloured landscapes are very soft and pleasing. Just imagine how long it would take him to paint one picture! Claude Monet was a master painter of stunningly beautiful scenes of nature. He belongs to the late Impressionist period and liked painting famous buildings. He often painted the same building at different times of day and in all kinds of weather, just to see how changing atmospheric conditions could drastically transform the character of the building. Exercise 15, Your Impression (page 73) Answers will vary. Exercise 16, Superlatives (page 73) Answers will vary.

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