Vocabulary adverbs of degree
- There are very a lot of old buildings in the city.
- It's quite common to see tourists in my town.
- The palace that we visited was really interesting.
- The tour guide's talk was a bit boring.
- The people in the hotel were very unfriendly.
- The seats on the bus were a bit uncomfortable.
- It's really cold here in winter.
- It's quite expensive to have a holiday in England.
Choose the best options to complete the sentences.
- The museum was very boring, but it was OK - I saw some interesting things there.
- His French is quite good, but he doesn't understand everything.
- I think tourism is really important for our town.
- Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple computers, was a very successful businessman.
- The tickets for the art exhibition were quite cheap.
- I like my new boss. She's very friendly.
- It's really hot today - the temperature is 39°C.
- We were really late - we arrived five minutes after the start of the film.
Vocabulary review
Write the time expressions in the correct column.
It's a bit cold. It's quite box. It's really boring. It's very expensive.
| in | last | ago |
| the sixteenth century | 1974 | 2011 |
| the summer | a long time | three months |
| two weeks | two years | two centuries |
Complete the collocations. Use words/phrases from the box.
a competition an email house a letter a long time a ment a relative someone
- enter a competition
- move house
- post a letter
- prepare a ment
- receive someone
- shout at a relative
- visit a ment
- wait a long time
Put the sentences in the correct order from strong to weak.
| 100% | | | |
| 1 | It's very expensive | | |
| 2 | It's quite boring | | |
| 3 | It's a bit cold | | |
| 0% | | | |
PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
6.4 Listen to the sentences. Underline the stressed words.
- He's a bit unfriendly.
- Those bags are quite cheap.
- She's really friendly
- This is a very interesting article.
6.4 Listen again. Pause the listening and repeat after each sentence.