THE ANSWER KEY TO THE EXERCISE FOR
PRACTISING ADJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONS: Use the above rules and
examples to complete the following
exercise
SOLDIER: Hi, mate! Can't wait
to get home. I haven't been home for
six months.
SAILOR: Well, I
have been away from home much
longer
than that.
SOLDIER: Where do you
live? I live in
Scotland.
SAILOR: Well,
I live in Kent; it is a bit
warmer
than Scotland.
SOLDIER: Have you got a
girlfriend or wife?
SAILOR:
Yes, I have a girlfriend who wants to marry
me, but she's taller than
me.
SOLDIER: Is she a
lot taller
than you?
SAILOR:
Oh, yes. 10
centimetres.
SOLDIER: Well my
girlfriend is much taller than that.
In fact she is the lankiest woman I
know.
SAILOR: My
girlfriend's very tall, too. Have
you got a photo of your
one?
SOLDIER:
Yes, here it is. My girlfriend
is 2-the
prettiest girl in the world, but she
is so lanky.
SAILOR:
She reminds me of my girlfriend, but this
woman has curlier hair. Let
me look closer with my
glasses. Hmmmm!
This woman is definitely as
pretty
as my girlfriend! Just a
minute! She is MY girlfriend,
not YOUR girlfriend! You're
the
meanest scumbag I have ever
met. Get a girlfriend of your
own!
SOLDIER: Are you sure
she's your girlfriend? Is her hair as
dark as
your
girlfriend's?
SAILOR: Well, no, but she must
have dyed it. It's usually much
blonder
than that. I have always
preferred blondes.
SOLDIER: Well, there you are,
then. She can't be your girlfriend -
her hair's the wrong colour.
SAILOR: Maybe you're
right, but she does look just like my
Meg. Sorry, mate. Didn't mean
to turn on you like that. I'm not
usually as touchy as that.
Look, here's a photo of Meg.
SOLDIER: Yes, she does resemble
my Margaret a bit, but her hair is much
lighter and
she also looks chubbier in the
face. (Thinks: You must be
more stupid
than you look!)
SAILOR: Yes. You're
right. Well then, bye mate.
Nice to
have met you.
SOLDIER: Bye, mate.
(Thinks: You must be
the most
gullible man I have ever
met!)
(Note: Meg is a nickname for someone
named Margaret)
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