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RW 2 Describing picture & people.MDI - Noel's ESL eBook Library

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EXERCISE<br />

ACTIVITY<br />

EXERCISE<br />

c. What can you remember about the polar bear? Complete the mind-map.<br />

Don’t look at the text!<br />

big<br />

yellow-white<br />

fur<br />

what it<br />

looks like<br />

polar<br />

bear<br />

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what it<br />

eats<br />

where it<br />

lives<br />

d. Work in groups. Write as many sentences about the polar bear as you can in three minutes.<br />

Look at your sentences and find the subject and the verb in each.<br />

What is the word order? What comes first?<br />

Now find all adjectives. Where is the adjective placed in the sentence?<br />

Adjectives<br />

Adjectives can come after the verb ‘to be’:<br />

or before the noun:<br />

The polar bear is big .<br />

subject verb adjective<br />

C. Identify the mistakes<br />

a. Which part of speech is missing?<br />

The yellow-white fur is difficult to see on the snow.<br />

adjective subject verb<br />

1. The polar bear _____ a very big white bear.<br />

2. It lives in the _____ snow and ice.<br />

3. This bear has a very _____ coat.<br />

4. _____ often kill polar bears for their beautiful coats<br />

5. It weighs 450 _____.<br />

6. It can _____ up on its back legs.<br />

How can you tell which part of speech is missing?

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