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1. OFFERING HELP |
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When we offer to help someone we say
Can I help you…?
Can I help you wash the dishes?
Can I help you do the shopping?
Can I help you with anything? |
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It’s polite to not immediately accept an offer. When someone asks if they can help, it’s polite to say:
You’re very kind.
or
No, there’s no need.
Can I help you wash the dishes?
No, there’s no need. |
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You then offer again by saying:
Can I help you wash the dishes?
No, there’s no need.
I want to help. |
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SARAH
Can I help you find your brother?
ANNE
You’re very kind. But it’s not your problem.
SARAH
I want to help. What can I do? |
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2. ADJECTIVES |
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Adjectives are used to describe people and things.
He’s tall and handsome.
It’s a red ball.
Adjectives are the words that tell you what colour something is:
A red ball
A green ball
What size something is:
A big ball
A small ball |
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You use adjectives to express your opinion about something:
A beautiful ball
An ugly ball |
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And the type something is:
A plastic ball
A leather ball |
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Adjectives often go before the noun, or the thing they describe.
A tall building
(adj) (noun)
A clever idea
(adj) (noun)
Adjectives don’t always come before the noun, or the thing described. |
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They can also come after the noun and a verb, especially the verb is/are.
The building is tall
(noun) (verb) (adj)
Your ideas are clever
(noun) (verb) (adj) |
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3. DESCRIBING PEOPLE |
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When we are describing people or ourselves, we often use a pronoun (I, he, she, we they), is/are/am and then the adjective:
I am tall.
She is clever. |
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Usually we say and write
I’m tall.
She’s clever. |
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ANNE
He’s clever, but he prefers to do things with his hands. |
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Other verbs used before adjectives and after pronouns are look and sound :
You look wonderful.
You sound tired. |
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SARAH
He sounds nice. |
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Questions
When you are asking about someone, you change the word order so the pronoun comes after is/are:
He is tall. (statement)
Is he tall? (question) |
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SARAH
He’s very good looking. Such a nice smile. Is he tall? |
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We describe people’s complexions, or whether their skin is dark or light
She has a fair complexion.
She is fair. |
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 Their hair:
She has blonde hair.
She’s blonde.
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 And eye colour:
She has blue eyes.
Her eyes are blue. |
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Their build:
He has a slim build.
He’s slim. |
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 Their height:
He’s tall.
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4. A BIT, VERY, FAIRLY, QUITE |
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We can modify the meaning of adjectives by using words such as a bit, fairly, very and quite. |
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We can use the adjective hot to describe the temperature
It’s hot |
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We change or modify the meaning of hot like this:
It’s a bit hot.
It’s fairly hot.
It’s very hot.
Fairly hot means hot, but not very hot. |
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Another word we use to mean the same is quite:
It’s quite hot.
It’s fairly hot. |
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SARAH
Is he tall?
ANNE
Fairly tall |