14 101 Adjectives and adverbs of manner and degree News from the music camp Greg is spending a week at a music camp. Read his e-mail to his parents and choose the correct alternative. Tip T See grammar in the coursebooks • Prime Time Transition 5: Unit 6 page 77 • Prime Time 5: Unit 8 page 108 • Prime Time Transition 5: Grammar page 160 • Prime Time 5: Grammar page 159 • Prime Time 6: Grammar page 170 1 Re.: News from the music camp Dear Mum and Dad, As you can see, I arrived safe / safely 1 here in Shrewsbury! This photo was taken last night. Don’t I look smart at the piano? Next to me are my new / newly 2 best mates Dave and Rob. Dave’s just started with the drums, but Rob can play the guitar really good / well 3 . I must admit, when you told me about the camp, I wasn’t fully convinced. But I must say I’m having a real / really 4 fantastic time here. I’m staying with a family who live near / nearly 5 the school. They are quite pleasant / pleasantly 6 , although I normally don’t see them a lot because I’m always so busy / busily 7 with all the different classes in school. Apart from piano lessons I attend singing classes and music theory, which I find rather hard / hardly 8 . But I get on surprising / surprisingly 9 well in the dance class. It’s amazing how easy / easily 10 I made new friends here. They come from different / differently 11 parts of the world and we have some absolute / absolutely 12 fantastic jam sessions. Take care, see you soon and give my love to my cheeky / cheekily 13 little sister. Greg :) Using adverbs correctly a) Use the correct word from each pair to complete the sentences. 1. How well did the pupils perform in the oral exams? Amalie felt in her new dress. 2. Simon looked at the gang of hooligans approaching him. As the gang had knives, it’s no wonder Simon looked . 3. The coastal region was hit particularly by the tsunami. The inland regions were affected by the tsunami. 4. You’re right, Dave has been depressed recently. Then they arranged the flowers in several vases. 5. I haven’t seen her so I don’t know how she is. They’re very busy so he’s been getting home a lot. b) Now explain the differences in meaning in your own words. 2 good well nervous nervously hard hardly pretty prettily late lately Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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