Opposite Adjective
Opposite Adjective
IELTS
Basic Speaking
阿卡索初级雅思口语
Chapter 9 Holidays
Lesson 50 Opposite adjectives
Content
I. Warm-up (3 minutes) II. Opposite adjectives (10 minutes)
Exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ]
• adj. 激动人心的
• This journey was the most exciting adventure in his life.
Questions:
Boring [ˈbɔː.rɪŋ]
3
• adj. 无聊的 1. Can you make a
• It's boring to sit on the plane with nothing to read. sentence for
each word?
Modern [ˈmɒd.ən]
2. How do you
• adj. 现代的
• Computers are an essential part of modern life .
think of your
last holiday?
Traditional [trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl]
• adj. 传统的
• I went to a very traditional school.
TI: Explain the words to S, and ask S the questions on the right.
II. Opposite adjectives 3 minutes
1. Beautiful a. traditional
2. Comfortable b. unfriendly
3. Delicious c. boring 4
4. Exciting d. horrible
5. Friendly e. disgusting
6. Modern f. uncomfortable
TI: Ask S to do the matching. The answers are on the next page.
1-6: d f e c b a
TI: Ask S to complete the gaps with the words given. The answers are on the next page.
II. Opposite adjectives
Answer keys:
1. beautiful
2. comfortable / modern
3. exciting
6
4. delicious / disgusting
5. friendly / unfriendly
6. boring / friendly / unfriendly
7. comfortable / uncomfortable
Practice Time
Talk about a perfect holiday (away from home) you would like to have in
the future. 7
TI: Ask S to talk about a perfect holiday. T should provide S with feedback.
III. Speaking Practice 6 minutes
Practice Time
after when but then because
Your tutor will be your examiner, and you are the examinee. Answer
the following Part 3 questions to your tutor. Your tutor should provide
some feedback on your answer. 8
• Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for leisure?
• Do you think we should have more public holidays?
• Do you like to travel with a group or on your own?
TI: T acts as examiner and S acts as examinee. Go over the three Part 3 questions,
and T should provide S with feedback.
IV. Review 2 minutes