InnoLab6/Adjectives
Welcome to Module 1 - Adjectives!
You know that adjectives can help you make your stories more exciting and describe situations and characters more accurately. In this module, you will learn some new adjectives to use in your project. Have fun with the following activities.
Adjectives you can use to talk about friendship (Freundschaft)
These are the new words you will learn. If you don't knwo how to pronounce them correctly, check the pronunciation with the help of an online dictionary.
| liebenswert | bedeutet | amiable | bescheiden | bedeutet | humble |
| hilfsbereit | bedeutet | helpful | ehrlich | bedeutet | honest |
| verlässlich | bedeutet | reliable | fürsorglich | bedeutet | caring |
| verständnisvoll | bedeutet | understanding | klug | bedeutet | smart |
, a) Memo Quiz - Find the matching pairs.
| liebenswert | amiable |
| hilfsbereit | helpful |
| verlässlich | reliable |
| verständnisvoll | understanding |
| klug | smart |
| fürsorglich | caring |
| ehrlich | honest |
| bescheiden | humble |
b) Cloze - Fill in the gaps with the correct words.
1. She is such an amiable person, she has no trouble at all making friendships.
2. If you have a problem, ask your teachers. They are very helpful..
3. He will do it for you because he is reliable.
4. Look, it's not Jay's fault - you could be a little more understanding!
5. Why don't you fix it if you're so smart?
6. He is a caring father for his children. He always tries to help them.
7. To be honest, I didn't like the movie.
8. He's very humble about his success.
c) Find the words
Finde die englischen Entsprechungen für liebenswert, hilfsbereit, verlässlich, bescheiden, klug und fürsorglich! (Waagrecht, senkrecht und schräg)
| amiable |
| helpful |
| reliable |
| humble |
| smart |
| caring |
d) Which word is it?
Fill in the gaps. Write the words correctly.
I like my parents. My father is understanding and reliable, my mother is caring and amiable. My brother, to be honest, is very smart but far too humble to admit it. I can ask him anything because he is very helpful.
Task: Tell your friend what you like about her or him.
Adjectives you can use insted of nice
My brother is nice. My sister is nice. My friend is nice. Somehow everyone is nice.
Why don't you use other words instead of nice? Check the pronunciation with the help of an online dictionary.
| freundlich | bedeutet | friendly | gutherzig | bedeutet | kindhearted |
| mitfühlend | bedeutet | compassionate | nett | bedeutet | pleasant |
| rücksichtsvoll | bedeutet | thoughtful | angenehm | bedeutet | agreeable |
| höflich | bedeutet | courteous | anständig | bedeutet | decent |
a) Memo Quiz - Find the matching pairs.
| freundlich | friendly |
| gutherzig | kindhearted |
| mitfühlend | compassionate |
| nett | pleasant |
| rücksichtsvoll | thoughtful |
| angenehm | agreeable |
| höflich | courteous |
| anständig | decent |
b) Do you remember the meaning?
Match the English words with the appropriate meaning!
| freundlich | friendly |
| gutherzig | kindhearted |
| mitfühlend | compassionate |
| nett | pleasant |
| rücksichtsvoll | thoughtful |
| angenehm | agreeable |
| höflich | courteous |
| anständig | decent |
c) What I always wanted to tell you
Fill in the gaps. Write the words correctly.
Your are just nice but now I can also say it differently: You are my best friend because you are friendly, kindhearted, compassionate, pleasant, thoughtful, agreeable, courteous and decent.
Adjectives with a negative meaning
You want to say that someone is a bad person. You can use these words to describe him or her.
| boshaft | bedeutet | wicked | unverschämt | bedeutet | rude |
| unbedacht | bedeutet | thoughtless | unhöflich | bedeutet | impolite |
| grausam | bedeutet | cruel | hassenswert | bedeutet | hateful |
| unfreundlich | bedeutet | unfriendly | herzlos | bedeutet | unkind |
a) Memo-Quiz - Find the matching pairs:
| wicked | boshaft |
| rude | unverschämt |
| thoughtless | unbedacht |
| impolite | unhöflich |
| cruel | gemein, grausam |
| hateful | abscheulich, hassenswert |
| unfriendly | unfreundlich |
| unkind | herzlos |
b) Multiple-choice questions
1. It is the opposite of friendly: (!brave) (unfriendly) (!gorgeous) (!hungry)
2. A pupil who uses swear words is (!friendly) (impolite) (rude) (!thoughtful)
3. Heartless witches are usually ... too. (cruel) (wicked) (!amiable) (!pleasant)
4. Which words belong to the word families of hate and cruelty? (!love) (hateful) (!unkind) (cruelty)
5. If you do something without thinking about it. (thoughtless) (!thoughtful) (!confident) (!caring)
c) I don't want to be like that
Fill in the gaps. Write the words correctly.
I hope that no one will ever say about me that I was wicked, unkind, unfriendly, hateful, cruel, impolite, thoughtless and rude.
Adjectives that express sadness
You want to say that someone is sad. You can use these words to describe the feeling differently.
| niedergeschlagen | bedeutet | depresseed | unglücklich | bedeutet | unhappy |
| ernst | bedeutet | serious | entmutigt | bedeutet | discouraged |
| trist | bedeutet | gloomy | sorgenvoll | bedeutet | sorrowful |
| miserabel | bedeutet | miserable | traurig | bedeutet | mournful |
a) Memo-Quiz - Find the matching pairs:
| depressed | niedergeschlagen |
| serious | ernst |
| gloomy | trübselig, trist |
| miserable | miserabel |
| unhappy | unglücklich |
| discouraged | entmutigt |
| sorrowful | sorgenvoll |
| mournful | traurig |
b) Find the meaning
| depressed | ... is the adjective of depression. |
| discouraged | ... is the opposite of couragoeous. |
| sorrowful | Whoever is full of sorrow is ... |
| unhappy | If you are not happy, you are .... |
| mournful | The noun is mourning. |
| miserable | Swap two letters of the word miserable and you have the German word. |
| gloomy | Unhappy and without hope. |
| serious | Please don't laugh - I'm being .... |
Congratulations!
This is the end of Module 1. I hope you are content, joyful and delighted. I am glad that you have learned so much. You should be proud of yourself. Use as many words as you like for your project.
