Englisch 6/InnoLab

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.

verständnisvollhilfsbereitreliableklugverlässlichehrlichfürsorglichunderstandinghonestbescheidencaringamiablehelpfulliebenswertsmarthumble

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b) Cloze - Fill in the gaps with the correct words.

1. She is such an person, she has no trouble at all making friendships.

2. If you have a problem, ask your teachers. They are very ..

3. He will do it for you because he is .

4. Look, it's not Jay's fault - you could be a little more !

5. Why don't you fix it if you're so ?

6. He is a father for his children. He always tries to help them.

7. To be , I didn't like the movie.

8. He's very about his success.

helpfulhonestreliablesmartcaringamiableunderstandinghumble

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c) Find the words

Finde die englischen Entsprechungen für liebenswert, hilfsbereit, verlässlich, bescheiden, klug und fürsorglich! (Waagrecht, senkrecht und schräg)

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d) Which word is it?

Fill in the gaps. Write the words correctly.

I like my parents. My father is (intganurdensd) and (blaireel), my mother is (cairng) and (meaabil). My brother, to be (tnsoeh), is very (tmsra) but far too (emhubl) to admit it. I can ask him anything because he is very (elupfhl).

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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.

anständigkindheartedfreundlichgutherzigthoughtfulhöflichfriendlyangenehmpleasantdecentrücksichtsvollcompassionateagreeablemitfühlendnettcourteous

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b) Do you remember the meaning?

Match the English words with the appropriate meaning!

compassionate

decent

thoughtful

freundlich

kindhearted

courteous

pleasant

angenehm

gutherzignettrücksichtsvollfriendlyagreeableanständigmitfühlendhöflich

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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 (ylenrifd), (hridkdtenea), (epamotcsnaois), (etanalps), (togfhthluu), (erbageale), (toeuuorsc) and (edectn).

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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:

unfreundlichherzlosthoughtlessunkindabscheulich, hassenswertimpolitehatefulunbedachtunverschämtrudewickedunhöflichunfriendlygemein, grausamcruelboshaft

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b) Multiple-choice questions

4. Which words belong to the word families of <i>hate</i> and <i>cruelty</i>?

1. love
2. hateful
3. cruelty
4. unkind

2. A pupil who uses swear words is

1. impolite
2. thoughtful
3. friendly
4. rude

1. It is the opposite of friendly:

1. unfriendly
2. gorgeous
3. hungry
4. brave

3. Heartless witches are usually ... too.

1. wicked
2. amiable
3. pleasant
4. cruel

5. If you do something without thinking about it.

1. thoughtless
2. caring
3. thoughtful
4. confident

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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 (kiedwc), (udnkin), (uyflennrdi), (elhautf), (elcru), (ilotpemi), (usgteshthol) and (deur).

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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:

discouragedtraurigmournfulseriousmiserabelsorrowfulsorgenvolltrübselig, tristniedergeschlagengloomyunglücklichmiserableernstdepressedentmutigtunhappy

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b) Find the meaning

gloomy

Please don't laugh - I'm being ....

... is the opposite of couragoeous.

sorrowful

Swap two letters of the word miserable and you have the German word.

unhappy

The noun is mourning.

... is the adjective of depression.

seriousWhoever is full of sorrow is ...miserableIf you are not happy, you are ....discourageddepressedUnhappy and without hope.mournful

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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.