INTERMEDIATE-MODULE 6-ADJECTIVES

INTERMEDIATE - MODULE - 6 

ADJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES OF THE MODULE:

In this module, you will learn - 

• about adjectives

•  types of adjectives
• to use adjectives in sentences

CONTENT:  What is Adjective ?

       An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or pronoun

Example::

• The team has a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
• I have ten candies in my pocket. (How many?)
• I loved that red car. (Which one?)
• I earn more money than he does. (How much?)
  

Descriptive Adjectives:

     

         A descriptive adjective is a word which describes nouns and pronouns. Most of the adjectives belong in this type.

Example :

• The hungry cats are crying.
• I saw a flying Eagle

Quantitative Adjectives:

A quantitative adjective provides information about the quantity of the nouns/pronouns

Example :

• They have three children

Proper Adjectives:

Proper adjectives are the adjective form of proper Noun.

Example :

• Indians are hard-working. 
•  Iron is very strong:

Demonstrative adjectives:.

 (This that these those)

Example :

• This car is mine.
• That building is so huge
• These cats are cute.
• Those flowers are heavenly.

Possessive adjectives: 

possessive adjectives are my, his, her, our, their, your. 

Example :

• This is my pen
• Its her bag

Interrogative adjectives: 

which what, whose.

Example :

• Which phone do you use?
• What game do you want to play?
• Whose car is this?

Indefinite adjectives::

The common indefinite adjectives are few, many, much, most, all, any, each, every, either, nobody, several,

Examples:

• I gave some candy to her.
• I want a few moments alone.
• Several writers wrote about the recent incidents.
• Each student will have to submit homework tomorrow

Articles:

Articles also modify the nouns. So, articles are also adjectives. Articles determine the specification of Noun.

• A cat is always afraid of water
• The cat is afraid of me.

Grammatical functions of adjectives: Degrees of comparison: 

• Sachin is the best player.
• Sachin is better than any other player
• No other player is so good as Sachin.
• Sachin is one of the best players                       
• Sachin is better than many other players
• Very few players are as good as Sachin.
• Dravid is as good as Sachin
• Sachin is not better than Dravid 
• Dinesh is not so good as Sachin.
• Sachin is better than Dinesh .

VIDEO MATERIAL 

READING MATERIAL

ADJECTIVES A TO Z - CLICK HERE

Activity 1. (Mind activity)

Think about your mother and describe her.

Activity 2. (Writing)

List out 50 adjectives in a sheet 

Activity 3. (Audio Activity)

Describe about you

Activity 4. (Video Activity)

Take an object and describe it 

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MODULE 5 - INTERMEDIATE

INTERMEDIATE - MODULE - 5 

DESCRIBING OBJECTS ,NARRATING EVENTS,STORIES,GIVING DIRECTIONS

OBJECTIVES OF THE MODULE:

In this module, you will learn - 

•  to describe objects
•  to describe people
• to narrate the events /incidents /stories
• to give directions.

CONTENT:

• Describe objects
• Giving Details about others
• Narrate the events /incidents /stories
• Giving directions.

DESCRIBING OBJECTS

Questions which you want to think of Possible answers

1.What is it?

This/That/ It's a/an __________(name of the object). 

2.What color is it? 

It’s _________(any colour) in colour. 

3.What’s it made out of? 

It’s made of ________. (material ex.plastic etc)

4.How much does it weigh? 

It weighs________. (light/heavy/sleek)

5.What size is it? 

It’s _______ (Big/small/huge/large/tiny)

 6.How does it look like? 

It’s __________(triangular/circular/spherical)

7.What is the use of it?

It's used to_________( cook/write/work)

8.Who prefers it?

It's mostly preferred by______(men/women/kids/boys/girls)

9.What is the special feature of it?

The speciality of this is ________

10.What types are available?

Its available in _____(2,3,many)types

Example

• These are Balloons 
• Its available in different colours
• It’s made of  rubber
• It weighs so light
• Its available in different sizes
• It looks Oval in shape
• It's mostly used during birthday parties and other festivals
• It's mostly preferred by kids
• The speciality of this is "It gives pleasure to all"
• Its available in  different varieties 
• We use it to explain science experiments on air for example "Air has weight"

Giving Details about others

1. Name - He/she/This is________(Name)
2. Surname - His /Her surname is______(surname)
3. Profession - He/she works as________(profession)
4. Age -He/She is_____years
5. Height -His/her height is_____Cms/feet
6. Weight -His/her weight is_____kgs
7. Native -His/Her native is______
8. Looks (Hair,eyes,Skin) Colour - He/she is _____fair .His eyes are ash coloured,
9. Qualities (Character) - He is so Kind to others
10. Special qualities (good at) - He is very sincere

NARRATING INCIDENTS/ EVENTS/STORIES

Tips for effective Narrative

1.Set the mood.

2.Have the right story structure.

3.Share the right details. 

4.Stay consistent within your story. 

5.

Have the right length.

6.Use your voice appropriately. 

7.Avoid sharing too much opinion/insight/moral.

8.Practice before presenting

9.Listen to other storytellers.

10.Use proper tone stress pause and intonation

Read Stories from this Link
https://www.kidsgen.com/short_stories/

GIVING DIRECTIONS

·       Go straight.

·       Turn right/left.

·       Walk along a few metres in ____ Street.

       Opposite to ______________

·      you will reach your destination
       

      VIDEO EXPLANATION

Activities:

Activity: 1

Define the Objects 

Activity:2

        Write any three interesting incidents happened in your life .

   Activity:3 (Audio recording )

             Describe about your friend

        Activity:4 (Video Activity)

          Narrate any one moral story. (Read stories from https://www.kidsgen.com/short_stories/)

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       SELF CHECK TEST

Describing Objects - ProProfs » Quiz from ProProfs

MODULE 4- VOCABULARY

Level:Intermediate

Module :4

Topic-  vocabulary

Objectives of this module: 
                   to enrich the vocabulary resources of the learners


Introduction:
  
      Developing one's vocabulary is the first and foremost of any language learner. Language fluency depends on the power of vocabulary. In order to communicate better one must have learnt     3000 to 5000 minimum words .  
Learning vocabulary means

•         Orthography – Written form.
•    Phonology – Spoken form.
•         Reference – Meaning.
•         Semantics – Concept and reference.
•         Register – Appropriate usage.
•         Collocation – Lexical neighbours.
•         Word Associations.
•         Syntax – Grammatical function.
•         Morphology – Word parts
  

IN THIS MODULE WE ARE GOING TO LEARN


Content :1. Homophones, Homonyms ,Homographs 
                2. Anagram ,Antigram 
                3. Euphemism, Eponymous, Blending, clipping words 
                4. Compound words 
                5. Idioms
                6. Affix

vocabulary Item	Sound	Spelling	Meaning	Example
Homophones	Same	Different	Different	See- looking Sea - waterbody
Homographs	Different	Same	Different	Tear- pull apart Tear- drop of liquid from eyes
Homonyms	Same	Same	Different	Kind-type Kind- caring

vocabulary Item	Meaning	Example
Anagram	word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once	Binary - Brainy
Antigram	An anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase	Festival - Evil fast

Euphemism : a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

               Example :Housewife - Homemaker . Blind - visually impaired


Eponymous: An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named.

             Example: America   - The word America is named after Italian Map maker, Amerigo Vespucci


      Diesel   -  This fuel  used in trucks and other equipment is named after Rudolph Diesel


Compound words: it is the combination of two words.

       Example: riverbed, starlight, sunrise, easy going..



Idioms : A group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own. It is the special usage of language. 


     Example : cats and dogs  -  heavy rain

                       On the ball      -   doing good job. 


Affix : a letter or group of letters that are added to the beginning or end of a word and that change its meaning

                   Advantage  -  disadvantage

                   National      -  Multinational

Explanatory Video

Activity 1
1.Think of any five new vocabulary you learnt in the last 30 days and write it with meaning

2.List five Anagram words and five antigram words
         An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.

Antigram - an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase; "`restful' is the antigram of `fluster'"

Activity 2 -Writing

Write two more words ending with sounds given below 

Ending with

1.able       - Capable

2.tion        -nutrition

3.ics         -Economics

4.al           -Logical

5.ant         -Important

6.ly           -physically 

7.ent         -Independent

8.ful         -colourful

9.less        -careless

10.ive       -effective

Activity 3-Audio Recording

         
We have some example euphemistic words here .Add your own examples and record your voice

Activity 4 - Video Recording

                   Pick any 10 homophones .
Frame your  own sentences to explain the meaning of the homophones

https://flipgrid.com/s1820

Self Check Test