Shapes – revision


1.      Complete the chart of shapes


NOUN

        ADJECTIVE


        circular


        round


        rounded


        semi-circular

oval



        rectangular

cylinder



        triangular, three-sided

square



        spherical


        conical

curve



        spiral


        helical, helicoidal

tube


---

        pointed

---

        hollow

---

        oblong

---

        elongated

---

        sharp





2.      Write three sentences using some of the listed examples:

o    The ball is shaped like a /the sphere.

o    The ball is spherical in shape.

o    The room is shaped like a/the letter L // is L-shaped.

o    The mushroom is umbrella-shaped.

o    The bacterium is rod-like.








3.      Study the table which shows the order of adjectives before a noun.*


your opinion

            size /

            weight

                    age

                           shape

                                  colour

                                             country

                                             of origin

                                                      material

                                                              NOUN



            small



                                  yellow

                                             Czech


                                                              microscope

beautiful

            tiny


                    ancient




                                                      ivory

                                                              statue



            enormous


                           spiral



                                                      wooden

                                                              column





                           tubular

                                  transparent


                                                      glass

                                                              pipette





























4.       Think of at least three more adjectives and write them into the box.*


5.      Put the adjectives into the correct order. *


a - conical - red  - organ – small (= heart)

very – small – unicellular - slightly elongated – bacteria

vessels – long – tubular – blood


6.      Find two items referring to biology and describe them. Do not use more than three
adjectives for each of them. See if your partner can guess what it is (It could be
…..,                  It might be ….., Is it …..? I think it is…..).*



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7.      Which adjectives would you use to describe a flask, a beaker, a test tube. *

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* Inspired by: Success at First Certificate, R.O’Neill, M.Duckworth, K.Gude, OUP, 1987

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