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Mistake correction:
1) It is believed that Italians are impulsive and passionate.
2) There’s a perception that the Spanishards take long afternoon naps (siestas) and have a more relaxed approach to work and time management.
1) the Italians
2) the Spaniards
Mistake correction:
1) Which jeans should I wear? - The one with stripes on the sides.
2) Should I use the green towel? - No, use one with flowers.
1) the ones
2) THE one
Avoid repetition:
1) Which jacket is your jacket?
2) I don`t want to get a big dog, I`d like a small dog.
1) Which one...?
2)... I`d like a small one.
Mistake correction:
1) This cake was made especially for this celebration.
2) Can you turn on the light? I can see hardly.
1) specially
2) I can hardly see.
Rewrite using THE + adjective:
1) German people are so serious all the time.
2) People from Sweden are painfully punctual.
1) The Germans ...
2) The Swedes ...
Replace the words with synonyms:
1) He explained this Physics topic to me for half an hour, FINALLY I managed to understand it.
2) We ALMOST swerved off the road and hit a tree!
3) I haven`t been sleeping well RECENTLY.
1) in the end
2) nearly
3) lately
Put the adjectives in the correct order:
1) wooden / round / old table
2) silk / floral / gorgeous dress
3) ancient / breathtaking / gothic cathedral
1) old, round, woooden
2) gorgeous, floral, silk
3) breathtaking, ancient, gothic
Complete with missing words:
1) You work too ____, you need a break.
2) I nearly fell asleep ___ the end of the movie, it was rather tedious.
3) Tony disliked a lot of things about China, _____ he hated extremely spicy food.
1) hard
2) at
3) especially
Replace the words in CAPS with THE + adjective
1) There is a place in our city where dogs for BLIND PEOPLE are trained.
2) My neighbour always takes up parking spaces for DISABLED PEOPLE.
3) After the earthquake the PEOPLE WHO WERE INJURED were rushed to hospital.
1) the blind
2) the disabled
3) the injured
Make up adjectives:
1) What is his natinality? - He is (Poland).
2) Do you speak (the Netherlands)
3) There were some (Brazil), (Scotland) and (Denmark) on the plane.
1) Polish
2) Dutch
3) Brazilians, Scots, Danes