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VOCABULARY: Adjectives to describe books

Exercise 1. Adjectives to describe books

Below you have a box with 9 adjectives to describe books. Match each adjective to images 1-9.

surprising - hilarious - depressing - boring - exciting

thought-provoking - fascinating - terrifying - difficult

Describe books

Adjectives to describe books. Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

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Common or extreme adjectives?

Are the adjectives below common or extreme?

To review common and extreme adjectives, go to Unit 2, section 2.3 and Unit 5, sections 5.2 and 5.3.

Exercise 2. Adjectives to describe books

Complete the chart with the common or extreme equivalent of each adjective. Go to Wordreference to look up new words.

Adjectives

Exercise 3. -ed and -ing adjectives to describe books

Read the text below and complete the gaps with the -ed or the -ing form. If you need to review -ed and -ing adjectives, go to Unit 5.3.

I think this book is fascinat Cloze (1): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 . It is so excit Cloze (2): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 that I can’t put it down. When I looked at the cover I thought I would be bor Cloze (3): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 because the picture was not appeal Cloze (4): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 but I was wrong. I was completely surpris Cloze (5): JXUwMDNkJXUwMDAx when I started reading and now I stay up late trying to finish it. besides, it is very thought-provok Cloze (6): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 , it raises many interest Cloze (7): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 questions that make you think. In the morning I was exhaust Cloze (8): JXUwMDNkJXUwMDAx but now I can’t wait until I get home to continue reading it. I am totally absorb Cloze (9): JXUwMDNkJXUwMDAx in it. My parents are glad because I don’t usually read so much.