Exercises
1- Fill in the gaps with the appropiate adverb or adjective
When I was young, it seemed that life was so
...........................
a .........................., oh it was
............, ..................
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be
singing so ...........................,
........................., ................................. watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be
..............................,
............................., .....................................,
.......................................
And they showed me a world where I could be so
...............................,
...................................., .................................,
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1a-What do the following adverbs mean? How do we form them?
Happily:
Joyfully:
Playfully:
1b- Match the following words and their phonetical transcription.
1-Miracle:
a-
2-Logical: b- /d I : p e n d ¶ bl /
3- Beautiful:
c-
4-Cynical: d- / 'sens¶bl/
5-Practical:
e-
6-Magical:
f-
7-Sensible:
g-
8-Responsible: h- /rI s: 'p o n s¶ b l /
9-Dependable:
i-
10-Intellectual:
j-
2- Fill in the gaps and explain what the singers is
triying to tell us.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run ........... deep
for .......... ............. simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've
learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you
a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel
you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegetable!
2a- Indicate whether the following words have a positive or a negative meaning.
Radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal. acceptable, respecable, presentable, vegetable.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
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3- Listen to the song again.
When I was young, it seemed that life was so
wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be
singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be
sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so
dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've
learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you
a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel
you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've
learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.