Shapes – revision

   

   1.      Complete the chart of shapes

   

   +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |EXAMPLE or PICTURE           |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 /     |age     |shape     |colour      |country   |material  |NOUN        |
   |            |           |        |          |            |          |          |            |
   |            |weight     |        |          |            |of origin |          |            |
   |------------+-----------+--------+----------+------------+----------+----------+------------|
   |            |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

   ♥ http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/science_lab/beaker.gif