WRITING

1. WRITING • Types of adverbs • Practice • Writing a story

2. Types of adverbs • Adverbs of manner: standing behind intransitive verbs or objects of transitive verbs E.g.: She danced beautifully. He gave her the money reluctantly. • Adverbs of place: standing behind intransitive verbs or objects of transitive verbs E.g.: She went away. I look for it everywhere.

3. Types of adverbs • Adverbs of time: standing at the beginning or at the end of a sentence E.g.: Eventually he came. We’ll go immediately. • Adverbs of frequency: standing in front of “ordinary verbs” or right behind “auxiliary verbs”. E.g.: He is always in time for meals They sometimes stay up all night. He can never understand. Have you ever ridden a camel?

4. Types of adverbs • Sentence adverbs: standing at the beginning or at the end of a sentence, in front of ordinary verbs or right behind auxiliary verbs E.g.: Apparently he knew the town well. He actually lives next door. She is obviously intelligent. • Adverbs of degree: standing in front of adverbs or adjectives; before or after ordinary verbs E.g.: You are absolutely right. He drives too fast. Tom didn’t like it much but I really enjoyed it.

5. PRACTICE Complete the sentences with the adverbs in the correct place. 1. A tiger jumped out of a tree. (suddenly) _________________________________________________________ 2. Thank you for the invitation. I can’t come. (unfortunately) ________________________________________________________ 3. I got out of bed and went to make a cup of tea. (downstairs) _________________________________________________________ 4. She checked in her luggage. She went to have a cup of coffee. (then) _______________________________________________ Suddenly, a tiger jumped out of a tree. Thank you for your invitation. Unfortunately, I can’t come I got out of bed and went downstairs to make a cup of tea She checked in her luggage. Then she went to have a cup of coffee.

6. PRACTICE 5. I was sitting at home when something very strange happened. (last Thursday evening) ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. Keith’s lying in bed because he doesn’t feel well. (upstairs) ________________________________________________________ 7. They have a son called Simon, and we have a son called Simon. (too) ________________________________________________________ 8. There’s a programme on TV tonight that I’m interested in. (very) ________________________________________________________ 9. I worked all last week. ( hard) ________________________________________________________ I’m sitting at home last Thursday evening when something very strangehappened Keith’s upstairs lying in bed because he doesn’t feel very well They have a son called Simon and we have a son called Simon too. There’s a programme on TV tonight that I’m very interested in. I worked hard all last week.

7. Telling a story Put the adverbs in the correct place in the story, then finish the last sentence of each paragraph with your own ideas. • Sarah Brown was in her bedroom getting ready to go to work, when she saw a mouse in her handbag. She was scared of mouse, so _________________________________ very suddenly last Monday morning

8. Telling a story • She had a good idea. She left the room and ran to look for her cat,Tiger. He would___________________________ ________________________________ quietly then downstairs

9. Telling a story • She couldn’t find him anywhere, but she found him sleeping under the kitchen table. She picked him up and ran back to_____________________________ finally at first upstairs quickly

10. Telling a story • In her bedroom, Sarah put Tiger down on the floor. She waited outside the door. Tiger was scared of mice, so______________________________ ________________________________ unfortunately too then