Make adjectives by adding –ful to the nouns and complete the sentences below using the correct adjectives.

Colour wonder cheer care beauty disgrace

1. This scarf’s very dull. I’d like something more …

2. If you are not more … you’ll have an accident

3. She’ll have to stay in bed for a month, but she’s very … about it

4. His behaviour is …. He’s always so rude

5. What a … smell! It’s making me hungry

6. The house is in a … part of the country

8.7 Divide these adjectives into pairs of opposites and write them in the correct columns.

Careless beautiful disgraceful ugly stressful exciting efficient wonderful admirable safe careful cheerful depressing unhealthy relaxing awful wasteful dangerous boring healthy

Positive cheerful Negative depressing

8.8 Guess what his / her hobby or leisure activity is:

1) Alice is very energetic. After classes she takes her racket and hurries to the court. She is a very good player.

2) Dick seems to know everything about the history of post. It’s like travelling about the world when he shows his albums to you. Wherever he comes he goes to the post office first of all.

3) Gloria was superb as Ophelia. When I first saw her on the stage, I couldn’t believe she is not a professional actress.

4) Jack’s picture of St. Paul’s Cathedral at noon is very nice. He has a very good sense of colour.

5) Nick travels a lot and always has his camera with him. I like his slides. They are full of expression.

6) Ulaf speaks six languages. Now he is learning Chinese. His favourite books are dictionaries.

7) Rona has three dogs and five cats. Last time I was at her place, I saw a snake! And Rona seemed to be fond of it.

8) Bert is a very reliable goalkeeper. When he plays for the school, our team always wins.

9) Cecily knows all the film stars. I think she doesn’t miss a single film that is on.

10) Frank travels a lot. He wants to see all the countries in the world.

Key:amateur drama, cinema, football, learning languages, painting, pets, photography, stamp collecting, tennis, tourism.

What do we call them?

1) The man who swims in ice hole an amateur actor.

2) The person who collects stamps a bibliophile.

3) The man who is fond of books a fisherman.

4) The person who often goes a motorist.

to the theatre a numismatist.

5) The person who is fond of travelling a philatelist.

6) The man who goes in for sports is called a sportsman.

7) The person who is fond of cars a theatre-goer.

8) The man who is fond of angling a tourist.

9) The man who takes part in amateur a walrus.

performances

10) The person who collects coins of

different countries

Reading

Read the descriptions below of the various activities available in Boxhampton.

Leisure in Boxhampton

This Water Parkis part of the Wessex Valley Regional Park. Fishing is permitted here for Water Park Club members only (minimum age 18). Sailing, swimming and other water sports available at club, with professional teachers.

The City Farmis for everyone who loves animals and wants to learn more about this working farm in the heart of the city. There are cows, sheep and chickens, and cheese and butter are made in the dairies. The farm is open daily. Children under 14 must come with an adult.

The Local Community Sports Centreoffers a variety of activities – table tennis,

snooker, indoor football and karate. It is open six days a week from 5 p.m. to

10.30 p.m.; a small charge is made for the use of equipment.

The Nature Clubmeets at weekends, usually on a Sunday afternoon. Members take part in walks and discussions. All age groups are welcome.

The Play Centreprovides free entertainment for the under fives with indoor and outdoor play areas. You may leave your child here for up to two hours at a time in any one day.

The Potter Centreis organised for retired people. It opens five days a week from 11.30 to 6.00. Cheap hot meals are provided at lunchtimes and different activities take place every afternoon. There is also a monthly theatre excursion.

The Adventure Playgroundin Rowan Street was built for children up to the age of 14. There are ropes, swings, slides and tree climbs with an adult in charge all the time. Open during school holidays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A small charge is payable for each child.

8.11 The people below want to take part in one of these activities. Put a cross in the box to show which is the best activity for each person.

Text number	Water Park	City Farm	Community Sports Centre	Nature Club	Play Centre	Potter Centre	Adventure Play-ground

1. Mr. Smith has retired but dislikes being with groups of elderly people. Although he is still an energetic man he doesn't like sport; an opportunity to get away from the city would suit him.

2. The summer term has finished and Howard wants his seven-year-old son to play somewhere safe while he is at work.

3. Mrs. Muller wants someone to look after her three-year-old daughter for an hour twice a week while she goes to typing classes. She has very little money.

4. Steve is 16 and would like to take up a new sport. He's been thinking of trying sailing or perhaps a game he can play inside during the evening

5. Mark and his sister are 13 years old and full of energy. They love animals and want to be outdoors every morning but their parents are too busy to go with them.