Specific vocabulary
Above each underlined adjective, write another that gives more information. The first is done as an example.
1. The good salesperson won a good prize for having a good sales record.
2. The bad driver made a bad decision when he went the wrong way.
3. Voyager II made a nice discovery about Neptune’s rings.
Possible answers
- The deserving salesperson won a generous prize for having the highest sales record.
- The careless driver made a rash decision when he went the wrong way.
- Voyager II made a historic discovery about Neptune’s rings.
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Collocations
Look at these sentences. For each one, cross out the adjective that CANNOT be used with the noun in bold to form a collocation.
1.It was possible to build up a small scene, though a large / big / number of cut-outs were required to do this.
2.Now it has become a Hollywood icon, with earnings of over 6.3 billion dollars and numerous / plentiful / countless films awards.
3.Many features of the film were seen as outstanding/ irreplaceable/ excellent.
4. It is considered to be one of the most extensive/ significant/ noteworthy achievements in the history of film animation.
5. This helped to enhance the appeal of one of the film’s central/ primary/ main characters.
6. Many scenes took place underwater and relied on a certain/ particular/ sure level of brilliance and clarity throughout.
7. Yet cinema audience have increasingly high/ tall/ great expectations.
Answers
2 plentiful 3 irreplaceable 4 extensive 5 primary 6 sure 7 tall
