THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU
Objectives
(oblléctivs)
To talk about intensifying the attribute.
Vocabulary
1. Awfully (adv):
/ˈɔːf(ə)li/
Terriblemente
Used for emphasizing what you are saying.
Example:
It's
awfully
good of you to find time to see us.
2. Barely (adv):
/ˈbeə(r)li/
A penas
Used for saying that something almost does
not happen or exist, or is almost not possible.
Example:
He was so dizzy he could
barely
stand.
3. Boiling (adj):
/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
Hirviendo
A boiling liquid has become so hot that
there are bubbles in it and it is becoming a gas.
Example:
I'm absolutely
boiling
in this jumper.
4. Blind (adj):
/blaɪnd/
Ciego
Unable to see. Some people prefer to use the
expression visually impaired.
Example:
Her face is completely
blind.
5. Dreadful (adj):
/ˈdredf(ə)l/
Espantoso
Very unpleasant.
Example:
The journey was
dreadful.
6. Dripping (adj):
/ˈhɑrmləs/
Goteando
Very wet.
Example:
She stumbled in from the storm,
dripping
and cold.