Grammar Describing words We went to a beautiful beach on Sunday. It was a bright day, and the big waves of the sea greeted us! My parents had carried five sandwiches and juicy apples for us. After playing in the water, we spent time counting the boats and ships on the water. There were eight ships! The beach also had brown sand. We made a tall sandcastle with the sand. It was a fun day. The words ‘beautiful’, ‘bright’, ‘big’, ‘five’, ‘juicy’, ’eight’, ‘brown’, ‘tall’ and NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 51 Module 5 47 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM
‘fun’ tell us more about the naming words. They are describing words. Describing words usually come before naming words. Describing words can be of many kinds. They answer questions about naming words such as: ‘what kind?’ and ‘how many?’ Read the paragraph on the previous page again and then read the table given below. What kind of? How many? beautiful beach five sandwiches bright day eight ships big waves juicy apples brown sand tall sandcastle fun day Can you think of describing words for the following naming words? kitten tree ice cream 48 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 52
Exercise 3.1: Draw pictures using the labels. 1) 2) yellow Sun three bananas 3) 4) small mouse sad boy Exercise 3.2: Underline the naming words. Then, draw a star on top of each describing word in these sentences. One is done for you. 1) The sweet apples are on the floor. NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 53 Module 5 49 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM
2) The fluffy kitten is sleeping. 3) She has long hair. 4) There are five birds in the sky. Exercise 3.3: Complete the following paragraph with describing words of your choice. One is done for you. I like eating sweet ice cream in summer. I had ice cream cones once! In winters, I drink tea or milk. I wear a sweater too. When it rains, I use a umbrella. I also wear a raincoat. 50 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 54
Writing Arrange sentences to form a story Exercise 4: Number the sentences in the correct order by looking at the pictures. One is done for you. Hints: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) • A woodcutter ran to the house and saved Red Riding Hood. Module 5 51 NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 55 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM
• She told the wolf that she was going to see her Grandma. • O ne day, Little Red Riding Hood was sent to see her Grandma. [ 1 ] • The wolf tried to eat Red Riding Hood. • On the way, she met a wolf. • The wolf ran to Grandma’s house. He pretended to be Grandma. 52 6/30/2018 11:21:51 AM NR_BGM_9789387848979_Summit G1 English Grammar Composition Part 1_Text.pdf 56
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