Practice makes perfect

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exceptionally bright

By vivian chitiva

practice makes perfect

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look at the photo. How long do you think it took the person to learn to do this?

Talk about an activity you know about that takes a lot of practice to do well.

Read the story and choose the correct options My friend Tasha is 1 talented / analytical in many creative fields. She’s very 2 trained / artistic, even though she’s never taken an art class. She paints, draws, and is an excellent photographer. I like her paintings the best because they’re so 3 imaginative / determined. She’s also very 4 athletic / musical and is 5 a skilled / an intellectual piano player. Even though she’s 6 technical / gifted in these areas and finds math difficult, she wants to be an engineer. She’s 7 determined / musical, but I don’t think it’s a 8 logical / competent choice.

Read each sentence to revise different uses of adverbs and adjectives

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1. Marcela has always been naturally athletic.
2. She became amazingly quick at solving math problems.
3. He picked up the baby extremely gently.
4. Some children are exceptionally bright.
5. I think she is really funny.
6. It’ll sell especially well just by word of mouth.
7. Learning a new language was never particularly easy for me.
8. Can I be brutally honest with you?
9. Henry did rather poorly on his English test.

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Take turns with your partner(s) to read the article:

How would you describe Linda's Life Story?

Take turns with your partner(s) using the phrases in the box to describe the professions.

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1. an astronaut
2. a painter
3. a teacher
4. a concert pianist
5. an accountant
6. an architect
7. a chemist
8. a psychologist

Add more detail to each sentence by adding the adverb in parentheses.

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1. The bride looked beautiful at the wedding. (amazingly)
2. I’m excited about going backstage after the concert. (especially)
3. But it’s not true. (necessarily)
4. It’s supposed to be cloudy tomorrow. (partly)
5. They weren’t interested in buying the house, but they said they’d think about it. (particularly)
6. There was enough food in the pantry. (barely)

7.Daniela run quickly during the whole match. (rather)

How skilled are you?

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Compare how skilled you are at doing the following activities. Use adjectives and/or adverbs and examples to support your opinions.

1. Cooking2. Saving money3. managing your time4. playing sports5. dancing

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