Unit 38: WELL OR BADLY?

Vocabulary

accident	/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/	n
against	/əˈgentst/	prep
bad	/bæd/	adj
busy	/ˈbɪz.i/	adj
careful	/ˈkeə.fəl/	adj
careless	/ˈkeə.ləs/	adj
fast	/fɑːst/	adj
good	/gʊd/	adj
hard	/hɑːd/	adj
learner	/ˈlɜː.nəʳ/	n
noisy	/ˈnɔɪ.zi/	adj
quiet	/kwaɪət/	adj
slow	/sləʊ/	adj
swimmer	/ˈswɪm.əʳ/	n
team	/tiːm/	n
typist	/ˈtaɪpɪst/	n
walker	/ˈwɔː.kəʳ/	n
well	/wel/	adv
worker	/ˈwɜː.kəʳ/	n
year	/jɪəʳ/	n

Listening

Passage 1.

There’s an international football match on television. England are playing against Scotland. They are good teams. They usually play well. But today England are playing very well, and Scotland are playing badly.

Questions

1. What’s on television?
- There’s an international football match.

2. Which teams are playing?
- England and Scotland.

3. Are they good teams?
- Yes, they are.

4. Do they usually play well or badly?
- They usually play well.

5. How are England playing today?
- Today they are playing very well

6. How are Scotland playing today?
- Today they are playing badly.

Passage 2

Tom Morgan often has accidents. This is his fourth accident this year. He’s a bad driver, because he’s a fast and careless driver. He drives fast, carelessly and badly.

Questions

1. What’s his name?
- His name is Tom Morgan.

2. Does he often have accidents?
- Yes, he does.

3. Is this his first accident this year?
- No. This is his forth accident this year.

4. Is he a good or a bad driver?
- He is a bad driver.

5. Does he drive well or badly?
- He drives badly.

6. Is he a fast or a slow driver?
- He is a fast driver.

7. Does he drive carefully or carelessly?
- He drives carelessly.

Passage 3

Bill Morris is a gentleman. He always drives slowly, carefully and well. All his friends say, “Bill’s a good driver! He’s very carefully”.

Questions

1. What’s his name?
- His name is Bill Morris.

2. Is he a gentleman?
- Yes, he is.

3. Is he a good or a bad driver?
- He is a good driver.

4. Does he drive well or badly?
- He drives well.

5. Is he a fast or a slow driver?
- He is a slow driver.

6. Does he drive carefully or does he drive carelessly?
- He drives carefully.

Passage 4

Mr. Johnson works very hard. He’s a fast worker. His boss often says, “Johnson works fast for 10 hours every day. He’s a very hard worker.”

Questions

1. What’s his name?
- His name is Johnson.

2. Is he a hard worker or a lazy worker?
- He is a hard worker.

3. Does he work hard or lazily?
- He works very hard.

4. Is he a fast or a slow worker?
- He is a fast worker.

5. Does he work fast or slowly?
- He works fast.

Grammar

ADVERBS OF MANNER.

* Adverbs of manner

* adjective + ly = adverb of manner

- bad – badly :

- slow – slowly

• y -ly

Happy -> happily

Noisy -> noisily

• Good -> well

Fast -> fast

Hard -> hard

* How…?

How are they playing today?	They’re playing badly.
How does she sing?	She sings well.
How do you drive?	I drive slowly.
How does Ann type?	She types carefully.

* Adjective – Noun

Verb – Adverb

- She is a careful driver.

She drives carefully.

- I am a fast learner.

I learn fast.

Noun	Verb
dancer driver learner player singer skier swimmer walker worker typist	dance drive learn play sing ski swim walk work type

Language summary

How do you we they do it? does he she	I You We They do it well. badly. carefully. carelessly. slowly. fast. He She does
He’s a good singer / He sings well. They’re bad players / They play badly.	She’s a careful driver / She drives carefully. I’m a slow driver /I drive slowly.