Unit 50 ROBBIE AND THE REBELS

Listening

Jill Good morning, Shirley…
Shirley Hello, Jill…
Jill Oh, I’m tired this morning!
Shirley Are you? Why?
Jill Well, I went to the concert last night.
Shirley Which concert?
Jill The pop concert, the one at the Town Hall.
Shirley Oh, which group did you see?
Jill I saw “Robbie and the Rebels”… they’re a new group.
Shirley Are they good?
Jill Hmm… they usually play well, but last night they played badly.
Shirley Is Robbie a good singer?
Jill Oh, yes, he usually sings well.
Shirley Did he sing well last night?
Jill No, he didn’t… he sang very badly.
Shirley What about the group?
Jill Oh, the guitarist played beautifully… but the drummer was loud.
Shirley Yes, pop drummers always play loudly.
Jill I know! I had a headache after the concert.
Shirley Hmm… I never go to the pop concerts. I prefer classical music.

Grammar

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives: order

Adjectives: position

Adjectives without nouns

List of Opposite Adjectives

Comparison: comparative and superlative adjectives

ADVERBS

List of Common Adverbs

List of Adverbs

Questions

What are their name?
Who’s tired?
Ask “Why?”
Which concert did she go to?
Which group did she see?
How do they usually play?
How did they play last night?
How does Robbie usually sing?
How did he sing last night?
How did the guitarist play?
Do pop drummers always play loudly?
Did Jill have a headache before the concert?
Ask “When?”
Does Shirley prefer pop music or classical music?

Exercise 1

He’s a good singer.
He usually sing well.

1    They’re beautiful dancers
2    She’s a careless writer
3    He’s a hard worker
4    He’s a bad player
5    They’re good drivers

Exercise 2

He usually sings well, but yesterday he sang badly.

1    She usually drives carefully, ….
2    She usually types slowly, ….
3    They usually play badly, ….
4    He usually works fast, ….
5    He usually answers