The Final Plate (adverbs of manner)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

The Final Plate

a careful cook · cooks carefully

A2 · 60 minutes

Six shows

Task Which TV competition do you want to watch most? Put the six in order. Then tell the group: which one could you win? Why?

a quiz show

a house makeover show

a cooking competition

a dance competition

a singing competition

a survival show on an island

Before you read

Task Answer the question. Tell the group.

In a TV cooking competition, four cooks have one hour to make a fish dish and a dessert. What can go wrong? Think of three things.

a judge = a person who decides who wins

the final = the last show

What the judges said

Task Read the judges' comments. Which two cooks go to the final? Did any of your ideas happen?

Week 5. Four cooks, one hour: a fish dish and a dessert. Here's what the judges said to each cook. Only two cooks can go to the final.

Rafael

"Rafael, you're a careful cook. You cut the onions very carefully, and your lemon sauce tastes great. But you worked too slowly today. After one hour, there was no dessert on your plate."

Amara

"Amara, you worked really fast today, and you cooked the fish perfectly. You moved quietly and easily around the kitchen. And your chocolate cake looks beautiful."

Hye-jin

"Hye-jin, you're a good cook, but today you didn't cook well. You started late, and the rice was cold. Your idea for the dessert sounds wonderful, but please plan your time carefully next time."

Oskar

"Oskar, you're a hard worker. You worked hard for the whole hour, and you finished everything on time. Your fish was a little dry, but you cooked the rice beautifully, and your apple tart was delicious."

Talk about it

Task In pairs. Answer the questions, then tell the class.

1

Which two cooks go to the final?

2

Why not the other two? What went wrong for them?

3

Which of your ideas from "Before you read" happened?

4

Which dish from the show would you like to eat? Why?

Look again

Task Look again at the judges' comments. Which is correct? Then choose the right words in the rule.

The judges said

Which is correct?

1

Rafael is a __________ cook.

carefully

careful

2

He cut the onions __________.

carefully

careful

3

Amara worked really __________ today.

fast

fastly

4

Hye-jin didn't cook __________ today.

good

well

5

Amara's cake looks __________.

beautifully

beautiful

An adjective (careful) tells us about __________.

An adverb (carefully) tells us about __________.

After be, look, taste and sound, we use __________.

a person or a thing

how someone does something

an adverb

how someone does something

a person or a thing

an adjective

Adjective, adverb

Task Find the adverbs in the judges' comments. Complete the table.

Adjective

Adverb

1

careful

carefully

2

easy

3

beautiful

4

good

5

fast

6

hard

7

late

Say it

Task Listen and repeat. Then say each sentence to a partner, like a judge.

1

2

You cut the onions very carefully.

You cooked the fish perfectly.

3

4

You didn't cook well today.

You worked hard.

Grammar reference

Adjective or adverb?

Making the adverb

Four special adverbs

An adjective tells us about a person or a thing: Rafael is a careful cook. The rice was cold. An adverb tells us how someone does something: He cut the onions carefully.

adjective + -ly: quick – quickly, perfect – perfectly

-y – -ily: easy – easily

-le – -ly: gentle – gently

-ful – -fully: careful – carefully

good – well

fast – fast

hard – hard

late – late. You didn't cook well today. You worked really fast.

Where?

very / really

after the verb, or after the verb + object: You cooked the fish perfectly (not cooked perfectly the fish).

before the adverb: very carefully, really fast.

CAREFUL

look, taste, sound + adjective, like be: Your cake looks beautiful (not beautifully). No -ly on fast, hard, late: not fastly. hardly = almost not: a different word.

The final

Task The final: Amara and Oskar. Choose the right word.

1

Oskar is a very __________ cook.

2

In the final, he cooked the chicken __________.

calmly

calm

perfectly

perfect

3

Amara's soup tastes __________.

4

She put the fish on the plate __________.

wonderfully

wonderful

gentle

gently

gentlely

5

Amara cooks really __________.

6

In the last ten minutes, they both worked very __________.

well

good

fast

fastly

The TV team

Task The TV team. Write the second sentence. Use the word in brackets.

1

The show's driver is a careful driver.

DRIVES

She __________.

2

The camera operator is a terrible singer.

SINGS

He __________.

3

The floor manager is a noisy eater.

EATS

He __________.

4

The make-up artist is a good dancer.

DANCES

She __________.

5

The producer is a hard worker.

WORKS

She __________.

6

The sound engineer speaks very quietly.

SPEAKER

He's a very __________.

Guess how!

Task Play together.

1. Choose an action and a word. Don't say the word.

2. Do the action in the way of the word. For example: angry – make the tea angrily.

3. The others guess. Make the adverb: You made the tea angrily!

4. Right? The next person acts.

Actions

Words

make a cup of tea

eat a sandwich

quiet

happy

bad

write a message on your phone

answer the phone

slow

nervous

fast

read a newspaper

brush your hair

careful

sad

lazy

cut some bread

wave goodbye

angry

good

loud

make – made · eat – ate · write – wrote · read – read · cut – cut

The judges' table

Task Be the judge.

1

A: choose an action from "Guess how!". Do it for your partner.

2

B: you're the judge. Say three sentences to A, one with each start. Then put them in the chat.

3

Change roles.

You're a … person / cook / …

You're a very calm person!

You …

You cut the bread really carefully.

That looks … / Your … looks …

That looks easy! / Your tea looks great.

Homework

Task A A message about a dinner party. Six sentences have a mistake. Find and correct them.

Hi! Last night I went to my friend's dinner party. She cooked fast the pasta, and it was perfect. Her brother worked very hardly in the kitchen too. The table looked beautifully, with flowers and candles. The soup tasted wonderful. Her brother is a carefully cook: he cut every carrot into little stars! He well cooks fish, but he isn't fast. After dinner, we talked quietly in the garden. At the end, everyone sang happyly.

Task B Lunch at a small café. Write the word in brackets as an adjective or an adverb.

1

The waiter spoke to us __________. (polite)

5

The waiter carried six plates __________. (easy)

2

The soup was very __________. (hot)

6

In the corner, a man played the piano __________. (beautiful)

3

The cook works __________: our food came in five minutes. (fast)

7

It was my friend's birthday, and we sang "Happy Birthday" __________. (terrible)

4

The pasta tasted __________. (wonderful)

8

They cook really __________ at this café. (good)

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (1)

TALK ABOUT IT

1 Amara and Oskar.

2 Rafael worked too slowly: after one hour there was no dessert. Hye-jin started late, and her rice was cold.

ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

2–4 easily; beautifully; well

5–7 fast; hard; late

THE FINAL

1 calm

2 perfectly

3 wonderful

4 gently

5 well

6 fast

LOOK AGAIN

Which is correct? 1 careful; 2 carefully; 3 fast; 4 well; 5 beautiful

The rule an adjective: a person or a thing · an adverb: how someone does something · after be, look, taste and sound: an adjective

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (2)

THE TV TEAM

1 She drives carefully.

2 He sings terribly. (also right: He sings badly.)

3 He eats noisily.

4 She dances well.

5 She works hard.

6 He's a very quiet speaker.

HOMEWORK (B)

1 politely

2 hot

3 fast

4 wonderful

5 easily

6 beautifully

7 terribly

8 well

HOMEWORK (A)

Fixes cooked the pasta fast (quickly is fine too); worked very hard; looked beautiful; a careful cook; cooks fish well; sang happily

Already right the soup tasted wonderful; we talked quietly in the garden