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How did you know which word is an adverb and which is an adjective? She is an early bird. She likes to get up early. For answer click here This is a slightly different story. For answer click here For answer click here 4
FORMING ADVERBS A) We usually add -ly to the adjective nice nicely quick - quickly (rychle) interesting - interestingly (zajímavě) complete - completely (úplně) bad - badly (špatně) legal - legally (legálně) - y - ily funny - funnily (legračně) easy - easily (snadno) - le -ly comfortable - comfortably (legračně) 5
FORMING ADVERBS - EXCEPTIONS A) Adjectives ending with - ly we must use other ways: friendly - in a friendly way/manner/fashion (přátelsky, doslova 'přátelským způsobem') silly - in a silly way (hloupě) lonely - in a lonely way (osaměle) B) Adjectives ending with - ed similarly: tired - in a tired way (unaveně) frightened - in a frightened way (vyděšeně) but... some can still use the traditional way: hurried - hurriedly unexpected - unexpectedly unashamed - unashamedly excited - excitedly repeated - repeatedly 6
C) Other exceptions good (dobrý) - well (dobře) fast (rychlý) - fast (rychle) D) Double meanings: HARD - HARD/HARDLY HARD (adj.)= těžký, tvrdý It's hard work.- Je to těžká práce. HARD (adv.)= těžce, tvrdě He works hard.- Pracuje tvrdě. HARDLY (adv.)= těžko, stěží, zřídka He hardly works.- Stěží pracuje. Skoro nepracuje. 7
LATE - LATE/LATELY LATE (adj.)= pozdní It happened in late December.- Stalo se to koncem prosince. LATE (adv.)= pozdě Better late than never.- Lépe pozdě než nikdy. LATELY (adv.)= poslední dobou He's been very busy lately.- V poslední době má moc práce. WIDE - WIDE/WIDELY WIDE (adj.)= široký a wide river- široká řeka WIDE (adv.)= úplně, zcela The door was wide open.- Dvěře byly doširoka otevřené. WIDELY (adv.)= obecně it was widely believed that...- Obecně panoval názor, že... 8
NEAR - NEAR/NEARLY NEAR (adj.)= blízký Where is the nearest bus stop?- Kde je nejbližší zastávka? NEAR (adv.)= blízko It was quite near.- Bylo to docela blízko. NEARLY (adv.)= téměř, skoro We're nearly there.- Už jsme skoro tam. HIGH - HIGH/HIGHLY HIGH (adj.)= vysoký It was a very high mountain.- Byla to velice vysoká hora. HIGH (adv.)= vysoko We climbed quite high.- Vylezli jsme docela vysoko. HIGHLY (adv.)= vysoce, velice He's highly intelligent.- Je vysoce inteligentní. It's a highly paid job.- Je to vysoce placený post. 9
DEEP - DEEP/DEEPLY DEEP (adj.)= hluboký The water is quite deep.- Ta voda je docela hluboká. DEEP (adv.)= hluboko He likes diving deep under water.- Rád se potápí hluboko pod vodou. DEEPLY (adv.)= hluboce She's deeply in love with him.- Je do něho hluboce zamilovaná. He was breathing deeply.- Hluboce dýchal. E) Different use comparing to Czech: After verbs: look, sound, feel, taste English uses adjectives, NOT adverbs (as in Czech) She looks prey. (Vypadá krásně.) - nikoliv She looks prely. It sounds good. (Zní to dobře.) - nikoliv It sounds well. It feels wrong. (Mám pocit, že je to špatné.) - nikoliv It feels wrongly. This tastes terrible. (Tohle chutná příšerně.) - nikoliv It tastes terribly. The dinner smells so good. (...tak krásně voní.) - nikoliv It smells so well. 10
EXERCISE: Choose the correct word. a) The driver of the car was serious / seriously injured. b) The driver of the car had serious / seriously injuries. c) George speaks German very well / good. d) George s German is very well / good. e) I am tired because I ve been working hard / hardly. f) Why are you walking so slow / slowly? Are you tired? g) He tried hard / hardly to find a job but he had no luck. h) I m not surprised he didn t find a job. He hard / hardly tried to find one. i) Don t walk so fast / fastly. I can t keep up with you. j) She is deep / deeply in love with him. k) We love diving deep / deeply in the sea. 11
SOME TYPES OF ADVERBS ADVERBS OF MANNER ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY nicely beautifully quickly well gently rarely never Surprisingly quite Sadly Luckily scarcely ADVERBS OF DEGREE totally possibly DISCOURSE MARKERS ADVERBS OF TIME ADVERBS OF PLACE 12
TYPES OF ADVERBS Each of the following sentences contains one adverb. Underline the adverb. Write how, where, or when after the sentence to tell which kind of information the adverb gives. The first three sentences are done for you. 1. Sharon artfully avoided answering the rude question. how 2. William usually laughs at his brother s antics. when 3. Does Kevin like to wear his coat inside? where 4. I sometimes wonder why I care! 5. Jenna recovered quickly and won the game. 6. The official did not answer truthfully. 7. I often wish you d share your opinions with us. 8. I really appreciate your help. 9. Please visit us if you ever get a chance. 10. Marie recently visited an interesting lighthouse. 11. Did Sylvia recall the events accurately? 12. Never use a porcupine for a hat. 13. Chris did better on his last spelling test. 14. Angela cautiously opened the oven. 15. We saw nothing because we looked away. 13
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SOME TYPES OF ADVERBS ADVERBS OF MANNER gently beautifully quickly well ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY/ PROBABILITY rarely possibly never ADVERBS OF DEGREE quite totally scarcely DISCOURSE MARKERS Sadly Surprisingly Luckily ADVERBS OF TIME ADVERBS OF PLACE 15
METODICKÉ POKYNY skupinová; práce ve dvojicích; individuální Prezentace gramatiky Prezentace gramatiky: podrobné případy tvoření příslovcí. Seznámení s příslovci, ve kterých se často chybuje. str.11 Cvičení: studenti opraví chyby ve větách. str.13 Cvičení: studenti naleznou jednotlivá příslovce a pokusí se určit druh str.14 Odkazy na pracovní list. 16
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