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a father playing with his child in the snow

Describing a winter scene

In these activities you will learn a range of adjectives for describing a picture that has been taken outside, such as a winter scene.

Watching television: adjectives

Watch the video of Anne talking about what she likes watching on TV, then answer the questions.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

We can use comparative and superlative adjectives to describe or compare two or more people or things.

Adjectives and prepositions

Some adjectives go with certain prepositions. There is no real pattern – you need to learn them as you meet them.

Order of adjectives

Have you ever lost anything? How did you describe what you lost?

Adjective endings

What’s the difference between the English adjectives ‘boring’ and ‘bored’? Do you know?

British worst at learning languages

The British are the worst language learners in Europe! This is according to a survey published by the European Commission. Only 38% of British people can speak a foreign language, as against the European Union average of 56%.

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