UNIT 101. Adjectives and adverbs 2 (well/ fast/ late, hard/ hardly)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 101. Adjectives and adverbs 2 (well/ fast/ late, hard/ hardly)

A	Good/ well Good is an adjective. The adverb is well: √ Your English is good.                  but             You speak English well. √ Susan is a good pianist.               but             Susan plays the piano well. We use well (not good) with past participles (dressed/known etc.): well-dressed well-known well-educated well-paid √ Gary's father is a well-known writer. But well is also an adjective with the meaning 'in good health': √ 'How are you today?' 'I'm very well, thanks.'
B	Fast/hard/Late These words are both adjectives and adverbs: adjective adverb √ Darren is a very fast runner. √ Kate is a hard worker. √ I was late √ Lately = recently: Have you seen Tom lately? √ Darren can run very fast. √ Kate works hard. (not works hardly) √ I got up late this morning.
C	Hardly Hardly = very little, almost not. Study these examples: √ Sarah wasn't very friendly at the party. She hardly spoke to me. (=she spoke to me very little, almost not at all) √ We've only met once or twice. We hardly know each other. Hard and hardly are different. Compare: √ He tried hard to find a job, but he had no luck. (= he tried a lot, with a lot of effort) I'm not surprised he didn't find a job. He hardly tried. (=he tried very little) √ I can hardly do something= it's very difficult for me, almost impossible: √ Your writing is terrible. I can hardly read it. (= it is almost impossible to read it) My leg was hurting. I could hardly walk. √
D	You can use hardly+ any/anybody/anyone/anything/anywhere √ A: How much money have we got? B: Hardly any. (=very little, almost none) √ These two cameras are very similar. There's hardly any difference between them √ The exam results were very bad. Hardly anybody in our class passed. (=very few students passed) Note that you can say: √ She said hardly anything.                    or                   She hardly said anything. √ We've got hardly any money.            or                             We've hardly got any money. Hardly ever= almost never: √ I'm nearly always at home in the evenings. I hardly ever go out. Hardly also means 'certainly not'. For example: √ It's hardly surprising that you're tired. You haven't slept for three days. (= it's certainly not surprising) √ The situation is serious, but it's hardly a crisis. (= it's certainly not a crisis)

EXERCISES

101.1	Put in good or well. 1 I play tennis but I'm not very ____good. _______ 2 Your exam results were very _________________. You did _________________ in your exams. The weather was _________________ while we were away. I didn't sleep _________________ last night. 3 4 5 6 Lucy speaks German _________________. She's _________________ at languages. Our new business isn't doing very _________________ at the moment. I like your hat. lt looks _________________ on you. I've met her a few times, but I don't know her _________________. 7 8 9
101.2	Complete these sentences using well + the following words: behaved dressed informed kept known paid written 1 The children were very good. They were _____ well-behaved. _______________ 2 I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She is quite ____________. Our neighbours' garden is neat and tidy. It is very ____________. I enjoyed the book you lent me. It's a great story and it's very ____________. Tanya knows a lot about many things. She is very ____________. 3 4 5 6 Mark's clothes are always smart. He is always ____________. Jane has a lot of responsibility in her job, but she isn't very____________. 7
101.3	Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct them where necessary. 1 I'm tired because I've been working hard. _____ OK________ 2 I tried hard to remember her name, but I couldn't. This coat is practically unused. I've hardly worn it. Laura is a good tennis player. She hits the ball hardly. __________________ 3 __________________ 4 __________________ 5 Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you. I had plenty of time, so I was walking slow. __________________ 6 __________________
101.4	Complete the sentences. Use hardly+ the following verbs (in the correct form): change hear know recognise say sleep speak 1 Scott and Tracy have only met once before. They _____hardly know ______ each other. 2 You're speaking very quietly. I can ____________ you. I'm very tired this morning. I ____________ last night. We were so shocked when we heard the news, we could ____________. Kate was very quiet this evening. She ____________ a word. 3 4 5 6 You look the same now as you looked 15 years ago. You've ____________. I met David a few days ago. I hadn't seen him for a long time and he looks very different now. I ____________ him. 7
101.5	Complete these sentences with hardly+ any/anybody/anything/anywhere/ever. 1 I'll have to go shopping. There's _____ hardly anything_________to eat. 2 It was a very warm day and there was ____________________ wind. 3 'Do you know much about computers?' 'No, ____________________ The hotel was almost empty. There was ____________________ staying there. I listen to the radio a lot, but I ____________________ watch television. Our new boss is not very popular. ____________________ likes her. 4 5 6 7 It was very crowded in the room. There was ____________________ to sit. We used to be good friends, but we ____________________ see each other now. It was nice driving this morning. There was ____________________ traffic. I hate this town. There's ____________________ to do and ____________________ to go. 8 9 10

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