General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 05 Topic 03.doc Claudia says: Claudia: Why? I really enjoyed it. Didn't you? Jackie says: Jackie: Yeah, I quite liked the dancing. Claudia says, "I really enjoyed it." She uses really to say how much she enjoyed it. Jackie says, "Yeah, I quite liked the dancing". She uses quite to say how much she liked the dancing. Really and quite are modifiers. We can use modifiers to modify (change the meaning of) verbs. Look thoroughly really - - - quite enjoyed the movie. enjoyed the movie a little. positive negative I didn’t enjoy the movie at all. Examples Listen to the examples. 1. I really enjoyed the movie. Did you? Yeah it was quite interesting. 2. I was a little disappointed with my meal. Really? I really loved mine. 3. I didn't enjoy that show at all. Yeah, I was pretty bored. 4. That story made me a little sad. Me too. But I quite enjoyed it. 168