General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 04 Topic 04.doc To give a story more atmosphere and interest for the reader it is important to use adjectives. b. Adverbs Compare these two sentences. He touched the woman on the shoulder and said, "It's all right, it's all right. Tell me what happened." Gently he touched the woman on the shoulder and said, "It's all right, it's all right. Tell me what happened." The first sentence tells us what John did, but it does not tell us how he did it. The second sentence tells us how he did the action: "Gently he touched…" This gives the story more atmosphere and the reader a better understanding of the character, John. To do this the writer uses adverbs. To give the story more atmosphere and describe the characters better, we use adverbs.  VOCABULARY 04 Setting the scene In this activity we will look at adjectives to use in telling a story like the one in Activity 01. We use adjectives or describing words to make our ideas clearer and to create a more interesting atmosphere for the reader. Here are some adjectives that we can use to write stories about unusual or frightening experiences. 1. Look at the adjectives in each column. 3. Match the adjectives on the left to adjectives with a similar meaning on the right. 1. freezing a. isolated 2. stormy b. eerie 3. dark c. alarmed 4. windy d. stunned 5. strange e. icy 6. deserted f. weird 7. misty g. gloomy 8. creepy h. blustery 9. terrified i. foggy 10. shocked j. wild 135