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COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

Hi! We are a group of students of University of Macerata . We are attending the third year of " Scienze della formazione primaria " because we would like to become teachers!! Our group is composed by four people: Alessandra, Camilla, Chiara and Elisa.

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COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

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  1. Hi! We are a group of students of University of Macerata. We are attending the third year of "Scienzedellaformazioneprimaria" because we would like to become teachers!!Our group is composed by four people: Alessandra, Camilla, Chiara and Elisa.

  2. Hi, I’m Alessandra! I live in Monte San Giusto and I love dancing! I’m sociable, nice, hasty and I address the situations in a rational way. Hi, I’m Camilla! I come from Chiaravalle but now I live in Macerata. I’m creative, careful, shy and I adore working with children. Hi, I’m Chiara! I live in Petriolo and I like playing the flute. I’m joyful, available, anxious before the exams and I love eating only sweets. Finally I'm Elisa, I come from Monte San Vito and, like Camilla, now I stay in Macerata.I'm friendly, sweet, agitated and i love playing all sports but also eating "lasagne"!

  3. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES • A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. • Generally we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want to express a single idea (adjective) that describes something. • Examples: • I live in a Spanish-speaking country. • Shakespeare is a well-known writer.

  4. How are compound adjectives formed? Compound adjectives can be formed in several ways: • NOUN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: • I cooked some mouth-wateringbiscuits • Ho preparato dei biscotti appetitosi • NOUN + PAST PARTICIPLE: • Alessandra boughtfoursun-driedplumes • Alessandra ha comprato quattro prugne secche

  5. NOUN + ADJECTIVE: • Madonna is a world-famoussinger • Madonna è una cantante di fama mondiale • NOUN + NOUN: • I’ve started a part-time job • Ho iniziato un lavoro a tempo parziale

  6. ADJECTIVE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: • Camilla uses a long-lastingpolish • Camilla usa uno smalto a lunga tenuta • ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE: • Chiara hasboughtanold-fashionedwatch • Chiara ha comprato un orologio vecchio stile • ADJECTIVE + NOUN: • It was a last-minute decision • E’ stataunadecisionedell’ultimominuto

  7. ADVERB + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: • Their love story isnever-ending • La loro storia d’amore è senza fine • ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE: • - New York is a densely-populatedcity • New york è una città molto popolata

  8. LET’S TRY TOGETHER!!

  9. EXERCISE N°1 • FASHIONED • MANNERED • NEW • SIGHTED WELL-… BRAND-… SHORT-… OLD-… ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE NOUN + ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  10. EXERCISE N°2 WELL-MANNERED / BRAND-NEW / SHORT-SIGHTED / OLD-FASHIONED • Nancy isa ……………………… girl. She can’t evenreadwhat’s on the blackboard. • When Brian gothis promotion, hebought a ........................... car. • Look at Leila. She’s wearingan………………………skirt. Shefoundit in hergrandmother’s drawer. • Cathy is a …………………………… girl. She’s very polite. SHORT-SIGHTED BRAND-NEW OLD-FASHIONED WELL-MANNERED

  11. Thanksforyourattention!

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