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  • I had a very good day today

  • but now I am very tired and very hungry.

  • How does this sentence sound and why?

  • Does it sound interesting?

  • Does it make you want to hear more of the story?

  • No, it sounds boring and dull

  • because we have used the word 'very'

  • plus a basic adjective three times in one sentence.

  • There is a huge number of words you can

  • use instead of 'very' plus a basic adjective

  • which will help to make your English

  • sound more interesting and colourful.

  • That's why in today's English lesson

  • I am going to show you different ways to say 'very'

  • plus ten basic adjectives such as 'very good',

  • 'very tired' and 'very hungry'.

  • So if you're ready to widen

  • your vocabulary, let's get started.

  • Let's look at 'very cold' first.

  • There are many different ways you can say 'very cold'.

  • The first one is 'freezing'.

  • We normally use the word 'freezing' when we're

  • talking about the weather.

  • So let's pretend you're outside and it's so cold that you are shivering.

  • You could say 'It's freezing today!'

  • Another word we can use is 'icy'.

  • You know what ice is, right?

  • It's what you are seeing on the screen right now.

  • So if something is icy, that means it's

  • very very very cold.

  • Again, this word is normally used when we're talking about the weather.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'Make sure you take a jacket

  • because it's icy outside there today.'

  • Another word for 'very cold' is 'chilly'.

  • 'Chilly' is not as cold as 'icy' and 'freezing'

  • but if the weather is chilly,

  • it still feels very cold and makes you feel chills.

  • A 'chill' is when your body feels cold.

  • Now let's talk about 'very hot'.

  • Again, there are many different ways to say 'very hot'

  • in a more interesting way.

  • The first one is 'boiling'.

  • Boiling.

  • For example, you could say 'It's boiling outside today.

  • Make sure you take some water.'

  • Another word we can use is 'scorcher'.

  • 'Scorcher' is a noun which means a very hot and sunny day.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'Yesterday was a real scorcher.'

  • 'Sweltering' is also another word we can use for 'very hot'.

  • 'Sweltering' is an adjective which means extremely hot weather.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'The summers in that country are sweltering.'

  • The next word for 'very hot' is 'sizzling'.

  • Sizzling.

  • 'Sizzle' is the sound that food makes when it's

  • cooking in very hot oil.

  • That's why the word 'sizzling',

  • an adjective, means very hot.

  • This word is normally used to talk about the weather

  • and an example sentence could be

  • 'It's a sizzling day today

  • so make sure you put some sunscreen on.'

  • Now let's talk about 'very good'.

  • There are hundreds of different ways to say 'very good' in English

  • but let's talk about five common ones right now.

  • The first one is 'great'.

  • This is a great word to use instead of 'very good'.

  • The word 'great' can be used in many many different situations.

  • For example, if someone says 'How are you',

  • instead of saying 'I'm very good',

  • you could just say 'I'm great! How are you?'

  • If you went to a party last night and the party was

  • fun, it was a good time,

  • you could say 'I had a great time at the party last night.'

  • The second word for 'very good' is 'amazing'.

  • 'Amazing' means extremely good.

  • For example, you could say

  • 'The cakes that she makes are amazing.'

  • The next word is 'fantastic'.

  • 'Fantastic' is an adjective which again means very good.

  • Let's pretend you are with your friend and he is trying to buy a suit

  • and he puts a suit on and the suit looks very good on him.

  • You can say 'The suit looks fantastic on you.'

  • The fourth word is 'perfect'.

  • 'Perfect' is an adjective which means something can't get any better.

  • It is 100

  • and his English can't get any better,

  • you could say 'My friend speaks perfect English.'

  • The next word for 'very good' is 'awesome'.

  • 'Awesome' is more of a slang word and used in more informal situations.

  • Let's pretend you go traveling and you see this.

  • You could say 'The view is awesome'

  • or 'The scenery is awesome.'

  • Now let's talk about 'very bad'.

  • The first word that we can use instead of 'very bad' is

  • 'atrocious'.

  • Atrocious.

  • 'Atrocious' means extremely bad.

  • An example sentence could be 'The weather is atrocious today.'

  • So that means the weather is very bad so it's

  • probably raining and cold.

  • Another word we can use instead of 'very bad' is 'awful'.

  • Awful.

  • Let's pretend you went to see a movie last night

  • and the movie was very bad.

  • You could say 'The movie last night was awful.'

  • The next word we can use instead of 'very bad' is 'dreadful'.

  • Dreadful.

  • Let's pretend there was a car accident and somebody

  • passed away, somebody died.

  • It was a very serious accent.

  • You could say 'There has been a dreadful accident.'

  • Now let's talk about 'very short'.

  • The main way to say 'very short'

  • is by using the word 'brief'.

  • Brief.

  • The word 'brief' means lasting for a short time.

  • Something that doesn't last very long.

  • Please note that we don't use the word 'brief' to talk about someone's height.

  • For example, if you see someone who is very short,

  • we do not say 'He is brief.'

  • The word 'brief' talks about the duration of something.

  • How long something lasts or goes on for.

  • Some example sentences could be

  • 'Please write a brief response'

  • or 'His performance was brief.'

  • Now let's talk about 'very long'.

  • One of the main ways to say 'very long' is by using the word 'lengthy'.

  • Lengthy.

  • 'Lengthy' means continuing for a long time.

  • Something that lasts for a long time.

  • Please note that we don't use lengthy to talk about somebody's height.

  • For example, if somebody is very tall, we don't

  • say 'He is very lengthy.'

  • This is not correct.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'They are having a lengthy discussion.'

  • This means their discussion is lasting for a long time.

  • Now let's look at 'very tired'.

  • One of the most common ways to say 'very tired'

  • is by using the word 'exhausted'.

  • Exhausted.

  • 'Exhausted' means you have absolutely no energy.

  • For example, let's pretend you worked for 12 hours today

  • and you get home and you feel very tired,

  • you could say 'I am exhausted.'

  • This means you have absolutely no energy.

  • The second word we can use instead of 'very tired' is 'wrecked'.

  • Wrecked.

  • 'Wrecked' is more of a slang word

  • and it's used in more informal situations.

  • Let's pretend you do a three-hour workout at the gym

  • and you get home and you are super tired.

  • You could say 'I'm wrecked from that workout.'

  • The next word we can use is 'knackered'.

  • Knackered.

  • Again, this word is more informal and it's normally used in British English.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'After that weekend, I am knackered.'

  • Now let's talk about different ways to say 'very hungry'.

  • The first way is by using the word 'starving'.

  • Starving.

  • If you are starving, it means you are

  • dying because there is not enough food.

  • But we can also use the word 'starving'

  • to mean very very very very hungry.

  • For example, let's pretend you haven't eaten for 24 hours,

  • you could 'I am starving.'

  • The next word which means very hungry is 'ravenous'.

  • Ravenous.

  • 'Ravenous' means you are so hungry

  • that you would do anything for food.

  • Again, let's pretend you haven't eaten all day

  • and you are really hungry, you could say

  • 'I am ravenous.'

  • Another way you could say 'I am very hungry'

  • is by saying 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

  • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

  • This is a very informal way to say 'I am super hungry.'

  • Now let's talk about different ways to say 'very big'.

  • There is a huge number of words

  • that you can use instead of 'very big'.

  • I just said the first one.

  • It's 'huge'.

  • Huge.

  • The word 'huge' means very big.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'Their house is huge!

  • It has two swimming pools and a tennis court.'

  • The second word we can use is 'massive'.

  • Massive.

  • Let's pretend you see this building right here.

  • You could say 'That's a massive building.'

  • The third word you can use is 'enormous'.

  • Enormous.

  • Let's pretend someone spent a lot

  • of money to buy a house,

  • you could say 'They spent an enormous

  • amount of money on that house.'

  • Now let's talk about different ways to say 'very small'.

  • The main word you can use is 'tiny'.

  • Tiny.

  • 'Tiny' means very very very small.

  • For example, let's pretend your friend just

  • had a baby and the baby is very small.

  • You could say 'The baby is tiny.'

  • The next word is 'minuscule'.

  • Minuscule.

  • 'Minuscule' means extremely small

  • and if you use the word 'minuscule' with an object,

  • it normally means you can just see that thing.

  • An example sentence could be

  • 'That ant is minuscule. I can just see it.'

  • You have learned more than 25 new words today

  • but wait!

  • The lesson isn't finished yet.

  • Now let's have a little quiz to test your understanding.

  • I will show you five sentences

  • and I want you to choose the correct word for each sentence.

  • The sentences will be on the screen for five seconds

  • so pause the video,

  • think about your answers

  • and then click play when you are ready to see the answers.

  • Are you ready? Good luck!

I had a very good day today

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