Avatar is a revolutionary movie with wonderful visual effects and a great story. I simply loved it and used the Na'Vis physical characteristics to practice the use of order of adjectives.
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A. Watch the movie segment from the movie Avatar and put the adjective
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s below in the correct order. The scene shows the Na'Vis, the people who inhabit Pandora, and their relationship with nature. Take a look at the chart below to choose the correct order.
Types of adjectives:
Opinion: It explains what you think about somethig (other people may not agree with you). Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, stupid)
Size: A size adjective tells how small or big something is. Examples: large, enormous, tiny, little.
Age: It tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples: primitive, ancient, new, young, old.
Shape: It describes the shape of something. Examples: round, rectangular, flat, square.
Color: It describes colors. Examples: yellow, reddish, pale, pink, turquoise.
Origin: It describes where something comes from. Examples: lunar, French, eastern, Brazilian.
Material: It describes what something is made of. Examples: metal, cotton, paper, marble.
Purpose: It describes what something is used for. These adjective often end with ...ing. Examples: sleeping (bag), roasting (tin), frying (pan).
1. Na'Vis are a race of (
extraterrestrial / intelligent/ tall) humanoids who inhabit the (
dense / lush / jungle) moon of Pandora.
2. Na'Vis have a (
blue / bright / smooth) skin, accentuated with (
thin/darker/cyan) stripes.
3. Their bodies have feline-like characteristics, such as (
long/elegant/sweeping) tails, (
beautiful/pointed /blue) ears, and (
golden/large/ hypnotic) eyes.
4. They have a (
v-shaped/upper/ wide) back.
5. They have developed a (
evolved/ nervous/ complex) system.
6. They make use of (
primitive/ effective/ wooden/ killing) weapons, such as a bow and arrows.
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Answer key:
1. (intelligent/tall/extraterrestrial) / (dense/lush/jungle)
2. (smooth/bright/blue) / (thin/darker/cyan)
3. (elegant/long/sweeping) /(beautiful/pointed/blue) / (hypnotic/large/golden)
4. (wide/v-shaped/ upper)
5. (complex/evolved/nervous)
6. (effective/primitive/wooden/killing)