Out loud, before anything else — don't worry about mistakes, just talk.
Look at your bag, your shoes, or the table in front of you. Describe it in three adjectives, out loud, right now.
Sam: Have you seen the flat Priya just bought?
Alex: No — what's it like?
Sam: Gorgeous. It's got this lovely little old fireplace in the living room, made of stone.
Alex: Nice. Ours is just a boring modern radiator.
Look at what Sam says about the fireplace. Three adjectives stacked before one noun, in a very particular order. Try saying "a little old lovely fireplace" instead — it sounds slightly foreign, doesn't it? Why? Talk it through, then check.
When you stack adjectives before a noun, English has a running order you follow without thinking — once you know it.
Each one stacks three or four adjectives before the noun — always in the same kind of order. What comes first, and what comes right before the noun? Say it, then check.
1. Someone describes their coffee table like this, but the order's wrong: "a wooden small old table". Say it correctly (size, then age, then material), then type the whole phrase:
2. Complete this using gorgeous / red / wool, in the right order:
"He gave her scarf for her birthday."
3. Someone describing a classic car at a car show gets the order wrong: "an Italian old red car". Fix it (age, then colour, then origin) and type the whole phrase:
Look around you right now. Describe three real objects — your phone, your shoes, a bag, anything nearby — using at least two adjectives each, in the correct order.
Some adjectives sit on a scale. Others are already at the extreme. The intensifier you choose has to match.
Tired and hot sit on a scale — you can be a little tired or very tired. Shattered and boiling don't work that way. What's different about how each pair is intensified? Say it, then check.
1. You walked twenty kilometres yesterday and could barely stand by the end. Use the strong word for "very tired":
"By the time we got home, we were ."
2. You left your gloves at home and waited for a bus for forty minutes in the snow. Use the strong word for "very cold":
"By the time the bus came, I was ."
3. A friend recommends a film. It's fine, but not the best you've ever seen — describe it honestly:
"It wasn't bad — I'd say it was , but not the best I've seen."
Tell me about the last time you were extremely tired, extremely cold, or ate something extremely good. Push yourself to use the strongest natural intensifier each time.
Certain adjectives pair with one fixed preposition. There's no logic to it — just the pairs, memorised.
Each adjective drags its own preposition along with it. Could you swap any of them for a different one and keep the same meaning? Say it, then check.
1. Your little brother won't go near the dog next door. Describe him:
"He's always been dogs, even friendly ones."
2. Your local café is known all over town for one thing:
"That little café's its carrot cake — people come from miles around."
3. You've never really followed sport. Admit it:
"To be honest, I've never been that football."
Tell me three true things about yourself using good at, keen on, worried about, and proud of — at least three different pairs.
Everything together, out loud. This is the whole point of the lesson.
You're showing a friend around your home, real or imagined: "Go on then — give me the tour."
Talk for two full minutes. Describe three objects or rooms, and try to include:
Now ask me to describe my home the same way. Push me for order, for the right intensity, and for the right preposition in your questions — "What's it made of?", "How old is it?", "What are you proud of about it?"
Write 3–5 sentences describing something you own that you really like (or really dislike). Use at least one correctly-ordered adjective pair, one intensifier + adjective, and one adjective + preposition pair. The checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real conversation never tells you which rule to use. Here everything's shuffled.
1. "She's just bought ___ jacket."
2. Someone's just finished a huge meal and can't move. "That was ___ delicious — I ate way too much."
3. "I've always been quite ___ art, even though I can't draw."
Each one has a single mistake. Say the correct version out loud first, then type the whole sentence.
4. "I bought a big lovely house last year."
5. "I was absolutely tired after the meeting."
6. "I've always been good in maths."
7. "She's really keen of learning Spanish."
Each one below is correct but flat. Say a more natural version out loud using today's grammar, then compare:
8. "It's a case. It's plastic. It's black. It's nice." (four flat sentences about a phone case)
9. "Football has never been something I find interesting." (technically correct, but stiff)
1. What's the comparative of "heavy"?
"This bag is than mine."
2. Fix this: "I love reds shoes."
3. Describe a bag someone's carrying: it's small, it's from France, it's leather.
"She's carrying bag."
4. You've just watched the scariest film of your life and can barely breathe.
"That was honestly — I won't sleep a wink tonight."
5. A friend just qualified as a doctor after years of study. Tell them how you feel.
"I'm so you — you worked so hard for this."
Close the loop: in about a minute, tell me — which of today's three things, adjective order, matching the intensifier, or the right preposition, do you think you'll actually notice yourself using this week? And which one still needs work?
We said: stack adjectives in the right order, match the intensifier, and use the right preposition. Tick what's true: