2. 1 Les adjectifs et leur ordre adjectifs composés. value size age shape colour origin material compound noun An impressively, big, old, mould-stained, painted, bay- windowed house by the sea A narrow, two-floored, dark, Chinese compartment A rectangular, damaged building with a white renovated part A reddish, small, deteriorated, old pharmacy A rectangular, red, wooden porch A triangular, yellow, cemented roof A big, rectangular, yellow, concrete hotel

3. 2 suite (ordre des adjectifs) A large, rectangular, grey wooden door A big, rectangular, yellow door A triangular, red-tiled roof A large, broken-roofed, ivy-covered, uninhabited, mysterious, yellow house A large, well-decorated, rectangular-shaped, yellow house

4. 3 Extraits des devoirs sur le vocabulaire I was very surprised when I saw this house I think most houses … are beautiful and well-kept, but some aren’t inhabited and are neglected by their owners. This house is with tiled roof, bay windows and spiked wrought iron railings. The other house has some motives perched on the roof, with a flat roof and high spiked fence. This house which was my favourite is now a sad reminder of the past.

5. 4 suite ( extraits devoirs vocabulaire ) It’s a striking, skillful cross surrounded by a circle and four diagonal stems terminating in a royal lily motive. Tall, old, mysterious tower. The distant memory of a magnificent pre-war house The stunning sight of a supposedly lost ancient design A wooden, sloping-roofed, traditional, neglected house. A pastel-coloured, decorated, imposing French colonial house with arched openings.

6. 5 suite (devoir de vocabulaire) This very high tower has arched windows which give to an overhanging balcony. It’s a big, refined, skillful, elegant house. A traditional wooden decorated by a frieze with a tiled, red roof. A two-level building with two outside semi-circular staircases on each side of a beautiful balcony. The mysterious, old, destroyed balcony of an ancient, magic and wonderful time.

7. 6 If clauses If I were the owner and I had a lot of money… I would repair this house, paint it, put an air conditioner in each room. I would make a balcony, rebuild the staircase, I would have a beautiful garden I would plant beautiful flowers.

8. 7 Vocabulaire appréciatif decorative elaborate elegant extraordinary exceptional generous imaginative impressive pleasant refined remarkable skillful significant striking common improbable incomplete sad reminder surprising unexpected unimaginative

9. nounsverbsadjectivesadverbs anger be or feel angryangryangrily courage encourage discouragecourageouscourageously fear fearfulfearfully sadnesssaddensadsadly pride be or feel proudproudproudly 8 Dérivations

10. 9 Remember, Recall, Remind… Remind me to take the key. The student couldn’t recall/ remember the conversation. He’s getting old and sometimes his memory fails him. I have no memory/ recollection of this event. I bought a souvenir of Paris for you. Buildings reminiscent of those in Normandy.

11. 10 Tell, Say Say your name. Say something to me. Tell me your name. I like telling stories Tell me the truth. Don’t tell lies. « Go home » he said./ He told me to go home.