Inspirational English, Issue 39, July/Aug 2017 Inspirational English, Issue 39 July Aug 2017 | Page 38

to quickly improve a skill
a dangerous and difficult action that somebody does to entertain people in the air
connected with the sea and the creatures and plants that live there
spread far apart over a wide area
conditions in which the air is very warm and damp
Read the story and answer the questions:
1. Why does Russie buy a guide book?
2. What can you see at the Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts?
3. What do Frank and Russie find stunning at the circus?
4. Why may Russie not be able to go to sleep in the evening?
5. Where do the two characters see some coral displays?
6. What is the best way to see the beauty of Guangzhou?
7. What are black swans believed to bring?
8. What can you do on the river Pearl at night?
In this chapter
we came across
the words
“quite” and “quiet”.
Do you know
how they are used ?
?
t
e
i
u
q
quit
e ?
Quiet /kwaɪət/ and quite /kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings.
Quiet is an adjective which means ‘making very little noise’ or ‘having little activity or excitement’:
Quite is an adverb which usually means ‘a little or a lot, but not completely’:
Choose the correct word:
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