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Hello, my name is Heba. Recently, I live in a town called Mohenjo and I 1. _____________
stay in a 1) tiny room of a rented house with my friends. I work as a
construction worker. Mohenjo is a developing city. This city is polluted 2. _____________
because there are many factories. Right now, I am working under a 3. _____________
construction company to build a 2) huge shoe factory. What I don’t like
4. _____________
about this city is the people are 3) not too friendly but the taste of the
local food is 4) not too bad. There are also some 5) ancient ruins here as 5. _____________
the tourist objects, however, international tourists are 6) not too 6. _____________
familiar with these historical sites. Moreover, the locations are 7) not
too close from the city. On Sunday, I usually visit those tourism places 7. _____________
because staying in a small room on the weekend is definitely 8) not very 8. ______________
interesting.

Intensifiers (very, really, quite, a bit)

Intensifiers can be used not only to strengthen (really and very) but also to weaken (quite

and a bit) the emotional impact an adverb or adjective.

To strengthen:
 The old building is very creepy.
 The place is very hot.

*both really and very can modify adjective and adverb; however, really can also modify verb.

e.g. I don’t really like the place.

To weaken:
 The restaurant is a bit far.
 The park is quite big.
*bothquite and a bit can modify adjective and adverb; however, quite can also modify verb.
e.g. I quite agree with your opinion.

B. Circle the correct intensifier in the bracket which corresponds with the picture.

The city street looks (a bit/ very) clean.

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