Lesson IV: Vocabulary in Context

9. EXPENSIVE , WIDE, HIGH, etc. 1. This suit costs $2,000. It’s EXPENSIVE . 2. That suit costs $ 200. It’s CHEAP . 3. Main Street has four lanes. It’s WIDE . 4. State Street has two lanes. It’s NARROW . 5. The temperature is forty degrees. It’s HIGH . 6. The temperature is two degrees. It’s LOW . 7. Mr. Harris is in the hospital. He’s SICK . 8. Mrs. Gray is not in the hospital. She’s WELL . 9. New York has 9 million people. It’s LARGE . 10. Albany has 50,000 people. It’s SMALL . 11. A plane goes 1,000 miles per hour. It’s FAST . 12. I walk three miles per hour. I’m SLOW . Exercise: 9.1. Practice EXPENSIVE, WIDE, HIGH, etc. Answer the following questions. For example: Is a turtle fast ? NO, IT ' S SLOW . Is gold cheap ? NO, IT ' S EXPENSIVE . 1. Is Tokyo a small city? 5. Is -2 0 C high? 2. Is eight lanes street narrow? 6. Is a jet plane slow? 3. Are we sick? 7. Is a village a large community? 4. Is 32 0 C low? 8. Are these pencils expensive?