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Six Minutes Vocabulary.

From BBC Learning English.

Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me, Finn.

And me, Catherine.

And today's show is all about adjective order.

Adjectives, yes, those useful words we use to describe things.

We'll look at what adjective order is and how to use it.

There'll be a nice, easy quiz.

And we'll leave you with a small but meaningful tip for learning vocabulary.

So let's start off with Nikki and Joe, who are talking in a furniture shop.

Here's a question to think about while you listen.

What did Nikki's grandparents have?

What did Nikki's grandparents have? What did Nicky's grandparents have?

Let's find out.

Jo, come and sit on this sofa.

It's really uncomfortable.

I know, but I've always wanted a big old leather sofa.

My grandparents had one when I was little. Well, that's not a good reason to buy a leather sofa. My grandparents had one when I was little.

Well, that's not a good reason to buy a horrible sofa.

The one with the stripy blue cotton cushions looks a lot nicer.

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