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Descriptions unit 2 LESSON A Personality adjectives What . . . like?; be + adjective (+ noun) LESSON B Saying you think something is true Saying you think something isn't true LESSON C Appearance What . . . look like?; order of adjectives LESSON D Reading: "Online Profiles" Writing: Guess who! Warm-up 1 2 3 4 A Match the comments and the people in the pictures. "We love your new sweater!" _____ "What a great place!" _____ "That's very good. Good job!" _____ "What's going to happen next?" ____ B What else can you say about the people in the pictures? www.irlanguage.com A He's talkative and friendly. 1 Vocabulary Personality adjectives A Match the words and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers. a. confident g. serious b. creative h. shy c. friendly i. talkative d. funny e. generous f. hardworking 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B Pair work Which words describe you? Tell your partner. "I'm hardworking and creative. Sometimes I'm shy." 2 Language in context Find an e-pal! A Read Nick's answers to an online form. Then complete the form with your own information. Name Nick Douglas Hometown Dallas, Texas Age 18 What are your interests? Fashion, literature, politics, movies, and sports What are you like? I'm talkative, friendly, and funny. Name Hometown Age What are your interests? What are you like? B Is Nick a good e-pal for you? Why or why not? www.irlanguage.com 3 Grammar _ unit 2 What are you like? I'm talkative and friendly. I'm a friendly and talkative person. What's she like? She's shy but friendly. She's a shy but friendly girl. What are they like? They're hardworking. They're hardworking students. A Put the words in order. Then compare sentences with a partner. 1. teacher / a / Mrs. Jenkins / creative / is ____________________________ 2. Melissa / student / serious / a / is ____________________________ 3. funny / Bruno / is / talkative / and ____________________________ 4. are / Rodrigo and Miguel / confident / men ____________________________ 5. women / Marina and Elisa / are / hardworking ____________________________ 6. is / and / generous / Carrie / friendly ____________________________ B Read the answers. Write the What . . . like? questions. Then practice with a partner. 1. What are you like? I'm serious but friendly. 2. Eva is a very funny girl. 3. Matt and I are talkative people. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Park are generous. 5. I'm very serious and hardworking. 6. His brother Sam is a creative guy. 4 Speaking He's hardworking. A Pair work Choose three people from your family. Describe them to your partner. brother father grandfather husband sister mother grandmother wife A: My brother's name is Gi-woo. B: What's he like? A: Well, he's very hardworking. He's 26, and he's an accountant. He works late every day. B Group work Are the people you know similar or different? A: My brother is very hardworking. B: Really? My mother is hardworking, too. She's a . . . 5 Keep talking! Go to page 127 for more practice. I can ask and talk about people's personalities. www.irlanguage.com B I don't think so. 1 Interactions When you're not sure A Look at the picture. Where are the people? B Listen to the conversation. Do Will and Joe know Mike well? Then practice the conversation. Will: What's your new roommate like? Joe: Mike? Oh, he's nice, but he's not very talkative. Will: Really? Is he shy? Joe: I think so. Will: Does he know many people here? Joe: I don't think so. Will: Well, maybe we can all go out together sometime. Joe: That's a great idea. C Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new expressions. Saying you think something is true I think so. I believe so. I guess so. Saying you think something isn’t true I don’t think so. I don’t believe so. I’m not really sure. D Complete each response with one of the expressions from Part C. Then practice with a partner. 1. A: Is Rafael hardworking? B: ____________________ He studies a lot. 2. A: Is Marilyn married? B: ____________________ She doesn’t have a ring. 3. A: Is David creative? B: ____________________ He paints a lot. 4. A: Is Maria interested in travel? B: ____________________ She doesn’t have a passport. 5. A: Is Sun-hee friendly? B: ____________________ People like her. www.irlanguage.com 18 2 Pronunciation Is he or Is she A Listen and repeat. Notice the pronunciation of Is he and Is she. /hzi/ Is he hardworking? /ʃi/ Is she a good student? B Listen and write he or she. Then practice with a partner. 1. Is _____ a creative person? 2. Is _____ your new roommate? 3. Is _____ a serious student? 4. Is _____ generous? 3 Listening People we know A Listen to two friends talk about different people. Who are they talking about? Check (✓) the correct answers. 1. □ a teacher □ a student □ a friend 2. □ a classmate □ a father □ a neighbor 3. □ best friends □ classmates □ teachers B Listen again. Circle the words you hear. 1. generous 2. talkative 3. serious funny creative friendly hardworking shy nice confident great 4 Speaking Is he friendly? A Pair work Talk about the people at the party. Use the words in the box and your own ideas. friendly talkative shy creative serious funny single married a student a teenager a parent Mike Toby Allison George Teresa Carol Jun A: Is Jun friendly? B: I believe so. A: Is he married? B: I don’t think so. B Pair work You want to meet one person at the party. Who do you talk to? Why? I can say I think something is true and not true. www.irlanguage.com 19 C What do they look like? 1 Vocabulary Appearance A Complete the descriptions with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers. bald middle-aged mustache red short tall 1. They’re young. Rob is short and overweight, and May is _____________ and thin. Rob has straight brown hair. May has blond hair. It’s _____________ and wavy. 2. They’re _____________ . Lou and Jill have curly _________ hair. Jill has shoulder-length hair. Lou has little round glasses. 3. They’re elderly. They’re _____________ medium height. Tony is _________ and has a short white beard and a _____________ . Angela has long gray hair. B Pair work Describe people in your family using the words in Part A. “My brother is young. He’s ten. My father has a mustache. And my ...” 2 Conversation That’s not my husband! A Listen and practice. Waiter: Good evening. Can I help you? Mrs. Gray: Yes, thank you. Is Ken Gray here? He’s my husband. Waiter: Mr. Gray? I don’t know. What does he look like? Mrs. Gray: He’s tall, thin, and has black hair. And he has glasses. Waiter: Does he have a mustache? Mrs. Gray: Yes, he does. Waiter: I think he’s over there. Mrs. Gray: No, that’s not my husband! My husband has short hair. B Listen to the rest of the conversation. Who is Mr. Gray with? www.irlanguage.com 20 Grammar What ... look like?; order of adjectives What do you look like? I'm short and overweight. I have glasses. What does he look like? He's tall and thin. He has a mustache. What do they look like? They're middle-aged. They have curly red hair. The order of adjectives is usually size, age, shape, and color. She has long gray hair. (size + color) He has little round glasses. (size + shape) She has new green glasses. (age + color) They have curly red hair. (shape + color) A Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with two adjectives. Then compare with a partner. big brown long round short thin wavy young 1. He is a ____ and ____ man. 2. He has ____ hair. 3. He has a ____ beard. 4. He has ____ glasses. B Put the words in order. Then ask and answer the questions. Answer with your own information. 1. like/ what/ do/ look/ you 2. best friend/ look/ what/ does/ your/ like 3. what/ I like/ look/ does/ favorite singer/ your Speaking Who is it? Pair work Describe a person in one of the pictures below, but don’t say his or her name! Your partner guesses the person. Take turns. Cara Adam Maggie Lucy Beth Hai Bo Mei Yi-Yin "This person is tall and has short black hair." Keep talking! Student A go to page 128 and Student B go to page 130 for more practice. I can ask and talk about people’s appearance. www.irlanguage.com People’s profiles Reading A Read the webpage profiles. What is each person like? ONLINE PROFILES Name: Luc Home: Montreal, Canada Appearance: I'm tall and have long brown hair. I wear only black. Personality: I’m a very creative person. I like to make different things from paper. I do it just for fun. I can make airplanes, birds, boats, and flowers. Name: Bea Home: London, U.K. Appearance: I’m 60, with red hair. I always wear green glasses. Personality: I think I’m a very generous person. I have a lot of free time, so I do a lot of volunteer work at local schools. To me, it’s very important to give back to my community. Name: Suchin Home: Bangkok, Thailand Appearance: I’m 30. I’m medium height, and I have short hair. Personality: I’m friendly and hardworking. I work as a salesclerk in a clothing store. We sell clothing from northern Thailand there. In my free time, I play the seung, a traditional musical instrument. Name: Marco Home: Iquitos, Peru Appearance: I’m tall and handsome, with long black hair. Personality: I’m talkative and friendly. I have a part-time job. Iquitos is in the Amazon, so piranha fishing is very popular. I take tourists fishing, but we never keep the fish. B Read the webpage again. Luc, Bea, Suchin, and Marco later uploaded these photos to their profiles. Write the name of the person under the correct photo. C Who wrote each sentence? Write the names. 1. ____ But there’s one problem – I can’t swim! 2. ____ My neighbors complain about the noise. 3. ____ I especially like to work with children. 4. ____ I spend a lot of money on paper! D Pair work Which person do you think is interesting? Why? Tell your partner. www.irlanguage.com Listening Starting a profile A Listen to Brian help his mother join a social networking site. Check (✓) the picture that Linda posts on the site. B Listen again. Check (✓) the information Brian’s mother includes in her profile. □ Age □ Appearance □ Favorite actress □ Favorite singer □ Personality Writing and speaking Guess who! A Think about your appearance and your personality. Answer the questions. • How old are you? • What do you look like? • What are you like? B Write a description of yourself, but don’t write your name! Use the model and your answers in Part A to help you. Guess Who! I’m 18 years old. I’m thin and medium height. I have short black hair and glasses. I’m a friendly and talkative person, but sometimes I’m shy. I’m creative and very interested in art and fashion. C Group work Put your papers facedown on the table. Take one paper and read the description. Your group guesses who it is. Take turns. A: This person is interested in art and fashion. B: I think I know. Is it Marta? A: No, Marta has long hair. This person has short hair. B: Oh, OK. C: Is it ... ? I can describe my personality and appearance. www.irlanguage.com Wrap-up 1 Quick pair review Lesson A Brainstorm! Make a list of personality adjectives. How many do you know? You have two minutes. Lesson B Test your partner! Ask your partner the questions. Can your partner give the correct answers? You have one minute. Student A: What are three ways to say you think something is true? Student B: What are three ways to say you think something isn’t true? Lesson C Do you remember? Look at the picture. Circle the correct word for each sentence. You have one minute. 1. This is Eduardo. He is young / elderly. 2. He has short / long gray hair. 3. His hair is straight / curly. 4. He has little / big glasses. 5. He has a mustache / beard. Lesson D Find out! Are any of your and your partner's friends similar? Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes. A: My friend is tall and has long black hair. She’s very funny. B: My friend is tall and has long black hair. She’s funny, too! 2 In the real world Who are you like? Go online and find a musician, an actor, or an actress who is similar to you. Then write a description of him or her. • What does he or she look like? • What is he or she like? Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson is similar to me. She is medium height. She has long hair.... www.irlanguage.com