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The document is an educational resource focused on teaching vocabulary related to personality and appearance, along with grammar structures for describing people. It includes exercises for matching adjectives to pictures, forming sentences about individuals, and practicing conversations about personality traits. Additionally, it encourages students to create profiles and engage in pair work to describe themselves and others.
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“"We love your new sweater!” “That's very good. Good job!”
“what a great place!” “What's going to happen next?”
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A Match the comments and the people in the pictures. |
What else can you say about the people in the pictures?He's talkative and friendly.
41 Vocabulary Personality adjectives
A ~) Match the words and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers.
|. funny
. generous
shy
confident
creative
friendly
hardworking | 1.
serious
talkative
B Pair work which words describe you? Tell your partner.
“1'm hardworking and creative. Sometimes I’m shy.”
2 Language
context Find an e-pal!
A ©) Read Nick’s answers to an online form. Then complete the form with your
‘own information.
Name
NickDouglas
Hometown
[Dalas, Texas
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What are your interests?
Fashion, literature, politics,
movies, and sports
friendly, and funny.
B Is Nick a good e-pal for you? Why or why not?
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3 Grammar ©)
What are you li What's she like? What are they like?
'm talkative and friendly. She's shy but friendly. They're hardworking.
ma friendly and talkative person. | She'sashy butfriendly girl. | They're hardworking students.
Coe year(s CM ee)
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
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B
is / and / generous / Carrie / friendly
Read the answers. Write the What . .. like? questions. Then practice with a partner.
_What are you like? V'm serious but friendly.
Eva is a very funny girl
Matt and | are talkative people.
Mr. and Mrs, Park are generous,
’m very serious and hardworking
ie. His brother Sam is a creative guy.
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4 Speaking He's hardworking.
A Pair work Choose three people from your family. Describe them to your partner.
brother father grandfather_-—shusband
sister mother grandmother wife
‘My brother’s name is Gi-woo.
: What's he like?
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?
My brother is very hardworking.
: Really? My mother is hardworking, too.
She’sa...
5 Keep talking!
Go to page 127 for more practice.
Jean ask and talk about people's personalities. @
7! don't think so.
‘11 Interactions
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? Will: Does he know many people here?
Joe: Mike? Oh, he’s nice, but he’s not very Joe: | don’t think so.
talkative, Will: Well, maybe we can all go out
Really? Is he shy? together sometime.
I think so, Joe: That's a great idea
Jo
C +) Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the
new expressions.
Saying you think something is true eee eae
| think so. | don’t think so.
| believe so. | don’t believe so.
| guess so, i'm not really sure.
D Complete each response with one of the expressions from Part C. Then practice
with a partner.
: Is Rafael hardworking? He studies a lot.
Is Marilyn married? She doesn’t have a ring,
Is David creative? He paints a lot,
: Is Maria interested in travel? Br She doesn’t have a passport.
is Sun-hee friendly? People like her.
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2 Pronunciation Is he or Is she
A.) Listen and repeat. Notice the pronunciation of Is he and Is she.
frail Afi
Is he hardworking? _ Is she a good student?
B +) Listen and write he or she. Then practice with a partner.
Ls a creative person? 3.18 a serious student?
2. Is your new roommate? 4. Is. generous?
3 Listening People we know
A ©) Listen to two friends talk about different people. Who are they talking about?
Check G/) the correct answers,
1. Da teacher 2. Ca classmate 3. O best friends
Ca student Da father Ci classmates
Oa friend Ca neighbor Ci teachers
B Listen again. Circle the words you hear.
1. generous 2. talkative 3, serious
great hardworking confident
funny shy nice
creative ndly talkative
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
canatve | ll
shy
creative
serious |
funny |
single |
married |
a student
a teenager
a parent
I jun friendly?
| believe so.
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?
Jean say | think something is true and not truo. @
194 What do they look like?
41 Vocabulary Appearance
A. 4) Complete the descriptions with the correct wards Then listen and check
your answers.
| bata middle-aged mustache red short tall
1. They're young. Rob is short 2. They're . 3. They're elderly. they're
and overweight, and May is Lou and jill have curly medium height. Tony is
and thin, hair, jill has and has
Rob has straight brown hair. shoulder-length hair. Lou has a short white beard and a
May has blond hair. it’s little round glasses. - Angela has
and wavy. 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 | help you?
Mrs. Gray: Yes, thank you. Is Ken Gray here? He’s my
husband.
Waiter: Mr. Gray? | 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. Grays Yes, he does.
Waiter: | 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?
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What do you look like? What does he look like? What do they look like?
Vm short and overweight. He's tall and thin, They're middle-aged.
Ihave glasses. He has a mustache. 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. Heisa and man.
2. He has hair.
3. He has a beard.
4, Hehas glasses.
B Put the words in order. Then ask and answer the questions.
‘Answer with your own information.
1. like / what / do / look / you ee
2. best friend / took / what / does / your / like
3. what / like / look / does / favorite singer / your _
4& 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.
“This person is tall and has short black hair.”
5 Keep talking!
Student A go to page 128 and Student B go to page 130 for more practice.
Ican ask aiid lalk about people's appearance. @
21People’s profiles
1 Reading +)
JA Read the wehnage profiles What is each person like?
ONLINE PROFILES
Name: Luc
Home: Montreal, Canada
Appearance: I'm tall and have long brown hair. | wear only black.
Personality: I'm a very creative person. | like to make different things from
paper. | do it just for fun. | can make airplanes, birds, boats, and flowers.
Name: Bea
‘Appearance: |'m 60, with red hair. | always wear green glasses.
Personality: | think I'm a very generous person. | have a lot of free time, so | do
a lot of volunteer work at local schools. To me, it's very important to give back to
my community.
Home: Bangkok, Thailand
I'm 30. I'm medium height, and | have short hi
Personality: |'m friendly and hardworking. | work as a salesclerk in a clothing
store. We sell clothing from northern Thailand there. in my tree time, | play the
‘seung, a traditional musical instrument.
Name: Marco
Iquitos, Peru
I'm tall and handsome, with long black hair.
: I'm talkative and friendly. | have a part-time job. Iquitos is in the
‘Amazon, so piranha fishing is very popular. | 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 ~ | can’t swim!
2 My neighbors complain about the noise.
3 | especially like to work with children.
4 | spend a lot of money on paper!
D Pair work Which person do you think is interesting? Why? Tell your partner2 Listening Starting a profile
‘A ) Listen to Brian help his mother join a social networking site. Check (7) the
picture that Linda posts on the site.
B +) Listen again. check (/) the information Brian's mother includes in her profile.
Cage ClAppearance Favorite actress CJ Favorite singer.) Personality
3 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. | have short black hair and
| glasses. I'ma 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: J think | know. Is it Marta?
‘A: No, Marta has long hatr.
This person has short hair.
B: Oh, OK.
Gisit...?
Fean describe my personality and appearancsWrap-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 ue?
Student B: What are three ways te say you think something isnt true?
Lesson C Do you remember? Look at the picture.
Circle the correct word for each sentence. You have one minute.
1. This ts Eduardo. He is young / elderty.
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, tool
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 waite 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 helght.
She has long hair...