Focus Now

 

Pages 56 and 57

 

Exercise 1

1. Head
2. Forehead
3. Hair
4. Ear
5. Mouth
6. Eyebrow
7. Eyelashes
8. Eye
9. Nose
10. Lip
11. Neck

 

Exercise 2

I’ve got short brown hair and blue eyes. I’ve got red lips and small mouth. I’ve got a not-very-little nose and little ears.

 

Exercise 3

	James	Daniel
Hair	Short curly black	Short blond
Eyes	Brown	Brown
Height	Tall	Tall
Build and look	Good-looking and well-built	Good-looking and well-built

 

Exercise 4

1. Two my friends are twins: sometimes I can’t distinguish them!
2. I more like Daniel: I’m very very shy and I think a lot about things

 

Exercise 5

WORD STORE 4A
Appearance

Be

Age	Young -> middle-aged -> old
Height	Short ≠ tall
Looks	Pretty/good-looking ≠ ugly
Build	Fit, sporty, well-build, slim/thin ≠ fat
Hair	Bald (= no hair)

 

Have got

Hair colour	Brown, black, grey, red, fair/blond ≠ dark
Hair type	Curly, straight, wavy
Hair length	Long -> medium-length -> short
Eye colour	Blue, brown, green, grey

 

 

Exercise 6

1. Sally’s tall and she’s got straight black hair.
2. Jack is young and slim. He’s got medium-length curly fair hair.
3. Jess is pretty and fit and she’s got green eyes.
4. Tom is middle-aged and bald. He’s got brown eyes.

 

Exercise 7

1. She’s got long straight black hair and small brown eyes.
2. He’s got very big green eyes and medium-length wavy brown hair.
3. He’s got short wavy red hair and beautiful big blue eyes.
4. She’s got medium-length fair hair and small blue eyes.
5. He’s bald and he’s got big black, eyes.
6. She’s got short curly grey hair and big brown eyes.

 

Exercise 8

She’s tall and thin. She has got long wavy blonde hair and little blue eyes.

 

Exercise 9

1. Confident ≠ shy
2. Funny ≠ serious
3. Clever ≠ stupid
4. Kind ≠ unkind
5. Sociable ≠ unsociable
6. Positive ≠ negative
7. Interesting ≠ boring

 

Exercise 10

1. My mother never thinks bad things can happen, she’s very positive.
2. I always believe in myself. I’m really ??????????.
3. My father never smiles. He always looks serious.
4. My best friend loves people. He/She is very sociable.
5. My best friend is doing well at school because he/she is clever.
6. My brother loves telling jokes. He’s funny!
7. I don’t like going to parties. I’m a little unsociable

 

Exercise 11

5. My best friend is doing well at school because he/she is clever.
6. My brother loves telling jokes. He’s funny!
7. I don’t like going to parties. I’m a little unsociable.

 

 

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Exercise 1

Natalie has got long straight blonde hair and little brown eyes. She is smelling, so I think she’s a positive, funny and sociable person.

 

Exercise 2

I think I’m more like Natalie: I think that if you are with your friends or with your family your are happier than if you are alone.

 

Exercise 3

	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Short	Hard Nice Big Happy Poor	Harder Nicer Bigger Happier Poorer	The hardest The nicest The biggest The happiest The poorest
Long	Important	More important	The most important
Irregular	Good Bad Far	Better Worse Further	The best The worst The further
My friends are more important than my family

 

 

Exercise 4

1. My best friend is kinder than me.
2. I’m thinner than my father.
3. I’m more intelligent than my brother/sister.
4. I’m funnier than all my other friends.
5. My mother is slimmer than her sister.
6. My sister is better at Maths than me.
7. My best friend is prettier than me.

 

Exercise 5

1. Is your best friend kinder than you? Yes, she is.
2. Are you thinner than your father? Yes, I am.
3. Are you more intelligent than your brother? Yes, I am.
4. Are you funnier than all your other friends? No, I’m not.
5. Is your mother slimmer than her sister? No, she isn’t.
6. Is your brother better at Maths than you? No, he isn’t.
7. Is your best friend prettier than you? Yes, she is.

 

Exercise 6

1. How tall is the tallest person in the world?
   C. 2 m 51.4 cm
2. What nationality is Skye Broberg, the most flexible person in the world?
   B. Australian
3. Chanel Tapper has got the longest tongue in the world. How long is it?
   C. 9.75 cm
4. What is the most difficult language to learn?
   A. Arabic
5. How old is the oldest university student in Britain?
   C. 91
6. Who are the most famous people in the world?
   B. pop stars

 

Exercise 8

1. The most expensive thing I have is my digital camera
2. The fittest person I know is my uncle.
3. The oldest person I know is my great-grandmother
4. I’m more serious than my grandfather.
5. I think Emma Watson is a better actor than David Thewlis.
6. I think Michael Jordan is the best sportsperson in the world.

 

Exercise 10

1. What is the most expensive thing you have?
2. Who is the fittest person you know?
3. Who is the oldest person you know?
4. You are more serious than who?
   Or: Who is less serious than you?
5. Do you think that Emma Watson is a better actor than David Thewlis?
6. I your opinion, who is the best sportsperson in the word?