08.02.21

 

Focus Now: pag 216, 217, 218

 

ex 1 page 216

This is a description of a person's head from top to bottom. Hair grows on the head. It can be short, long, curly or straight. You can even have dreadlocks. At the top front of the head, is the forehead. If you have a fringe, it can cover a lot or all of this. Under this, are the eyebrows. Some people's are think and some people’s are thin. We see with our eyes and, just above these are the eyelashes, short hairs that protect them. At the side of the head, we have two ears. We can hear things with these. In the centre of the face, we have a nose with two holes in it. We use this to breathe and to smell things. Under this is the mouth, where we put food when we eat it. Around the mouth, we have two lips. Some people put red or other colours on them. We usually use them to kiss. Under the face, we have a neck which joins the to body.

 

 

Ex 2 page 216

Age: middle-aged

Appearance: pretty, handsome

Build: fit, slim, sporty, well-built

Hair type: wavy, bald

Hair length: medium-length, short

Hair and eye colour: green, grey

Hair colour only: red, blond

Eye colour only: brown, blue

 

ex 3 page 216

I'm only 54. I'm not old. I'm still young!

1. I'm not saying that Chris isugly.He's got a nice smile, but he’s not exactly happy with his big nose and ears.

2. Helen hasn't really got fair hair. Her eyebrows aredarkthat's her real hair colour, too.

3. My parents have both got curly hair but my hair is straight. My sister’s hair is wavy.

4. At our school, boys can't have very long hair. The strange thing is that girls can't have very short hair.

5. Why are you worried about what you eat? You aren't fat. You are really thin I think you should eat more.

6. When my friends and I go out, we take a lot of photos but the tall people always stand in the front so you can never see the short people behind them.

 

ex 4 page 216

1= opinion 2= size/length 3= type 4= colour

Helen: It’s boring here. Let’ play movie characters.

Elaine: OK. He’s an (1)ugly, (2)small creature with (2)big, (4) blue eyes and a (2)big, (3)bald head.

Helen: Gollum.

Elaine: Very good. Your turn.

Helen: They are (2)tall, (4)blue people with (1)strange, (2)big ears.

Elaine: The Na’vi from Avatar. What about this one? He’s a (1)nice, old man with (2)long, (3)straight, (4)grey hair and a long beard.

Helen: Gandalf?

Elaine: It could be. Or Dumbledore.

Helen: He’s a (1)friendly, young boy with (2)medium-length, (4)red hair.

Elaine: Ron Weasley. Try this one. He’s (1)handsome, (3)well-built young man. He’s got (2)long, (3)straight, (4)brown hair.

Helen: Jacob from Twilight. My turn.

Elaine: Here’s our bus. Come on. You can tell me when we sit down.

 

Ex 5 page 217

Application for summer camp volunteers

Describe yourself:
I'm a very sociable (UNSOCIABLE) person. I love meeting people and talking to them. I'm not at all shy (CONFIDENT). At school, I'm quite serious (FUNNY) and hard-working but, when I'm not working, I have a good sense of humour. I'm clever (STUPID) and do well with my school work. I am hoping to go to university next year to study law. I'm a very positive (NEGATIVE) and I try to see the good in people. I think I’m an interesting (BORING) person animals and I think I am a kind (UNKIND) person.

 

 

Ex 6 page 217

1. Janet’s sister is quite A young. I think she’s fourteen.

2. Emily’s got A short, curly, blond hair. I think it looks great.

3. Mark does a lot of exercise. He is really A fit.

4. What B does the new English teacher look like?

5. Don’t be cruel about Jake. He’s not ugly. He’s very C handsome.

6. Poor Colin never does well in his exams. He tries hard but he isn’t very C clever.

7. It’s difficult for Jakie to make friends at the university because she’s so A shy.

8. Paul never laughs. He’s always so B serious.

9. What is your new teacher B look like?

10. My mum’s hair isn’t curly and it isn’t straight. It’s B wavy.

 

ex 1 page 218

serious ≠ funny

1. fat ≠ thin

2. far ≠ near

3. difficult ≠ easy

4. intelligent ≠ stupid

5. handsome ≠ ugly

6. interesting ≠ uninteresting

 

Ex 2 page 218

E: Two boys want to go to the end of school dance with me.
K: Who?
E: Wayne and Theo.
K: Well, go with Wayne. He's more handsome than Theo. He s' thin too.
E: Well, Theo isn't fat! Anyway, Wayne is more boring than Theo. Theo is funnier than Wayne and he's more intelligent than Theo. He doesn’t know anything.
K: ...so, go with Theo.
E: Well ... Wayne's got a car so he can drive me home. Theo lives far from me than Wayne and Theo hasn't got a car. I don't want to ask my parents to collect me. It's a difficult decision.
K: Yes, but it's more difficult then deciding what to wear. That's impossible! Which dress do you think looks best on me?

 

Ex 3 page 218

My mum is older than my dad but the oldest person in our family is my dad’s grandmother. She’s 98.

1. The most expensive thing I’ve got is my laptop, but I want to buy a 3D television and it is more expensive than my laptop.

2. I’m not shorter than my mum. She’s the shortest person in the house.

3. Which is the easiest school subject for me? English. My dad’s English so I’m bilingual. English is easier for me than for my friend.

4. I’d like to be fitter than I am but I’ll never be the fittest person in my class. Seven people’s play sports for school teams.

5. Natalie’s got longer hair than me. She’s got the longest hair in our class. Some of the boys call her ‘Rapunzel’ but she doesn’t mind.

 

Ex 4 page 218

Hi Eleanor,
How are you? Life at university is great. The best thing is that we've got a lot of free time! I like the lessons, too. The lecturers are more interesting than our teacher at school and they are friendlier too. The nicest lecturer is our Psychology teacher. She is great.
The worst thing is that we have lectures at 8 a.m. every day! The other problem is my room. It’s smaller than my bedroom at home. It's tidier too because my mother isn't here to tell me to put things away! It's a bit unfair because some of the rooms here are bigger than the one I've got.
Oh well. How is everything with you? Hope your marks are better than last year!
See you soon.
Beverley

 

 

Ex 5 page 218

The boy in that photo isn’t Desmond. Desmond has got darker hair than him.

1. I want Craig to win the school prize for best student. He’s the most intelligent boy in the school. He’s more friendly than the other people who are trying to win, too.

2. We’ve got a book to read for English. The book I’m reading is funnier and more interesting than the books we are studying. Why do they always choose the most boring books in the world to read?

3. TIM: Look at that dog! That’s the ugliest dog in the world!

   PHIL: That’s my dog!

   TIM: What? Oh, sorry. Sometime I think I’m the most stupid person I know!

 

Ex 6 page 218

You look different. You’re hair is shortest. Shoter

1. This is, without doubt, the worse day of my life. Worst

2. Who is the nicer person in your class? Nicest

3. Don’t worry about Chloe says. You are much more prettier than she is. Prettier

4. This year at school is less difficult than last year. Maybe I’m more intelligent than before!

5. After my holiday, I want to be slimer than I am now. Slimmer

6. This hotel is farer from the lake than that one. farther