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Vocabulary: Describing People

1. Look at the photos and listen to three people talking about someone in their family. Who is each speaker describing?

1. Lucas is describing his brother. (брат)
2. Alfie is describing his sister. (сестру)
3. Alina is describing her dad. (тата)

2. Add the words to the table.

• Age: elderly, middle-aged, teenage, in his/her (early/late) twenties/thirties
• Looks: attractive, good-looking, handsome, pretty
• Hair: bald, curly, dark, fair, straight

3. Describe someone in the photos. Can your partner guess who it is?

He’s a teenage boy and he’s good-looking. (Він підліток і гарний.)

Is it Alfie? (Це Алфі?)

4. Choose the correct adjectives. Then listen and check.

1. I think Lucas is really polite. (ввічливий)
2. My brother’s called Alfie. He takes my things without asking. He thinks he’s funny, but he doesn’t make me laugh.
3. Alina is very friendly. I see her every morning when she’s on her way to school. She always says hello. (дружелюбна)
4. Alfie talks a lot – like his mum! He’s sometimes a bit careless with homework. I try to encourage him to check it, but he doesn’t always do it. (необережний)
5. Alina is a great friend. She’s always smiling, she’s never miserable. She really makes me laugh. (не нещасна)
6. Lucas knows what he’s good at, so he’s quite a confident boy. He can also be quite lazy though. His room is always really untidy! (впевнений)

5. Match the adjectives to their opposites in Ex. 4.

• careful — careless (обережний — недбалий)
• cheerful — miserable (веселий — нещасний)
• rude — polite (грубий — ввічливий)
• serious — funny (серйозний — смішний)
• shy — confident (сором’язливий — впевнений)
• unfriendly — friendly (недружній — дружелюбний)

6. Which adjectives in Ex. 4 and 5 describe you?

Наприклад: I am friendly and cheerful. (Я дружелюбний і веселий.)

7. Work in pairs. Describe someone you both know. Describe what they look like and what kind of person they are. Can your partner guess who it is?

She’s got straight hair and she’s very confident. (У неї пряме волосся і вона дуже впевнена.)

Is it Ana? (Це Ана?)

Reading

1. Have you got something similar in your school?

No, we haven’t got a website like this in my school. (Ні, у нашій школі немає такого сайту.)

2. What do you think of the idea?

I think it’s a great idea because it helps students make friends with similar interests. (Я думаю, це чудова ідея, бо допомагає учням знайти друзів із подібними інтересами.)

2. Match each person to one interest:

• Lucas: technology (технології)
• Alina: fitness (фітнес, спорт)
• Alfie: going to the cinema (ходити в кіно/переглядати фільми)

3. Now read Alfie’s profile again. Write ONE word for each gap:

1. can
2. of
3. them
4. in
5. one
6. to

4. Read the three profiles again. Write the correct name:

1. Grace agrees with other people about his/her personality. (Грейс погоджується з іншими людьми щодо її характеру.)
2. Alfie would like to go to another country. (Алфі хоче поїхати в іншу країну.)
3. Lucas might get a prize soon. (Лукас може скоро отримати приз.)

5. Match the highlighted words and phrases with the meanings:

1. taking part – be involved in an activity with other people (брати участь)
2. making progress – become better (ставати кращим, прогресувати)
3. only child – someone with no brothers or sisters (єдина дитина)
4. code – write computer programmes (писати комп’ютерні програми)
5. be into – be very interested in something (захоплюватися чимось)
6. patient – be able to stay calm and not get angry, especially when something takes a long time (терплячий)

Grammar

1. Match the examples to the rules. (З’єднай приклади з правилами.)

1. My friends and family say I’m a cheerful person → b
2. This term, I’m having tennis lessons → d/c
3. I live with my parents → a. facts (факти)
4. Right now, I’m taking part in a competition for young game designers → c. something that is happening right now or around now (те, що відбувається зараз або навколо цього часу)
5. In a few months, I’m going on a kayaking trip with my cousin → e. future plans (майбутні плани)

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (Встав правильну форму дієслів у дужках.)

1. Mum is working late this week. (Мама працює допізна цього тижня.)
2. Look at Dan. He isn’t concentrating. (Подивись на Дена. Він не концентрується.)
3. She plays the guitar and the piano. (Вона грає на гітарі та піаніно.)
4. He always goes swimming on Saturdays. (Він завжди ходить плавати у суботу.)

3. Are these time words and phrases used with the present simple (PS) or present continuous (PC)? (Ці слова використовують з present simple чи present continuous?)

• at the moment/right now – PC
• never, sometimes, always – PS
• every day/week/year – PS
• this month/term/week – PC
• later, tomorrow, tonight – PC
• on Saturdays, at weekends – PS
• next week/weekend/month – PC

4. Write six sentences about you. Use the time words and phrases in Ex. 3. (Напиши 6 речень про себе, використовуючи слова з вправи 3.)

1. I always do my homework in the evening. (Я завжди роблю домашнє завдання ввечері.)
2. At the moment, I am learning English. (Зараз я вчу англійську.)
3. I go swimming every week. (Я ходжу плавати щотижня.)
4. This month, I am reading a new book. (Цього місяця я читаю нову книгу.)
5. Right now, I am talking to my friend. (Зараз я розмовляю з другом.)
6. On Saturdays, I play football. (У суботу я граю у футбол.)

5. Read the information about the verbs. Check the meaning of the verbs you don’t know. (Прочитай інформацію про дієслова. Перевір значення незнайомих слів.)

• believe — вірити
• hate — ненавидіти
• know — знати
• like — подобатися
• love — любити
• mean — означати
• need — потребувати
• own — володіти, мати
• prefer — надавати перевагу
• understand — розуміти

6. Complete the sentences with the positive or negative form of the verbs in Ex. 5. (Встав позитивну або негативну форму дієслів з вправи 5.)

1. Ruby’s very friendly. We really like/love her.
2. How old is he? I don’t know. He’s about 14.
3. What does this word mean?
4. I’m feeling miserable today. I hate cold weather.
5. You’re speaking too quickly and I don’t understand you.

7. Choose the correct form of the verbs. (Обери правильну форму дієслів.)

1. We’re having problems with the computers at the moment. (У нас є проблеми з комп’ютерами зараз.)
2. I need some new shoes. (Мені потрібні нові туфлі.)
3. Tonight she is going to the cinema. (Сьогодні ввечері вона йде в кіно.)
4. This term I am having some art lessons. (Цього семестру я маю уроки мистецтва.)
5. I never forget my keys. (Я ніколи не забуваю свої ключі.)

8. Answers (відповіді)

1. What subjects are you studying this year?
2. What are you doing after school today?
3. Do you own more than one mobile phone?
4. What TV programmes do you watch every week?
5. Do you prefer playing sport or watching TV?
6. What do you like doing on Sundays?
7. What music do you listen to regularly?
8. Are you having a party for your next birthday?

Vocabulary

1. Write the opposites of the adjectives (напиши протилежні прикметники):

1. kind — unkind (недобрий)
2. friendly — unfriendly (непривітний)
3. patient — impatient (нетерплячий)
4. expensive — inexpensive (недорогий)
5. known — unknown (невідомий)
6. polite — impolite (неввічливий)
7. visible — invisible (невидимий)
8. healthy — unhealthy (нездоровий)
9. well — unwell (непогано/хворий)
10. fair — unfair (несправедливий)
11. lucky — unlucky (невдачливий)
12. correct — incorrect (невірний)

2. Agree with these sentences. Use an adjective from Ex.1 or its opposite (Погодься з реченнями, використовуючи прикметник з вправи 1 або його протилежність):

1.

A: Dad never waits for me!

B: You’re right. He’s very impatient.

(Ти правий. Він дуже нетерплячий.)

2.

A: Mum’s still in bed!

B: I know. She’s feeling really unwell.

(Я знаю. Вона дуже погано почувається.)

3.

A: We have to be home at 10.30. That’s so early!

B: Yeah. It’s really unfair.

(Так. Це дуже несправедливо.)

4.

A: I can’t believe you found your phone!

B: I know. I’m so lucky.

(Я знаю. Мені дуже пощастило.)

Writing

1. Read the two online profiles. Which person is most like you? Why?

The person who is most like me is Snowy (Anton) because I also like music and play a musical instrument. I think I am friendly and intelligent too.

(Найбільше на мене схожий Снові (Антон), бо я теж люблю музику і граю на музичному інструменті. Я теж вважаю себе дружнім і розумним.)

2. Read the Prepare to write box. Which phrases do Anton and Felicity use in their profiles?

Tom uses:
I’m (Tom)
I think I’m (quite intelligent and very friendly).
I’m really into (music)
Felicity uses:
My name’s (Felicity)
I’m from (Australia)
My hobbies are (fashion, fashion and fashion)
I’m learning (to play the drums) at the moment
I’m (fairly confident)
I’m (a bit careless)
My friends say I’m (cheerful and friendly)

3. Look at the underlined verbs in the profiles. What verb form do Anton and Flic use for:

1. their likes/dislikes, and things they do regularly? Present Simple: “I play the guitar”, “I practise every day”, “I love music”
2. things they’re doing at the moment? Present Continuous: “I’m living in Germany”, “I’m starting to write my own songs”, “I’m learning to play the drums”

4. Add highlighted adverbs to the table.

Make adjectives weaker: fairly, quite (досить, трохи), a bit

Make adjectives stronger: really, very (дуже)

5. Complete the sentences for you.

1. I’m very friendly. (Я дуже дружній.)
2. I’m fairly good at English. (Я досить добре знаю англійську.)
3. My friends say I’m funny. (Друзі кажуть, що я веселий.)
4. Sometimes I’m quite lazy. (Іноді я трохи лінивий.)

6. Make notes for your online profile. Then write your online profile.

My online profile:

My name’s [your name]. I’m from Ukraine. I’m 13 years old. I think I’m quite friendly and my friends say I’m funny. I love music and I play the piano. My hobbies are reading books and playing computer games. At the moment, I’m learning English and football.