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New friends, New faces
1.Vocabulary – Language workout
A. Write these words in the correct box. Some words are used twice.
Then circle the words in the chart that describe you.
Heavysetblueelderlyshort spikyaverage
Slim young green brown blond gray
Red tall in my 30scurly long
Age / Height / Weight / Hair color / Hair style / Eye colorYoung / Tall / Heavyset / Red / Long / Blue
In my 30s / Short / Slim / Blond / Spiky / Green
Average / Gray / Curly / Brown
Elderly / Brown
B. Write sentences about you. Follow the examples.
Example: I am average height. I have brown eyes.
1. I am young
2. I have green eyes
3. I have brown hair
4. I am tall
5. I have long hair style
C.Describe these people.
1. Liz: She is in yours 30s, she is tall, she is slim, and she has short and straight hair.
2. Ed: He is elderly, he is medium height, he is slim, he has curly, short hair.
3. Ana: She is average , she is short, she is heavyset, she has long, straight hair.
2. Reading and writing
A. Read these e-mail messages
- Date: April 16 Subject: Mr. Ryder’s visit
Dear Mr. Peters.
Please meet Mr. James Ryder al the airport at 11:00 tomorrow. His flight is UA238 from Los Angeles. He is a tall man in his sixties with gray hair, and he wears big glasses. His meeting with the Marketing Department is at 4:00. Thank you.
Kyra Greene
Marketing Department
- Date: April 16 Subject: Plans for tomorrows
Hi Karen,
Thanks so much for meeting my brother al the airport tomorrow. Please tell him I finish work at 3:00. His name is David, he’s 32, and he looks a lot like me (short, heavyset, curly brown hair). He’s coming at 11:00 on flight AA397 from Toronto. Let’s have dinner tomorrow night!
See you!
Rick
- Date: April 16 Subject: Car problems again!
Gina
HELP! Can you meet my friend Tom at the airport tomorrow? My car has big problems and I can’t drive it. Tom is coming on flight KX 661 from Denver at 11:00. He’s average height and kind of thin, with long blond hair and a mustache. Thanks a million!
Chris
B. Look at this picture. Write the number of the e-mail message in the correct circle. There are three extra circles.
C. Read and complete the descriptions withhas, isorwears.
My favorite actress is Angela Rios. Shehasbeautiful, long, black hair. Sheisaverage height, and average weight. Shehasbig, brown eyes. Sheisvery young. I think sheisin her twenties.
Michael Davis is a fantastic writer. Heisin his thirties. Heisvery tall and thin. Hehasshort, curly, brown hair. Hewearsa beard and a mustache. Hehasblue eyes, and hewearsglasses. I think he’s very handsome!
D. Now write a description of a famous person.
My favorite actor is Vin Diesel. He is tall, strong, and beautiful. He has short, but beautiful brown eyes. He has 46 years old. He is bald and clean-shaven.
I LOVED!
Express Yourself
1 Vocabulary Link
How do they feel?
A. pair work. How do these people? Match a word in the box with a person in the picture. Take turns telling your partner.
Synonyms
happy:glad nervous:worried, stressed
angry:mad scared:afraid
Feelings
1.happy 5. sad -The woman in the red coat is happy. - The girl red vest is scared.
2.bored 6. scared -The man of coffee is bored. - The man of taxi is angry.
3.angry 7. embarressed - The girl on the bus is sad. - The man the red car is nervous.
4.nervous - Theman fat with the portfoliois embarrassed.
B. Look at the picture again. What are the people doing? Complete the sentences. Use the corerct form of the verbs in the box.
smile / laugh / yell / blush / cry / frown1.The woman in the red coatis smiling4. The businessmanis blushing
2. The woman in the blue jeansislaughing5. The cab driveris yelling
3. The child on the busis crying6. The driver in front of the cabis
frowning