I.

LEAD-IN

Answer the questions with your partner.

1. Can you describe yourself with three adjectives?
2. Would you like to change your appearance? Why/Why not?
3. Describe your best friend.
4. What kind of people do you usually make friends with? Why?

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II. LISTEN AND WRITE

A. Listen to the first part of the dialogue among three friends and fill in the gaps
with one word or a number.
Liam: Hey, who are these girls in this photo, Sophie?
Sophie: Let me check… Oh, my cousin Laura and her friends.
Liam: Oh, cool!
Sophie: The one on the left is her friend Zoe. She has (1) ___________, red hair. The other
girl is Mary.
Liam: Got it. So, you have a cousin.
Sophie: Yes, and I have another cousin too. Her name is Ella. She is (2) ___________.
Liam: Do they look alike?
Sophie: Not really. Laura is tall, (3) ___________, with long, brown hair and green eyes.
Ella is shorter and has (4) ___________, black hair, brown eyes, and wears glasses.
Ben: I see you’re looking at a photo of Laura and Zoe. I know them!
Liam: Really? Well. Who are the guys with them?
Ben: One of them is Tom. He’s the tall one next to them. He has (5) ___________ hair. Oh,
he has a scar on his left cheek. And the second guy is Jack. He is very (6) ___________ and
has green eyes.
B. Listen to the second part of the dialogue and complete the table with
personality adjectives you hear.

Name Positive Personality Adjectives Negative Personality Adjectives

Laura friendly, (1) __________ forgetful, (2) __________
Ella Tidy (3) __________
Tom confident, (4) __________ arrogant
Zoe (5) __________ (6) __________

WRITING STRATEGY – Describing Physical Appearance and Personality

? To learn about someone’s physical appearance, we ask
“What + do/does + subject + look like?”
What does she look like? or What do they look like?
She is tall. She has got blonde, straight hair.
They are young. They have got black hair.
? To learn about someone’s personality, we ask
“What + be + subject + like?”
What is he like? or What are they like?
He is outgoing and generous. They are friendly.
? look like = outside (hair, height, age, etc.)
be like = inside (personality, behavior)

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C. Look at Laura’s friends Mary and Jack. Describe their appearances and predict
their personalities. Write your sentences in the space below.

Height: He is quite tall.

Build:

Hair:

Eyes:

Personality:
Jack

Height:

Build:

Hair:

Eyes:

Personality:
Mary

Note that

? Personality adjectives are words that describe what kind of person

someone is. They tell us about someone’s character or behavior (for
example: kind, funny, or lazy).
Feeling or emotion words (like happy, angry, or sad) are not personality
adjectives. These words tell us how someone feels at a moment, not what
kind of person they are.
Cheerful is a personality adjective, but happy is an emotion.
I get really happy when I dance.
She is always cheerful. She smiles very often.

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III. VOCABULARY FOCUS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

Circle the words that describe your partner. Then tell the class about him / her. You
can find the meanings of unknown words in a dictionary.

Physical appearance Personality

young / old / middle-aged kind brave
overweight / medium weight / thin funny hard working
short / tall / medium height creative calm
muscular honest adventurous
curly hair / straight hair / wavy hair patient curious
long hair / short hair talkative serious
round / oval / square face cheerful confident
blonde / black / brown / red hair smart responsible
beard / moustache shy outgoing

IV. GRAMMAR FOCUS

BE

BEFORE ADJECTIVES BEFORE NOUNS / BEFORE PREPOSITIONAL

NOUN PHRASES PHRASES AND ADVERBS
She is confident.
They are tall. He is a teacher. She is from Spain.
Her eyes are brown. She is my cousin. The keys are in the vase.
They are good friends. He is outside.

He is my brother.
Positive Sentences
Positive Short form
I am from Istanbul. I’m from Istanbul .
You are kind. You’re kind.
He is a university student. He’s a university student .
She is confident. She’s confident.
We are best friends. We’re best friends.
You are hardworking. You’re hardworking.
They are married. They’re married.

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Negative Sentences
Negative Short form
I am not from Istanbul. I’m not from Istanbul .
You are not kind. You’re not / aren’t kind.
He is not a university student. He’s not / isn’t a university student .
She is not confident. She’s not / isn’t confident.
We are not best friends. We’re not / aren’t best friends.
You are not hardworking. You’re not / aren’t hardworking.
They are not married. They’re not / aren’t married.

Complete the text with the correct form of be.

Taylor Swift (1) _______ a famous singer and songwriter. She has long blonde hair and
bright blue eyes. Taylor (2) _______ tall and slim. She looks great on stage. People say
she (3) _______ always kind and friendly to her fans. Many people (4) _______ her fans
because they believe she (5) _______ a good role model. I (6) _______ also a big fan of her.
Her songs (7) _______ about love, friendship, and growing up. In her free time, she
(8) _______ alone very often. She likes spending time with her friends and family. Some
people (9) _______ her fans. They think she lies a lot about her life, but I think they
(10) _______ wrong. I think Taylor (11) _______ a great artist.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE ’S

o Use possessive adjectives to talk about the relationship between people or to say
who owns something. Possessive adjectives always come after a noun or a name.
This is my car. This is your purse.

Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives

I My
You Your
He His
She Her
It Its
We Our
They Their

o Possessive ’s is used to show that something belongs to a person or people.

This is my brother’s car. This is Ann’s purse.
o If the thing belongs to more than one person, we add (’) after the -s of the plural noun.
Our friends' house is in the mountains.

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 A. Use possessive 's and the word in parenthesis to complete each sentence.
1. My _____________ garden is full of flowers. (grandparents)
2. _____________ teacher is very friendly. (Anna)
3. _____________ colors are very bright. (birds)
4. The _____________ decision was final. (director)
5. We saw _____________ artwork at the gallery. (Mia and John)

B. Rewrite each sentence using possessive 's.

1. The car belongs to my father. It’s _____________________________.
2. The jacket belongs to Alex. It’s _____________________________.
3. The dogs belong to our neighbors. They are ________________________.
4. The idea is from the teacher. It’s _____________________________.
5. The toys are for children. They are ________________________.

HAVE GOT / HAS GOT

o Use have got / has got to talk about the things people have and to describe physical
appearances.
Affirmative Sentences
Subject Short form Example
I / you / we / they have got I’ve got / you’ve got / I have got dark hair.
we’ve got / they’ve got You’ve got a brother.
He / she / it has got He’s got / she’s got / She has got a nice room.
it’s got He’s got two cats.

Negative Sentences
Subject Short form Example
I / you / we / they have not got haven’t got I haven’t got a car.
They haven’t got a pet.
He / she / it has not got hasn’t got She hasn’t got blue eyes.

Questions
Subject Example
Have I / you / we / got Have you got a new job?
they Have we got plans for
tonight?
Has he / she / it got Has he got curly hair?

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A. Write sentences in the first column about what you have got. Then in the next
column write your guesses about what your partner has got. After you finish, ask
your partner questions to see if your guesses are correct.
Example:
Me My guess about my partner Right/wrong?
a pet dog I have got a pet dog. Deniz hasn’t got a pet dog. RIGHT

Me: Have you got a pet dog? Deniz: No, I haven’t.

Me My guess about my partner Right/wrong?

a pet dog
a bicycle
a sister
a laptop
a lot of novels
a part time job
a red jacket

B. Look at the information on the table in Exercise A. Write three sentences about
you and your friend. Write one sentence about something that…
1. you have got but your friend hasn’t got
___________________________________________________________________________
2. your friend has got but you haven’t got
___________________________________________________________________________
3. both you and your friend have got
___________________________________________________________________________

LIKES AND DISLIKES

o Use the verbs in the table and a noun / verb + ing to talk about your likes and
dislikes.

Likes Dislikes
I like dancing. I don’t like cooking.
I love chocolate. I don’t love wearing a tie.
She enjoys adventure books. She hates spinach.
I enjoy drinking coffee in the morning. They hate doing housework.

Complete the sentences.

1. Julie is an extrovert. She likes __________________________________________________.
2. Olly is always tired after work. He dislikes _______________________________________.
3. Loreen is afraid of heights. She hates ___________________________________________.
4. Silvester has a very healthy lifestyle. He dislikes _________________________________.

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V. WRITING MODEL

A. Do you have a favorite celebrity? Tell your partner about them.

B. Read the paragraphs about the celebrities and answer the following
questions.
This is Johnny Depp. He is from the United States. He
lives in Los Angeles, California. He is 61 years old. He is a
very talented actor and musician. He speaks English
fluently. His parents’ names are Betty Sue and John
Christopher Depp. He has got three siblings. Their names
are Danny, Christopher, and Dannielle. Johnny has dark
brown hair and brown eyes. He is creative, confident,
and passionate. He is stylish and popular. He enjoys
acting, music, and spending time with his family.

These are Gigi and Bella Hadid. They are sisters. They are
from the United States. They live in New York City. Gigi is
30 years old, and Bella is 28 years old. They are very
successful models. They can speak English and a little
Dutch. Their father’s name is Mohamed, and their
mother’s name is Yolanda. Gigi and Bella are tall, and
they have got long, straight hair. Gigi has blonde hair, and
Bella has dark brown hair. They have got light-colored
eyes. They are confident, hardworking, and fashionable
people. They are very popular and stylish. They like
horseback riding and photography.

Questions Johnny Depp Gigi and Bella Hadid

Where are they from?
Where do they live?
How old are they?
What do they do?
What languages can they
speak?
What are their family
members’ names?
Do they have any siblings? If
yes, what are their names?
What do they look like?
What are they like?
What are their likes and
dislikes?

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WRITING STRATEGY – Writing a Personal Profile
? When you write a personal profile include these things:
the person’s name, age/date of birth, country and/or nationality, the language(s)
he/she speaks, the city/county that he/she lives in, her/his job, family members,
details about physical appearance, personality and likes and dislikes.

VI. WRITING TASK

A. Write a short paragraph introducing yourself. Use the ideas in the writing
strategy box.

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__________________________________________________________________________________
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B. Write a short paragraph introducing a friend or family member. Use the ideas in
the writing strategy box.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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TASK CHECKLIST

Read your paragraphs. Tick the boxes.

ME MY FRIEND

I can write a paragraph ……… He / She can write a paragraph …….

o to introduce myself o to introduce himself/herself

o to introduce a friend, a family member
o to introduce a friend, a family member
or a famous person.
or a famous person.

ME MY FRIEND

I use ……… correctly. He / She uses ……. correctly.

o verb “be” o verb “be”

o “have got/has got” o “have got/has got”
o words related to physical appearance o words related to physical appearance
o personality adjectives o personality adjectives

REFLECTION

Think about the writing tasks and complete the sentences below.

I find it easy to _____________________________________________

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I find it difficult to _____________________________________________

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