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B I don't think so.
1 Interactions When you're not sure
A Look at the picture. Where are the people?
B Listen to the conversation. Do Will and Joe know Mike well? Then practice the conversation.
Will: What's your new roommate like?
Joe: Mike? Oh, he's nice, but he's not very talkative.
Will: Really? Is he shy?
Joe: I think so.
Will: Does he know many people here?
Joe: I don't think so.
Will: Well, maybe we can all go out together sometime.
Joe: That's a great idea.
C Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new expressions.
Saying you think something is true
I think so.
I believe so.
I guess so.
Saying you think something isn't true
I don't think so.
I don't believe so.
I'm not really sure.
D Complete each response with one of the expressions from Part C. Then practice with a partner.
A: Is Rafael hardworking?
B: I think so. He studies a lot.
A: Is Marilyn married?
B: I don't believe so. She doesn't have a ring.
A: Is David creative?
 B: I'm not really sure. He paints a lot.
A: Is Maria interested in travel?
B: I don't think so. She doesn't have a passport.
A: Is Sun-hee friendly?
B: I guess so. She said hello to me.

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2 Pronunciation Is he or Is she
A Listen and repeat. Notice the pronunciation of is he and is she.
/ɪz i/ /ɪz ʃi/
Is he hardworking? Is she a good student?
B Listen and write he or she. Then practice with a partner.
Is she a creative person?
Is he your new roommate?
Is he a serious student?
Is she generous?
3 Listening People we know
A Listen to two friends talk about different people. Who are they talking about? Check (\
checkmark) the correct answers.
A teacher A classmate best friends
A student A father Classmates
A friend A neighbor Teachers
B Listen again. Circle the words you hear.
1. generous, great, funny, creative
2. talkative, shy, friendly
3. serious, confident, nice, talkative
4 Speaking Is he friendly?
PAIR WORK Talk about the people at the party. Use the words in the box and your own ideas.
 Friendly
 Talkative
 Shy
  Creative
 Serious
 Funny
 Single
 Married
 A student
 A teenager
 A parent
A: Is Jun friendly?
B: I believe so.
A: Is he married?
B: I don't think so.

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C what do they look like?

1 Vocabulary Appearance
A Complete the descriptions with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.
Bald middle-aged mustache red short tall

1 They're young. Rob is short and overweight, and May is tall and thin. Rob has straight brown hair.
May has blond hair. It's long and wavy.

2 They're middle-aged. Lou and Jill have curly red hair. Jill has shoulder-length hair. Lou has little
round glasses.

3 They're elderly. They're medium height. Tony is bald and has a short white beard and a mustache.
Angela has long gray hair.

2 Conversation That's not my husband!

A Listen and practice.
Waiter: Good evening. Can I help you?
Mrs. Gray: Yes, thank you. Is Ken Gray here? He's my husband.
Waiter: Mr. Gray? I don't know. What does he look like?
Mrs. Gray: He's tall, thin, and has black hair. And he has glasses. Does he have a mustache?
Mrs. Gray: Yes, he does.
Waiter: I think he's over there.
Mrs. Gray: No, that's not my husband! My husband has short hair.

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3 Grammar What ... look like? order of adjectives

What do you look like? What does he look like? What do they look like?
I'm short and overweight. He's tall and thin. They're middle-aged.
I have glasses. He has a mustache. They have curly red hair.
The order of adjectives is usually size, age, shape, and color.
She has long gray hair. (Size + color)
She has new green glasses. (Age + color)
He has little round glasses. (Size + shape)
They have curly red hair. (Shape + color)
A Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with two adjectives. Then compare with a partner.
He is a young and thin man.
He has long wavy hair.
He has a short big beard.
He has big round glasses.
B Put the words in order. Then ask and answer the questions. Answer with your own information.
 like / what / do / look / you
What do you look like?
 best friend / look / what / does / your / like
What does your best friend look like?
 what / like / look / does / favorite singer / your
What does your favorite singer look like?

4 Speaking Who is it?

PAIR WORK Describe a person in one of the pictures below, but don't say his or her name! Your
partner guesses the person. Take turns.
Maggi has short brown hair
Lucy is pretty and has red hair
Beth is tall and ready to get married

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D People's profiles
1 Reading
A Read the webpage profiles. What is each person like?
Online profiles
Name: Adriano
Home: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Appearance: I'm tall and have long brown hair. I wear only black.
Personality: I'm a very creative person. I like to make different things from paper. I do it just for fun. I
can make airplanes, birds, boats, and flowers.
Name: Bea
Home: London, U.K.
Appearance: I'm 60, with red hair. I always wear green glasses.
Personality: I think I'm a very generous person. I have a lot of free time, so I do a lot of volunteer work
at local schools. To me, it's very important to give back to my community.
Name: Suchin
Home: Bangkok, Thailand
Appearance: I'm 30. I'm medium height and I have short hair.
Personality: I'm friendly and hardworking. I work as a salesclerk in a clothing store. We sell clothing
from northern Thailand there. In my free time, I play the sawng, a traditional musical instrument.
Name: Marco
Home: Iquitos, Peru
Appearance: I'm tall and friendly, with long black hair.
Personality: I'm talkative and friendly. I have a part-time job. Iquitos is in the Amazon, so piranha
fishing is very popular. I take tourists fishing, but we never keep the fish.
B Read the webpage again. Adriano, Bea, Suchin, and Marco later uploaded these photos to their
profiles. Write the name of the person under the correct photo.
Marco Bea Suchin Adriano
C Who wrote each sentence? Write the names.
Marco But there's one problem - I can't swim!
Suchin My neighbors complain about the noise.
Bea I especially like to work with children.
Adriano I spend a lot of money on paper!

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2 Listening – Starting a profile
A Listen to Brian help his mother join a social networking site. Check (✓) the picture that Linda
posts on the site.
B Listen again. Check (✓) the information Brian’s mother includes in her profile.
☐ Age
☐ Appearance
☐ Favorite actress
☐ Favorite singer
☐ Personality
3 Writing and speaking – Guess who!

A Think about your appearance and personality. Answer the questions.

• How old are you?
• What do you look like?
• What are you like?
B Write a description of yourself, but don’t write your name! Use the model and your answers in
Part A to help you.
I`m 19 years old. I`m tall and have and athletic build. I have long, curly brown hair and beard.
C GROUP WORK
Put your papers face down on the table. Take one paper and read the description. Your group
guesses who it is. Take turns.
A: This person is interested in art and fashion.
B: I think I know. Is it Marta?
A: No, Marta has long hair. This person has short hair.
B: Oh, OK.
C: Is it …?

1 Wrap-up
1 Quick pair review
Lesson A Brainstorm!
Make a list of personality adjectives. How many do you know?
friendly, shy, outgoing, clever, funny, serious, generous, selfish, hard-working, lazy, talkative,
quiet, patient, impatient, confident, nervous, kind, moody,
Lesson B Test your partner!
Ask your partner the questions. Can your partner give the correct answers? You have one
minute.
Student A: What are three ways to say you think something is true?
Student B: What are three ways to say you think something isn't true?
(True):
* I think so.
* I guess so.
* I believe so.
* In my opinion...
* It seems to me that...
(Isn't true):
* I don't think so.
* I don't believe so.
* I don't agree.
* I doubt it.
* That's not right.)*
Lesson C Do you remember?
Look at the picture. Circle the correct word for each sentence. You have one minute.
* This is Eduardo. He's young / elderly.
* He has short / long / gray hair.
* His hair is straight / curly.
* He has little / big glasses.
* He has a mustache / beard.

Lesson D Find out!

Are any of your and your partner's friends similar? Take turns. You and your partner have two
minutes.
A: My friend is tall and has long black hair. She's very funny.
B: My friend is tall and has long black hair. She's funny, too.
2 In the real world
Who are you like? Go online and find a musician, an actor, or an actress who is similar to you.
Then write a description of him or her.
* What does he or she look like?
* What is he or she like?
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is similar to me.
She's medium height. She has blond hair
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is similar to me.
She's medium height. She has blond hair
She is very talented and successful.
She seems confident and funny in interviews.
I like her because she is a strong actress and a hard-working professional.
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3 Rain or shine
Lesson A
• Weather
• Adverbs of intensity; quantifiers with verbs
Lesson B
• Asking for an opinion
• Giving an opinión
Lesson C
• Indoor activities
• Would like + infinitive
Lesson D
• Reading: “Canada Through the Seasons”
• Writing: An e-mail to a friend
1. Two friends are having a picnic in the park.
2. A clouple is running with an umbrella.
3. A young woman is building a sandcastle by the ocean.
4. A snowboarder is coming down a steep, white slope.
Warm-up

A Describe the pictures. Where are the people? What are they doing?

B Do you ever do these activities? When do you do them?

1. I like to walk and play in the rain with my brother.

A It’s extremely cold.

1 Vocabulary Weather
A Label the pictures with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.
Weather
• cloudy
• rainy
• snowy
• sunny
• windy
Temperature
• cold
• cool
• hot
• warm
1. sunny
2. cloudy
3. windy
4. rainy
5. snowy
6. hot
7. warm
8. cool
9. cold

B PAIR WORK
What’s the weather like in your country in each season? Complete the chart with the words from
Part A. Then compare answers.
spring : rainy-cool
summer: sunny-windy
fall: cool-cloudy
Winter: cold-snowy
rainy season: rainy-cloudy
dry season: sunny-warm
2 Language in context Favorite seasons
A Listen to people talk about their favorite season. Which places are cool?
• “My favorite season is spring. It’s fairly cool, and rains quite a bit, but it’s a good time to
see the flowers.”
— Jan, Lisse, Holland
• “I like summer a lot. It’s very windy – great for windsurfing! And it doesn’t rain at all.”
— Fouad, Essaouira, Morocco
• “Fall is my favorite. It’s sunny and cool, and in late October, 150 million butterflies
arrive!”
— Juan, Morelia, Mexico
• “I love winter. It’s extremely cold, and it snows a lot, but that’s when the Sapporo Snow
Festival is.”
— Rie, Sapporo, Japan