Unitatea nr 1

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

The person I'm close to the most is my friend. Her name is Susan. We have
known each other since we were 5 years old.
To me, she is a really special girl. Not only does she has a good appearance,
she also has a good personality. She is cute and pretty. She has long black hair, a
round face and a straight nose. Especially, she has a charming smile , which made a
strong impression on me the first time I met her. However, the thing that makes
everybody like her the most is her personality. She is very modest. She's good at
every subject, but she never showed pride in her abilities and always tried to learn
harder. Besides, she's always ready to help her friends in their study. That's why
many people in my class cherished her. Furthermore, she is very warm-hearted,
friendly and sociable. She likes to make friend with everybody and takes part in every
event we organize. As a matter of fact, she wants to become a student of the medical
university . Moreover, to me, she is a great friend who always knows how to take care
and share. Whenever I'm sad or cheerful, happy or in sorrow, she's always next to me
to share with me. Sometimes, I get into trouble, which makes me tired ,worried and
discouraged, she is always willing to come beside me, help me calm down, give me
helpful advice so that I can come over. Not only that, she is very reliable, I can share
her my secrets without a bit worries.
She is really a person who always listens to me, understands me every time and
every where. That's why she became my close friend. I always feel proud because of
having a great friend like her on my side.
Vocabulary Practice
Let's find together in the text words that describe a pearson's appearance . Then let's
find a few words that describe someone's personality. Do you know more words that
describe people?

Appearance Personality
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Words that describe appearance:

Eye color: Hair :

Face Shape long, medium, Body
black,
• Square short Tall, short,
brown, straight, curly small, slim,
• Oval
• Round hazel, Hair color: thin, skinny,
• Triangular green, black, brown, chubby, plump,
• Heart- blue, chestnut-brown, solid, muscular
shaped blond, golden-
violet,
• Thin blond, fair, red,
• Wide gray gray, silver

Words that describe personality:

Brave – someone who is not afraid of danger

• chatty – someone who talks a lot
• clever – someone who is good at learning things
• friendly, - someone who makes many friends everywhere
 • funny – someone who makes people laugh
• grumpy, - someone who has a bad temper
• hard-working, - someone who works very hard
• honest, - someone who says the truth, doesn't lie or steal, or cheat
• kind, - someone who is nice to people
• lazy, - someone who doesn't like to do anything
• loud, - someone who talks in a loud voice
• nervous, - someone who is easy irritated
• nice, - someone who is kind to people
• polite,- someone who has good manners
• quiet, - someone who doesn't talk much
• rude, - someone who is not polite
• selfish, - he thinks only about himself
• serious, - avoids silly behaviour
• shy, - someone who is quiet around people
• smart, - someone who is very clever
• wise. - someone who gives good advice

Communication Practice:
Let's play!

1. Write on your notebook a few lines to describe yourself. Then describe your
deskmate in a few lines . Let's read loudly and compare!
2. Describe your best friend using bothe appearance and personality words!
3. Ask questions about yourself to the class! ( What shape is my face ? etc)
Grammar Practice:
Let's remember the verb "to be" in the Present Simple Tense.

Affirmative :
I.............................................
you.........................................
he/ she/ it...............................
we .........................................
you.........................................
they.......................................

Interogative:
1___________________________________________
2___________________________________________
3___________________________________________
4___________________________________________
5___________________________________________
6___________________________________________

Negative:
1___________________________________________
2___________________________________________
3___________________________________________
4___________________________________________
5___________________________________________
6___________________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she,
it, we, they):
1.Angelina Joli is American. ............. isn't French.
2.Brad Pitt is American, too.............. isn't German.
3.Brad and Angelina aren't French............... are American.
4.My friend and I are high school students............. aren't primary school
students.
5.The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ............. isn't in Washington.

Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):
1.............. you the new student?
2.Yes, I.................. .
3.Leila and Nancy ..................... students.
 4.Nancy ................... Australian .
5.My sister and I ...................students.
6.The girls ............... tired.
7.These women ................ beautiful.
8.The tea .................. delicious.
9.Nadia and Leila ....................friends.
10.The newspaper .................... cheap.

Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):

1.Is Julia Robert French? No, she is not/is French.
2.What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he is not/is.
3.Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they are not/are
Spanish cities.
4.Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it is not/is in Paris.
5.Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it is not/is in Africa. It is in Asia.

Put the words in the right order so that the sentences are correct:

1 I am years twenty-five old.

2 Venezuela. from We are

3 is I'm Anton name student. My and a

4 my This book. is

5 a nice It's day today.

6 name brother's Paul. is Her

7 engineer. an John is

8 Johansson. husband's is My name

9 in students twelve class. my are There

10 new address of letter. My the the at top is

1. Complete the sentences with am, is, or are.

a) I ____________ a student. Am/is/are
b) My parents ___________ great people. Am/is/are
c) My sister ____________ very pretty. Am/is/are
d) Her cousins ___________ musicians. Am/is/are
e) His uncle ____________ at the movies. Am/is/are
f) My sister and I ___________ best friends. am/is/are
g) Kara ___________ Kelly's sister-in-law. Am/is/are
h) My cat ___________ lazy. Am/is/are
i) Our aunt ____________ a French teacher. Am/is/are
j) You ___________ really tall! Am/is/are

Choose the correct answer: am / is/ are

1. Rita _______ my friend. 7. Sara and I ______ happy.

a. am b. is c. are a. am b. is c. are
2. The chair _______ brown. 8. The summer ______ hot.
a.am b. is c. are a. am b. is c. are

3. It ________ late. 9 Tami and Rina _______ pupils.

a. am b. is c. are
a. am b. is c. are 10. My jacket______ blue and pink.
4. Monkeys ______ funny.
a. am b. is c. are
a. am b. is c. are

5. Dana and I______ teachers. 11. They _______ not at home now.
a. am b. is c.are
6. The sky ______ full of stars. a. am b. is c. are

a. am b. is c. are 12. The weather ______ rainy today.

a. am b. is c. are