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Lesson What does she look like?

Adjectives
Adjectives give information about nouns.
They come before the noun or they come
after some verbs.

teacher my nice teacher

adj. noun

She is my nice teacher.

My teacher is nice.
noun adj

Exercise 1: Put the words in the correct order and make sentences. Remember to look for the
subject, the verb and the complement.

Example: my / nice/ she / is / teacher

She is my nice teacher.

is / a / Ali / student / good

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her / we / are / students / good
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big / are / these / books
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a / is / strong / he / man
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medium / they / height / are
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nice / Ali / and / is / polite

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has / a / beard / he / a / and / moustache

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not / is / serious / Sally
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straight / they / hair / and / brown / have / eyes

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do / we / curly / not / have / hair

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Exercise 2: Write the opposites.

Example: tall ____short_____

short _____________________ funny ___________________

curly _____________________ thin ______________________

handsome _________________ strong ____________________

old _______________________ dark _____________________

pretty _____________________ shy ______________________

Adding information
Let’s add AND. This means +.
funny + smart He is funny and smart.
good-looking + nice She is good-looking and nice.

Exercise 3: Write sentences with "but" or "and."

Example: Sally is smart. She is rude.

Sally is smart but rude.

Sally is serious. She is rude.

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Jim is short. He is strong.
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Jack and Jill are shy. They are intelligent.

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Tom is quiet. He is nice.

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Terry is tall. He is handsome.

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Liz is outgoing. She is smart.

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Bill and Miles are funny. They are outgoing.

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Cindy’s hair is long. Her hair is straight.

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Ali has a moustache. He has a beard.

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Denise is shy. She is pretty.

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Question Long answer Short answer
How old am I? You are 26 years old. You’re 26.
How old are you? I am 15 years old. I’m 15.
How old is he? He is 32 years old. He’s 32.
How old is she? She is 40 years old. She’s 40.
How old is it? It is 3 years old. It’s 3.
How old are we? We are 23 years old. We’re 23.
How old are you? We are 18 years old. We’re 18.
How old are they? They are 80 years old! They’re 80.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Example: Daniel is handsome.

Tom Cruise is ________________.

Nicole Kidman is _________ and ______________.

I am a ___________ student.

We _______ bad students.

My father is handsome ________ shy.

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My mother _________ pretty.

Our last name ___________ Smith.

What __________ your name?

How __________ you?

__________ fine, thank you.

Sentence Structure
In English the verb usually comes after the subject. There is
ALWAYS a subject and verb in English sentences

This is one kind of a sentence.

You are young.
These are the parts of the sentence:
Subject: you
Verb: are
Complement: young
You are young.
S V C

This kind of sentence means this: You = young

Exercise 5: Write the parts of the sentence under the sentence.

Example: We are young.

S V C

My teacher is beautiful.
You are old.
We are fine.
Her brother is handsome.
Her handsome brother is 26
The pretty cat is nice.
They are 10 years old.
She is serious and smart.
We are students.
You are smart.

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Reading

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Read the story and answer the questions.

ack is a lawyer. He is
tall and thin.
He is very smart and
polite.
He is not shy. His friend,
Joan, is 23. She is his
secretary.
She is funny and outgoing.
She is a very good
secretary.
People come to Jack’s
office to see Joan. She is
a good secretary and she
is thin and beautiful

1). What is Jack’s job?

2). Is Jack fat?

3). Is Jack polite?

4). Is Joan his friend?

5). How old is Joan?

6). What is her job?

7). Is she serious?

8). Is she a good secretary?

9). Do people like Joan?

10). Is she beautiful?

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ANSWER KEY lesson 3

Example 1: Put the words in the correct order and make sentences. Remember to look for the sub-
ject, the verb and the complement.

is / a / Ali / student / good

Ali is a good student.

her / we / are / students / good

We are her good students.

big / are / these / books

These are big books.

a / is / strong / he / man
He is a strong man.

medium / they / height / are

They are medium height.

nice / Ali / and / is / polite

Ali is nice and polite.

has / a / beard / he / a / and / moustache

He has a moustache and a beard.

not / is / serious / Sally

Sally is not serious.

straight / they / hair / and / brown / have / eyes

They have straight hair and brown eyes.

Do / we / curly / not / have / hair

We do not have curly hair.

Exercise 2: Write the opposites.

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short long funny serious
curly straight thin heavy
handsome ugly strong weak
old young dark light
pretty ugly shy outgoing

Example 3: Write sentences with "but" or "and."

Sally is serious. She is rude.

Sally is serious but rude.

Jim is short. He is strong.

Jim is short but strong.

Jack and Jill are shy. They are intelligent.

Jack and Jill are shy and intelligent.

Tom is quiet. He is nice.

Tom is quiet and nice.

Terry is tall. He is handsome.

Terry is tall and handsome.

Liz is outgoing. She is smart.

Liz is outgoing and smart.

Bill and Miles are funny. They are outgoing.

Bill and Miles are funny and outgoing.

Cindy’s hair is long. Her hair is straight.

Cindy’s hair is long and straight.

Ali has a moustache. He has a beard.

Ali has a moustache and a beard.

Denise is shy. She is pretty.

Denis is shy but pretty.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Example: Daniel is handsome.

Tom Cruise is handsome.

Nicole Kidman is beautiful and smart.

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I am a good student.

We are bad students.

My father is handsome but shy.

My mother is pretty.

Our last name is Smith.

What is your name?

How are you?

I’m fine, thank you.

Exercise 5: Write the parts of the sentence under the sentence.

Example: We are young.

S V C

My teacher is beautiful.
S V C

You are old.

S V C

We are fine.
S V C

Her brother is handsome.

S V C

Her handsome brother is 26

S VC

The pretty cat is nice.

S V C

They are 10 years old.

S V C

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She is serious and smart.
S V C C
We are students.
S V C

You are smart.

S V C

Reading
1). What is Jack’s job?
Jack is a lawyer.

2). Is Jack fat?

No, he is slim.

3). Is Jack polite?

Yes, he is polite.

4). Is Joan his friend?

Yes, she is.

5). How old is Joan?

Joan is 23.

6). What is her job?

She is a secretary.

7). Is she serious?

No, she is funny and outgoing.

8). Is she a good secretary?

Yes, she is a good secretary.

9). Do people like Joan?

Yes, they do

10). Is she beautiful?

Yes, she is.

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vocabulary list
NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
adjective add another singular after
beard be bald slim always
book change beautiful smart also
characteristic come big some as
chart complete black straightbefore
complement do blonde (blond) strong finally
description give blue tall first
eye go brown thin now
example have curly ugly however
hair know dark very only
height learn different young soon
information look easy weak today
kind make fine usually
lesson meet funny
men practice good PREPOSITIONS
mother review good looking about
moustache say great at PRONOUNS
name see green in I
noun stand handsome of you
part talk heavy to he
pen tell important up she
people use intelligent with it
person want last we
personality write light you
pronoun little they
question long POSSESS‹VE
sentence medium ADJECTIVES
story middle my
structure negative your
student nice his
teacher old her
thank other its
verb outgoing our
vocabulary personal your
way plural their
women polite
pretty CONJUNCTIONS
quiet and
red but
rude or QUESTION
same WORDS
serious how
short what
shy
singular

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