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Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Describing appearance
You are texting with your new friend about some of your new classmates.
Complete the messages with words about describing appearance.

Jake: Hi, Alison. How are you?

You: Hello? Who is this?
Jake: This is Jake, one of your new classmates. You gave me your number a few
days ago. Do you remember? I sit behind you in Maths class. I have very
(1) ____________ hair like a ruler. I’m also a bit (2) ____________ as my
stomach sticks out a bit. People say that I have a (3) ____________ face like
a basketball!
You: Oh, yes, of course I remember you. But don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re
not that (4) ____________. I think you’re in great shape!
Jake: Thanks for saying that. Anyway, the reason I’m texting you is that I was
wondering if you’d like to join our study group after school on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
You: Oh? Who’s in the study group?
Jake: Well, there’s Marcus …
You: Hmm, is he the (5) ____________ boy that everyone has to strain their neck
to look up at? He’s also got really (6) ____________ skin which makes me
think he must go to the beach every weekend!
Jake: No, you’re thinking of Derrick. Marcus is the complete opposite! He’s rather
(7) ____________ and small. He’s also got (8) ____________ skin. I’m not
sure if he has ever seen the sun!
You: I see. Who else is in the group then?
Jake: There’s also Evelyn. She’s from the UK. She’s got golden (9) ____________
hair which she usually ties up into a (10) ____________. She’s got quite a
(11) ____________ body with a (12) ____________ face. There’s no fat on
her at all!
You: OK, OK! You’re making me a bit jealous now!
Jake: Sorry. The last member of the group is Todd. He’s got dark hair with a
(13) ____________ which covers his eyebrows. He’s neither tall nor short, but
(14) ____________ in height. He likes to lift weights in the gym, so he’s got
(15) ____________ shoulders and (16) ____________ arms.
You: Oh, I remember him. He helped me carry my books to class the other day.
Jake: So, would you like to join our study group?
You: Yes, I’d love to join!

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Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Describing personality and traits

You are writing a playscript about a girl being set up on a blind date by her best
friend. She is asking the friend about the boy. Complete the playscript with
adjectives describing personality and traits.

Haley:I’ve never been on a blind date before, so I’m so nervous! Please tell me
more about this guy you’ve set me up to meet.
Chloe:Well, his name is Zack, like I’ve told you before. He’s a really (1)
____________ person who is full of life and energy. As a result, he loves doing all
kind of sport and is quite fit.
Haley:Would you say he’s (2) ____________ though? Does he like discovering
new places and trying new things? I need to find someone like that as I love
travelling and hiking.
Chloe:Absolutely! He’s travelled to many different parts of the world and he loves
trying new types of cuisine.
Haley:Tell me more about him.
Chloe:He’s quite (3) ____________. He puts the needs of others before himself.
He’s also really (4) ____________. He donates a lot of his money to charities like
Oxfam and the Red Cross.
Haley:Does he care about the environment? You know that’s of vital importance to
me.
Chloe:Absolutely! He’s very (5) ____________ about the environment and is
always trying to reduce his carbon footprint! He rides his bike to work rather than
use any polluting form of transport. He also composts his food waste to use as
fertilizer.
Haley:Wow! This guy sounds amazing! So what’s wrong with him? Why don’t you
go out with him yourself?
Chloe:Well, you know I’m a really (6) ____________ person. I love meeting new
people. But Zack is the opposite. He’s quite (7) ____________ and prefers
spending time alone.
Haley:I guess there’s nothing wrong with being a bit shy. What else?
Chloe:He’s rather (8) ____________. He always wants to win at anything he does.
He’s rather (9) ____________ in his ability to do so as well. He’s not exactly
humble, let’s put it that way. He’s a bit (10) ____________ too. I think he’s dropped
and broken about three smartphones in the past year.
Haley:(laughs) Is that why you think we’re a good match? Because I’m such a
butter fingers too?
Chloe:(laughs as well) Maybe? So, what do you think? Still willing to meet him?
Haley:Sure. Why not? What have I got to lose?

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Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Understanding parts of speech

Your cousin is learning about different parts of speech. He wants to know what
the part of speech is for some words in an online profile he has found. Look at
the underlined words and write the correct part of speech in the blanks below.

About me

My name is Henry Ma. (1) I am ten years old. I am a primary school

(2) student. My (3) favourite subject at school is Maths. I am good (4) with
numbers.
There are five people in my family. (5) They are my father, mother,
grandmother and brother. My father is a postman. He (6) delivers letters and
parcels to people. He is really outgoing and is (7) always smiling. Then there
is my mother. She works at a (8) hospital. Can you guess her job? No, she’s
not a nurse. (9) She is a surgeon and performs operations on patients to help
them get better!
My favourite hobby is collecting stamps. I (10) love stamps! I (11) often
browse websites about stamp collecting and I have already learnt quite a bit. I
(12) hope that I can grow my collection more and more.
My dream (13) for the future is to be an astronaut. I want to explore outer
space and (14) visit another planet one day. Perhaps I will be the first human
to make contact with an (15) alien life form?

1 _________________ 9 _________________
2 _________________ 10 _________________
3 _________________ 11 _________________
4 _________________ 12 _________________
5 _________________ 13 _________________
6 _________________ 14 _________________
7 _________________ 15 _________________
8 _________________

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Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Consolidation
You are writing an article for your school newspaper about some exchange
students at your school. Complete the article with words describing appearance,
personality and traits. Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words.

It’s a Small World

If you look around, you may see many new faces (1) in [ ] school this
year. That’s because (2) we [ ] are lucky to welcome many new
exchange students this year. Let’s learn more about them!
Peter Winks
Many of you may have undoubtedly already seen this (3) ____________ English
boy (4) walking [ ] down the corridors. At over 180 cm in height, he’s
difficult to miss! His (5) fiery [ ] (6) ____________ hair, which is
naturally (7) ____________ (no curling iron required!) is also unique. Peter has a
rather (8) ____________ complexion. Since it’s so sunny here, maybe he’ll get a
tan.
Having spent some time with Peter, I can tell you that he is quite (9) ____________
and not shy at all. He is also really (10) ____________ and thinks about others
before himself. Be sure to say ‘hi’ to him when you see him!
Monika Becker
Monika is from Germany. She has (11) ____________ hair that is the colour of
sunshine with a (12) ____________ which covers her forehead. She (13) often [
] ties her hair up into a (14) ____________. Although she is quite (15)
____________ at just 150 cm, she is a great basketball player. She is very athletic
and fit, with a (16) ____________ frame and a (17) ____________ waist. I’m sure
the basketball coach will love to have her (18) on [ ] the team.
Monika is quite (19) ____________, so I’m sure she’ll do well at any sport she
tries. She wants to win no matter what!
Robin Van Vaughn
Robin is Dutch and you’ll be able to recognize him straightaway because he (20)
likes [ ] to shave his head (21) ____________. He has a shiny head
with no hair! He works out a lot, so he has (22) ____________ arms and legs. He
also has (23) ____________ skin and goes to the beach a lot.
Robin is really (24) ____________. He loves trying new activities and all types of
cuisine. He’s also really (25) ____________ and full of life. I’m sure he is going to
love his time in Hong Kong!
Be sure to take the time to get to know these new students!

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