Oxford English (2nd edition) 1A 1 of 4

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 from the box. The first letter has been given
to you.
average broad fringe narrow pale round slender tanned
blonde chubby muscular overweight ponytail short straight tall

Jake: Hi, Alison. How are you?

Alison: Hello? Who is this?
Jake: It’s Jake. I sit behind you in Science class. We exchanged phone numbers
yesterday. I have very (1) s____________ hair like a ruler. I’m also a bit
(2) c____________ as my stomach sticks out a little. People say that I have a
(3) r____________ face like a basketball!
You: Ah, yes! Hi, how are you? And don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re not that
(4) o____________. I think you’re in great shape.
Jake: Thanks for saying that. Anyway, I just wanted to ask 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: Is he the (5) t____________ boy that everyone has to look up at? He’s also
got really (6) t____________ 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) s____________ and small. He’s also got (8) p____________ 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) b____________
hair which she usually ties up into a (10) p____________. She’s got quite a
(11) s____________ body with a (12) n____________ 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) f____________ which covers his eyebrows. He’s neither tall nor short,
but (14) a____________ in height. He likes to lift weights in the gym, so he’s
got (15) b____________ shoulders and (16) m____________ 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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Oxford English (2nd edition) 1A 2 of 4

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 the
words from the box. The first letter has been given to you.
adventurous confident conscientious energetic introverted
clumsy competitive considerate generous outgoing

Haley: I’m so nervous! I’ve never been on a blind date before. Please tell me more
about this guy you’ve set me up with.
Chloe: Well, his name is Zack. He’s a really (1) e____________ person who is full of
life and energy. As a result, he loves doing all kinds of sport and he’s quite fit.
Haley: Would you say he’s (2) a____________ though? Does he like exploring 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 food.
Haley: Tell me more about him.
Chloe: He’s quite (3) c____________. He puts the needs of others before himself.
He’s also really (4) g____________. He donates a lot of money to charities,
like Oxfam and the Red Cross.
Haley: Does he care about the environment? You know that’s very important to me.
Chloe: Absolutely! He’s very (5) c____________ about the environment. He rides his
bike to work rather than use any polluting form of transport.
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) o____________ person. I love meeting new
people. But Zack is the opposite. He’s quite (7) i____________. He prefers
spending time alone
Haley: I guess there’s nothing wrong with being a bit shy. What else?
Chloe: He’s rather (8) c____________. He always wants to win at anything he does.
He’s also rather (9) c____________ in his ability to do so as well. He’s not
exactly humble, let’s put it that way. He’s a bit (10) c____________ too. I think
he’s dropped and broken about three smartphones in the last 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 want to meet him?
Haley: Sure. Why not? What have I got to lose?

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Oxford English (2nd edition) 1A 3 of 4

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. My mother
works at a (8) hospital. Can you guess her job? No, she is not a nurse.
(9) She is a doctor! She helps sick people.
My favourite hobby is collecting stamps. I love stamps! I (10) often browse
websites about stamp collecting. I (11) hope to have stamps from every
single country in the world one day.
My dream (12) for the future is to be an astronaut. I want to explore outer
space and visit another planet. Perhaps I will be the first (13) human to make
contact with an alien?

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

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Oxford English (2nd edition) 1A 4 of 4

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 from the box. Identify
the parts of speech of the underlined words. The first letter has been given to
you.
adventurous blonde energetic fringe lean ponytail tall
bald considerate fair ginger outgoing short

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 already seen this (3) t____________ English boy (4) walking
down the corridors. At over 180 cm in height, he’s difficult to miss! His (5) fiery (6)
g____________ hair is also unique. Peter has a rather (7) f____________
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 (8)
o____________ and not shy at all. He is also really (9) c____________ 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 (10) b____________ hair that is the colour of
sunshine with a (11) f____________ which covers her forehead. She (12) often ties
her hair up into a (13) p____________. Although she is quite (14) s____________
at just 150 cm, she is a great basketball player. She is also very fit and (15)
l____________. I’m sure the basketball coach will love to have her (16) on the
team.
Robin Van Vaughn
Robin is Dutch and you will be able to recognize him straightaway because he (17)
likes to shave his head (18) b________. He has a shiny head with no hair!
Robin is really (19) a____________. He loves trying new activities and new types of
food. He is also really (20) e____________ 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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12 16 17

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Oxford English (2nd edition) 1A 4 of 4

Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

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