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Things around us
Start up Activity

Part A. Describe the following items. Choose an adjective to describe each picture.
old – pretty – beautiful – big – new – expensive – strong

1. New York city is __________________. 3. She is __________________.

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2. They are __________________. 4. It is really __________________.

Vocabulary Practice

Part B. Fill in the chart by writing nouns for each adjective.

Name something that is… Examples
big An elephant
small
short
pretty
modern
comfortable
beautiful
delicious
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Describing people, places, and things

Part A. Grammar note.

ADJECTIVES are words that describe or modify

another person, thing, or animal in a sentence.
They give us more information about people,
animals, or things, like their: size, shape, age,
color, origin, or material.

Part B. How to use Adjectives in English.

There are 2 basic positions for adjectives:

1) Before the noun
2) After the verb TO BE (am, is, are)
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Part C. Your turn! After looking at the previous examples, formulate 3 sentences describing any object BLOCK I Similarities and Differences
you have.
Example: I have a big, black car. / My car is big and black.

1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
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Part A. Read the following text and underline the adjectives you can identify.

My next-door neighbors are a middle-aged

couple. Bert, the husband, is a man of forty. He is
Australian and works in the local bank. Doris, his
wife, is about thirty. She is British and works as a
cashier in the supermarket. They live in a small
house and have no children.

Bert is a tall, athletic person with clear blue

eyes. He has short straight hair and a square
face. He often dresses in black pants, blue shirts,
red jackets, brown ties, and black shoes. He is
a talkative person, especially with children. He
enjoys reading newspapers but hates watching
television. He is tolerant and patient with people.
He is not selfish. He is ambitious.

Doris is a tall, good-looking person. She has green eyes, long straight hair, and a round face. She generally
dresses in black skirts, red shirts, blue cardigans, and black shoes. She is a smart woman. Unlike her
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husband, she enjoys watching TV very much but not reading newspapers. She is generous, helpful, and
audacious. She has a great sense of humor because she likes telling funny stories to her friends.
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Part B. After reading, write next to each statement TRUE, FALSE or NOT MENTIONED IN THE TEXT.

a) Bert is the director of the local bank. ___________________________

b) Doris has long hair. ___________________________
c) Bert does not like watching TV. ___________________________
d) Bert does not like giving to others. ___________________________
e) Doris likes having a good time. ___________________________

Part C. Complete the mind map with adjectives from the text in Part A. Add other words you know.

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What does he/she look like?

Part A. Vocabulary.

NOTE: When describing people, we can talk about many things; but there are two important aspects
we usually focus on: PHYSICAL APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
What does he/she look like?

HEIGHT AND BUILD: EYES:

tall, short, medium-height, big, round, blue, large, small,
chubby, stocky, slim, thin, bright, narrow, brown, green,
plump, fat, skinny, well-built. olive, honey, almond-shaped.

ADJECTIVES

APPEARANCE: HAIR:
beautiful, good looking, long, short, medium-length, 19
handsome, cute, attractive, straight, curly, wavy, blond,

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gorgeous, ugly, plain looking, fit. black, brown, white, red, spiky,
bald.

PERSONALITY
What is he/she like?

ADJECTIVES FOR EMOTIONS ADJECTIVES FOR PERSONALITY

happy, sad, angry, terrible, polite, lazy, kind, boring,

grumpy, joyful, annoyed,
loving, jealous, shame, excited,
exhausted, anxious, nervous.
bad-tempered, charismatic,
extroverted, impulsive, joyful,
reliable, intelligent, sociable,
sympathetic, stubborn,
cheerful, tolerant, patient,
talkative.

Part B. Practice pronunciation of different adjectives on the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkwcvqqEO3E
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Describing myself

Part A. Complete the mind map, add your name and a picture plus 8 adjectives that describe your
physical appearance, personality, and clothing.

Eg. Happy
Name:

Picture:

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Part B. Write 6 sentences describing yourself, use adjectives from previous activity; use the following
structure:
I am ….
I have…
I am wearing / I wear....

Example: I am a short, thin, and quiet person.

1. I am
2. I am
3. I am
4. I have
5. I have
6. I’m wearing

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Part C. Circle the correct synonym for each adjective on the left column.

Adjective Synonyms
1. large tiny enormous slow
2. little fast huge small
3. happy cheerful hungry scared
4. good cold great tired
5. sad happy loud unhappy
6. tall giant little long
7. quiet mad fast peaceful
8. beautiful pretty pleasant noisy

NOTE: Remember a synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to other word.

GRAMMAR
Part A. How to describe people.
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SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

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I am TALL.
He / She / It is FAT.
We/ You / They are INTELLIGENT.

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

I / You / We / They BIG eyes.
have
LONG hair.
He / She / It SMALL eyes.
has
SHORT hair.

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

I / You / We / They wear BLUE jeans.
He / She / It wears RED sneakers.
Note: You can also use the structure: I am wearing / He-She is wearing.

TIP: Colors, nationalities, and age are also adjectives. They help us to provide more information about a
noun. Example: A red car / A Mexican girl / A young man
 Part B. Guess who? Read the descriptions and write the name on the corresponding line.

Pete

Carl Brandon
Sarah

Kim
a) He is medium-height and has curly hair. _______________________
b) She has long straight orange hair. _______________________
c) He is heavy, bald, and old. He has a mustache. _______________________
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d) She is small and young. She has curly blond hair. ___________________
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e) He is tall, slim, and good looking. He has short straight hair. ____________________

Part C. Unscramble the sentences.

1. dark / She / long / brown / hair / has

____________________________________________________________.

2. eyes / Her / brown / are

____________________________________________________________.

3. slim / is / She / short / and / skin / dark / has

____________________________________________________________.

4. have / brown / green / eyes / their / wavy / They / hair / and / are
____________________________________________________________.

5. short / I / pretty / and / am / have / long / hair / I / and

____________________________________________________________.

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Part D. Vocabulary Review.

APPEARANCE
I am / You are / He is / She is … I have / You have / He has / She has (got) …
tall blue / green / grey / brown eyes
small freckles
overweight, fat a beard
slim a full beard
young a moustache
old a goatee
… years old a stubble beard
beautiful / pretty blond hair
handsome (for man) red hair
sun-tanned brown hair
pale black hair
dyed hair
blond highlights
short hair
long hair
straight hair
curly hair / curls
a bald head
a square / round / triangular / oval face
a big / small / long nose
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CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
I am wearing… I / You / We / They wear…
He / She / It is wearing…. OR He / She / It wears…
You / We / They are wearing…
glasses earrings
contact lenses a necklace
a wristband
a bracelet
a cap
a red scarf
a tie
 CHARACTER & PERSONALITY
I am / You are / He is / She is …
shy
quiet
lively
active
easygoing
outgoing
nice
friendly
funny
happy
annoying
sad
aggressive
a pain in the neck
a little
chatterbox

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Then, in sentences B, C, D, and E, try to write as many descriptive sentences as you can.

A B C D E

A) Lisa ___________ tall and thin. She _________ red, short hair and her eyes ____________green.

B) ______________________________________________________________________________.

C)_______________________________________________________________________________.

D) ______________________________________________________________________________.

E) ______________________________________________________________________________ .

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Part B. Paste a picture of a famous person (actor, actress, singer, politician, boyband) and write a
paragraph describing them. (Include: physical appearance, personality, clothing, age, and all necessary
information).

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 Part C. Listen to the dialogue and write the missing words. Track 1

Bill: I heard you have a _______________ classmate, Jane.

Jane: Yes, her name is Lisa, and she is __________________!
Bill: Really? What does she look like?
Jane: Mmm, she is _______________ and ________________.
Bill: How tall?
Jane: About 5 feet 10, I guess.
Bill: Wow! That’s tall. What color is her ________________ ?
Jane: She has ______________, _____________ dark hair.
Bill: Is she ________________?
Jane: What! She is __________________.
Bill: And how old is she?
Jane: I don’t know. She won’t tell me.
Bill: OK, maybe I’ll meet her someday.

Part D. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Use adjectives from the box.
ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE
careful careless healthy sick shy outgoing
fat thin lazy hard-working intelligent unintelligent
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friendly unfriendly old young special ordinary
funny serious polite impolite strong weak
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happy sad rich poor tall short

1. My friend likes to exercise and eat fruits and vegetables, so he’s healthy.
2. A: Are you a lazy person? B: No, in fact, I’m very __________________.
3. My son Thomas is very__________________. He’s only five years old.
4. He should play basketball because he is __________________. He isn’t short.
5. My sister isn’t very __________________. She’s shy and doesn’t like to meet new people.
6. He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He’s __________________.
7. I went on a diet last year and lost five kilograms, so now I’m __________________.
8. Sarah always says, “Thank you.” She’s a __________________ person.
9. Of course, I’m very __________________! I got an A+ on all of my exams!
10. My uncle loves to tell jokes to make us laugh. He’s __________________.
11. My friend can lift 200 kilograms, so he’s really quite __________________!
12. Jennifer and Kelly always look left and right before they cross a busy street.
They are __________________ when they cross a busy street.
13. My classmate always smiles and has many friends. She’s __________________.
14. Nothing seems to make my grandfather sad. He’s a __________________ person.
15. Khaled can make many different animal sounds. Most people can’t do that.
He’s __________________.
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Places around us

Part A. Fill in the chart by giving your opinion. Then ask a partner and write what he/she likes or dislikes
about the city/town he/she lives in.

My opinion My partner’s opinion

The thing I like the most about

public transportation.

The thing I don’t like about public

transportation.

The thing I like the most about

the malls.
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The thing I don’t like about the
malls.

The thing I like the most about

the traffic.

The thing I don’t like about the

traffic.

The thing I like the most about

the universities.

The thing I don’t like about the

universities.
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Adjectives to describe places
My city is…
small interesting pleasant
big cool unpleasant
large fun clean
crowded exciting polluted
hot boring calm
warm cheap quiet
cold expensive noisy
modern ugly busy
colonial pretty crowded
old beautiful romantic
ancient famous popular

Choose 3 adjectives from the box above that could describe this picture:

The city is: ______________________

______________________
______________________

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Part A. Match the adjective with its definition.

a) ancient _____ Costing a lot of money

b) beautiful _____ Very full of people

c) boring _____ Very pleasing to the eye (attractive)

d) crowded _____ Dirty, contaminated

e) exciting _____ A place that has a long history (historic)

f) expensive _____ Dull and not very interesting

g) famous _____ Very well known, celebrated, notable

h) polluted _____ Very interesting, causing great enthusiasm and eagerness

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Part B. Describe the following pictures and complete the sentences.

1. Paris is ___________________. 2. The city is _____________ . 3. Moscow is _______________.

4. The streets are _______________. 5. This place is _______________.

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Part C. Look at the 2 lines of adjectives from the box. Then make pairs of OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES.

modern – noisy – calm – exciting – warm – clean – beautiful – large – pleasant – expensive
quiet – polluted – unpleasant – cheap – small – ugly – ancient – busy – cool - boring

Example: modern ≠ ancient

1. __________________ ≠ _____________________
2. __________________ ≠ _____________________
3. __________________ ≠ _____________________
4. __________________ ≠ _____________________
5. __________________ ≠ _____________________
6. __________________ ≠ _____________________
7. __________________ ≠ _____________________
8. __________________ ≠ _____________________
9. __________________ ≠ _____________________
 Your turn!
Part D. Now use the adjectives to describe places and cities around the world. Use key words from the
box in Part C.

Example: I think Monterrey is a very expensive but modern city.

1) __________________________________________________________.
2) __________________________________________________________.
3) __________________________________________________________.
4) __________________________________________________________.
5) __________________________________________________________.

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Famous cities around the world

Part A. Read the descriptions and match them to the corresponding pictures. Write the number on the
box.

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Part B. Underline all the adjectives in the text and complete the following.

Which adjective means: Which adjective means the opposite of?

1) doesn’t cost money __________________ quiet _________ cheap_________

2) lots of people __________________
ugly __________ big ____________
3) bad air condition __________________
dirty __________ old ___________
4) many people like it __________________
5) very good __________________
Part C. Talking time. Work with a partner. Which places in a city/town you know are:
- free or cheap?
- small and crowded?
- polluted and noisy?
- modern and popular?
- beautiful and relaxing?

Example: Downtown Hermosillo is crowded and noisy every Sunday.

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What is it made of?

BLOCK I Similarities and Differences

Part A. Solve the word search and look for the new vocabulary.
Adjectives: Materials used to Describe Things

Make a list of the words you could find.

(Hint: there are 21 words)
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

Remember: We can also describe objects, including the material any object is made of.
 Part B. Complete the sentences by writing the material each object is made of.
a) A book is made of ___________________.
b) A bottle is made of ___________________ or ___________________.
c) Some shirts are made of ___________________.
d) Glass is made of ___________________.
e) Some closets are made of __________________.

Part C. Adjectives order.

GRAMMAR

When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order.
Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. beautiful ) usually come first, before more neutral,
factual ones (e.g. red):

She was wearing a beautiful red coat.

Not: She was wearing a red beautiful coat.

Look at the following CHART:

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OPINION

SIZE

SHAPE

CONDITION

AGE

COLOR

ORIGIN

MATERIAL
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+ CAR
COMPUTER
BOOK
CHAIR...
ad

hu

ob

br

old

blu

ch

pla
ok

ine
or

ge

lon

sti
e
en
ab

se

c
g
e

Part D. Your turn! Now, look around you and look for five objects you can describe. Follow the example:

Example: It is a pretty, small, purple cell phone.

1. ____________________________________________________ .
2. ____________________________________________________ .
3. ____________________________________________________ .
4. ____________________________________________________ .
5. ____________________________________________________ .

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GRAMMAR

Part A. Comparison of equality.

We use COMPARISON OF EQUALITY (AS…. AS) to say that two people, things, and places are the same
in some way.

AS ADJECTIVE AS
My car is as comfortable as yours.
My class is not as difficult as yours.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

as + adjective + as

1) Guadalajara is as interesting as Monterrey. (It means: They both are equally interesting) 33
2) Hermosillo is as hot as Mexicali.

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3) I am as pretty as my Mom.
4) Education is as important as health.

NEGATIVE FORM:

NOT as + adjective + as

1) Today is not as cold as yesterday.

2) Edna is not as tall as Carla.
3) My cellphone is not as expensive as yours.
4) We are not as safe as years ago.

SUM-UP: comparison of equality is used to show that two people or things are similar.
 Part B. Use AS…… AS / NOT AS……. AS in the sentences below.

1. The blue car is __________________________ the red car. (fast)

2. Peter is _______________________________ Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is ___________________________ the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is ___________________________ the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is ______________________________ Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today is ____________________________ yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was _______________________ the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is ________________________ lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is ________________________________ Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is _______________________________ gold. (not/heavy)

Part C. Talk to your classmates about different places you know. Use the prompts below.
Talk about…

• The streets (quiet, clean, safe, wide, busy)

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• The weather (cold, cool, warm, hot, rainy, sunny, snowy)
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• The people (friendly, nice, polite, honest, happy, hospitable, talkative, healthy)
• The city in general (large, interesting, expensive, cheap, exciting)

Example: I think Navojoa is as hot as Obregon.

Your turn…
____________________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________________.

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