HCT General English

UNIT 1: FUTURE PLANS

Period 9
UNIT 2: APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY
Period 1-3
I. UNIT 1 period 9
1.1.The weekend starts tomorrow and Sam is going to be very busy. Write sentences
using the picture prompts and ‘going to’.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. He’s going to get up at six o’clock tomorrow. _

2.

3.

4.

5._________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________________________
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8. _______________________________________________________________

9. __________________________________________________________________

10. ________________________________________________________________

1.2. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of ‘GOING TO’.

1. What ... your brother going to do 9. What time are you going to … for
tomorrow? the airport?
a) are a) leaving
b) is b) leave
c) does c) leaves
2. (A) … you going to see the movie? 10. … you … go home after our English
(B) Yes, I …. class?
a) Do / am a) Are / are
b) Are / are b) Do / will
c) Are / am c) Are / going to
3. My friend … a birthday party next 11. (A) … your friend going to be late?
week. (B) No, she ….
a) is going to has a) Is / isn’t
b) going to have b) Are / isn’t
c) is going to have c) Are / aren’t
4. I can see a lot of gray clouds in the 12. Is your cousin … move to
sky. I think it … rain soon. another apartment?
a) is going to a) going
b) goes to b) going to
c) going to c) will
5. (A) When … they … arrive? 13. (A) … the plane going to land soon?
(B) I’m not sure. (B) Yes, it ….
a) do / go to a) Are / is
b) will / going to b) Is / is
c) are / going to c) Are / are
6. … are you going to do on your 14. I … going to … my homework after
summer holiday? I finish dinner.
a) Where a) am / do
b) What b) am / doing
c) How c) is / do
7. (A) … your friend going to join us? 15. (A) … you going to join us?
(B) Yes, she …. (B) Yes, I ….
a) Is / is a) Are / am
b) Is / will b) Are / are
c) Will / will c) Do / do
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8. (A) … they going to be here soon? 16. What are your plans for next year?
(B) No, they …. Are you … to Canada?
a) Are / aren’t a) go to
b) Do / not b) will go
c) Are / won’t c) going to go

II. UNIT 2: APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

VOCABULARY: PERSONALITY
1.1. Match each adjective with a picture.
1. disorganized (a)
2. punctual
3. outgoing
4. selfish
5. bad-tempered
6. romantic

(b)
(c)

(d) (e) (f)

1.2. Match the adjectives of personality with their meaning.

aggressive careful stylish friendly generous quiet
serious
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1. A friendly person is open and kind

2. A ___________ person doesn’t make mistakes or have accidents
3. A ____________ person think a lot and doesn’t make jokes
4. A _____________ person doesn’t talk a lot
5. A_____________ person lives giving people things
6. A_____________ peson dresses well
7. An____________ person likes arguing and can be violent.

1.3. How would you describe a good teacher, parent, boss, or friend? Check (✓) your
answers and compare them with a partner.

A
A good A good A good
good
teacher parent friend
boss
intelligent ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
strict ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
persuasive ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
honest ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
informed ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
enthusiastic ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
caring ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
sensitive ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
patient ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
other: ……………… ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻

I. LISTENING
2.1. You’re going to listen to radio programme about color and personality. Listen once
and write the colours in the chart.

Your car colour Your personality

1. _______________
2. ________________
3. __________________
Very______________________
(more popular with women than men)
_______________________(very popular with
doctor)
More____________than normal
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4. ___________________
5. _____________________
6. ______________________ __________________(popular with business
people)

2.2. Listen. Check (✓) your answers. Write more information as needed.
1   ◻ more adventurous     ◻ less adventurous
name _____________
2   ◻ taking a test    ◻ playing sports
     another situation _____________
3   ◻ a big party       ◻ a small party
     another situation _____________
4   ◻ draw               ◻ sing
     something else _____________
5   ◻ more ambitious          ◻ more easygoing
     another word _____________
* Grammar:
Comparatives Superlatives
Short adjectives
small smaller the smallest
rich richer the richest
happy happier the happiest
Eg: She is two years older than me.
Grammar point

Long adjectives
sociable more sociable the most sociable
attractive more attractive the most
attractive
expensive more expensive the most
expensive
Eg: Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Irregular adjectives
good better the best
bad worse the worst

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).
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2. Pat's car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan's.

3. John is (less/ least) athletic of all the men.
4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?
5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).
7. David is the (happier/ happiest) person that we know.
8. This summery is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I do.
10. The museum is (the further/ the furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in
brackets.
1. He is (clever) ……………………. student in my group.
2. She can’t stay (long) …………………….than 30 minutes.
3. It’s (good) ……………………. holiday I’ve had.
4. Well, the place looks (clean) …………………….now.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ……………………. than the white one.
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).…………………….
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ……………………. than being a builder.
8. Lan sings ( sweet ) ………………..than Hoa
9. This is (exciting) ……………………. film I’ve ever seen.
10. He runs ( fast )………………….of all.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) ……………………. singers in my country.
12. Which planet is (close) ……………………. to the Sun?
13. Carol sings as (beautiful) …………………….as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful)
…………………….
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) ……………………. than last summer.
15. Your accent is ( bad ) …………………..than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) …………………….than hamburgers.
17. They live in a (big) ……………………. house, but Fred lives in a (big)
……………………. one.
IV. SPEAKING
4.1. Interview your classmates about their personalities
Questions Name Reasons

1. Who is the most bad-tempered

person in class?
2. Who is the most punctual person in
class?
3. Who is the most sociable person in
class?
4. Who is the most disorganized
person in class?
5. Who is the most confident in class?

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HOMEWORK
1. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Ferry to School
Most pupils go to school each day on foot or by car, but Jordan Basford is different. He lives
on the Scottish island of Egilsay. There, the school had to (19) ……………… because there
weren’t any other pupils. The nearest school is in Rousay, across the sea. His family have a
boat, but it is small, and they can (20) ……………… use it in good weather. A much larger
boat is (21) ……………… in bad weather. So every day, Jordan has to (22) ………………
the ferry across the sea to go to school. He usually comes back home afterwards, but
sometimes he phones home to say that he’s (23) ……………… the night at a friend’s house
instead. ‘I know I have to travel a long (24) ……………… to school each day,’ he says.
‘But I don’t mind.’
19 A close B complete C finish
20 A almost B only C nearly
21 A needed B liked C had
22 A travel B make C catch
23 A resting B staying C sleeping
24 A way B transport C mile

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