2.
The new superhero
In this unit, you will:

Learn to describe a person's character and personality.
Learn to compare using adjectives.
Learn to talk about someone's abilities using the verb can.
Being able to understand the main idea of a text, its main elements and answer
questions about it.
Being able to complete a profile on a social network to make friends.
Being able to write and make an oral presentation about a person.
Introduction
Can you talk about a person's character and personality?
Can you describe your favourite book/film character?
Can you describe someone's abilities?
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A diffic
A difficult school task
In this lesson, you’re going to learn some words to describe a person's character.
1. Look at the images below. Can you say which word they represent?
2. Listen to the text "Help, granny!".
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Decide if the following sentences about the story are true or false.
3.
Henry is happy about his school assignment.
True
False
Henry has to describe his friend Violet.
True
False
The description has to be only about a classmate's physical

appearance.
True
False
Henry says he's shy.
True
False
4. Decide if the following sentences about the story are true or false.
Grandma knows Sally.
True
False
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Sally is helpful and hardworking.
True
False
Sally isn't rude.
True
False
Grandma is very understanding.
True
False
5. Match each character in the story with what describes them.
1 a
Henry shy, not good at Maths
2 b
Grandma generous, friendly and popular
3 c
Sally quiet and shy
4 d
Violet understanding and helpful
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6. Let’s learn some new words, it’s vocabulary time! Listen, point and repeat the
words.
A. generous ● greedy ● B. fun ● boring

C. shy ● confident ● D. hard-working ● lazy
7. Match each picture with an adjective.
generous greedy happy shy
fun lazy boring sad
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8. Match each adjective with its opposite.
1 a
happy fun
2 b
hard-working shy
3 c
boring sad
4 d
greedy lazy
5 e
confident generous
9. Complete each sentence with the missing word.
lazy - generous - fun
a. He's very , he's always sharing his things with others.
b. My brother isn't boring. He's always telling jokes, he's

!
c. Marge Simpson is very hard-working, but her husband, Homer,

is super . He's always sitting on the sofa watching TV!
10. Classify the following words into adjectives describing personality and
adjectives describing someone's appearance.
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Adjectives describing Adjectives describing
appearance personality
sad
tall
beautiful
fun
shy
fat
ugly
greedy
Accept the challenge

Guess who.
He was very brave, clever and generous.
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Describ
Describing someone's
personality
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to describe a person's personality.
1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
She's very _________, she's always sitting on the sofa doing nothing.
lazy
generous
hard-working
My dad is _________, he tells lots of jokes and we always do entertaining

things together.
boring
greedy
fun
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I'm not ________, I'm very shy.
confident
boring
generous
My brother doesn't like sharing his toys or food, he wants everything for
himself. My mum is always telling him he has to be more generous, but he's
very _________.
generous
shy
greedy
5. Let's learn some more words to describe people's characters. It's vocabulary
time! Listen, point and repeat the words.
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A. calm - nervous ● B. friendly - unfriendly ● C. intelligent - stupid
D. quiet - talkative ● E. messy - tidy
6. Classify the following words into positive and negative meaning

adjectives.
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Positive meaning Negative meaning
adjectives adjectives
happy sad
generous
lazy
intelligent
greedy
nervous
unfriendly
friendly
7. Classify the following words into positive and negative meaning

adjectives.
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Positive meaning Negative meaning
adjectives adjectives
happy sad
boring
calm
messy
hard-working
tidy
fun
stupid
8. Match each word with its opposite.
1 a
quiet sad
2 b
boring tidy
3 c
happy talkative
4 d
generous lazy
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5 e
hard-working fun
6 f
messy greedy
9. Using the words you've learnt in this unit, write a description of Henry.
Remember to use the verb to be to talk about his personality and the verb
have got to describe his hair, eyes, etc. (Click here to remember them.)
10. Now listen and read Sally's description of Henry.
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11. Read the sentences and decide if they are true or false.
Ms. Nelson asked Sally to describe Violet.
True
False
Sally thinks Henry has got small eyes.
True
False
Sally says that Henry has got a big smile.
True
False
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Sally doesn't like Henry.
True
False
12. Read the sentences and decide if they are true or false.
Henry gets nervous when Ms. Nelson asks him questions.
True
False
Henry and Sally are very talkative.
True
False
Henry is greedy.
True
False
Henry is messy, generous and friendly.
True
False
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13. Match the phrases to complete the sentences.
He's generous, he... No, I'm not. I'm very calm.
I'm very messy,... ... we are very fun.
My cousins aren't talkative,... ... isn't greedy.
Are you nervous today? ... they're all very quiet.
My friends and I love jokes and ... it's very boring.

adventures,...
I didn't like that film,... ... I'm not tidy.
14. Put the words in order to make sentences.
a. dad / My / intelligent./ very / is
b. talkative, / is / Sally/ Henry / but/ quiet. / is
c. friendly. / are / Violet and Henry/ very
d. confident, / not / I'm / very shy. / I'm
Describe your personality, giving as much information as you can.

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15.

Guess who.
He was a 13 th century superhero.
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Henry's description
Henry is my classmate. He's from Sandown, a small town on the Isle of Wight. He's tall
and thin. He's got short, straight, red hair and enormous blue eyes. He's got lots of
freckles and a big smile.
He's very shy and quiet. I've never talked to him, but I hope we will talk soon, because
he's fun and friendly. He's really messy, but it's ok, nobody is perfect! He's also very
generous, he often shares his school material with Violet and others. He's very good
friends with Violet, who's very friendly too. He looks calm, but he gets very nervous
when he has to talk in front of the classroom or when Ms.Nelson asks him a question.
I like Henry, he looks like a very nice boy!
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Compa
Comparing people
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to compare two people by using the
comparative form of adjectives.
1. Listen and read the sentences. Can you see the difference between the
comparative form and the regular form of the adjectives?
Henry is taller than Violet.

Violet is more confident than Henry.
Henry is quieter than Violet.
Henry is more hard-working than Violet.
2. Read the following explanation to learn how to make the comparative form
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of adjectives.
Grammar
The comparative form

We use the comparative form of the adjective to compare two things or two people. To form
comparatives, you need to know the number of syllables in the adjective.
Hannah is younger than Henry.

Henry is funnier than Hannah.
Hannah is more intelligent than Henry.
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1 syllable 2 syllable adjectives
2 or more syllables
adjectives ending with -y
adj. -er + than adj. -ier + than more + adjective + than
calm - happy - intelligent -

calmer than happier than more intelligent than
short - greedy - confident -

shorter than greedier than more confident than
tall - tidy - generous -

taller than tidier than more generous than
shy - messy - boring -

shyer than messier than more boring than
*If the adjective ends with -e, just add an -r.

Example:
nice - nicer
* If the adjective ends with a consonant + vowel + consonant, you double the last consonant.
Example:
sad - sadder
3. Classify the following into their correct group.
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2 syllable 2 or more
1 syllable
adjectives syllable
adjectives
ending in -y adjectives
intelligent
lazy
shy
happy
generous
calm
messy
tall
nervous
4. Match each adjective with its comparative form.
stupid more hard-working than
short more talkative than
hard-working shyer than
nervous more stupid than
talkative messier than
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shy shorter than
messy friendlier than
friendly more nervous than
5. Listen to the sentences and choose the correct picture and adjective.
Confident Nervous Shy
boring quiet
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boring quiet
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boring quiet
boring quiet
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boring quiet
10. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

My dad talks a lot, but my mum is always quiet.
My mum is _____ my dad.
more talkative than
quieter than
more quiet than

My brother is very shy and my sister is very confident.
She's _____ my brother.
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shyer than
confidenter than
more confident than

Hannah is very tidy, but Henry is always making a mess.
He's _____ Hannah.
messier than
more messy than
tidier than

Monkeys are very fun and snakes are very boring.
Snakes are _____ monkeys.
more boring than
boring than
more fun than
14. It's game time! Comparison competition. The comparison race game.
Now, make sentences comparing the people in your classroom.
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Grammar
Personal pronouns
If we want to use a personal pronoun to replace the second element of the comparison, we have
to use the object pronoun, we cannot use the subject one.
These are the object pronouns:
Subject Object
I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
You You
They Them
Examples:
My sister is quieter than I ► My sister is quieter than me.
My dad is quiet, my mum is more talkative than he. ► My mum is more talkative
than him.
Children are fun, adults are more boring than they. ► Children are fun, adults
are more boring than them.
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15. Complete the sentences with the missing word.
them - us - him - me - her
a. Violet is more confident than Henry. Violet is more confident

than .
b. Henry is messier than Hannah and Violet. Henry is messier

than .
c. My cousin is greedier than my brother and me. My cousin is

greedier than .
d. Sally is more intelligent than Violet. Sally is more intelligent

than .
e. I talk a lot, but my sister doesn't. She's quieter than .
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Guess who.
He's an imaginary character from English folklore.
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We nee
We need a superhero!
In this lesson, you’re going to review how to describe and compare two people.
You will also practise your reading skills with Henry's new story.
1. Let's play "who's ... than ...?"
Examples:
Who's more talkative than the teacher?

Who's shyer than Maria?
2. Listen to the story to discover an interesting activity at Henry's school.
Sound
effects
from
freeSFX
At Henry's school, they're preparing a play to perform before their winter break.
Everybody is very excited, but, there's a little problem: they can't find anyone to
perform the main character in the play, the super-hero!
Ms. Nelson has prepared a casting in her classroom to find a superhero for the play.
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MS. NELSON: Good morning, children! Today, I have an important
message for you. Tomorrow, we'll be having an audition to find the main
character for our famous school play. Here's the script for the superhero
role, which is the character we're missing. Practise it for tomorrow!
HENRY: Oh, no! I hate acting. I don't want to do the casting!
VIOLET: Why not? It'll be super fun, you'll see, Henry.
HENRY: You say that because you're more confident than me. I'm very shy
and much quieter than you. Also, I'm super boring and ugly, how am I
going to be a superhero?
VIOLET: Well, you practise the script for tomorrow and we'll see what
happens.
The next day...
MS. NELSON: Hello, everyone! Are you ready? Let's start with the
auditions. Peter, could you start, please?
PETER: Here I am! I've come to save the world!
MS. NELSON: You're too confident, Peter. We need someone friendlier.

Next, please! Violet.
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VIOLET: Here... I am! I'm... here to... open ... save the... school...?
MS. NELSON: Oh, no, no, no! Violet, we need someone who is more hard-
working, who can learn the text on time for the play. Next, please.
Sally, it's your turn!
SALLY: Oh, here I am! I've come to save the world!
MS. NELSON: Thank you, Sally, but we're looking for someone who
sounds friendlier. You're very serious! Our superhero isn't a conventional
one. He's fun and friendly. Henry, I think it's only you left. It's your turn.
HENRY: Oh, well, I'm here now! I think I can help you save the
world.
MS. NELSON: Oh, Henry! What a surprise! You sound friendlier than Sally,
more hard-working than Violet and more humble than Peter. You're
perfect for the role! We've got our superhero, congratulations, Henry!
You're going to be the star in "New Year's Eve Nightmare", this year's
school play.
3. Comprehension questions.
a. Who are the characters in the story?
b. Where does the story take place?

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c. When does the story happen?
d. What happens in the story? What's the problem?
4. Choose the correct answer.
What activity are they organising at Henry's school?
A theatre contest.
A reading competition.
A theatre play.
What character is missing in the play?
The main character, a doctor.
The main character, Father Christmas.
The main character, a super-hero.
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What idea has Ms. Nelson got?
To organise a picnic.
To organise an audition with her students.
To organise an audition with all the students in the school.
What's the problem with Violet?
She's very hard-working.
She's lazy and she didn't know the line.
She's very shy.
8. Complete the sentences with the missing words.
confident - winter - Nightmare - serious - acting - Violet
a. Henry is sad, he doesn't like .
b. Ms. Nelson tells Peter he's too .
c. Ms. Nelson tells Sally he's very .
d. The theatre play will take place before the break.
e. isn't hard-working, she doesn't know the line.
f. The title of the play is "New Year’s Eve ".
9. Can you name any superheroes from films or cartoons? Do you think they
are like Henry?
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Grammar
More on comparatives
There are some adjectives which are irregular.
good → better than

bad → worse than
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10. Match the phrases to make sentences.
Spiderman is quiet. ... worse than the three little

Superman is... pigs.
Robin is friendlier... ... more stupid than her.
Little Red Riding Hood is good. ... than Batman.

She's...
The three little pigs are nice ... more talkative than him.
and the wolf is bad. He's...
Lisa Simpson is intelligent. Bart ... better than the wolf.

is...
11. Think of two cartoon characters / two people in your family with
opposite features. Describe them by comparing their appearance and
personality. Write at least 5 sentences.
Examples:
My mum is shorter than my dad.
My mum's hair is longer than my dad's.
My dad's more talkative than my mum.
My mum's calmer than my dad.
My dad's more boring than my mum.
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Guess who.
He wears green clothes and a cap with a feather.
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Superh
Superhero abilities
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to talk about people's abilities, and
review how to describe and compare two people. You will also practise your
listening and reading skills.
1. Let's play "Guess who...".
Use the structures:
Is he...? Yes, he is/ No, he isn't.
Is she...? Yes, she is/ No, she isn't.
Has he got...? Yes, he has/ No, he hasn't.
Has she got...? Yes, she has/ No, she hasn't.
Describing abilities
2. Let's learn some words to describe ability. Listen, point and say the words.
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A. climb walls ● B. jump high ● C. fly ● D. see through objects
E. lift heavy objects ● F. run very fast ● G. become invisible ● H. dance
Grammar
Someone's abilities
Apart from describing their appearance and character, we can also describe someone's abilities.
To do this, we use the verb can + an action verb.
Examples:
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She can lift heavy objects. He can climb walls.
She can't climb walls. He can't fly.
Can she dance? No, she can't. Can he jump high? Yes, he can.
You He She We You They

Affirmative I can It can
can can can can can can
I You He She It We You They

Long
canno canno canno canno canno canno canno canno
form
Negative t t t t t t t t
Short I You He She It We You They

form can't can't can't can't can't can't can't can't
Interrogati Can Can Can Can Can Can Can

Can I?
ve you? he? she? it? We? you? they?
Short answers Can you dance? Yes, I can. / No, I can't.
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3. Listen, read and choose the correct picture.
He can't fly.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Cat woman can climb walls.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Batman can jump very high.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Wonder woman can't see through objects.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Flash can run very fast.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Violet, from The Incredibles, can become invisible.
1 2 3 4 5 6
9. Look at the images and choose the correct answer.
What can he do?
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He can fly and jump.
He can fly, but he can't jump.
He can swim, but he can't fly.

What can Cat Woman and Spiderman do?
She can jump, but she can't swim.
They can jump and see through

objects.
They can jump, but they can't see

through objects.

What can they do?
They can’t fly, but they can lift

heavy objects.
They can’t lift heavy objects, but

they can fly.
They can fly and lift heavy objects.

What can Elektra do?
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She can fly and jump, but
she can't run very fast.
He can jump and run very

fast, but he can't fly.
She can jump and run very

fast, but she can't fly.
English sounds: /a:/

and /ʌ/
13. Listen and say: /a:/
calm ● hard-working ● fast ● dance ● car
Now, watch the video in the link to see how to position your mouth to pronounce
the /a:/ sound.
14. Odd one out. Listen to the words and choose the one that doesn't have the
sound /a:/.
a b c
sound /a:/.
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a b c
sound /a:/.
a b c
sound /a:/.
a b c
18. Listen and say: /ʌ/
fun ● jump ● run ● ugly ● duck
Now, watch the video in the link to see how to position your mouth to pronounce
the /ʌ/ sound.
sound /ʌ/.
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a b c
sound /ʌ/.
a b c
sound /ʌ/.
a b c
sound /ʌ/.
a b c
23. Let's play a listening game! Listen to the words the teacher says and clap if you
hear /a:/, click your fingers if you hear / ʌ / and do nothing if you don't hear any
of those sounds.
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hard-working ● calm ● bat ● run ● fun ● park ● mum ● jump ● play ● can't
24. Now, listen to the words and classify them.
/ʌ/ /a:/
car
duck
fun
calm
hard-working
sun
park
ugly
25. Listen.
Now, listen and say.
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Mark's mum is fun and fast and she runs around the duck park when the
weather is sunny and calm.
Guess who.
He was a very good archer. He used a long bow as his weapon.
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What c
What can you do?
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to talk about people's abilities, and
review how to describe and compare two people. You will also practise your
listening and reading skills.
1. Listen to the song. Check which of the following words are said.
car ● love ● everything ● easy dance ● play ● difficult ● nothing
2. Listen to the song and try to complete the lyrics with the missing
words
can - see - game - time - need - can't - sing - love
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.

Nothing you can that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but, you can learn how to play
the .
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that be made.

No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you
in .
It's easy.
All you need is love (x3).
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is all you need.
There's nothing you know that can't be known.

Nothing you can that isn't shown.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're
meant to be.
It's easy.
All you need is love (x3).

Love is all you (x3).
3. Listen and sing the song!
4. Listen to the sentences and choose the abilities for each superhero.
lift see
beco
heav throu clim
run me
fly y gh b
fast invisib
objec object walls
le
ts s
Superman
Wonder Woman
Violet
The Flash
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5. Look at the chart in activity 4 and answer the questions below.
a. Can Superman fly?
b. Can Violet lift heavy objects?
c. Can The Flash climb?
d. Can Wonder Woman see through objects?
e. Can Superman become invisible?
6. Now, write sentences about the abilities of the superheroes in activity

4, using the verb can.
Example:
Superman can fly and see through objects, but he can't run very fast.
7. "Guess Who".
Now, play "Guess who" with the information on superhero abilities.
8. Listen and read the text to answer the questions.
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The Incredible family is a superheroes family. Mr. Incredible is the dad. He's tall
and fat and he's got superpowers. He's very strong, he can lift heavy objects.
Mrs. Incredible's name is Helen or Elastic girl. She's very flexible and calm.
She can climb walls. Violet is their daughter. She's very shy and she can become
invisible. Dash is Violet 's brother. He can run very fast, he can even run in the
water. Jack-Jack is the youngest child. He's got lots of superpowers. He can turn
into different things and teleport himself.
9. Choose the right answer.
Who's tall and strong?
Violet
Jack-Jack
The dad, Mr. Incredible

Who's shy?
Violet
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Mrs. Incredible
Dash

Who's got lots of superpowers?
Mr. Incredible
Jack-Jack
Mrs. Incredible
12. Match to make sentences.
Dash can... ... teleport and turn into other things.
Violet can't... ... run very fast.
Mrs. Incredible ... fly or lift heavy objects.

is...
Jack-Jack can... ... tall and strong.
Mr. Incredible is... ... very calm and elastic.
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Guess who.
He lived in Sherwood.
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Heroes
Heroes in Literature and
Films
In this lesson, you’re going to read a text about different heroes in books and
films. We will also review how to describe and compare two people and talk
about their abilities.
1. Do you know what an antihero is? Do you know any?
2. Listen and read the following text.
Heroes in literature and films
Heroes are one of the most typical characters in literature and films.
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When we talk about heroes, we think of superpowers and fantastic abilities.
Those are the modern fictional heroes. The truth is that heroes were already
present in ancient cultures and their myths and stories.
What's a hero?
A hero or heroine is a character who is brave, courageous and can sacrifice him
or herself to help others. They're noble and generous.
Hercules is a hero from the Greek classical mythology. He's strong and brave. His
several adventures have been represented in art, books and different films.
What's a superhero?
Superheroes or superheroines are characters with superhuman powers and

extraordinary abilities. They're usually dedicated to protecting other people or
saving the world. Sometimes, superheroes don't need to have such superpowers,
as in the case of Batman. He can’t fly and he isn't super strong. He goes out every
night and risks his life to protect the city. He's got gadgets which help him (bat-
cuffs, a cape, the Batmobile, etc.) but he hasn't got any special abilities or talents.
Superheroes usually have to fight against supervillains who are their enemies.
Sometimes, these enemies become as important as the superhero as in the case
of Batman's enemy, The Joker; or Lex Luthor as Superman's archenemy.
And, what's an antihero?
The concept of antihero was already identified in ancient Greek drama. It

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describes a character who isn't brave or confident. Antiheroes haven't got special
abilities, but they usually have got good intentions and help others somehow.
A typical antihero would be Don Quijote, from Cervantes' novel "El Quijote".
He isn't strong and he hasn't got great talents, but he wants to promote justice
and help others.
Another example of antihero could be Greg, from the book "Diary of a Wimpy
kid". He's shy and lazy, but he manages to be successful despite not having any
social skills nor special talents or qualities.
Superhero facts
Did you know that the Hulk wasn't green at first? He was grey, but they changed
the colour because grey didn't look good on paper.
Did you know that Wonder Woman was first a clay girl made by her mum? Then
the Greek Gods brought her to life.
Did you know that Michael Jackson wanted to buy Marvel (the famous comic
company) because he wanted to play Spiderman?
3. True or false?
Heroes only appear in books.

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True
False
Modern fictional heroes have got superpowers.
True
False
Heroes and heroines are brave and courageous.
True
False
Batman has got special abilities.
True
False
4. True or false?
The Joker is Superman's enemy.
True
False
Antiheroes haven't got special talents or abilities.
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True
False
Greg, from Diary of a Wimpy kid, is confident and brave.
True
False
Don Quijote is an example of an antihero.
True
False
5. Complete the sentences with the missing words.
antihero - gadgets - clay - noble - enemy
a. The Joker is Batman's .
b. Wonder Woman was made of and brought to life by her

mum.
c. Batman has got lots of which help him.
d. Heroes are and generous.
e. Don Quijote is an .
6. Listen and choose the correct character.
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Hercules Greg Batman
Superman The Joker
Superman The Joker
Superman The Joker
Superman The Joker
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Superman The Joker
11. Read about Henry's favourite superhero. Then, copy the chart below and
complete it.
My favourite comic book character is Superman. He's from Kansas, in the USA.
He's tall and thin. He's got short, black hair and brown eyes. He's very strong and
fast. He's generous, hard-working and tidy. He looks boring, but he's fun and
interesting.
He can fly, see through objects and he's got super hearing and super breath.
He's almost unstoppable. He's only got one weakness, he becomes weak and
helpless when exposed to kryptonite.
He loves doing exercise and reading, but he doesn't like watching TV.
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Name:
Nationality:
Physical
description:
Abilities:
Likes and
dislikes:
12. Now, choose two different book characters or superheroes, find information
about them and complete the chart below in your notebook.
Character A Character B
Name:
Nationality:
Physical
description:
Abilities:
Likes and
dislikes:
13. Now, write a description about the character you chose.
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Guess who
He took money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
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Mini pr
Mini project
A New Hero
In this lesson, you’re going to create your own hero. Once you invent it, you will
have to make a description and prepare a presentation to introduce him to the
rest of the class.
Objectives:
Being able to describe a hero.
Make a digital presentation. The activity can also be done on paper.
Process:
1. Choose a name for your character and where he/she's from. (You can also
assign a country for their hero so that all the continents are covered. It'll also
work as a good geography task that includes vocabulary about nationalities).
2. Decide what kind of hero it is going to be. Is it a superhero? An antihero?
3. Pre-writing: Complete the following mind map with the information about your
character. You don't need to write sentences on this document, only your
ideas.
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4. Now, write a description of your hero, making complete sentences and using
the information from the mind map.
5. Once you have a description, prepare how you're going to introduce your hero
to the class. You can make a slide show or just use a drawing or online created
character as visual support.
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Guess who
This character has appeared in over 100 films and in many books. In the Disney cartoon version,
he's portrayed as a fox.
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Revisio
Revision unit
In this lesson, you’re going to review everything you've learnt in unit 2.
Speaking time
1. Ask your partner about his/her character and abilities. Then, tell the rest of
the class what you found out.
Test
2. Match each word with its opposite.
messy stupid
boring greedy
intelligent weak
ugly fun
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generous tidy
strong handsome
3. Read and complete the sentences with the comparative form of the
following adjectives.
generous - confident - boring - hard-working - tall
a. Henry always does his homework and studies hard. Violet

doesn't. Henry is Violet.
b. Sally likes to talk in public, but Henry doesn't. Sally is

Henry.
c. Lisa Simpson is very serious, but Bart Simpson is always making

jokes. Lisa is Bart.
d. Pau Gasol is more than 2 metres tall. He's me.
e. Hannah doesn't share her toys with her friends. Henry shares
his school material with others. Henry is Hannah.
4. Listen and complete the sentences.
a. Homer Simpson is than Marge Simpson.
b. Wonder Woman is than Electra.
c. The Flash is than the Hulk.
d. Batman is than Robin.
e. Super Girl is than Superman.
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f. Cat Woman is than Batman.
5. Match each picture with the correct word.
I can't dance.
I can run very fast.
I can climb walls.
I can't fly.
I can't lift heavy objects.
I can see through objects.
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6. Look at the chart and say true or false.
lift heavy run very climb

strong brave fly
objects fast walls
Cat Girl ✖ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✔ ✔
Super Boy ✔ ✖ ✔ ✔ ✖ ✖
Big Bat ✖ ✔ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✖
Spider Girl ✔ ✔ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✔
Big Bat can fly, but he can't lift heavy objects or run very fast.
True
False
Spider Girl is strong, but she isn't brave.
True
False
Super Boy can lift heavy objects, but he can't run very fast.
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True
False
Cat Girl can run very fast, but she can't climb walls.
True
False
Super Boy is strong and brave. He can fly and lift heavy objects.
True
False
7. Listen and complete the sentences with the missing words.
can (x3) – can't (x4)
a. My mum dance or sing.
b. Bart Simpson ride a skateboard, but he play an

instrument.
c. Greg read books, but he run very fast.
d. Cat Woman climb walls, but she fly.
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Look at the picture and choose the right sentence.
8.
I can't dance or fly.
I can dance or fly.
I can dance but I can't fly.
9. Look at the picture and choose the right sentence.
I can't jump high or run fast.
I can't jump high and run fast.
I can jump high and run fast.
10. Look at the picture and choose the right sentence.
Can you lift heavy objects and see

through objects? I can see through
objects, but I can't lift heavy objects.

through objects? Yes, I can.

through objects? No, I can't.
11. Read Henry's e-mail to his grandma and answer the questions below.
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Hi gran!
I'm writing to tell you the big news!
First of all, I got an A in my description activity. Do you remember? The one

about Sally you helped me with. Ms. Nelson said I had done a great job, that
after reading the description she knew exactly who it was about. So, thank
you again, granny, you're the best!
And second, you're not going to believe this! I'm going to be the main
character in the winter break school play. Can you believe it? Me? I'm going
to be a superhero. The play will be at the city centre auditorium and there
will be lots of people watching us, I'm so nervous already! I hope you and
grandpa can come for the play and stay with us for the Christmas holidays.
Dad says we won't be able to go to Sandown because he has to work.
Dad says hi and Hannah told me to send you big kisses for you, grandpa
and Ringo!
Love, Henry.
a. Henry sent grandma an .
b. Henry's got big .
c. Has he got good or bad news? .
d. When's the school play? .
e. How does Henry feel about being the main character at the school
play? .
f. Where's the school play going to be? At the .
12. Complete the text with the correct word.
Hi, my name's Violet and my favourite book character
Matilda. She's only five years old, but she read already.
She's a precocious girl.
She's more intelligent her parents. Her parent's don't
her. They want her to television an
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not read so many books.
She's very good at Maths and she's than her classmates

at reading too. She learnt to read when she was three years old! She's got a
special power, she move things with her mind.
Booster
activities
13. Look at the pictures and match them with the correct adjective.
shy
greedy
boring
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calm
hard-working
lazy
14. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective.
a. My brother is (tall) than me.
b. Lisa is (intelligent) than Bart Simpson.
c. I'm (messy) than my sister.
d. Children are (funny) than adults.
e. He doesn't like talking in public, he's (shy) than Violet.
15. Listen and choose the right abilities.
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
21. Put the words in order to make sentences.

a. he / fast? / Can / very / run
b. greedier / My / Peter / friend / than / is / me.
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c. swim, / Hannah / can't / jump / she / can / but / high / very
d. dad / shorter / Henry's / him. / is / than
e. my town. / aren't / sweet shops / There / any / in
One step beyond
22. Look at these photos. Can you describe these characters? Do they look
the same or different? Can they do the same things? Describe them in
your notebooks. Write 3 sentences about each of them and then write at
least 4 sentences comparing them and their abilities.
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Did you guess?
The name of the character is...Robin Hood!
There are lots of versions of Robin Hood's story. If you want to discover one, watch this video.
Visual dictionary
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Links
The sound /a:/
http://safeshare.tv/w/DdBdkzRhXC
The sound /ʌ/

http://safeshare.tv/w/MIWBMLoFJw
Song : All you need is love - Across the world

http://safeshare.tv/w/yqGhutiJQu
Comparative form of adjectives. Exercises

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/comparative-
adjectives-2
Quiz on the withe the comparative form of adjectives

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/242.html
Activity: write the adjective

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-write-2
Comparing friends
http://www.groovetoenglish.com/comparingfriends.htm
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2.

The new superhero

In this unit, you will:

Learn to compare using adjectives.

Learn to talk about someone's abilities using the verb can.

Being able to complete a profile on a social network to make friends.

Being able to write and make an oral presentation about a person.

2. Listen to the text "Help, granny!".

Henry has to describe his friend Violet.

The description has to be only about a classmate's physical

Henry says he's shy.

Grandma knows Sally.

Sally isn't rude.

Grandma is very understanding.

5. Match each character in the story with what describes them.

A. generous ● greedy ● B. fun ● boring

7. Match each picture with an adjective.

generous greedy happy shy

fun lazy boring sad

9. Complete each sentence with the missing word.

lazy - generous - fun

a. He's very , he's always sharing his things with others.

b. My brother isn't boring. He's always telling jokes, he's

c. Marge Simpson is very hard-working, but her husband, Homer,

Accept the challenge

He was very brave, clever and generous.

In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to describe a person's personality.

1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

My dad is _________, he tells lots of jokes and we always do entertaining

3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

D. quiet - talkative ● E. messy - tidy

6. Classify the following words into positive and negative meaning

7. Classify the following words into positive and negative meaning

8. Match each word with its opposite.

10. Now listen and read Sally's description of Henry.

Sally thinks Henry has got small eyes.

Sally says that Henry has got a big smile.

Henry and Sally are very talkative.

Henry is messy, generous and friendly.

He's generous, he... No, I'm not. I'm very calm.

I'm very messy,... ... we are very fun.

My cousins aren't talkative,... ... isn't greedy.

Are you nervous today? ... they're all very quiet.

My friends and I love jokes and ... it's very boring.

I didn't like that film,... ... I'm not tidy.

14. Put the words in order to make sentences.

a. dad / My / intelligent./ very / is

b. talkative, / is / Sally/ Henry / but/ quiet. / is

c. friendly. / are / Violet and Henry/ very

d. confident, / not / I'm / very shy. / I'm

Describe your personality, giving as much information as you can.

Accept the challenge

He was a 13 th century superhero.

Henry is taller than Violet.

The comparative form

Hannah is younger than Henry.

adj. -er + than adj. -ier + than more + adjective + than

calm - happy - intelligent -

short - greedy - confident -

tall - tidy - generous -

shy - messy - boring -

*If the adjective ends with -e, just add an -r.