DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND HOBBIES

UNIT 1: PEOPLE AND HOBBIES

WRITING/SPEAKING.

 Describing people.

TASK 1
Using the following model form, select one of your partners and write down his/her description. 

Describe a classmate                                         

He/she...

is _____ years old.

is _______________. (Nationality)

speaks ___________. (Language)

is from _______________.

lives in _______________.

has a boyfriend / a girlfriend.

has ___ brother(s) / ___sister(s).

likes ___________+ing.

likes to ____________.

doesn't like ___________+ing.

doesn't like to ___________.

What does he/she look like?

He/she...

is tall / short.

is fat / skinny.

has long / short hair.

has black / brown / red / blond / hair.

has brown / blue / hazel / green eyes.

wears glasses / contacts / braces.

wears a jeans / earrings / a           T-shirt/ a     jacket/ a            skirt.

has a piercing / a tattoo...

DO YOU KNOW WHO IS HE OR SHE?

TASK 2

 After you have your written description ready, you will read it out loud to the rest of the classroom and they might guess who you are talking about.  And remember:  you must not say his/her name...!



EXTRA RESOURCES FOR REINFORCEMENT OF LINGUISTIC ABILITIES.

As a way to reinforce the contents that the students see all through the introduction unit and the 1st. unit, I have considered the possibility of offering them extra material for the practice of those points which they find difficult or they simply like most.  This extra sources are showed in the form of printable worksheets, which in turn seem to me visually very appealing, so they can help students to memorize and learn English linguistic structures.  Of course, they do not need to do all of them (unless they need to! bad symptom...), only the ones they need to solve difficulties with the English language.  

Go to the web page http://www.englishwsheets.com/ and surf on it through all the contents you need or wish.  However, if you want to center on the units language, you may clic on here on the links below.  These should open the worksheets directly and will allow you to print them and to start practising.  You know, the sooner, the best!  I hope you enjoy them!


CLASSROOM LANGUAGE.  Clic on the following link and you will find an interesting worksheet for the practice of words and expressions we usually use in the classroom.

http://www.englishwsheets.com/classroom-language-1.html

http://www.englishwsheets.com/classroom-language-2.html

SAMLPE OF GREETINGS IN ENGLISH. No task required.

http://www.englishwsheets.com/greetings-1.html

AUXILIARY VERBS: TO BE/TO DO.  Practice these verbs in their affirmative, negative and question forms. Here you have a link which leads you to a multiple choice exercise.  You have also a worksheet with the correct answers to self-checking and self-assesment.

http://www.englishwsheets.com/be_do_1.html

. AUXILIARY DO/DOES. Fill in the gap exercise.

http://www.englishwsheets.com/do-does.html

PRESENT SIMPLE.
 1.Uses and related words and expressions.
 http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-simp

2. Fill in the gap exercise with auto-checking.
 http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-simple-2.html

3.Usingcontractions in negative sentences:DON'T/DOESN'T.                                                  
http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-simple-3.html

4.Describing people's jobs and occupations with the present simple tense.  http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-simple-4.html


PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Read the short grammar explanation and examples about Present Continuous Tense.1.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 2.Complete the sentences with a sutable verbs.3.Unscramble the words and make sentences.
http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-continuous-1.html

Choose the correct verbs from the box and fill in the blanks with them.Then number the pictures.
http://www.englishwsheets.com/present-continuous-2.html