2.Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the
Information in the text.
Why do we make a judgment based on their appearances when we meet them for the first time?
Appearances are really deceptive, aren’t they?
Different nationalities have different complexion, don’t they?
Do you make any conclusions about a person when you meet him or her for the first time?
It's very easy to form a negative opinion about a person just because you don't like the way he looks, isn’t it?
Read the poem and summarize it
She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies, And all that's best of dark and bright Meets in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress Or softly lightens o'er her face, Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek and o'er that brow So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent,— A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent.
Speaking
Look at this dialogue complete it with modal verbs. Act out the dialogue.
A reporter is interviewing Mrs Miles for a TV news programmer.
Complete the conversation with necessary words: must, can’t or might
Mrs Miles: My name is Nora Miles, and I’m going to do a parachute jump.
Reporter: Mrs Miles, you are seventy-three, you are going to jump out of an aero plane.
You _____ be mad. You (1) __________ be serious.
Mrs Miles: It really (2) _________ be wonderful to look down from the sky.
I’ve always wanted to try it.
Reporter: But anything could happen. You (3) _________ be injured or even killed.
It wouldn’t take the risk.
Mrs Miles: Well, young man, your life (4) __________ be much fun if you never take risks.
You ought to try it. You never know – you (5) _________ enjoy it.
Reporter: Enjoy it? You (6) ___________ be joking!
Use the drawings and the context to describe these people.
“
Don’t
you know, Mary? She’s got shoulder-length wavy/straight
blond hair. She’s quite short/tall
and slim/overweight.
She gas got blue eyes. She’s meddle-aged/in
her early twenties.
Her brother, Tony, is a good friend of mine. Both of them like
outdoor sports like skiing/stamp
collecting
and hiking/listening
to music.
She is a very outgoing, sociable/shy
sort of person who seems to know hundreds of people. She’s very
cheerful/stubborn-you
know, the sort of person who is always laughing. But she can be a
bit disorganized/reliable.
She once lost everybody’s cinema tickets and we all had to pay
again!”
“We had Mr Kemp for history last year. He’s got a moustache/beard and short, curly/straight hair. He’s quite short and well-build/overweight. He’s probably in his mid teens/sixties. He really loves his subject and he knows a lot
about history. He’s also interested in climbing/surfing. He went up some of the mountains in the Tatras one year, he told us. He was a very hard working/insensitive teacher. He gave us lots of essays and always marked the quickly. He was never moody/dynamic-always the same, always smiling. He was also very confident/patient with us. If anybody didn’t understand something he explained it again in a different way. He did everything he could to be selfish/helpful”.
Writing
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1 Julia sometimes gets ________ if she’s not allowed to do what she wants.
sensible moody mean
2 You’re too ________. Please let me pay this time!
Generous honest sensitive
3 Debra was very ________ tonight. Do you think she’s OK?
extrovert shy quiet
4 Dave’s just ________ because you got a higher score in the test yesterday.
ambitious spoilt jealous
5 In sport, boys are often more ________ than girls. They always want to win.
bossy competitive reliable
6 You should think about how other people feel instead of being so ________!
Spoilt independent selfish
7 My brother’s so ________. He can talk to anyone about anything.
insecure sociable manipulative
Consolidation of the theme. Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences with words describing people.
Example: He’s got short curly hair.
A curly B curl C bald
1 He’s tall and _____; he looks great!
A well built B overweight C plain
2 I must cut my _____. It’s getting in my eyes!
A ponytail B fringe C moustache
3 She’s got _____ shoulder-length hair.
A brown B short C yellow
4 I look so _____ in this photo! I’m going to throw it away.
A pretty B attractive C ugly
5 She was a bit _____ so the doctor told her to take more exercise.
A overweight B slim C short
6 He doesn’t have any hair. He’s completely _____.
A handsome B grey C bald
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1 You should think about how other people feel instead of being so ________!
spoilt independent selfish
2 In sport, boys are often more ________ than girls. They always want to win.
bossy competitive reliable
3 She’s just ________ because you got a higher score in the test yesterday.
ambitious spoilt jealous
4 Jack’s so ________. He can talk to anyone about anything.
insecure sociable manipulative
5 You’re too ________. Please let me pay this time!
generous honest sensitive
6 He sometimes gets ________ if he’s not allowed to do what he wants.
sensible moody mean