- Giving advice
What will you advise your friend to do if she/he says?
- My hair won’t stay flat.
Do your hair with hairdryer.
- English spelling is so hard.
You should watch movies in English or listen to audios.
- My dog keeps biting people.
You should put a leash on.
- I love her but she doesn’t notice me.
If she loved you, she would notice you.
II. Expressing the same idea in three ways
Example.
John is poor but he is happy.
Despite his poverty, John is happy.
Although he is poor, John is happy.
John is poor. However, he is happy.
Task. Express the meanings of these sentences in three ways.
Alfred is strong but gentle.
Despite his strength , he is gentle.
Although he is strong, Alfred is gentle.
Alfred is strong. However, he is gentle.
It’s expensive but useless.
Despite it’s expense, it’s useless.
Although it’s expensive, but useless.
It’s expensive. However it’s useless.
They are rich but unhappy.
Despite their wealth, they are unhappy.
Although they are rich, but are unhappy.
They are rich, but unhappy.
III. Answer these questions being as honest as you can.
Do you ever imagine being someone else?
I imagine being myself in the future.
What childhood activity do you miss doing?
I miss summer holidays. On summer holidays I with my family traveled a lot, also I used to spend good time with my friends.
What are two things you can’t stand other people doing?
I cannot stand the “rich” people who always look down on the poor. All people are equal regardless of their wealth.
What have you always dreamed of doing?
I’ve always dreamed of performing on a big stage in front of a big audience.
What are you looking forward to doing?
For now I’m looking forward to get a good education. After graduating I want to start my career and achieve my goals. But first of all I want to become a “good person”.
IV. What are these objects used for?
For example
a Kettle
A kettle is used for boiling water
A sieve is used for straining solids from liquids.
A stamp is used to verify something.
A pin is used for fastening pieces of cloth.
A corkscrew is used for pulling corks from bottles.
A torch is used to lighten around.
A rubber is used to erase pencils.
A ruler is used for drawing straight lines or measure distances,
An iron is used for smoothing clothes.
A brick is used for building walls, bridges, buildings and so on.
V. Here is a list of adjectives. Match the adjectives with the following descriptions of people.
emotional, sentimental, hysterical, careless, forgetful, absent-minded, mean, tight-fisted, pessimistic, negative, stubborn, obstinate, outgoing, sociable, gregarious, conceited, arrogant, big-headed, introverted, unsociable, withdrawn, closed, friendly, easygoing, moody, bad-tempered, miserable, modest, grumpy, boring, uninteresting, dull, reassuming, creative, artistic, cruel, sadistic, neat, organized, efficient, optimistic, funny, humorous, silly, uncaring, insensitive, selfish, unpunctual, unreliable
Someone who ….is …
Forgetful keeps losing things …
Unreliable always drops/breaks things …
Pessimistic thinks bad things will happen ..
Gregarious goes to a lot of parties …
Introverted keeps to himself …
Dull never smiles …
Uninteresting makes you yawn …
Creative likes making things…
Neat keeps things tidy…
Selfish never thinks about others’ feelings …
Unpunctual always arrives late for meetings…
Humorous makes you laugh all the time…
Optimistic thinks good things will happen …
Sadistic hurts people or animals…
Modest doesn’t like talking about his/her achievements …
Easygoing is easy to get on with …
Conceited brags about himself/herself a lot …
Obstinate never changes her/his mind even when she/he knows she/he is not right…
Tight-fisted never gives presents or buys drinks …
Emotional always cries at weddings, in the cinema, etc
VI. Speak about the things that …
… scare you. Spiders and insects scare me a lot.
… annoy you? Currently in Shanghai is a lockdown (because of COVID19), and we’re at home about 3 months. We do tests 3 times a day. I really miss the normal life. And this situation really annoys me.
…offend you.
… depress you.
…amuse you. Thinking about that I was admitted to UWC Changshu international school amuses me.
…shock you.
…bore you. Doing math and biological subjects bore me a lot.
… relax you. Drawing or listening to music always relax me.
…impress you. Reading books impress me.
…embarrass you. I feel disappointed or embarrassed when I don’t manage to fulfill all my plans during the day.
…confuse you. Sometimes thinking about how fast is developing our world confuses me.
…interest you. Music interests me.
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