Урок на тему “People. Character traits.” Підручник: Prepare 7

Topic: People. Character traits.

Objectives:

•       to improve lexical skills;
•       to revise and practise vocabulary on the topic;
•       to improve speaking, writing, reading and listening skills;
•       to develop skills to work in pairs;
•       to bring up the interest in learning English.

Outcomes: by the end of the lesson pupils will be able to name character traits, describe people, have practice in using Present Simple and Present Continuous .

Equipment: printed cards, worksheets.

Procedure

Introduction

Greeting

Warming-up

Write character traits, start with the given letter ( letters are written on the blackboard).

P

K

F

L

A

S

Q

C

The Main Part

Vocabulary

There are phrases on the board and cards with words on the table. Match words with definitions.

doesn’t make noise                  can make other people laugh                  doesn’t want to work

always says “Thanks”, greet people, never uses bad words       

who has unusual and original ideas                          who has got a lot of friends 

who cares about other people and want to help them

lazy             polite            creative           friendly            funny             quiet           kind

Reading

Who or what is Buddy?

Read the text and do exercises.

Me and Buddy

People say that Buddy looks exactly like me. I think they're right. What do you think?

  What do we look like?

We've both got a lot of long dark curly hair. I am tall and he's really big for a dog. You can say we're both well-built. We're young (he's only one year old), fit and sporty, and we always go jogging together. But we've got different eyes: his are small and brown and mine are big and green. And, of course, we're both VERY good-looking! ;-)

  What are we like?

Buddy's very sociable and he's got lots of friends :). When we go for a jog, he runs up to every dog we meet. I'm not unfriendly, but I don't talk to people I don't know. He's really clever and he understands everything that I say to him. He also knows how to open the fridge when he's hungry. But he's a little shy when people come to see me and prefers to hide under the table.

  What have we got in common?

We're both really interesting and funny and have a great sense of humour. I love telling jokes and he loves playing jokes on me, like hiding my slippers … and food. We're both very positive and we smile a lot. He's my best friend.

1. Complete  with the underlined adjectives from the text.

2. Complete the statements with the correct adjectives.

REMEMBER THIS

To ask about a person's personality, you say, What is he like? ➞ He's funny and kind.

1. I always believe in myself. I'm really ...

2. My father never smiles. He always looks   …

3. My best friend loves people. He/She is very ….

4. My sister is doing well at English because she's …

5. My brother loves telling jokes; he's …

6. I don't like going to parties. I'm a little …

III. Complete the text with the opposites of the adjectives in brackets. The first letters are given.

Application for summer camp volunteers.

Describe yourself:

I'm a very …  (UNSOCIABLE) person. I love meeting people and talking to them. I'm not at all s… (CONFIDENT). At school, I'm quite s…(FUNNY) and hard-working but, when I'm not working, I have a good sense of humour. I'm c..(STUPID) and do well with my school work. I am hoping to go to university next year to study law. I'm a very p… (NEGATIVE) person and I try to see the good in people. I think I'm an i… (BORING) person and that most people like me. I care about people and animals and I think I am k..(UNKIND).

Personal details: Name: Janine  Surname: Terence  Age: 18

IV. Describe yourself according to the example.

Grammar

Open the brackets and write sentences in Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Dear Kate,

I 1  (write) from New York. This is my second year here. Can you believe it? Right now I 2  (sit) in a coffee shop in Manhattan. Lots of business people 3  (walk) fast in the street, and lots of tourists 4  (look) at the amazing buildings around them.

This is a great city. Every morning, I 5  (get up) early and I 6  (go) for a run in Central Park. Then I 7  (have) some coffee and bagels before going to work. Now I 8  (have) a cappuccino and a bagel in a Starbucks near my office. I 9  (love) my job, and I'm happy because my business 10  (expand) very quickly.

I hope to see you soon.

Take care,

Sally.

Listening

https://test-english.com/listening/a1/describing-people-a1-english-listening-test/

Listen to Emma talking about her housemates, and for questions 1 to 12 choose the correct answer.

 Jason, Robert, Sarah, Charlotte

1. Who has got long, straight, dark hair?
2. Who is quiet and a little boring?
3. Who is noisy and loves loud music?
4. Who is bald?
5. Who is in about thirty?
6. Who is the youngest?
7. Who is tall and fat?
8. Who is tidy and a little unfriendly?
9. Who is kind and funny?
10. Who is slim and has long blonde hair?
11. Who has brown eyes and curly hair?
12. Who is about forty years old?

Speaking.

Decide who is Student A and who is Student B. Follow the instructions.

Students A and B: Write down the names of three famous people, but don’t let your partner see.

Student A: Ask Student B to describe the first person. Try to guess the name.

Student B: Describe your first person.

Change roles and continue describing the people and guessing their names.

Homework

Write the description of your 3 friends.