1 Look at the photos and try to guess what the people are like.
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2 0PRONUNCIATIONPut the words from the box in the correct column. Listen
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/ɪə/ |
/eɪ/ |
/aɪ/ |
/eə/ |
/aʊ/ |
/əʊ/ |
ear, beard |
Face, pale, straight |
Eye, nice, smile |
hair, fair, square |
Mouth, eyebrow |
Nose, toe |
3 Listen and match descriptions 1–8 with the people in the photos.
1 Ibrahim
2 Alia
3 Hisham
4 Eman
5 Jaber
6 Dana
7 Hala
8 Habib
4 THINK BACK Work in pairs. Student A, describe someone from the photos using the language from Exercise 2. Student B, guess which person your partner is describing. Then change roles.
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5 Check you understand the adjectives for feelings and emotions in the yellow box. Then choose the best adjective for each person in the photos above.
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Hisham − bored
Alia − delighted/pleased
Eman − surprised/amazed/excited
Habib − surprised/amazed
Hala − disappointed/exhausted
Ibrahim − worried/stressed
Jaber − excited/pleased/relaxed
Dana − intense/beautiful
amazed bored delighted beautiful disappointed excited exhausted frightened intense pleased relaxed stressed surprised worried |
A I think Hisham looks relaxed.
B No, I don’t agree. I think he looks bored.
6 Study Watch Out! and complete the sentences with correct adjectives formed from the verbs in bold.
1 I’m really bored . BORE
2 You look worried . What’s the matter? WORRY
3 I think it’s really relaxing to have a long bath. RELAX
4 I was amazed the first time I saw a film in 3D. AMAZE
WATCH OUT! If a person, thing or situation is amazing , boring or exciting , we feel amazed , bored or excited: I felt amazed when I saw that film. It was amazing. |
7 SPEAKING In pairs, use the adjectives from Exercise 5 to talk about your feelings.
I feel stressed when I don’t have time to study for a test.
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