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Unit 1

Personalities Positive Negative

kind

polite

confident

optimistic

talkative

funny

hard-working

friendly

patient

generous

honest

ambitious

tidy

loyal

tolerant

active

lucky

grateful

unkind

impolite, rude

shy

pessimistic

quiet

serious

lazy

unfriendly

impatient

mean

dishonest

unambitious

untidy

disloyal

intolerant

inactive

unlucky

ungrateful

Present Simple Present Continuous I/ you/ we/ they They watch TV in the evening. They don’t watch TV … Do they watch TV … ? Yes, they do. No, they don’t. he/ she/ it He always wears jeans. He doesn’t wear jeans. Does he wear jeans? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

I/ you/ he/ it/ we/ they We are dancing now. We aren’t dancing now. Are you dancing now? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Use of tenses Present Simple Present Continuous

We use the Present Simple for:

something that always true

a fact that is awlays true.

We use certain verbs only with Present Simple:

like, love, hate, know, want, believe, prefer, need …

We use the Present Continuous for:

something that is happening now or temporarily.

for arrangements in the future.

NOT I’m wanting to go home.

Verb + infinitive or –ing form Verb + infinitive Verb + -ing form Verb + infinitive or

-ing form

agree offer avoid finish begin

decide prepare can’t help imagine continue

expect pretend can’t stand practise hate

fail promise don’t mind spend time like

hope refuse enjoy suggest love

manage seem fancy prefer

mean want feel like start

When we put two verbs together, the second verb is usually in the infinitive or the –ing form: infinitive: I decided to visit Ireland next summer. She hopes to pass her language exam soon. -ing form: He suggested going to the cinema. I don’t mind watering the plants. both: Teenagers like playing computer games. Teenagers like to play computer games.

Giving an opinion hobbies and interests: chatting online, surfing the

Internet, listening to music, dancing, doing sport, going out with friends, shopping, reading, playing computer games …

I enjoy … I like/ love … I quite like … I really like …

I fancy … I really don’t like …

I prefer … I can’t stand …

I’d rather …

What about you? Do you ? Really? Cool.

Me too! So do I!

That’s interesting!

A personal profile

•name, hometown, age, school and family

• hobbies, interests and sports

•personality

The real me by Emma

My name is Emma and I’m from Liverpool. I’m 18 years old and I go to Parklands High School. I’m in year 12.

I’ve got lots of hobbies and interests. I like listening to music, singing, dancing and doing sports. I really enjoy playing handball and doing gymnastics.

I’m quite an ambitious person. I think I’m hard-working and friendly. I think I’m slightly impatient.

Test I. Complete the sentences with the opposite to the

underlined adjective. She’s usually hard-working but she can sometimes be quite

____________. I’m usually confident but some of my friends are

____________ . He’s very talkative but his brother is really ____________. Unfortunately, there are more rude people in the world

than ____________ ones! Matt is quite generous but his girlfriend is rather

____________.

II. Add un-, dis-, im- or in- to these adjectives.

patient __________

friendly __________

grateful __________

honest __________

loyal __________

active __________

lucky __________

tidy __________

III. Complete the sentences with the correct present form of the verbs in brackets.

She always ____________ (go) for a walk with her dog in the evening.

Please, be quiet. I __________ (learn) for an inportant exam.

I ____________ (not, like) thrillers.

____________________ (you prefer) disco or techno music?

I can’t do this homework! I ____________ (understand) maths.

Look at that man. __________________ (he try) to steal your car.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I can’t stand ____________ ( do) the washing up.

He seems ____________ (be) happy.

They wanted ____________ (go) to the USA last year.

I feel like ____________ (dancing) on Friday.

I hope ____________ (see) you soon.

She managed ____________ (pass) her driving test .

V. Choose a friend, relative or classmate and write a personal profile for him or her. Include this information:

name, age, hometown and brief information about them

their hobbies and interests

a description of their personality