the real you - sulinet · 2012-12-23 · he always wears jeans. ... personal profile for him or...
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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