Speaking
Proficiency 1
A. Describing People
Expressions for Describing People. Make five groups then describe people
using the following words and expressions.
height size hair eyes age other
short small black black middle-aged * to have:
tall large brown brown young a mustache
medium- slim blond blue old a beard
height thin red green * in his/her teens bangs,
heavy gray gray twenties freckles
white thirties, etc. a scar
long * in his/her * to wear:
early/middle glasses
late twenties, etc.
. Talking about Parts of the Body
1 Identifying Body Parts. Look at the picture and name the parts of the body.
ankle leg toe foot
thigh shin finger knee
waist hand stomach wrist
arm back elbow chest
ear hair shoulder neck
cheeks head forehead eyes
nose chin
Reading
Pleasures 1
READING
PLEASURES 1
Reading Styles: Skim, Scan, Read Closely
We read for different reasons. Sometimes we browse through a reading material and just look for key words. At other times, we go through every detail, especially when the topic is of much interest to us and we do not want to miss any part of it.
Read the selection carefully then answer the questions that follow.