Unit1 My father
Objective
A topics and functions
1 describing a person,managing relationship
2 mutual understanding in personal life
3 analyzing human relationships
B language knowledge
Physical features for personal description
Positive negative neutral description
Part 1 communicative activities
Work with your group to think of as many words/phrases/expressions as possible regarding the following topics.
Personality/character
Positive adjectives:
easy-going honest open-minded humorous interesting pleasant pleasurable frank sympathetic helpful loyal polite reliable selfless considerate faithful trusty versatile tasteful warm-hearted modest enthusiastic zealous generous
Negative adjectives
Arrogant dishonest difficult narrow-minded boring loathsome unpleasant selfish rude cowardly self-loving cocky boastful vain greedy prejudiced
Cruel patronizing mean pretentious jealous hostile self-admiring
Neutral adjectives:
Complicated reserved silent quiet talkative sophisticated ambitious aggressive timid impulsive sociable/unsociable curious quick-witted slow-mindedout-going(eager to mix socially with others) shy unapproachable aloof
Introvert extrovert communicative uncommunicative
Personal appearance/one’s looks
Size thin slim slender big large small little stout plump fat fattish robust athletic muscular skinny chubby tubby strong weak slightwell-rounded roly-poly heavy overweight
age old young look young/old don’t/doesn’t look one’s age look old/young elderly
middle-aged in one’s thirties/ forties/fifties…,Teenage/teenaged adolescent youthful
juvenile junior in the springtime of life in the prime of one’s life in one’s salad days
aged grey-haired senior senile
Resemblance look like somebody resemble take after somebody have someone’s eyes/nose/hair…remind someone of someone else be similar to bear a resemblance to
be like mirror echo
Likes and Dislikes
Likes love like enjoy be crazy/mad/nuts about something be keen on be interested in
long for be longing to be eager to be hungry for be fond of be devoted to be thirsty for care for have a great/strong/ huge crush on someonea young girl’s crush on someone feel/be sick about something
dislike hate be indifferent to don’t care for be disgusted with be uninterested in
sicken loathe feel hostile towards be unable to stand/ bear be tired of be unwilling to
be fed up with
Managing relationships
Improving relations get along with have a good or friendly relationship with be on good terms with live happily with be kind/nice/ agreeable to compliment praise appreciate one’s help/advice encourage be tolerant to approachable Hurting relations laugh at mock at criticize ridicule quarrel with split with
look down upon interfere with one’s affairs break up with have a bad relationship with
there is bad blood between…and… be difficult/hard on somebody
Neutral cope with keep in touch with be in/out of contact with communicate with
Approach write to call ring up get hold of speak to phone visitcall on somebody call at some place
People we know or meet
Friends strangers acquaintances colleagues classmates schoolmates roommates playmates fellow students/ workers neighbors alumnus (pl. alumni) alumna (pl. alumnae) relatives comrade
employer—employee superior—inferior/subordinate teacher—student doctor—patient salesman—customer host—guest master—slave
part 2 reading and language activities
Task 1
Ask your partner about his/her friends based on the following questions:
-- Have you any friends?
-- How does he/she look like?
-- What kind of person do you think he/she is?
-- When did you get to know each other?
-- How did you become good friends?
-- How are you getting on with each other?
-- What do you like to do when
you are with him/her?
Task 2
