UNIT 2: APPEARANCES potx

12/16/2009 1 UNIT 2: APPEARANCES 1. GRAMMAR 2. VOCABULARY 3. SPEAKING 4. PRONUNCIATION 1 1. GRAMMAR 1.1 The present continuous tense - STUDENT’S BOOK, PAGE 123 - Usage: + to say what is happening at the moment. Ex: Where is Paul? He is playing football. + describe a temporary state. Ex: My motorbike is under maintenance. My friend is giving me a lift till I take it back. + describe a future arrangement. Ex: You are going to have a test in next class. 2 12/16/2009 2 1.2 Have/Have got + “Have” can be more formal, used to talk about activities, in writing and in all tenses. Ex: I have lunch at 12h30. + “Have got” is informal, used in present tense, to talk about possession. Ex: We have got a house in the countryside. 3 1. GRAMMAR 2. VOCABULARY 2.1 Physical appearance Adjectives for physical appearance are usually modified by other adverbs: really, quite, fairly, very, pretty. 2.2Describing people: 3 points + Appearance + Character + Lifestyle 4 12/16/2009 3 Ambitious Organized Adaptable Outgoing Creative 5 Patient Easy-going Sensitive Hard – working Sociable 2. VOCABULARY 2.3 Making arrangements + respecting your partner Ex: Are you free on….? Are you doing anything now? Can we talk for a while? + polite refusal Ex: Uhm, I love to but…… I don’t think I can make it on… No, I am afraid not. 6 2. VOCABULARY 12/16/2009 4 2.3 Making arrangements + We use at with times: at 10:30AM. + We use in with parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon. + We use on with days: on Sunday, Friday. 7 2. VOCABULARY 3. SPEAKING Short introduction about yourself + Name, age (maybe omitted) + Job + Accommodation 8 12/16/2009 5 4. PRONUNCIATION 4.1 Consonants + Voiced consonants + Voiceless consonants 4.2 Intonation + rises on Yes/ No question. + falls in Wh question 9 Enjoy your learning 10 . 12/16/2009 1 UNIT 2: APPEARANCES 1. GRAMMAR 2. VOCABULARY 3. SPEAKING 4. PRONUNCIATION 1 1. GRAMMAR 1.1 The present