1. Living English 2A Unit 1 Popular Creations Speaking Tasks

2. join ideas together in a sentence.
Pre-task (1) Using ‘and’ and ‘but’
Connectives :
join ideas together in a sentence.
and join similar ideas
e.g. Mary is cute and slim.
but join different /contrasting ideas.
e.g. Peter is naughty but smart.
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3. This monkey is big and strong.
and is used here to join similar ideas, i.e. about the look of the monkey.
This monkey is big and strong.
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4. This monkey is weak but has a strong will
but is used in this case to show contrasting qualities about the monkey.
This monkey is
weak but has
a strong will
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5. Pre – Task (1) Exercise
Study the pairs of comments about the cartoon characters in the pictures. Join the sentences using and or but.
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6. This man has red hair. He has a white beard. 1.
This man has
red hair. He has
a white beard.  
This man has red hair and a white beard.
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7. Sharks have sharp teeth. They have powerful jaws too. 2.
Sharks have sharp
teeth. They have
powerful jaws too.  
Sharks have sharp teeth and powerful jaws.  
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8. This dog is very naughty. It is very loyal to its owner3.
This dog is very
naughty. It is very
loyal to its owner
This dog is very naughty
but very loyal to its owner.  
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9. The monsters looks ugly but has a kind heart.4.
The monster looks
ugly. He has a
kind heart.  
The monsters looks ugly but has a kind heart.
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10. The stepmother is cruel to Cinderella. She is very kind to5.
The stepmother is
cruel to Cinderella.
She is very kind to
her own daughters.  
The stepmother is cruel to Cinderella but very kind to her own daughters.  
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11. McMug is smart but his cousin, McDull, is a bit slow. 6.
McMug is smart.
His cousin, McDull,
is a bit slow.  
McMug is smart but his cousin, McDull, is a bit slow.  
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12. Pre-Task (2) Using Adjectives to describe looks and character
When you describe people/ characters in a story, you can talk about how they look and about their character using adjectives.
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13. I don’t like Homer Simpson. He is ugly and stupid.
I like McMug.
He is nice and warm .
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14. Pre-Task (2) Part A
Look at the adjectives given in pairs in the box. Each pair describe a positive and a negative quality. Can you enter them under the suitable headings?
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15. How do they look? strong big pretty slim tall cheerful healthy
weak small
ugly fat
short sad
ill
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16. What is their character like?
polite gentle
good – tempered
hardworking
outgoing clever
rude violent
bad – tempered
lazy shy
stupid
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17. Pre-Task (2) Part B
Decide how people in the picture looks. Then listen to the tape or your teacher. Decide which person is being described.
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18. TAPESCRIPT

19. Write the numbers (1-8 ) in the suitable box.4 5
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20. 3 6 7 2
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21. Pre – Task 2 Part C
Look at the pictures. Use a suitable adjective in A (p.21) to describe the character who is talking in the picture.
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22. You do the cleaning, darling.1.
I just can’t move.
You do the cleaning, darling.
The man is
lazy
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23. The boy is . stupid Two plus two? Er … five ! 2. p.22

24. 3.
I just hate going to parties and meeting new people!
shy
The man is  
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25. 4.
I just love going to parties and meeting people!
outgoing
The girl is
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26. 5.
After you!
The boy is
polite
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27. The man is . bad-tempered I told you I have a bad temper. 6. p.22

28. 7.
How do I look?
The toad looks  
ugly
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29. Pre -Task (2) Part D
Jimmy is describing his favourite movie, ‘Finding Nemo’ in an to you. However, there are some words missing. Please fill in the blanks.
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30. Gosh! You must see this wonderful movie. The underwater scenes are so
only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave
Gosh! You must see this
movie. The underwater scenes are so
very real. The story is very
and easy to understand. Marlin is a
clown fish with bright and
white stripes.
wonderful
simple
orange
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31. When Marlin lost his and beloved wife, he becomes very worried
only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave
When Marlin lost his and
beloved wife, he becomes very worried
about his one and son, Nemo.
Marlin has his reason. One day, Nemo
has a weak fin but a will.
dear
only
strong
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32. He is and likes to swim to places he has never been to before. One
only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave
He is and likes to swim to
places he has never been to before. One
day Nemo gets caught and ends up in a
fish tank in a dentist’s office. There, he is
bullied by Darla, a girl with a violent and
temper.
curious
nasty
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33. big Brave Marlin goes to look for Nemo
only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave
Marlin goes to look for Nemo
in the wide ocean. Helped by nice
and sea creatures along the
way, he finally is reunited with his dear
little boy.  
Brave
big
friendly
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34. Task 2 Part A
Pair up with your partner and think about a cartoon character to present in the guessing game.
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35. Task 2 Part B (Sample Notes)
Name of cartoon character: McMug
About the look
About the character
Smart and clever
(thumb up)
Happy
(smile)
Round and fat
(take a breath and keep
the mouth bulging)
Big snout
(point at the nose)
Small eyes
(close the eyes into a narrow slit)
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36. presentation like this...
Task 2 Part C
You can start your
presentation like this...

37. I’m round
and fat ...  
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38. My snout
is big ...
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39. One of my
friends
is a goose.  
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