1. Unit 1 Word power

2. In the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is. unreliable I feel betrayed by my friend, Hannah. She told others my secret.

3. Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend, Matthew and the difference happened to Matthew. quarrel Cheerful and outgoingQuiet and sad

4. Adjectives like ‘Unreliable, cheerful, outgoing, quiet, sad’ can be used to describe people’s personality.

5. Think of one of your friends and make a description. What kind of person is easy to make friends with? What kind of person is hard to make friends with? Think of one of your friends and make a description. What kind of person is easy to make friends with? What kind of person is hard to make friends with?

6. Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality. A: At first, when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friends, I was jealous. But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too. B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term. However, I’m pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.

7. positive adjectives negative adjectives

8. ‘Unreliable, jealous, moody’ are negative, while ‘cheerful, outgoing, open-minded’ are positive.

9. Can you divide them into different circles positive negative generous dishonest narrow-minded impolite helpful reliable warm-hearted honest friendly stubborn bad-tempered boring

10. The group which come up with the most words wins.

11. PositiveNegative generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered moody impolite unkind boring dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered moody impolite unkind boring dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty

12. What is synonyms? Words that have the same or similar meaning. What is antonyms? Words that have the opposite meaning.

13. Synonyms strong-minded determined shy timid friendly happy … kind cheerful … hard-working lazy generous talkative polite … … rude quiet selfish Antonyms

14. Synonyms brave courageous smart clever loyal diligent passionate faithful hard-working open-minded narrow-minded introvert selfish sad happy selfless extrovert Antonyms enthusiastic modest conceited

15. Guess the meaning of the following expressions: Giving or ready to give freely: g______ Providing help or always being willing to help others: h _____ Feeling or mood changing quickly: m____ Easily frightened: t____ With one ’ s mind firmly made up: d_______ Fond of talking: t_______ Strong-willed or determined: s___________ Dependable: r_______ enerous elpful oody imid eterminded alkative trong-minded eliable

16. Finish the exercise on page 7 keys 1. easy-going 2. quiet 3. shy 4. Friendly 5. honest 6. hard-working 7. serious 8. strict

17. One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.

18. I have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since … He/She is very,,, … So I like him/her very much. We are both very. But I know he is not perfect, sometimes he is. …… Can you guess who is he/she ?

20. Finish the relevant exercise in your Unit Revision.