7th grade. Unit 1. Lesson 8. Introducing a character in a story.

👉Communicative area: describing a character in a story

👉Active vocabulary: vocabulary appearance

 What makes a character’s description in a story interesting to you? Choose from the list below.

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adjectives and adverbs  details  actions 

special features  feelings  comparison

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Listen to three students’ descriptions of their story characters and match them to the pictures. One picture is extra.

Reconstruct the second description. Put the verbs in the correct form. Add words (articles, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, the verb to be) if necessary. Listen again and compare.

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When / I / see /spiky pink faux hawk / move quickly/ past window, / I / know /new neighbour / arrive / home. I / decide / get out / say hello. He / raise / eyebrows/ he / see / me. Jack / young man/ medium height / early twenties. He /rather / thin / long arms / fingers / sausages. He / have / freckled face / curious green eyes/ fluffy eyelashes / pointed nose / pierced ears/ mouth / a little upturned / corners. “Could / keep / eye / house / while I / away / holiday / next week?” he / ask / smile / me / show / perfect white teeth. Now / it / turn / surprised. “Sure”, I / answer / smile / back.

Listen to the third description and take notes.  Write down the description using the words from the box. Listen again and compare.

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dye, artist, plait, bun, loose, narrow, straight, forehead, pretty, upturned, lips, chubby, student, bright, respect, bite, tremble, blush