Basic vocabulary in use part 11

If you aren’t tall or short, you are medium height.. Taka has short black hair.. Dick’s hair is Write down the names of three people you know?. Then write about: — their height tall, sho

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Put these words into one or both columns

men women

coat jacket dress tie belt coat coat

shoes suit skirt pantyhose

shirt pants sweater

T-shirt handbag briefcase

Match the part of the body with the item of clothing

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scarf belt “shoe hat glove glasses

Choose a verb from the box and put it in the correct form

be wear carry have

1 John’s jeans 4f# blue, and his I-shirt red

2 Julia jeans and a T-shirt today

3 Sarah a red coat on and she some

flowers Where is she going?

4 Siree’s dress old, but her shoes new

5 Last year Antonio® pants white Now they

"— gray

Ố this a new pair of jeans?

Look at the picture and write the names next to the numbers

Write a paragraph about what you are wearing today

I'm wearing a white T-shirt and a blue sweater | have a pair of black pants

on I’m wearing blue socks and white shoes | also have a pair of glasses on

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Height [How many feet and inches or how many meters?]

Mary is a very tall woman (not Mary is

a very high woman.) Tom is short (not Mary

Tom is few.)

If you aren’t tall or short, you are medium height

To ask if someone is tall or short, you say:

How tall is Mary/Tom?

She’s 5 foot 10 [5 feet and 10 inches tall] /1.78 meters |} —!

Weight [How many pounds or kilos?]

Mee-sun is really slim

I was very thin when I was in the hospital (Thin is

a more negative word.)

A fat man opened the door (Fat is a

negative word.)

The doctor said I am overweight

[more pounds/kilos than is good for me]

How much do you weigh?

I weigh 154 pounds / 70 kilos

Face and head

Sally has dark hair and dark skin Sally

She has brown eyes

Liz has blonde hair and light/fair skin

She has blue eyes

Bill has a beard and a mustache and long hair

He has green eyes

Taka has short black hair

Age

My great-grandmother is 97 She’s very old My sister is 14 She’s young but

would like to be older My father is 50 He’s middle-aged but would like to be

younger!

This nursing home is for elderly people (more polite than old)

Looks: positive (+) and negative (—)

My sister is very pretty (+) (usually girls/women only)

She’s a beautiful girl (+)

Jim’s a very handsome man (+) (usually for boys/men only)

Bob is unattractive/ugly (—)

I’m not ugly or beautiful I’m just average / ordinary-looking! (+/—)

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UNIT

Fill in the blanks with words from page 66

He’s only 4 foot 11 He’s kind of @hort

Very people are often good at basketball Models are usually i

Is her skin dark? No, its

She% only 12 She* still

If leat too much, VI be

My grandmother lives in this home Ir sa home ÍOF ¿¿;‹:¡:¿6::¿.;2ss: people (Don’t use “old.”) ¡1 ON Sy Đ be rẻ Ask questions for these answers Use the words in parentheses 1 How tall is your brother ? (your brother) He’s about 5 foot 9 2 ÏS Q2 20022221 k ? (Elena’s hair) No, her hair’s dark 3: AS ees eee eens wren ? (Mike’s hair) Yes, it is fairly long =2 ? (your parents) Not really, they’re middle-aged "` e eee eeeeteees ? (Hiromi - thin) She’s been very sick recently Write sentences describing the people in these pictures

1 Pa

3 Wendy has

4 Dick’s hair is

Write down the names of three people you know Then write about:

— their height (tall, short, medium height)

— their hair (color, long, short, beard)

— their eyes (color)

— their looks (average, handsome, etc.)

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How are you today?

I’m fine, thanks / I am very well, thanks

I don’t feel very well I have to go home and rest (I’ll probably be OK

tomorrow.)

I feel sick/ill Can you call a doctor? (possibly a serious problem)

That fish was bad I think I’m going to be sick / I’m going to throw up! [vomit]

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Everyday problems

Ihave a headache Have you got an aspirin?

[have a toothache I need to go to the dentist

I’m going to bed with some hot tea I have a cold

(See Unit 3.)

Problems people have for many years / all their lives

flowers and grass I sneeze all day ‘

My little brother has asthma; /

Illnesses in hot/tropical countries

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In some places, mosquitoes can give people malaria

The drinking water was bad, and many children had cholera [a disease caused

by bacteria in the drinking water]

Serious illnesses

My father had a heart attack

He is in the hospital

Every year cancer kills many

people who smoke

How to stay fit and healthy

Eat a good diet: Eat lots of fruits and vegetables

Get some exercise: Swimming, jogging, and cycling are good for you

Don’t have too much stress: Relax after work or class

Don’t panic about work!

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Put these health problems in the three columns Do you think they are not

very serious, somewhat serious, or very serious?

cancer atoothache cholera allergies a headache

aheartattack acold asthma malaria

Not very serious Somewhat serious Very serious

a headache

Complete the conversations

1 A: How are you today?

Would you like a glass of water?

Yes, thank you

Should I call a doctor?

Yes, I think so

Here’s the phone number of a good dentist

: Thanks

: Your nose is red Do you haye c2 2222111112222 na ?

: Yes

Why don’t you have a hot drink and go to bed early?

Answer these questions about yourself Use a dictionary if you need to

1 What do you think is a good diet?

2 What kind of exercise do you like?

3 Do you have a lot of stress in your life?

4 Have you ever been in the hospital?

What illnesses are connected with

a mosquito bite? malaria

bad drinking water?

pollution, traffic fumes?

grass, flowers, etc.?

ca Love/like/hate

love like don’t like

(dislike)

I love my family and my best friend

[like my job

I don’t like horror movies “I dislike horror movies” is less common

[hate traffic jams

1 prefer coffee to tea [I like coffee more than I like tea.|

I want [I would like] a new car (want + noun)

I want to buy a new car (want + infinitive) Note: | want my father to buy a new car (want + object + infinitive)

(not Lwantthat .)

I hope to do well on my exams (hope + infinitive)

T hope (that) my friend does well on his exams (hope + that clause)

“i Happy/sad/tired

tired

sick/ill

hot

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UNIT

Do you love, like, not like, or hate these things? Write sentences

1 chocolate | love chocolate 5 soccer

2 cowboy movies (westerns) 6 cats

4 tea 8 Jazz

Which do you prefer? Write answers as in the example

1 tea or coffee? | prefer coffee to tea 5 strawberry or chocolate

3 shopping or sightseeing? 6 watching sports or

Answer these questions using want or hope

You’re thirsty What do you want? | want something to drink

The lesson feels very long What do you hope?

You’re hungry What do you want?

Your friend is sick What do you hope?

You’re tired What do you want?

You haven’t seen your best friend in months What do you hope?

Look at the pictures How do these people feel? Use words from B on

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3 The children 6 Mrs Jones

When did you last feel

1 angry? 2 surprised? 3 upset?

| felt angry this morning when | read the newspaper

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