Урок 05. Who’s who?
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 5

Who’s who?

In this lesson

you will learn to use comparisons and new words describing appearance.

Ключевые слова: Age, looks, height, weight, hair, eyes, personality, relationships, family members: nephew, niece, stepmother, stepfather, aunt, uncle. Comparatives and Superlatives

Речевой материал: лексика по теме «характер человека», степени сравнения прилагательных, сравнение наречий, Развитие умений распознавания и употребления в речи лексики по теме «Межличностные отношения в семье, со сверстниками. Внешность человека. Родственные отношения». Идиомы и речевые клише

Для описания чего-либо мы можем использовать идиомы:

speak one’s mind – express one’s opinions frankly
to be a pain in the neck – if someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck
to get on someone’s nerves – to irritate, grate on, or exasperate someone
to drive someone crazy – greatly exasperate someone, annoy to distraction
to hold one’s tongue – keep quiet, remain silent
to break the ice –to do something as a means of reducing shyness, awkward tension, or unfamiliarity

There’s one more way of describing people, by saying if they are related to you:

acquaintance – I don’t know him very well. he’s just my acquaintance.
classmate – we are in the same class. he’s my classmate.
uncle – he’s my mother’s brother. he’s my uncle.
neighbour – he lives next door. we are neighbours.
stepfather – he’s my mother’s husband. he’s my stepfather.

niece – my sister’s daughter is my niece.

Основное содержание урока

Look at this lady. She’s old, good-looking, of average height. Her hair is grey. She’s friendly and energetic. Who is she? She’s the queen of the UK.

There are many words that describe appearance and personality. Let’s have a look at some of them.

Age: old, young, middle-aged.

Looks: beautiful, ugly, handsome (handsome can be used only to describe men).

Height: tall, short, of average height.

Weight: thin, plump, overweight.

Hair: dark, curly, bold.

Eyes: green, big, dark.

Personality: talkative, humorous, friendly.

Interests: photography, travelling, music.

Now we know how to describe people, let’s compare them.

To describe something we use adjectives and adverbs. We can compare them by using comparisons. Each adjective and adverb has 2 forms of comparison. They are called comparative and superlative. Let’s look at how the forms of comparisons are formed.

If the word has one or two syllables we add -er in the comparative form and we add -est in the superlative form.
With words which have three or more syllables the comparative is formed by adding more and the superlative is formed by adding the most.
There are also some irregular adjectives and adverbs.

B: Oh, what a beautiful picture!

G: Thanks you. They are my cousins.

B: Really? Tell me about them.

G: Well, can you see the girl. She’s the shortest of them all, but her hair is the longest.

B: The one in pink jeans?

G: Yes, her name is Lucy. Another girl with curly hair is Kate. She’s wearing a red dress.

B: And the boys?

G: Well, the tallest boy in the middle is Mark. Simon is a bit shorter than Mark. He’s wearing brown jeans.

B: And who’s the shortest boy in the blue T-shirt?

G: That’s Mathew.

B: Wow, your family is great.

G: Thank you.

Sometimes to be more precise we need to use not only comparisons, but also adverbs of degree. Let’s have a look.

There is another way of describing something by using the idioms.

Speak one’s mind – express a personal opinion.
To be a pain in the neck – if a person disturbs you.
To get on someone’s nerves – to irritate someone.
To drive someone crazy – to distract someone a lot.
To hold one’s tongue – to be quiet
To break the ice – to start a conversation avoiding confusion.

There’s one more way of describing people, by saying if they are related to you.

Acquaintance – I don’t know him very well. He’s just my acquaintance.
Classmate – we are in the same class. He’s my classmate.
Uncle – he’s my mother’s brother. He’s my uncle.
Neighbour – he lives next door. We are neighbours.
Stepfather – he’s my mother’s husband. He’s my stepfather.
Niece – my sister’s daughter is my niece.

Тренировочные упражнения

Group the words in the list under the headings.

Slim, young, photography, old, beautiful, blue, short, wav, funny, thick, fair, humorous, ugly, travelling, plump, big, dark, pretty, tall, selfish, theatre, middle-aged, of medium height, handsome, overweight

Age

Hair

Interests

Personality

Looks

Eyes

Height

Weight

Write down the comparative form of the adjectives below:

Big – _____________________________

Tall – _____________________________

Wonderful – _____________________________

Little – _____________________________

Patient – _____________________________

Sociable – _____________________________

Small – _____________________________

Choose the correct answer.

He is ___________________ girl in my class.

John is _____________________ than Steve.

She is _______________ person I know.

Sue is _________________than Mark.

Jill is my ____________________ friend.

friendlier

the friendliest

friendly

taller

tallest

more taller

the most energetic

more energetic

the energetic

shorter

more shorter

shorterer

better

best

more better

Match the idioms with their definitions.

To speak one’s mind

to make someone mad; to irritate someone

To break the ice

to express one’s opinions

To hold one’s tongue

a person who annoys or bothers someone

To be a pain on the neck

to do or say something to relieve tension

To drive someone crazy

to be silent

Choose the correct answer.

He is my aunt’s son. He is my nephew/niece.
I have seen him several times. He is my acquaintance/nephew.
She lives next door. She is my acquaintance/neighbour.
He is my mother’s brother. He is my aunt/uncle.
We are in the same class. We are classmates/neighbours.

Write down the superlative forms of the adjectives/adverbs below.

Many – ________________________

Beautiful – _______________________

Short – ________________________

Little – ________________________

Sensible – _______________________

Dark – ________________________

Nice – ________________________

Write down the correct form of the word.

1) He is ________ (short) boy in our class.

2) The climate in your country is ________ (good) than in mine.

3) He is ________ (generous) than his sister.

4) My room is ________ (clean) than yours.

5) This was the ___________ (bad) weekend ever.

Choose the correct answer.

He is ________ singer in my country.

Her hair is ________ among the relatives.

He is ________ in the family.

My brother is ________ than me.

Ann is ________ girl in the class.

most popular

more popular

populest

darker

most darkest

the darkest

taller

the tallest

more taller

creativer

most creative

more creative

the prettiest

prettier

more prettier

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives/adverbs below.

Little ________ ________
Fabulous ________ ________
Famous ________ ________
Tall________ ________
Many ________ ________
Old ________ ________
Young ________ ________
Exciting ________ ________
Talkative ________ ________

2.

Choose the correct answer.

This is the ________ play I have ever seen.

She is ________ than her brother.

This is the ________ I can do.

They are ________ pals.

This is the ________ animal on the planet.

goodest

best

better

youngest

more younger

younger

the least

lesser

less

better

the best

more better

smaller

the most smallest

smallest

3.

Write down the correct form of the word.

This is ________ (early) time I can meet you.
These kids are ________ (friendly) than ever.
She is ________ (beautiful) than her sister.
He is ________ (disrespectful) person I know.
We have ________ (good) teachers in my school.
I am ________ (short) than my siblings.

Вариант 2

1.

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives/adverbs below.

Good ___________ ______________
Beautiful ___________ ______________
Friendly ___________ ______________
Small ___________ ______________
Bad ___________ ______________
Fat ___________ ______________
Big ___________ ______________
Adventurous ___________ ______________
Generous ___________ ______________

2.

Choose the correct answer.

This film is _________ than that one.

He is _________ student in his group.

We study English _________ than we used to.

He uses computer _________ than earlier.

Today is _________ day of this winter.

more interesting

most interesting

interesting

the better

better

the best

the most seriously

more seriously

seriously

carefullier

most carefully

more carefully

the coldest

the most coldest

colder

3.

Write down the correct form of the word.

This dish was the _________ (delicious) I have ever tasted.
Jack is the _________ (clever) student in our class.
What is the _________ (long) river in the world?
What is the _________ (interesting) film you have ever seen?
My computer is _________ (expensive) than yours.
This sofa is _________ (comfortable) than the chair.