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A) check your answers for the listening activity 2,




b) explain the words in bold as in the Example.

 

Example: Responsible people are those who you can always trust to

do what you ask them to do.

 

 


 

People with full lips are usually responsible.You can always trust them to do what you ask them to do. They are also decisive;they make decisions quickly. On the other hand, they tend to be rather bossy.They like telling other people what to do!

People who have a thin upper lip and full lower lip are energetic.They work very hard and like participating in a lot of activities. They are ambitiousas well; they want to be successful in life. However, these people tend to be self-centred.They seem to only care about themselves and they sometimes forget about other people's feelings.

People with thin lips are determined;they know what they want and they do all they can to get it. They are carefulpeople who do their work with a lot of attention and thought. However, they tend to be reserved;they don't like showing their feelings or expressing their opinions. They can also be mean;they don't like sharing things or spending money.

People who have lips with down-turning corners are very generous.They love giving things to other people and helping them. They are also intelligentand understand difficult subjects quickly and easily. On the other hand, they can be sensitiveat times; they get upset easily, so be careful of what you say to them.

 

11 a Look at these famous people's lips and talk about their characters for 1-2 minutes.

 

Example: Sylvester Stallone has got lips with down-turning corners. It

means he is generous.

b Talk about your partner's character by reading his/her lips for one minute.

12 Which of the following adjectives are positive and which are negative?

 

funny, unreliable, self-confident, caring, imaginative, outgoing, helpful, rude, easy-going, stubborn, cooperative, selfish, shy, disorganised, forgetful, active, lazy, loyal, arrogant, polite

 

Positive:funny, Negative:unreliable,
   
   
     
LINKING IDEAS When you describe people's character, you can include positive (e.g. kind) and negative (e.g. lazy) qualities. When you talk about negative qualities, you can use the expressions in bold. Example: He tends to/canbe aggressive at times. He is oftenaggressive. (NOT: He is aggressive). Look at the ways you can join the sentences. Similar qualities Example: She is friendly. She is polite. She is friendly and (also)polite. She is friendly andpolite as well. Opposing qualities Example: He is helpful. He can be arrogant at times. He is helpful buthe can be arrogant at times. He is helpful. On the other hand/However,hetends to be arrogant at times.

 

13 Join the ideas using: and (also), but, however, on the other hand.

1Roger is friendly. Roger is caring.

2 John is intelligent. John is self-centred.

3 Andrew is stubborn. Andrew is disorganised.

4 Paul is cooperative. Paul is forgetful.

5 Michael is energetic. Michael is bossy.

14 Look at the list of adjectives in activity 10 and make sentences about people you know using: and, also, as well, but, however, on the other hand.

 

Example: Tom is friendly and caring as well.


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