PERSONAL DESCRIPTION Schoolyear 2008/2009

What is my classmate like?

A. Read the following text and complete the table below.

Hi! Let me introduce you to my

classmate. Her name is Melissa and
she’s 11 years old. She’s got long,
wavy red hair, big brown eyes and
lots of freckles on her cheeks. She’s
short and slim. She’s very friendly
and helpful, and very optimistic too.
She sees the bright side of
everything and everyone. I couldn’t
have found a better classmate to sit
next to me in class.
Pat and I sit together in class.
She’s 12 years old and has got
long, curly blond hair and
big dark brown eyes.
She’s a little bit short
and quite slim. She’s
very nice and fun to be
with. She always puts
everyone in a good mood.

Mark is 11 years old and he always Cindy and I always sit together in
class. She’s 13 years old. She’s got
sits next to me in English lessons.
big green eyes and long, straight
He’s got short, straight brown hair,
blond hair. She likes wearing her
and small, light brown eyes. He’s short hair in a ponytail. Cindy is tall and
and slim. He’s a very kind boy, extremely a little bit overweight.
practical and adventurous. You never She’s a very good
get bored when he is around. friend but she can
be a little bit moody.

Physical
Melissa Pat Mark Cindy
features

Age

Hair
long/wavy/red

Eyes big/dark brown

Height short

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 Weight a bit overweight

Personal
features +
Personality
traits

B. Now choose the right option to complete these sentences, according to the text.

1. Mark and Melissa _____ . 2. This kid ___ Melissa as a 3. No one __ when Pat is
partner. around.
a) aren’t as old as Cindy and Pat
b) are the oldest a) is sorry to have
a) feels good
of them all b) is happy to have
c) aren’t the
b) is sad
c) doesn’t mind having
same age c) laughs

4. Mark ___ next to

The same classmate 5. Cindy enjoys wearing her 6. Cindy is _____.
in _____. hair in a ponytail ___.
a) as tall as Melissa
a) doesn’t sit / English lessons a) just like her classmates b) shorter than her
b) sits / in all classes
b) unlike her classmates, who classmates
c) doesn’t sit / all classes
prefer to wear it in a plait c) not as short as her
c) unlike her classmates, who classmates
prefer to wear it loose.

C. Find in the text opposites for these words.

1. short – _______________/ tall 7. dark – __________________/ light

2. small – ____________________ 8. worse – ______________________

3. some/a few – ______________ 9. bad – ________________________

4. fat – _____________________ 10. wavy/curly – ________________

5. unfriendly – _______________ 11. never – _____________________

6. pessimistic – ______________ 12. underweight – _______________

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D. Now find 2 examples in the text where the short form ‘s is used as the 3rd person
singular of the verbs to be and to have got.
TO BE
Short Form Full form
 __________________ ___________________  __________________
 __________________ ___________________  __________________
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
What is my classmate like?
A. Read the following text and complete the table below.
Hi! Let me introduce you to my
classmate. Her name is Melissa and
she’s 11 years old. She’s got long,
wavy red hair, big brown eyes and
lots of freckles on her cheeks. She’s
short and slim. She’s very friendly
and helpful, and very optimistic too.
She sees the bright side of
everything and everyone. I couldn’t
have found a better classmate to sit
next to me in class.
Mark is 11 years old and he always
sits next to me in English lessons.
He’s got short, straight brown hair,
and small, light brown eyes. He’s short
and slim. He’s a very kind boy, extremely
practical and adventurous. You never
get bored when he is around.
TO HAVE GOT
Short Form Full form
___________________
___________________
SchoolyearTHANK YU!
2008/2009
HAVE A NICE DAY!«
Pat and I sit together in class.
She’s 12 years old and has got
long, curly blond hair and
big dark brown eyes.
She’s a little bit short
and quite slim. She’s
very nice and fun to be
with. She always puts
everyone in a good mood.
Cindy and I always sit together in
class. She’s 13 years old. She’s got
big green eyes and long, straight
blond hair. She likes wearing her
hair in a ponytail. Cindy is tall and
a little bit overweight.
She’s a very good
friend but she can
be a little bit moody.
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 Physical
features Melissa Pat Mark Cindy

Age

Hair
long/wavy/red

Eyes big/dark brown

Height
short

Weight a bit overweight

Personal
features +
Personality
traits
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B. Now choose the right option to complete these sentences, according to the text.

4. Mark and Melissa _____ . 5. This kid ___ Melissa as a 6. No one __ when Pat is
partner. around.
d) aren’t as old as Cindy and Pat
e) are the oldest d) is sorry to have
d) feels good
of them all e) is happy to have
f) aren’t the
e) is sad
f) doesn’t mind having
same age f) laughs

4. Mark ___ next to

The same classmate 5. Cindy enjoys wearing her 6. Cindy is _____.
in _____. hair in a ponytail ___.
a) as tall as Melissa
d) doesn’t sit / English lessons a) just like her classmates b) shorter than her
e) sits / in all classes
b) unlike her classmates, who classmates
f) doesn’t sit / all classes
prefer to wear it in a plait c) not as short as her
c) unlike her classmates, who classmates
prefer to wear it loose.

C. Find in the text opposites for these words.

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 1. short – _______________/ tall 7. dark – __________________/ light

2. small – ____________________ 8. worse – ______________________

3. some/a few – ______________ 9. bad – ________________________

4. fat – _____________________ 10. wavy/curly – ________________

5. unfriendly – _______________ 11. never – _____________________

6. pessimistic – ______________ 12. underweight – _______________

D. Now find 2 examples in the text where the short form ‘s is used as the 3rd person
singular of the verbs to be and to have got.

TO BE TO HAVE GOT

Short Form Full form Short Form Full form

 __________________ ___________________  __________________ ___________________

 __________________ ___________________  __________________ ___________________

THANK YU!
HAVE A NICE DAY!