UNIT 2: APPEARANCES potx

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UNIT 2: APPEARANCES
1. GRAMMAR
2. VOCABULARY
3. SPEAKING
4. PRONUNCIATION
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1. GRAMMAR
1.1 The present continuous tense
- STUDENT’S BOOK, PAGE 123
- Usage:
+ to say what is happening at the moment.
Ex: Where is Paul? He is playing football.
+ describe a temporary state.
Ex: My motorbike is under maintenance. My friend is giving
me a lift till I take it back.
+ describe a future arrangement.
Ex: You are going to have a test in next class.
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1.2 Have/Have got
+ “Have” can be more formal, used to talk about
activities, in writing and in all tenses.
Ex: I have lunch at 12h30.
+ “Have got” is informal, used in present tense, to
talk about possession.
Ex: We have got a house in the countryside.
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1. GRAMMAR

2. VOCABULARY
2.1 Physical appearance
Adjectives for physical appearance are usually
modified by other adverbs: really, quite, fairly,
very, pretty.
2.2Describing people: 3 points
+ Appearance
+ Character
+ Lifestyle
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Ambitious
Organized
Adaptable
Outgoing
Creative
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Patient
Easy-going
Sensitive
Hard – working
Sociable
2. VOCABULARY
2.3 Making arrangements
+ respecting your partner
Ex: Are you free on….?
Are you doing anything now?
Can we talk for a while?
+ polite refusal

Ex: Uhm, I love to but……
I don’t think I can make it on…
No, I am afraid not.
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2. VOCABULARY
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2.3 Making arrangements
+ We use at with times: at 10:30AM.
+ We use in with parts of the day: in the
morning, in the afternoon.
+ We use on with days: on Sunday, Friday.
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2. VOCABULARY
3. SPEAKING
Short introduction about yourself
+ Name, age (maybe omitted)
+ Job
+ Accommodation
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4. PRONUNCIATION
4.1 Consonants
+ Voiced consonants
+ Voiceless consonants
4.2 Intonation
+ rises on Yes/ No question.
+ falls in Wh question
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