Tài liệu ngữ pháp tiếng anh physical appearance

Let’s GUESS
-Take a piece of paper and describe a
famous person that you like (don’t
write the name)
1. Is her/ his hair short, long or
medium?
2. Does he/ she have straight or curly
hair?
3. Is she/ he thin or fat?
4. Is she/ he tall, short, or medium?


Useful languages for describing
people
– HAIR LENGTH:
– HAIR COLOR:
– HAIR STYLE:

short, long, medium length, shoulder-length…
blonde, fair, brown, black, red, grey, white…
wavy, pony-tail, bald, curly, straight, braid/plait,
bunch, a shaved – head...

blue, brown, grey, green, black, light, dark…
WEIGHT: thin, fat, overweight, 50 kilos…

– EYE COLOR:
–

– AGE:
– HEIGHT:

– BUILD:

young, old, middle-aged, 56, in his/her
twenties, in her early/late fifties…
tall, short, medium height…
slim, big, small, broad-shoulder,
well-built, medium build, muscular..

– APPEARANCE:

good-looking, attractive, ugly, beautiful, smart

– MOUSTACHE, BEARD


Complete these sentences in a suitable way.
(More than one answer may be possible)
hair
1. She’s got blonde……………………………… .
hair
2. They’ve both got curly………………………….. .
height / build
3. I would say he was medium……………… .
shoulders
4. Her brother has got very broad………………… .
looking
5. Both men were very good-…………………... .
hair / skin .
6. All of them have got dark…………….. / eyes

Choose one of the four people in the 
picture and describe him/her



Present Simple Versus Present Continuous Forms
Forms

Present simple

Present
continuous

Affirmative

- S + V (s/es)
- S + is/am/are + O

S + is/am/are + V-ing

Negative

Interrogative

- S + do/does + not +
V (bare infinitive)
- S + is/am/are + not + O
- (Q.W) + do/does
+ S + V( bare infinitive)?

-(Q.W) + is/am/are +
S + is/am/are + O?

S + is/am/are
+ not + V- ing

(Q.W) + is/am/are
+ S + V- ing?


Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
Present Simple
 General truth or laws

Present Continuous
 What is happening at the moment
of speaking
(at the present/at the moment/now…)

The sun rises in the East
The sun/ rise/the East.

They are swimming at the
They/swim/ at the moment
moment.


Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
Present Simple
 repeated actions or daily routine.

(often/usually/sometimes/everyday…)

She/work/9 am/ every Monday
She works every Monday.

Present Continuous
 temporary actions

(today/this week/this month…)

She is staying at home this
She/stay/home this Monday
Monday.


II.2. Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
Present Simple
 Hobbies

(like/love/want…/)

Present Continuous
 For actions happening round now, but
not at the actual moment of speaking.
(today/ these days/ this week…)

Lan

Lan She/like/ go to the cinema
likes going to the cinema.

She is watching “Bong dung
muon khoc” these days.


Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
Present Simple

 General truth or laws

g: The sun rises in
the East.

 repeated actions or
daily routine.

Eg: She works at 9 am
every Monday.
Hobbies
Eg: She likes to go to
the cinema.

Present Continuous
 What is happening at
the moment of speaking
Eg:They are swimming at
the moment.
 temporary actions
Eg: She is staying at
home this Monday.

 For actions happening
round now, but not at the
actual moment of speaking.
Eg: She is watching
“Bong dung
muon khoc” these days.

Lan


2. Present Continuous Tense
Non continuous verbs
1. Verbs of perception
believe, know, notice, remember, forget,
recognize , understand……
I think she is from France.
2. Verbs of senses
see, hear, feel, taste, look, smell, sound…….
Your perfume smells good


2. Present Continuous Tense
Non continuous verbs
1. Some others verbs
Be, contain , fit, include, belong to,
own, matter, need, want…
This house belongs to my sister.


 Practice : Pair works

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of
the present continuous or the present simple:
1. A: Where’s James ?
is playing
B: He………………………(play) football in the garden right
now.
dances
2. A: Bill……………… (dance) very well.
B: Yes, he’s a good singer, too.
3. A: Lucy is very busy.
is working
B: Yes. She……………………(work) very hard these days.
do you do
4. A: What…………………….(you/do) on Saturdays ?.
B: I clean the house and go shopping.
doesn’t know
5. A: Fred……………………….(not/know) how to swim.
B: That’s because he’s only three.
6. A: Max looks very fit.
is taking
B: Yes. He………………(take) a lot of exercises these
days.


Making arrangement

Make full sentences then rearrange them to have a
conversation:
B: Yes, tell/ him/ Mr Minh/ insurance company/ call.
A: wait/ I/ come. Hello/ who/ speak?

B: No, thanks/ just/ inform/ we/ have appointment/
7pm tomorrow
B: Yes/ has Dr David/ go / out?
A: you/ want/ him/ call/ when/ he/ back?
B: I/ speak/ David?
A: OK/ i/ remember
B: It/ all right
A: Dr David John?/ hang on! A minute!
you/ there?
A: Sorry/ I not/ know/ that


A: Wait, I am coming. Hello who’s speaking?
B: Can I speak to David?
A: Dr David John? hang on a minute!
Are you still there?
B: Yes, has Dr David gone out?
A: Sorry I do not know that.

B: it is all right.
A: Do you want him to call you when he
comes back?
B: No, thanks just inform him that we will
have an appointment 7pm tomorrow.
A: OK i remember.


You call your manager to make an
appointment, but he/ she is out, you have to
leave a message. Make a phone call from the

cues:

Name: Peter John
Private phone number: 0905 325 146 
Message: will have an appointment 
with BBC news journalist at 7 the day after.


Following is a personal letter, read it carefully and 
answer the questions:
M 1014, Sector 17
MG Road, Mumbai
October 10, 2009
Gre e ting

Dear Alice
Many thanks for your letter which arrived this morning.
Pe rs o nal We are thinking of visiting you one day. By the way, how
ne w s and is Tom? You said nothing about him. Isn’t he studying
the
well?
c o nte nt Hope to see you soon
1. How many parts are there?
S ig ning
o ff

Yours sincerely,
Ann

2. Is the language formal or informal?

What is a personal letter and how to
write a good personal letter?
­ sent to friends and relatives 
­ usually written in an informal language. 
­ the tone and style of a personal letter 
should be familiar and intimate 
­ short and loosely connected sentences 


Practice
Write a personal letter to your close
friend, inviting him or her to your
sister’s wedding party on the 18th,
June.


ARM

TEETH

ARMPIT
FOOT

EYEBROW

EAR

SOLE

HAND
CHIN

BACK
EYELASH
FINGER

EYE
EYELID

BEARD


KNEE
FACE

TOE

NOSTRIL
RIB
NAPE

HAIR

LEG


SKULL

MOUTH

WAIST
NOSE

LIPS

MOUSTACHE

ADAM’S
APPLE

NECK
THROAT
STOMACH

TONGUE

SHOULDER


Activity 6:
Look at the pictures and say what problems with
the people:
Swallow:
Dreadful:
Awful:
Cough:
Blow:
Sharp:
Terrible:

Doing exercises:
-

What do you often do to keep fit?
Swim regularly
Go climbing
Play sports
Walk
Do daily exercises

Listen and tick what they say: