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PEOPLE 01

Role Play

Uncle Angelo :Hello children! How are you?Mithini :Hellouncle!Wearefine,thanks.Ishini :Uncle,youseemtohavechanged.Uncle Angelo :Really? How? Mithini :Youdon'thaveyourbeardanymore.Whathappened?UncleAngelo:Idecidedtoshaveitoff.Ishini,youhavechanged,too.You nowhavelong, wavy hair.Itlooksverynice.Ishini :Thankyou,uncle,butIlikestraight hairlikeMithini's.Mithini :But,Idon'tlikemyhair.IwishIhad wavy hairlikeyours.UncleAngelo:Whynot,Mithini?Youhavebeautiful,straight, black hair. (Mithinipicksupaphotographfromthecoffeetable.)Mithini :Whoisthisgentleman,uncle?UncleAngelo:Heismynewboss,Mr.RaviRajan.Mithini :Heisvery tall and fair in complexion,isn'the?UncleAngelo:Yes,heisabout180 centimetres in height.Ishini :Helookstobemiddle-aged and well built.Mithini :Look,hehasabeardlikeyoudidandhishairlooksvery thick and black.UncleAngelo:That'sright.Andhehasa pointed nose and sharp eyes whichmakeshimlookverypleasant.Althoughheis

myboss,heisaveryniceman.

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Activity 01

Writing

1)Writetrue(T)orfalse(F).

,a)UncleAngelolooksthesame.

b)Mr.Rajanhasabeard.

c)Ishinihasshorthair.

d)Mithinilikestohavewavyhair.

e)Mithinihasstraight,blackhair.

2)FillinthefollowingtableusingtheinformationyougatheraboutMr.Rajan

fromtheroleplay.

Name : Mr. Ravi Rajan

Type/ Feature Detail

Age

Body

Complexion

Height

Nose

Face

Hair

Other

,,3)

3)Giveasimilardescriptionofyourselfusingtheaboveformat.

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Look at the pictures and read the words given below.

roundface longface

curly hair straighthair wavyhair

baldhead moustache beard

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Study the following adjectives that are used to describe the appearance ofpeople.

Height ●tall●averageheight●mediumheight●short

●5'5"inheight●about165cmtall

Build●smallbuild ●mediumbuild ●averagebuild ●well-built

●thin/slimbuild

Complexion●fair●light-skinned●tan●pale●dark-skinned

Face ●thin ●long ●round ●oval ●square ●clean-shaven

Age●young●middle-aged●old●inhis/herearly/mid/late 30s/40s

Other●thin/fulllips●long/straightnose ●straight/wavy/black curly hair

●broadshoulders

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Activity 02

Describetheappearanceofthepeopleshowninthefollowingpicturesusingtheadjectivesyouhavelearnt.Followtheexamplegiven.

a

e

d

b

c

f

E.g:(a).Thisboyhasaroundfaceandblackhair.

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Activity 03

Listening

Look at these pictures. There are six people. Listen to the description and identify each person. The names are given below.

Mr. Lalith Vitharana, Mr. Ravi Balan, Mrs.Ramya Vitharana, Mrs. Madini Balan, Mr. Mohomad Razik and Mrs. Sarojini Silva.

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Activity 04

WritingandSpeaking

Writeasimilardescriptionofyourclassteacherandpresentittotheclass.

Activity 05

Speaking

Workingroupsofsixandwriteaparagraphdescribingtheappearanceofastudentintheclass.Presentthedescriptiontotheclasswithoutmentioningthenameof that student.Themembers in theothergroupsmustguess thenameofthestudentthatisbeingdescribed.

Activity 06

Reading,

Read the following notices and the announcement. Copy the table given at the end into your writing book and complete it. (1) Missing Dog

Nik,aLabradorcrosshasbeenmissingsince3rdMay.Lastseenwearingaredcollarwithanametag.ThelicensenumberisD5498.Nikisgoldenbrownincolourandhasablacksnout.Thereisawhitepatchonitshead.Iffound,please contact the closest Police Station or call 1122432432.A handsomerewardawaitsanyonewhoprovidesanyinformationonNik.

(2) FoundAbrowncolour,men'swalletwithmoneyandtwocreditcardsinitwasfoundyesterday(10thJune)around4.30p.m.neartheChildren’sParkonParkStreet,Colombo05.TheownercancontactthesecurityofficeoftheChildren’sParktoclaimthewallet.

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(3) Guess who it is...

Attentionplease!Welcometo“Guesswhoheis”competition.Thiscompetitionisopentoall.Wewillreadadescriptionofapersonwhoishereatthecarnival.Allyouhavetodoistofindhimandbringhimtotheregistrationdesk.Ourmysterypersontodayisaman.Heisabout5feetand10inchestallandisdark-complexioned.Hehasabigbirthmarkonhisleftcheek.Heiswearingawhitecolour,long-sleevedshirt,apairofblacktrousers,awhitehatandapairofblacksandals.Hurry!Findhimandwinaprize.

Thingdescribed Appearance/Specialfeatures

Contact

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2)

3)

Learning PointReported Speech

CanyourememberwhatUncleAngelosaid?•UncleAngelosaid,“It looks very nice”.Youcanreportitas: UncleAngelosaidthatit looked very nice.•“He is my new boss”,uncleAngelosaid.Youcanreportitas: UncleAngelosaidthathe was his new boss.

♦Notehowthe simplepresenttenseindirectspeechchangedintothe simplepasttenseinreportedspeech.

•UncleAngelosaid,“I decided to shave it off ”.Youcanreportitas: UncleAngelosaidthathe had decided to shave it off.♦Notehowthedirectspeechsimple pasttenseverbchangedintothe

pastperfect tense.

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Activity 07

Writing

Write the following in reported speech.

1. Nikisaid,“Iwashungry.”2. Mothersaid,“I’mbusy.”3. Rakithsaid,“Wearehappy.”4. Mr.Munaweerasaid,“Thechildrenplayedwell.”5. Theysaid,“Welivedherefor10years."

QUALITIES

Role Play

Rasuni :Hello,Venurayouseemtobeinagoodmoodtoday.Venura :Yes,Iamalwayshappy.Rasuni :Howcanyoualwaysbehappy?Venura :It’ssimple.AllIneedistoseethegoodsideofeverything.Rasuni :Aha,doesitmeanthatyouareoptimistic?Venura :Yes,Iam,andyouareaveryoutgoingperson,butsometimesyou dogetangry.(laughs) Rasuni :Mmm,yesIdoandthat’soneofmyweaknesses.Ithinkthatit's becauseI'moversensitive.Venura :Well,weallhaveweaknesses.Yousee,therearetimesthatIfeel verygenerousbutsometimesI'mlittleconcernedaboutit.Rasuni :No,you'renot.Irememberthetimeyouhelpedmewithmyproject whenyouhadn'tevenfinishedyours.Thatwasverygenerousand helpfulofyou.Venura :Oh!Well,that'swhatfriendsarefor.Rasuni :Ofcourse.You'reright.Weshouldalltrytobekind,helpful, generousandunderstandallthosearoundus.

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Activity 08

Writing

Fill in the following table using the details given in the dialogue.

Name PositiveQualities NegativeQualities

Activity 09

Writing

Put the following adjectives in the right column.

helpful, noisy, kind , loyal, obedient, lazy, honest,stingy,careless, untidy,truthful,wasteful,friendly, hot-tempered.

Positive Negative

1.helpful 1.lazy

2. 2.3. 3.

Activity 10

WritingWrite five sentences about your best friend using adjectives that describe his / her qualities.E.g.:-He/Sheisfriendlywitheverybodyintheclass

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Activity 11

Read the following description that Venura wrote about his best friend to the class wall newspaper. Write a similar description of your best friend.

MyBestFriend

IhavemanyfriendsbutVishmikaistheoneIlikemost.Wehaveknowneachothersincewewereingradesix.Heisatallandfairboywithcurlyhair.Heisknowntobecheerful,friendlyandhardworking.Vishmikaiskind-heartedandisalwayswillingtohelpothers.MostofthetimehehelpsmewithMathematics andScience.Vishmika is anavid reader andaninterestingstory-tellerandhisambitionistobecomeawriter.Asheisverycreative,Ithinkhecanbecomeagoodwriteroneday.Heisusuallypunctual,but sometimeshe isa littleabsentminded.Ashe isagood friend, I alwaysenjoyhiscompany.Iwishhimallthebest.

Activity 12

Match the adjectives and definitions.

moody, ambitious, confident, lazy, co-operative, aggressive, shy, selfish,sociable,sensible

1)Shefeelsverysureofherself. ...............................................2)Heonlythinksabouthimself. ...............................................3)He'salwaysreadyforafight. ...............................................4)She'sgoodatworkingwithotherpeople. ...............................................5)Helikesbeingwithotherpeople. ...............................................6)He'shappyonemomentandsadthenext. ...............................................7)Shedoesn'tlikeworking. ...............................................8)Shehasalotofcommonsense. ...............................................9)Shefindsitdifficulttotalktonewpeople. ...............................................10)Hewantstodowellinlife. ...............................................

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Activity 13

Read this poem.

Daniel.........Curious, intelligent, calm, charming,First born son of John and Barbara,

Likes reading comic books, surfing the net and French movies,Feels happy all the time,

Afraid of growing old and sleeping in the dark,Would like to see sunset from Jupiter.......

Bell......

Now try to write your own poem following the format given below.

Line1-Yourfirstname.

Line2-Fouradjectivesthatdescribeyou.

Line3-Tellwhereyouareinyourfamilyandgiveyourparents'names.

Line4-Namethreethingsyoulike.

Line5-Tellhowyoufeel.

Line6-Tellwhatyouareafraidof.

Line7-Tellwhatyouwouldliketosee.

Line8-Yourlastname.