Lecture 10

Appearance and Personality

In this week’s lecture…
MORE presentations
• Quick review of lecture 9
• A quick personality test
• Appearances and personalities
• More adjectives
• Grammar: be like and look like
• Mock speed dating activity
• … and yes, homework
•
Clothes they are wearing
a dress a scarf
a white shirt a tie
baggy pants jeans
a nice jacket a dark suit
a colorful jacket a baggy T-shirt
high heels sneakers

NOUN = a person/place or thing

ADJECTIVE = describes a noun
Your Personal Style
baggy jeans
dress shoes
sneakers
designer jeans
shirts
scarf
jeans
suits
nice jackets
Adjectives
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
cheap cheaper the cheapest
cool cooler the coolest
new newer the newest
baggy baggier the baggiest
stylish more stylish the most stylish
comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable

What about these adjectives…?!

nice colorful old good bad
Comparing Clothes

The _______ is/ are (comparative adj.) than the _______.

The _______ isn’t/ aren’t as (adj.) as the _________.
The _______ is/ are the (superlative adj.)
Key Vocabulary tight
baggy jeans colorful
designer clothes old fashion
dress shoes modern
shopaholic more expensive
dress pants stylish more stylish
bargain hunter
stiletto heels newer
window shopper
high heels better nicer
scarf cheaper worse
credit card cooler the tightest
school uniform the most beautiful
debit card hotter
running shoes
more colorful
bow tie
celebrity more comfortable
Now on to today’s lecture…

Lecture 10
A Quick Personality Test
1. Think of your favorite animal.
2. Think of your second favorite animal.
3. Think of your third favorite animal.
A Quick Personality Test
1. Think of your favorite animal.
This is how people see you. = who you are

2. Think of your second favorite animal.

This is how you want to be seen. = who you wish to be

3. Think of your third favorite animal.

This is how you want to be in the future. = who you want to be
Smart Choice
Focus: Vocabulary, page 50
 Appearance
LOOKS unattractive  average-looking  good-looking

HEIGHT short  medium/average height  tall

BODY SHAPE skinny  thin/slim  average-build  pudgy  athletic  muscular  heavy

HAIR bald  short  medium-length  chin-length  long

AGE young  early-20’s  mid-20’s  late-20’s  middle-aged  elderly

Personality Traits

She/he seems… = I think she/ he is…

outgoing cool
quiet nice
lazy friendly
hardworking bossy
serious loud
funny messy
shy neat
stubborn sweet
Are appearances and
personalities important to you…

… when picking a new friend?

… when picking a new girl/boyfriend?
What do you think
about them?
Describing People
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
young younger the youngest
old older the oldest
funny funnier the funniest
outgoing more outgoing the most outgoing
good better the best
bad worse the worst

Bobby is funnier than Jason.

Kelly is the prettiest.
Mickey is more outgoing than Minnie.
Comparing People

Mike and his baby, Tyson

Smart Choice
Focus: Conversation, page 51
Tall, dark and handsome
Barbara: Hey! That’s Bo Marshall!
Andy: Who?
Barbara: Bo Marshall, the actor. He’s on this show.
Andy: Which one is he? What does he look like?
Barbara: He’s tall, and he has dark hair.
Andy: Oh, I see him. Do you know him?
Barbara: Yes, I do. I went to high school with him.
Andy: Really? What’s he like?
Barbara: He’s really nice. And he’s very hardworking.
Andy: I see. Was he your boyfriend in high school?
Barbara: I wish!
Smart Choice
Focus: Language Practice, page 52
 Be like and look like
Be like… Look like…
What am I like?
What do I look like?
are you
is she do you
is he does she
are we does he
are they do we
is it do they
does it
I am / You are/ He is/ She is/
We are/They are/ It is … I look like/ You look like/ She looks like/
He looks like/ We look like/ They look like/ It
looks like..

I have/ You have/ She has/ He has/ We have/

They have/ It has…
An Answer to an Ad
A: My name’s Charlie. What’s your name?
B: Rose.
A: Well, Rose, I really want to meet you. What do you think?
B: Maybe. What do you look like?
A: Hmm… Uh, well I’m tall, I have blonde hair… Oh! And I’m really
good-looking. Yeah, just like Brad Pitt!
B: Yeah, right! I think you’re bald, heavy, and old.
A: What?! Well, maybe I’m a little old. But I really do have blonde hair.
B: How much hair do you have?
A: Well…
B: Tell the truth!
A: Ah…. Not a lot.
Smart Choice
Focus: My Best Friend, page 103
Personality Characteristics
not very important somewhat important very important

taste in movies level of education hobbies

blood type interests style of clothing
amount of money personality religion

Q: What are the two most important things for couples to have in common?
A: I think the two most important things for a couple to have in
common are ___________ and __________.

Q: What are the two least important things for couples to have in common?
A: I think the two least important things for a couple to have in
common are ______________ and ______________.
Jessica’s Date
A: Yo, Jessica! How was your date with Bobby?
Did you hit it off?
B: Not exactly. It was okay, I guess.
A: Just okay? Oh, come on. Bobby is great!
B: Yeah, but he likes to talk…. a lot!
A: Well, so do you.
B: I know, but he’s not outgoing at all. He loves reading, I like
going to parties. He hates sports and, well, you know I
love playing basketball and soccer.
A: Oh, okay. So what do you want for an ideal mate?
B: Not Bobby, that’s for sure!
Speed Dating
• Have you ever heard of speed dating?
• Do you think you can know somebody in 3 minutes?
• Do you think speed dating is a good way to meet people?
The Daters
Speed Dating Questions
1. What is your name?
2. What is your job?
OR What do you do?
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
OR What are your hobbies?
4. What are some of your interests?
OR What interests you?
New Vocabulary
physical appearance
bald personality characteristics
unattractive bossy
thin average stubborn
athletic average-build messy
heavy average-height clean
mid-length
chin-length
mid-20’s
This week’s homework
Smart Choice: page 44 (#1-2), 45 (#1-2), 47
(#6-7), and 48 (#1-3).
Last week’s homework
Smart Choice: page 39 (#1), 40 (#1 & 3), 41
(#4-5), and 42 (#7-8).
Last Week’s Homework Answers
Page 39 Page 40
Activity #1 Activity #1
2. suit jacket/ jacket 2. nicer 3. baggier
3. shirt/ dress shirt 4. cheaper 5. hotter 6. worse
4. sweater
5. T-shirt Activity #3
6. suit 2. Your scarf is more colorful than mine.
7. tie 3. My brother’s gloves are more stylish than
8. sneakers/ running shoes my gloves.
9. scarf 4. The blue shoes were more expensive than
the black shoes.
10. dress
5. The book is more interesting than the
movie.
Last Week’s Homework Answers
Page 41 Activity #5
Activity #4 2. Your sneakers are dirtier
2. The white car is not as big as the than these black ones.
black one. 3. This dress is more colorful
3. The black car is not as old as the than that cheap one.
white one. 4. These new T-shirts are
4. The black car is not as cheap as whiter than the old ones.
the white one. 5. Evan’s suit is darker than
5. The white car is not as stylish as this one.
the black one. 6. The black jacket is more
OR comfortable than the gray
one.
The black car is not as stylish as
the white one.
 Last Week’s Homework Answers
Page 42 Activity #8
Activity #7 2. I’m looking for
2. I’m looking for a sweater. 3. The sneakers are
3. The sweaters are over there. 4. How much are the white
4. Thanks… How much is the blue one? 5. The black ones are cheaper.
5. $50. The green one is cheaper. It’s 6. They’re
$30. 7. But they aren’t as
6. But it isn’t as nice. What about the red 8. What about the gray ones?
one? How much is that? 9. How much are
7. $40. 10. I’ll take the gray ones.
8. OK. I’ll take the red one.
9. That’s $40, please.