Unit 5: Descriptions: Feeling Adjectives

UNIT 5: DESCRIPTIONS
FEELING ADJECTIVES
Lead-in: How are you today? How does the person next to you feel?
1. Match the correct feeling to each photo.
angry worried exhausted

hungry happy hot
surprised bored tired
cold sad thirsty
1. hot 2. _______ 3. _______
2. Put the feelings in the correct box.
“I’m good.” “I’m not okay.”
4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______
3. In pairs, ask and answer.
Are you good today?

 Yes, I am.
 No, I’m not. I’m …
7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______
How are you?
 I’m tired and …
 Useful Language:
10. _______ 11. _______ 12. _______  Are you good today?
 Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
 How are you today?
 I’m (…).
4. Listen and underline the correct feeling

for each sentence. (E.021)
Critical thinking: How do you feel after an
1. A: Is Noah’s mum sad? exercise?
B: No, she isn’t.
NOTE:
She’s angry / worried.
2. A: How are Chris and David?  We can use “feel” with Adjectives to
describe a feeling at a certain time or at
B: They’re happy / surprised.
the moment.
3. A: Is Ted worried?
B: No, he isn’t.  I feel good.
He’s bored / tired.  How do you feel when you are sick?
4. A: How is Ashley?  I feel tired.
B: She’s very hot / cold.
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PERSONALITY AND APPEARANCE ADJECTIVES
Lead-in: Describe your friend in THREE words.
1 2 3
4 5 6 7
1. Complete the sentences 1-7 using 4. Which adjectives can describe both
the words in the box to describe the people and objects?
people in the pictures above.
e.g.: This is a very helpful book.
funny tall fat kind Critical thinking: Which adjectives are impolite
thin medium-height short to say?
lazy helpful selfish
5. In pairs, describe a person in class using
1. He is lazy. the given phrase below. DO NOT say the
2. She … name, “he” or “she”.
He …  This person is (not very) … (and …/ but …)
3. The man on the left …  They are (not very) … (and …/ but …)
The man next to him …
The third man … NOTE: We can use they to refer to a person
4. The boy in the blue shirt … without saying “he” or “she”.
5. The girl …
6. The man …
6. Listen to three speakers. Who are they
7. The woman …
talking about? (E.022)
2. Put the words in Exercise 1 in the Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3:

correct box of Adjectives. _________ _________ _________
Personality Appearance
adjectives adjectives
7. Listen again. Choose the correct words.
(E.022)
Speaker 1: He is good looking / tall and thin
/ overweight.
Speaker 2: He isn’t nice / is happy and
3. Add TWO more words you know to great.
each box. Speaker 3: She is nice and different / nice
but difficult / nice and not
difficult.
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COMMON ADJECTIVES
Discussion: Look at the photos of cars big cheap clean dirty expensive
A and B. Match the pictures with the
fast new old slow small
correct Adjectives.
Car A is … Car B is a/an … car.

0. expensive 5. ____________________
1. __________________ 6. ____________________
2. __________________ 7. ____________________
3. __________________ 8. ____________________
4. __________________ 9. ____________________
ADJECTIVES WITH BE
RULE: 2. In pairs, compare the two cars with ‘and’
and ‘but’.
 We use Adjectives (adj) to describe.
Adjectives go after the verb be. e.g.: Car A is new and fast but Car B is old
 I am tired. and slow.
 My bike isn’t clean.
 The rooms are big. 3. Order the words to make sentences.
 Are you worried? 0. I / happy and surprised / am
 We can combine both the Adjective and  I am happy and surprised.
Noun to make a noun phrase. 1. English book / The / new / is
 I’m not a happy person.  _________________________________
 This white pen is old. 2. red / not / Her / is / pen
 Turtles aren’t very fast animals.  _________________________________
NOTE: Remember, place the article a or an in 3. your house / old / Is?
front of the noun phrase.  _________________________________
 There’s an old book in the bag.
4. not fast / bikes / those / Are?
1. Write sentences with the words below.  _________________________________
5. Our offices / not / big and new / are
0. Tom, big.  Tom is big.
1. Hoa, not beautiful.  _________________________________
2. My parents, sad. 6. That / a / phone / is / new
3. Milo, an old dog.  _________________________________
4. They, not new teachers. 7. is / very big / My bedroom / not / place / a
5. You, okay?
 _________________________________
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LANGUAGE APPLICATION: PRACTICE WITH ADJECTIVES
 Useful language:
1. Listen to a conversation. Answer the
questions. (E.023)
 What do/ does … look like?
1. How many people are there?  He/ She/ It is (tall and thin).
2. Are they friends or family?  They are (short but cute).
3. Are they at home or in a car?
 What is/ are … like?
 He/ She/ It is (new and fast).
2. Listen to each part of the conversation.  They are (lazy but smart).
Fill in the gaps with Adjectives. (E.024)
PRESENTATION: Getting ready

1 John: I'm 0 thirsty. Where's the water?
Lisa: Sorry, it's empty. 4. Answer the questions with sentences
using Adjectives, ‘and’ AND/OR ‘but’ to
John: Empty?
describe:
Lisa: Yes, empty. Let's stop for some food.
A An object at home
Henry's 1 _________.
John: OK.  What is it?
 What does it look like?
2 John: What's the matter?
 What is it like?
Lisa: I'm 2 _________.
Can you close your window? B A family member or a friend
John: Cold? It's hot!  Who are they?
Lisa: I'm cold. And Henry's 3 _________.  What do they look like?
John: OK.  What are they like?
3 Lisa: Please don't drive fast! 5. In pairs, ask and answer the questions
This road's really 4 _________. above.
John: Don't worry. I'm a 5 _________ driver. Critical thinking: What else can you say
Lisa: Be careful! about a person or an object?
4 Lisa: Let's look for a hotel. PRESENTATION:

John: No, let's not stop now. Talk about a favourite family member
Lisa: But I'm 6 _________ and it's dark. or a close friend.
And Henry's 7 _________, too.
Talk about your most favourite object
John: OK, OK. Look for a hotel near here.
at home.
3. In pair, ask your partner and see how they

feel about each situation.
How do you feel …
 when you are on a very fast car?
 after a very long trip?
 when you are on an empty and dark road?
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UNIT 5: DESCRIPTIONS

1. Match the correct feeling to each photo.

angry worried exhausted

4. ___ 5. _ 6. _____

3. In pairs, ask and answer.

Are you good today?

4. Listen and underline the correct feeling

Lead-in: Describe your friend in THREE words.

2. Put the words in Exercise 1 in the Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3:

Car A is … Car B is a/an … car.

PRESENTATION: Getting ready

4 Lisa: Let's look for a hotel. PRESENTATION:

3. In pair, ask your partner and see how they

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