Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Describing Friends

Lesson Notes June 25, 2024 (Elementary)

• Did the movie make you feel sick (to your stomach)?

• Have you started using your air conditioner yet?

• I got into the habit of only using the dehumidify function.

• I had the battery replaced in my phone.

• The bottle was (a little bit / nearly) empty.

• Some train staff and a lot of passengers were standing near the gate.

• I went to a (goodbye / farewell) party.

• The drinks were really weak and were not cold. (NOT lukewarm)

• We want to try the farewell party again. (NOT we want to revenge)

Vocabulary

• Sick (to one’s stomach); feeling nauseous

• Weak; (adj) having little flavour or power

• Strong; (adj) having a strong flavour or power

• Lukewarm; (of liquid or food that should be hot) not warm enough

Describing Friends

Assignment 02

Character; friendly, funny, intelligent, lazy, naughty, shy

• What kind of person are you?

• Outgoing; friendly and likes to talk to and meet new people

Appearance; curly, grey, handsome, long, middle-aged, strong, tall, thin, wrinkled

• What do you look like?

Main Text: Section 5

What does (the man in picture A) look like?

• He has a short beard.

• She has long blonde hair.

• She has long hair and its blonde. (NOT long hair and blonde)

• She has a lot of tattoos.

• He has short curly hair.

• We sometimes want to avoid certain hurtful words, like “fat”, “overweight” etc, so we use softer terms

• He’s a big guy.

• He’s large.