Adjectives with preps (prepositional phrases) Be + adjective

Adjectives with preps (prepositional phrases) Be + adjective + ed/t + prep

UpS Pre SB p9 ex 7 1. John is good at languages. 2., She is very good to her patients. 3. He is very friendly with parents. 4. She’s afraid of her sister. 5. Pat is jealous of her sister. 6. He is kind to his parents. 7. Ann is patient with children. 8. Pete is rude to his friends.

UpS Pre SB p21 ex 11 1. New York is different from Los Angeles. 2. The square crowded with people. 3. London is famous for its nightlife. 4. The town centre is full of cheap restaurants. 5. Are you familiar with this area? 6. This town is familiar to me. I used to live here.

To be Absent from Accustomed to Acquainted with Afraid of Allergic to Amazed at/by Amused at/with/by Angry at sb Angry at what sb does Ashamed of Bad at Bad to Capable of Careful of Careless about\with Certain of Care about Care for sb (=like) Clever at Crazy about Curious about Delighted with Dressed in

Appearance/character1 Crooked Sensitive friendly Handsome slim nervous serious calm silent Selfish easy-going greedy Good looking generous dangerous Pale complexion cruel wicked Fair complexion Caring jealousy Brave cunning cold-hearted Medium /strong /average build friendly Normal=common=plain=simple=ordinary look evil Hunched Optimistic considerate

Appearance/character2 Bossy industrious calm Silent Lazy whimsical Talkative honest unsociable Eloquent protruding / bulging eyes Smart Almond-shaped Blonde Bulging Kind Rude Round Excellent strange relaxed slow

FIRST IMPRESSIONS DESCRIBING PEOPLE Complete the conversation between two friends, Julie and Anita with words or phrases from the box. Eyes big what do they look like shaved healthy tanned Average dark brown hair what’s his hair like pointed

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Describing clothes: Texture: creased furry shiny smooth Materials: cotton wool leather silk satin nylon fleece gortex Patterns: check flowery spotty stripy plain Shape: baggy long loose short tight

Other: high-heeled halfway up long-sleeved short-sleeved double-breasted fur-trimmed lined matching

Matching is used to describe things which are of the same colour or design. She bought more fabric in the same design so she could make matching curtains and cushions. ...a coat and a matching handbag

vocabulary Actions: to pause, raise, nod, remark, reply, pace, spring (sprang-sprang), take off, straighten, address, hide Features: limbs, chest, barbaric, aristocratic, majestic, nervous, strong determination, thick moustache, straight chin, upper part, true identity

It’s a kind of … It’s a sort of +adjective It’s a bit like a … It looks like a +noun It looks …

Samples: She ‘s wearing a scarf. Her hat is a sort of bonnet. She is wearing the elegant, baggy, long trousers. She’s also wearing a kind of swinger (short bell-shaped topcoat ). He looks like a swinger. (A swinger is a person who is lively and fashionable).

She is wearing high-…….. shoes. That’s a nice long- ……. top. Her dress hasn’t got a pattern. It’s ……. No, my coat isn’t tight. It’s …………… She’s wearing a blue skirt and a ……………. jacket. Oh, no! It isn’t a nylon top. It’s a ………………. top. I’ve got a …….. coat for the winter. Your top isn’t smooth. It’s ……..……… .