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Chapter 1 Family

Lesson 2

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阿卡索初级雅思口语

IELTSBasic Speaking

Describing Family Members

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III. Speaking Practice (12 minutes)

TI: No class time allocated here.

I. Warm-up (4 minutes) II. Personality Adjectives(个性形容词) (7 minutes)

IV. Review (2 minutes)

In this lesson, you’ll learn:• How to describe family members with personality adjectives. • How to include more detailed information in your description.

Content

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I. Warm-up

Find nine personality adjectives below. Read them out loud.

TI: Ask S to find the adjective words and guide S to repeat the words. Then, ask S the questions.

Question: Do you know what these words mean?Which adjective can describe you?

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Learn the following adjectives and their definitions.

TI: Learn the words and ask S the question.

II. Personality Adjectives

Question:Can you think of someone in your life that can be described by these words?

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Bossy /ˈbɒsɪ/

•adj. 专横的，好发号施令的

•A bossy person is always telling people what to do.

Calm /kɑːm/

•adj. 镇定的，平静的

•Peaceful, quiet, and without worry.

Clever /ˈklevə/

•adj. 聪明的

•Having the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily.

Confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

•adj. 自信的

•Being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans or the future.

© 2018 Acadsoc LimitedTI: Complete the descriptions and check the answers. The answers are on the upper corner of next page. Then, ask S the question.

Complete the descriptions with proper personality adjectives.

1. My mother can learn new things quickly. She’s very _______.2. My father is very ______. He tells me what to do on everything.3. I’m _______ because I believe in myself.4. My sister is always quiet and peaceful. She’s very _______.

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II. Personality Adjectives

Bossy Calm Clever Confident

Question: Can you think of some other personality adjectives?

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Listen to three speakers talking about their family members. Before you listen, read the following questions, and answer them afterwards.

TI: Ask S to listen to the recording, and answer the question. Listen twice if needed.

Turn to the next page for the transcript of Speaker 1’s description and the analysis.

III. Speaking Practice

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Answer keys: 1. clever 2. bossy 3. confident 4. calm

• What adjectives did you hear from the speakers?• Apart from the personality adjectives, how do the speakers

describe their family members?

http://www.acadsoc.com.cn/IES/Aplayer.aspx?code=16E570A5BDD6E5BF(1:01)

© 2018 Acadsoc Limited TI: Explain to S the transcript for Speaker 1.

Speaker 1 introduces his mother as a kind and creative person. But he doesn’t just say “My mum is a kind and creative person.” He uses detailed information. Check the transcript:

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My mother is very kind. She loves everybody. She looks like her sister. They’ve both got curly hair. My mum is a creative person. She makes things all the time.

personality adjective

detailed information

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© 2018 Acadsoc LimitedTI: Ask S to describe his/her own family members with personality adjectives and detailed information.

5 minutesIII. Speaking Practice

Exercise: Describe your own family members with personality adjectives. Try to include as many details as possible. You can use the adjectives we learnt today.

* You can try to include their names and their jobs. (lesson 1)

e.g. My brother John is a dentist. He is a very clever person. He can learn to speak a new language in a few months.

bossy calm clever confident creative funny friendly happy kind

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© 2018 Acadsoc Limited TI: Do a review of today’s lesson briefly.

You have learnt in this lesson:

• How to describe family members with personality adjectives.

• How to include more detailed information in your description.

bossy calm clever confident creative funny friendly happy kind

Vocabulary:

IV. Review

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See you next class!