Objective: Developing reading skills.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE.

CHALLENGEUnescramble the following words:

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AHIR

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MY BEST FRIEND (By Andrés Díaz)

My best friend is called Ernesto, and he is my classmate, we go to school together.

Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school principal and his mother is also a teacher. He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is friendly, clever and really hardworking. He always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and well-behaved. All the teachers have a high opinion of him.

Ernesto has a well-built body, he is tall and slim and has small blue eyes and curly brown hair. He likes to do different stuffs. He takes part in all sports, scout and mountaineering activities and he also likes to play the guitar. He has a good heart. He is truthful, honest and obedient.

Ernesto makes his parents very proud of him. He secures good marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. He inspires me to work harder. He keeps me away from bad company. I am happy to have such a friend.

KEY WORDS

School principal: Director.

Maners: Modales.

Stuffs: Cosas.

Truthful: Confiable.

Parents: Padres.

Marks: Notas, calificaciones.

Proud: Orgulloso.

PRE- READING

1. Look at the text and underline the COGNATES.

2. What is a Best friend?

3. Do you have a Best friend? What is his/her name?

READINGI. Look at the text and answer the following

questions.

1. Who is Andrés best friend?

2. Ernesto’s mother is:A) a farmer. B) a teacher.

C) a guitar player. D) a school principal.

3. What DOES Ernesto LOOKS like?A) He is tall and slim.B) He is tall and fat.C) He is friendly and honest.D) He likes to play the guitar.

4. Ernesto has:A) Curly brown hair and blue eyes.B) Straight blond hair and blue eyes.D) Green eyes and curly brown hair.E) Blue eyes and straight blond hair.

5. What IS Ernesto like?A) Tall and thin.B) He likes sports.C) He is fiendly, clever and honest.B) Small blue eyes and curly brown hair.

6. What DOES Ernesto likes?A) Tall and thin.B) He likes sports.C) He is fiendly, clever and honest.B) Small blue eyes and curly brown hair.

II. Answer TRUE or FALSE:

a)Ernesto is a bossy and rude boy. ______b)Teachers have a high opinion of Ernesto. ______c) Ernesto is tall and slim. ______d)Ernesto doesn’t like to play the guitar.

______ e)Ernesto’s parents are very proud of him.

______

III. Match each question with its corresponding answer:

1. What IS Ernesto like?

2. What DOES Ernesto likes?

3. What DOES Ernesto LOOKS like?

___ He is tall and thin. He has curly brown hair and small blue eyes.

____ He likes to play the guitar and to do different stuffs.

___ He is friendly, honest, clever and hard-working.

POST-READNGLANGUAGE FOCUS:

- WHAT DO I/YOU/WE/THEY LIKE?

- WHAT DOES HE/SHE/IT LIKES?

EXAMPLES: -I like to study.- She likes to play tennis

- WHAT ARE I/YOU/WE/THEY LIKE?

- WHAT IS HE/SHE/IT LIKE?

-WHAT DO I/YOU/WE/THEY LOOK LIKE?

-WHAT DOES HE/SHE/IT LOOKS LIKE?

LIKES AND DISLIKES

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

EXAMPLES:-You are honest and messy.- He is clever and loving.

EXAMPLES:-They are short and fat.- It has black curly hair.

REMEMBER:HE / SHE / IT

I / YOU / WE / THEY.

HE / SHE / IT

I / YOU / WE / THEY.

DO

DOES

HAVE

HAS

I. Read the following questions and fill in the blanks:

What DOES your mother LOOK like?My mother’s name is ________, she is _______ and _________. She has ________ and _______ hair, and ________ eyes.

What IS your mother like?My mother is _________, __________ and________,

but a little ___________.

What DOES your mother likes?My mother really likes to ___________________.