Is there a special person in your life?

I’m pretty sure there is and today we are going to speak about this person.

Before we discuss this person in detail, we need to learn some vocabulary first. We should also revise the vocabulary, right?

Family and close people vocabulary

I’m sure you already know many words, but here we are going to refresh our memory.

Look at the word cloud. How many words do you know?

Want a challenge? Here’s a crossword puzzle to check your knowledge and your spelling—English spelling can be quite tricky.

So, first question, who is your special person?

• My special person is my…. /A special person for me is my ….

Next question. Why is this person special?

• This person is special because she/he is….. Oops! We need some vocabulary to describe this person’s personality.
• Grab a pen and paper and watch the video. and write down the personality adjectives you can hear.

How many adjectives did you manage to write?

Watch again and mark the adjectives you hear. Be careful because there are some traps!

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A2 Listening That special person Adjectives

Have you watched the video?

Listen carefully and select ONLY the PERSONALITY adjectives you hear.

 

Activity by Serena

Mark ONLY the PERSONALITY adjectives you hear.

organised

disorganised

Select only the personality adjective you hear.

mean

understanding

Select only the personality adjective you hear.

kind

patient

Select only the personality adjective you hear.

pretty

outgoing

Select only the personality adjective you hear.

nice

generous

Your score is

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So now you know some adjectives, how would you describe your favourite person?

Here are some adjectives and expressions you can use, but first you will need to learn them. Match the expression with the meaning.

Listening

Watch the video again and answer the questions True or False

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A2 Listening. T/F That Special Person

Have you watched the video?

Listen carefully and select true or false

 

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Grace says that she is like her sister.

True

False

Grace says her sister is very friendly.

True

False

Arthur says that when he met his wife he was getting off a bus.

True

False

Arthur says he and his wife are a happily married couple.

True

False

Arthur says his wife is very funny.

True

False

Marcus met his special person when he visited a doctor in hospital.

True

False

Marcus can tell everyone who his special person is.

True

False

Marcus describes his special person as patient and understanding.

True

False

Your score is

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Speaking

Before we dive into speaking about our special person, let’s have a look some of the useful language.

• Is there a special person in your life: Yes/No answer.
• Who is this special person? It’s my …. wife/husband/best friend/grandmother …
• How would you describe this person? This person is Adj, Adj and Adj.
• Where did you meet this special person? I met this person …
• What were you doing when you met this person? I was working at a hospital.

Now you!

Practise the structures with your group.

Let me know if you liked the lesson.