Living English 2A Unit 1 Popular Creations Speaking Tasks http://www.aristo.com.hk

join ideas together in a sentence. Pre-task (1) Using ‘and’ and ‘but’ Connectives : join ideas together in a sentence. and join similar ideas e.g. Mary is cute and slim. but join different /contrasting ideas. e.g. Peter is naughty but smart. p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

This monkey is big and strong. and is used here to join similar ideas, i.e. about the look of the monkey. This monkey is big and strong. p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

This monkey is weak but has a strong will but is used in this case to show contrasting qualities about the monkey. This monkey is weak but has a strong will p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre – Task (1) Exercise Study the pairs of comments about the cartoon characters in the pictures. Join the sentences using and or but. p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

This man has red hair. He has a white beard. 1. This man has red hair. He has a white beard.   This man has red hair and a white beard. p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Sharks have sharp teeth. They have powerful jaws too. 2. Sharks have sharp teeth. They have powerful jaws too.   Sharks have sharp teeth and powerful jaws.   p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

This dog is very naughty. It is very loyal to its owner 3. This dog is very naughty. It is very loyal to its owner This dog is very naughty but very loyal to its owner.   p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

The monsters looks ugly but has a kind heart. 4. The monster looks ugly. He has a kind heart.   The monsters looks ugly but has a kind heart.   p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

The stepmother is cruel to Cinderella. She is very kind to 5. The stepmother is cruel to Cinderella. She is very kind to her own daughters.   The stepmother is cruel to Cinderella but very kind to her own daughters.   p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

McMug is smart but his cousin, McDull, is a bit slow. 6. McMug is smart. His cousin, McDull, is a bit slow.   McMug is smart but his cousin, McDull, is a bit slow.   p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre-Task (2) Using Adjectives to describe looks and character When you describe people/ characters in a story, you can talk about how they look and about their character using adjectives. p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

I don’t like Homer Simpson. He is ugly and stupid. I like McMug. He is nice and warm . p.20 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre-Task (2) Part A Look at the adjectives given in pairs in the box. Each pair describe a positive and a negative quality. Can you enter them under the suitable headings? p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

How do they look? strong big pretty slim tall cheerful healthy weak small ugly fat short sad ill p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

What is their character like? polite gentle good – tempered hardworking outgoing clever rude violent bad – tempered lazy shy stupid p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre-Task (2) Part B Decide how people in the picture looks. Then listen to the tape or your teacher. Decide which person is being described. p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

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Write the numbers (1-8 ) in the suitable box. 4 5 p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

3 6 7 2 p.21 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre – Task 2 Part C Look at the pictures. Use a suitable adjective in A (p.21) to describe the character who is talking in the picture. p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

You do the cleaning, darling. 1. I just can’t move. You do the cleaning, darling. The man is . lazy p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

The boy is . stupid Two plus two? Er … five ! 2. p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

3. I just hate going to parties and meeting new people! shy The man is .   p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

4. I just love going to parties and meeting people! outgoing The girl is . p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

5. After you! The boy is . polite p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

The man is . bad-tempered I told you I have a bad temper. 6. p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

7. How do I look? The toad looks .  ugly p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Pre -Task (2) Part D Jimmy is describing his favourite movie, ‘Finding Nemo’ in an e-mail to you. However, there are some words missing. Please fill in the blanks. p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Gosh! You must see this wonderful movie. The underwater scenes are so only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave Gosh! You must see this movie. The underwater scenes are so very real. The story is very and easy to understand. Marlin is a clown fish with bright and white stripes. wonderful simple orange p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

When Marlin lost his and beloved wife, he becomes very worried only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave When Marlin lost his and beloved wife, he becomes very worried about his one and son, Nemo. Marlin has his reason. One day, Nemo has a weak fin but a will. dear only strong p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

He is and likes to swim to places he has never been to before. One only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave He is and likes to swim to places he has never been to before. One day Nemo gets caught and ends up in a fish tank in a dentist’s office. There, he is bullied by Darla, a girl with a violent and temper. curious nasty p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

big Brave Marlin goes to look for Nemo only friendly simple big wonderful nasty orange dear curious strong brave Marlin goes to look for Nemo in the wide ocean. Helped by nice and sea creatures along the way, he finally is reunited with his dear little boy.   Brave big friendly p.22 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Task 2 Part A Pair up with your partner and think about a cartoon character to present in the guessing game. p.23 http://www.aristo.com.hk

Task 2 Part B (Sample Notes) Name of cartoon character: McMug About the look About the character Smart and clever (thumb up) Happy (smile) Round and fat (take a breath and keep the mouth bulging) Big snout (point at the nose) Small eyes (close the eyes into a narrow slit) p.23 http://www.aristo.com.hk

presentation like this... Task 2 Part C You can start your presentation like this... http://www.aristo.com.hk

I’m round and fat ...   p.24 http://www.aristo.com.hk

My snout is big ... p.24 http://www.aristo.com.hk

One of my friends is a goose.   p.24 http://www.aristo.com.hk