People

APPEARANCE
Hair: bald, dark, fair, red, grey, blond, fringe, plaits, ponytail, shoulder-length, curly, straight, wavy
Age: in her/his (early/mid/late) teens, twenties, thirties, middle-aged, young, elderly
Face: chin, eyebrows, forehead, freckles, wrinkles, lips, moustache, shape; narrow/thin/long/round
General: good-looking, dark/light complexion, short, tall, well-built, overweight, slim, pretty

The Beatles
Listen to the song and fill in the gaps

Girl
Is there (1)… going to listen to my (2)…
All about the girl(3) .. came to stay?
She`s a kind of girl, you want so much, it makes you (4)…
Still you don`t (5)… a single day. Oh, girl, girl, girl…
When I think of all these(6) … I`ve tried so hard to(7) … her,
She will turn to me and start to (8)….
And she (9)… the Earth to me and I (10)… her,
After all this time I don`t know (11)… Oh, girl, girl, girl…
She`s a kind of girl who (12)… you (13)…
When friends are there, you feel a (14)…
When you say, she`s looking good, she (15)… as if it`s understood.
She`s cool, cool, cool… Girl, girl, girl…
Was she told when she was young that (16)… would lead to(17)…
Did she understand it when they said,
That a man must break his back to(18) … his day of (19)…?
Will she still believe it when he`s (20)…? Oh, girl, girl, girl…
Who, regret, anybody, story, times, sorry, cry, leave, why, promises, fool, act, puts, pain, down, earn, pleasure, dead, leisure, believe

Check yourself
Girl
Is there (1) anybody, going to listen to my (2)story
All about the girl(3) who came to stay?
She`s a kind of girl, you want so much, it makes you (4)sorry
Still you don`t (5)regret a single day. Oh, girl, girl, girl…
When I think of all these(6)times I`ve tried so hard to(7)leave her,
She will turn to me and start to (8) cry
And she (9) promises the Earth to me and I (10) believe her,
After all this time I don`t know (11) why Oh, girl, girl, girl…
She`s a kind of girl who (12) puts you (13)down
When friends are there, you feel a (14) fool
When you say, she`s looking good, she (15) acts as if it`s understood.
She`s cool, cool, cool… Girl, girl, girl…
Was she told when she was young that (16) pain would lead to(17) pleasure
Did she understand it when they said,
That a man must break his back to(18) earn his day of (19) leisure?
Will she still believe it when he`s (20) dead? Oh, girl, girl, girl…

What does the girl look like?
She looks…
I would imagine she is…
I would guess she is…
She appears to be…
I think she likes…

Use more adjectives
immature, thoughtless, ambitious, bad-tempered, honest, loyal, impolite, selfish, foolish, caring
Fayina always tells the truth. Sometimes , though, she forgets how it can hurt other people`s feelings. ________________, _______________
Grigori never betrays his friends and he always tries to help them with their problems. _____________, _____________
Nadine wants to be famous, and she thinks that the whole world should be interested in her and her problems. _______________, _________________
Robert needs to grow up and stop behaving in such a stupid way. ____________, ______________
Karolek is always angry about something. He never says “please” or “thank you”. ______________, ________________

Check yourself
Fayina always tells the truth. Sometimes , though, she forgets how it can hurt other people`s feelings. (honest, thoughtless)
Grigori never betrays his friends and he always tries to help them with their problems. (loyal, caring)
Nadine wants to be famous, and she thinks that the whole world should be interested in her and her problems. (ambitious, selfish)
Robert needs to grow up and stop behaving in such a stupid way. (immature, foolish)
Karolek is always angry about something. He never says “please” or “thank you”. (bad-tempered, impolite)

Use more adverbs
Cleverly, nervously, proudly, bravely, angrily, gently, excitedly
Jill _______ showed her parents the prize she had won.
George shouted ________ at his brother and ran out of his house.
Meisha opened her letter __________ and began to read.
Rita waited ___________ outside the headmaster`s office.
Paul __________ fixed the problem with my computer and we surfed the Internet.
Mr. Simpson ______________ decided to go back into the burning house.
Alice lifted the baby up ________ and held him in her arms.
Which sentences might have more than one answer?

Check yourself
Jill proudly showed her parents the prize she had won.
George shouted angrily at his brother and ran out of his house.
Meisha opened her letter excitedly and began to read.
Rita waited nervously outside the headmaster`s office.
Paul cleverly fixed the problem with my computer and we surfed the Internet.
Mr. Simpson bravely decided to go back into the burning house.
Alice lifted the baby up gently and held him in her arms.

Write a paragraph
Everybody knew that a new girl was starting at our school. We heard that her name was Katyuska. The desk next to me was empty and I knew she would probably sit there. When I got to school on Monday I quickly hung my coat up and went to my desk. There was the new girl.
She was…
Lessons started and I found out that she was excellent at maths. She even helped me with one or two problems. I knew we were going to be great friends from that day on.

Composition development
Homework

Informal letter
You`ve received a letter from your pen-friend Andrew
“… We moved our house a couple of weeks ago and I had to change school. I feel very lonely because I haven`t got friends here and I miss my classmates and teachers. In your previous letter you wrote that you had met your best friend at school. How did it happen? What is your friend like? How do you spend your free time together?”
Write a letter to Andrew. In your letter answer all his questions.
Write 80-100 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.

Answer the questions
Who are you going to write a letter?
Why are you going to write a letter?
What is written at the beginning and at the end of the letter?
What is the main topic of the letter?
How many paragraphs are there in the letter?
What grammar structures would you choose to describe your friend?