W25 - Pre - Int

Week 25 – Pre – Intermediate  - Smile !

 

 

I)            Reading :

 

1)   Look at this expression: Say ‘Cheese’!

2)   Discuss the questions.

•        When  do  people say  this?

•        What do you say in your language? 

•        Do you find it easy  to smile for photographs?

 

3)   Use five of the following words to complete the following article about smiling. Choose an appropriate singular or plural form for each word.

Cheek       dimple           mouth              tooth            eyebrow         eye    wrinkles

 

‘Smile and the world smiles with you. Cry and you cry alone.’

According to  research from the USA, we  smile for many different reasons. There's the  listener/ response smile. When  two people are having a conversation, the  listener smiles to encourage the speaker.

There's the  polite smile. This is  the sort of smile you make when your aunt gives you a horrible birthday present. There's the miserable smile.  For  example, when you  go  to the dentist, and he tells you that you  need to  have a  ___________ taken out.

Very often, these social smiles are  not real : they are  frequently 'fake' smiles. Fake smiles are  easy to do - you  just have to tighten the  muscles in  your  ______________.

But there's only one  smile that is  the smile of true enjoyment. This smile is extremely hard  to fake.  It involves the muscles at the corners of the  __________  and the  muscles around the eyes.

When  someone gives a true smile, the  ____________ get smaller, and  you  see

little wrinkles around the edge. The eyebrows go up and on  some  people, _________________ appear in  their cheeks.

The  genuine smile of enjoyment not only makes us  feel  good, but it makes others feel  good too.

 

II)         Vocabulary :

1)   Match each group of adjectives with an  appropriate noun to  make common

collocations for description.

a) thick  /  thin   

b) pale  /  rosy  

c)  curly  /  straight /  wavy 

d)  full  /  thin 

e)  square  /  pointed 

f)  straight  /  white 

1  chin

2  eyebrows

3  lips

4  teeth

5  hair

6  cheeks

2)   Which features do you like on a man or a woman?

 

III)       Reading :What’s in a smile?

1)   The way you smile can show what sort of person you are.  Read the article below and match one of the headings (a-d)  with each paragraph (1-4).

a)  Shy       b)  Cheeky         c)  Confident           d)  Sociable

1 _____________

This is the smile of a joker. The  raised  eyebrows and dimples in  the cheeks show 

a good sense of humour and a warm  personality. This sort of person is often a bit of a rebel- they have  no respect for authority.  

2 ______

The wide, toothy smile shows that this person is easygoing and friendly. They enjoy being in a crowd and are good fun to go out with. They’re always looking for the next party.

3 ___________

The smile is in the eyes. This is a sensitive person, and a loyal friend. This sort of person thinks before they speak and is a good listener. They don’t like being the centre of attention in a crowd.

4 ________

This is a smile that says, ‘I know it all.’ This type of person is very sure of themselves. They like a good argument, and they usually win. They’re hard-working and very ambitious. And they can be quite bossy.

 

2)   Think about your family, your friends, your colleagues. Can you match the

descriptions (1-4)  to anybody you know?

 

IV)        Vocabulary:

1)   Match each adjective with its definition.

a) ambitious 

b)  bossy 

c)  confident 

d)  easygoing 

e)  loyal 

f)  sensitive 

g)  shy 

h)  sociable

1  certain about his or her abilities

2 continues to support a person in difficult times

3 really wants to become successful, rich, or famous

4  cares about other people's feelings

5  friendly and enjoys being with other people

6  tells other people what to do a1l  the time

7  relaxed,  calm and not easy to upset

8  nervous in  the company of other people

 

2)   Listen to six different people talking. 

Choose the most appropriate adjective from Exercise 1 to  describe each one.

3)   Find out about your own personality! In your opinion, what is the best adjective to describe these five  things? Use the following adjectives

addictive    affectionate          aggressive         annoying        calm      deep        dirty         faithfull     hot     independent       mysterious    nasty     selfish      stormy      strong

1     a dog  =  _____________  3  a  rat = ___________  5  an ocean = ___________

2  a cat =____________  4  coffee =_______________

 

V)          Homework :

Match the following adjectives with the sentences below.

ambitious        bossy                confident                  easygoing

loyal                sensitive               shy                     sociable

a)   I find  it difficult to  talk to people that I don't know very well. ______________ 

b)   I know I’m going to be successful. ____________________

c)   l love going to parties and meeting new people. _________________

d)   I make the decisions; here, so do what I tell you. _____________________

e)   I really understand your problems. I know exactly how you feel. _______________

f)    I want to be the most successful businessman in the country . _______________

g)   You can decide. I don't mind. _________________

h)   I know  that I will always support you. _____________________________