LESSON 1 SHE LOOKS GREAT

LESSON 1

SHE LOOKS GREAT

READ THIS DIALOGUE

- Hi Gary! How are things? Are you having a good time?

* Yes , I am just enjoying the party and the food is delicious.

- Gary, Who´s that girl over there near the table?

* Which one? The one wearing the purple sweater?

- Yes, that sweater fits very well, doesn't it? She looks great.

Comprehension questions:

1.      Where are Mary and Peter?

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2.      Who are they talking about?

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3.      What does Peter say at the end of the conversation about the girl?

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

Whenever you want to play a compliment to someone, use what + alan + adjective and exclamation  mark (!) at the end of the sentence.

What a charming girl!

What a lovely lady!

What a nice woman!

What a pretty girl!

What an elegant dress!

Whenever you want to play a compliment to someone you can also use:

Look + adjective or look + intensifier + adjective

That sweater fits her very well; she Looks great!

That is an elegant dress; you look rather elegant!

Listen and practice this conversation

A: Hi, Helen!

B: Wow!” Martha, look at you! Are you having a special meeting today?

A: Why? Is there something wrong?

B: Oh no! You look rather elegant today!

A: Thank you very much.

A: I think I´ll buy this one. It´s a very nice sweater, don´t you think so?

B: Yes, I do. It suits you very well.

A: Thank you.

A: You look rather different today!

B: Really?

A: Now I know, you´ve got a new pair of glasses! You look very smart!

B: Well!, that´s very nice of you.

Read the situation carefully and pay a compliment to the people involved.

Your father is wearing an elegant suit. He looks rather smart and keen.

A friend is showing you a picture of her 15 year-old-cousin. She is really beautiful.

You´ve just moved into a new house. It is very spacious; it has a beautiful and a big garden.

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One of your friends is taking painting lessons. He invites you to see a painting ha has just finished.

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Your friends and you attended a very interesting lecture on human rights. You meet the lecturer after his talk.

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Write short paragraph from the following conversation.

Mr. Stewart:  That’s right!  I have met the chef myself.

Mr. Stewart: Congratulations! Your speech was very interesting.

Mr. Taylor: Well, I’m glad you liked it.

Mr. Stewart: And what a delightful dinner we ha&

Mr. Taylor: It was really good! Mr. Stewart: This is one of the best restaurants in town, that’s why we are here!

Mr. Taylor: The meal was special, wasn’t it?

Start your writing with:

a) Karen: Did you hear the news? My brother just made the football team.

Jo:  Did he? ______________________________________________________________

Karen: Yes. We’re all very happy for him.

b) BilI: I had never seen Romeo and Juliet before.

Ted: Me neither.__________________________________________________________

Bill: I couldn’t agree more.

c) Mary: Are you taking computer science? Have you met the new teacher?

Alice: Sure, I have. _______________________________________________________

d) Paula: I lost my wallet at mail today. To my surprise, a young man called my house and returned it. Nothing was missing.

Jill:  Really? _____________________________________________________________

Look at the situations and write the appropriate tag question

a) A medical talk in high school about AlDS: “Teenagers must be very careful these days. AIDS is becoming a big health problem among young people, _______________?

b) Asking for opinions about drug-addiction: “You are against drug-addiction”, ____________________?”

c) Abortion should be legalized, ________________ ?

d) A language teacher to a math teacher: “The results of last week’s test were terrible”, ____________________?

e) A working husband to his wife: “We can not afford our insurance policy. It is getting very expensive”, ___________________?

f) Having lunch at a restaurant: The food was rather good, ________________?

g) Corruption is a common practice in underdeveloped countries, _________________?

Use tag questions to:

* Ask for opinions:

a) The students were rather elegant in that event, __________________?

b) The speech was pretty boring,

c) It’s a wonderful house, __________________?

d) Sandy is a friendly girl, __________________?

e) The girls are rather smart, __________________?

f) Peter is a handsome boy, _____________________?

            • Confirm one’s impressions or opinions:

a) The girls are excited, ________________________?

b) The students weren’t nervous, _____________________?

c) Your homework wasn’t good enough, _____________________?

Question Tags are questions in a short form. They are always at the end of a sentence. They are common in conversations to ask or to confirm one’s impressions or opinions or to agree en facts and ideas.

Notice:

In declarative sentences, question tags adopt the negative form, for example: Manan is your classmate, isn’t she?

In negative sentences, question tags adopt the affirmative form, for example: Charles hasn’t arrived yet, has he?

Expressing surprises and compliments. Write a sentence starting with: “What a /an ….!”

a) Tell a friend the house she has is really comfortable:

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b) Show your surprise about the beautiful car he has:

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c) At a store, a person sees an elegant dress. What does she say?

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d) You meet your brother’s girl for the first time and she’s very nice. You say:

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e) A person coming from France goes to “Los Roques” for the first time, and he tells you that you have an amazing country. What does he say?

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f) Your sister’s best friend has a baby and she’s very friendly with strangers. You say:

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g) You attended a very interesting lecture. It is over, and you want to give a compliment to the lecturer. What would you say?

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h) You go to a party. The hostess is very kind to ah the guests and she is a lovely woman. What do you say?

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Complete these sentences by using the adjectives below:

Wonderful - smart - interesting – nice - Iovely - delightful

a) This has been a _____________________ party!

b) It was a__________________________ dinner, congratulations.

c) You gave a rather __________________ speech!

d) ______________________________ on your birthday!

e) Congratulations, you got 20 on the test, you’re very_____________________________

LANGUAGE CHECK

SHOWING SURPRISE	GIVING COMPLEMENTS	THANKING PEOPLE
What a lovely girl! What a charming girl! What a nice hostess! You look rather elegant today! The dress you´re wearing is very elegant!	Your speech was very interesting! The music was excellent! It was a wonderful party! You´ve got the highest score, congratulations! It was a delightful dinner!	Thank you very much. That´s very nice of you. That´s very kind of you. I´m glad to hear that, thank you.