Spotlight 8 (Who's who?) 1d

People

You will learn how to use comparisons and new words describing appearance. You will learn how to use comparisons and new words describing appearance. You will be able to describe people’s relations and appearance using adjectives and adverbs. Objectives for today

Age Looks Height Weight Hair Eyes Personality Interests

Can you describe this person?

as + прилагательное + as такой же, как He is not as strong as his father. not as(so) + прилагательное + as не такой, как She is as pretty as her sister. прилагательное в сравнительной степени + and + прилагательное в сравнительной степени показывает увеличение или уменьшение какого-либо качества The day is getting shorter and shorter. Сравнительные конструкции

B C D A 4 2 3 1

Relationships acquaintance classmates nephew niece neighbours aunt uncle acquaintance colleagues stepmother stepfather

Adverbs of degree a bit a little pretty quite very really

Idioms Выражать свое мнение Don’t be afraid to speak your mind to be a pain in the neck Быть назойливым, быть костью в горле Peter is very annoying; he is a regular pain in the neck. to get on someone’s nerves The birds are getting on his nerves. to drive someone crazy Would you stop shouting, you're driving me crazy! to hold one’s tongue "If my father asks you about me, please hold your tongue." to break the ice Don’t be too shy to break the ice.