6B Roles people play

Q U IC K REVIEW A d je c tiv e s (2): c h a ra c te r W rite six ch a ra cte r adjectives. Then th in k o f one person you know fo r each adjective . W ork in pairs. Tell yo u r p a rtn e r a b o u t th e people.

Vocabulary and Speaking Relationships (2)

H I a Work in pairs. Put these words into two groups: 1 family relationships, 2 other relationships. Check new words in m m m m p138.

uncle 1 aunt boss niece nephew flatmate• • • • cousin close friend ex-girlfriend neighbour stepfather grandmother twin brother colleague relative great-grandfather employer employee sister-in-law

b How many other words can you make with ex-, step,

grand, great-, and -in -la w? H a Make a list of all the roles you play in life.

I ’m a stepfather, a brother, a neighbour... b Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. 1 Which of your roles do you like? Which don’t you like? 2 How many of the same roles do you have?

I really lik e being a stepfather.

I like being a m other, but I don ’t lik e being a boss.

Listening and Speaking

a Work in pairs. Take turns to describe a person in the picture. Don’t say his/her name. Your partner says who it is.

This person is wearing a long white dress. She looks very happy. ' ■

b Work in the same pairs. Guess the names of these people. 1 Jake’s twin brother Dom 2 Jake’s great-uncle 3 Jake’s best friend 4 Jake’s aunt 5 Eric’s wife 6 Jake’s colleague

a ^ ^ ^ 1 9 Listen to Dom and Charlie talking at the wedding. Check your answers to 3b. b Listen again and fill in the gaps.

D ian a’s b e s t1 friend is N ao m i. She’s the happiest person D om knows. Her 2 Eric, is the most boring m an D o m ’s ever 3 and Charlie thinks he’s got the worst 4 ever. D o m ’s richest relative is his 5 , Harriet. She’s also got the biggest 6 . The owner of the most popular 7 _ in tow n is Rupert. Patrick is D o m ’s least favourite 8 . H e ’s next birthday and his 10

is only 76!

HELP WITH GRAMMAR S u p e rla tiv e s a Look at 4b again. How do we make superlatives of these adjectives? 1 one-syllable adjectives [rich, etc.) 2 one-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant (big, etc.) 3 two-syllable adjectives ending in -y {happy, etc.) 4 two-syllable adjectives (boring, etc.) 5 adjectives with 3 syllables or more (popular, etc.) 6 the adjectives good and bad TIP • The opposite of most is least: He’s my least favourite relative.

b Which word is missing in this sentence? She’s happiest person I know. c Look at these sentences. Why don’t we use the before the superlatives? He’s Jake’s best friend. She’s our richest relative.

m E E * 20 PRONUNCIATION

Copy the stress Listen and practise.

She’s the happiest person I know.

Q

a Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives. 1 intelligent 7 bad 2 busy 8 selfish 3 fat 9 tall 4 popular 10 thin 5 good 11 lazy 6 helpful 12 far b Work in pairs. Check your partner’ spelling.

Fill in the gaps in Dom’s sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets. Use the if necessary. 1 Diana’s one of (young) company directors in the UK. 2 Her parents are (happy) married couple

I know. 3 Diana’s (organised) person I’ve ever met. 4 She’s also my boss’s ________ (good) friend. 5 Jake is (helpful) person in the world. 6 He’s also the world’s (bad) driver. 7 This is _ (important) day of his life. 8 And he’s wearing my (expensive) shirt!

Get ready ... Get it right!

Carlos

(oldest)

+ Teresa

| (busiest)

I I

I 1 Daniela Me Pablo Fernando

(brightest) (happiest) (tallest) (most reliable)

P Draw your family tree. Then write one or two superlatives to describe each person on your family tree. m a Work in pairs. Take turns to tell your partner about your family tree. Use the superlatives and your own ideas to describe each person. Ask questions to find out more information about your partner’s family tree. b Tell the class which person or people in your partner’s family you would like to meet.