What does she look lke? @ word POWER Appearance A. Look at these expressions. Can you think of three more words or ‘expressions to deseribe people? Write them in the bex below. @azgeazes long brown short blond straight black curly ved bald a mustache hair hair hale hair ‘and beard Age, Looks young middle aged elderly handsome good-looking pretty Height Other words or expressions short faiy medium potty very short height tall B Pair work Choose at east four expressions oT eee ret Aleseribo yourself and your partner. Then compare, Do you agroe? ‘A: You have curly blond hair and a beard. ‘You're young and good-looking. B: I don’ agree. My hair isnt very eurly onae CONVERSATION She's very tall. A® Listen ana practice. Emily: Lhear you have a new girlfriend, Randy: Randy: Yes. Her name's Ashley, and she's sorgeous! Emily: Really? What doos she look like? Randy: Well, she's very tall Emily: How tall? Randy: About 6 feet 2, suppose. Emily: Wor, that is tall. What eolor is her hair? Randy: She has beautiful red hair, Emily: And how old is she? Randy: I don't know. She wont tell me. B © Listen tothe rest ofthe conversation, What else do you learn about Ashley? GRAMMAR Focus General appearance Age Height Hae What does she look like? ovr old is she? How tallis she? How long is her hai? ‘She's tll, with red hale. She's about 22 She's 1 meter 88. ts medium length, ‘She's gorgeous. She's in her thirties. She's 6 feet 2. Does he weer glasses? How old is he? How tallishe? What eolor Is his hair? Yes, andhhe has aboard He's inhis twenties. He's quite short. t's darkight brown. He has brown hair ‘A. Write questions to match these statements, Then compare with a partner. My brother is 26. Tm 173 em (5 feet 8). Sharon has brown bar No, she wears contact Tenses, He's tall and very good-looking. ‘My sistor’s hair is medium length have dark brawn eves. B Pair work Choose a porson in your elass. Don't tell your partner who itis, Your partner will ask questions to guoss the person's name. A: Isit'a man or a woman? B: Tes aman, A: How tall is he? B: What doos she look like? « 59LISTENING Who is it A. © Listen to deseriptions of five people. Number them from 1 to 5. [ U LU LT Oo B © Listen again. How old is each person? INTERCHANGE 9 Find the differences Compare two pictures af a party: Go to the back af the book. Student find Interchange 9A; Student B find Interchange 9B. © WAITING An e-mail describing people ‘A Imagine your o-pal is coming to visit you fr the first time, You and a classmate fare meeting him or her at the airport, Write an e-mail describing yourself and your classmate. (Don't give the classmates name.) 200 Your visit o Dear Ahmed, 1'm meeting you atthe airport at noon on Sunday. My friend is coming with me. Attached isa phato of bath of s. As you can see, we're both in our late teens. My friend is fairly tall and very pretty. She has B Group work Read your eal to the group. Can they ‘goes the classmate you are describing? 60 Unit 9SNAPSHOT Fashion on the street res shoes rs DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE: _| | DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE: Grea Erect Swe: Bae or eso Tin Da ee Yr Which clothing items do you wear almost evary day? Cirle the items. What are three more things you like to wear? What's your style? Is it classic? coo! and casual? funky? something else? CONVERSATION Which one is she? A © Listen and practice. Lit: Hi, Raoull Good to see you! Where's Maggie? Raoul: Oh, she couldn't make it, ‘She went to a concert with Alex. Liz: Oh! Well, why don't you go and talk to Julia? She doesn’t Jknow anyone here, ‘Talia? Which one is she? Is she the woman wearing glasses over there? Liz: No, she's the tall one in jeans. She's standing near the window: Raoul: Oh, Pd like to meet her. Raoul B © Listen to the rest of the conversation. Can you label Joe, Michiko, Rosa, and John in the picture? What does she look like? © 61GRAMMAR Focus (oe eee) Participles ‘Who's Raoul? Ho's the man wearing a green shit. Which one is Raoul? He's the one ‘talking to Li. os Who's Lio? ‘She's the woman with short black hat. Which one is Julia? She's the tall one in jeans. Who are the Smiths? They're the people next to the window. Which ones are the Smiths? They're the ones on the couch. (A Rawr tavern ec Ge ape 1. Clark isthe tall guy. He's wearing button-down shirt and cargo pants Clark the tll aur wearing outon-down shire and carge pants 2 ‘Adam and Louie are the good-looking couple. Thoy'e talking t Tom, 8. Lynne is the young gir, Sho's in a stsped Tshirt and bine jeans 4, Jessica is the attractive woman. She's sitting to the let of Antonio, 5. Adis the serious-looking boy. He's listening to his new salsa CD. B Pair work Complete these questions wring the names of people in your class. Then take turns asking and answering the questions. 1, Who's the man sitting next to 2 4 Which one is 2 2. Who's the woman wearing 25. Who are the people 2 3. Who is 2 6. Who are the anes ? © PRONUNCIATION Contrastive stress in responses A © Liston and practice. Notice how the stress changes to emphasize a contrast. A: Is Anthony the one wearing the red shirt? A: Is Judy the woman on the eoueh? B: No, he's the one wearing the black shirt. __B: No, Diana is the woman on the couch, B © Mark the stress changes in these conversations, Listen and check. Then practice the eonversations ‘A: Is Britney the one sitting next to Katy? A: Is Donald the one on the couch? B: No, she's the one standing next to Katy, Bi No, he's the one behind the couch. 62 Unit 9READING ee fli lle Trees estan oth ame muse often have a common look. One hot style in music and fashion is hip-hop. Simply put, hip-hop isa type of urban music witha heavy best. Typical hip-hop fashions are loose-fting street clothes. The style includes baggy pants, sweatshirts, hiking boots, baseball caps (usually worn backward), jackets with sports logos, and expensive athletic shoes. Inthe hip-hop style, boys and girls often dress the same way. African-American kids in Detroit and Chicago first made hip- hop fashions trendy more than 20 years ago. They wore baggy street clathes to dance clubs, Then North American and European bands also began wearing this style. Thanks to the Popularity of music videos and movies, hip-hop soon became an international fashion sensation. d three fashions. “Teens around the world, from Britain to South A¥rica to Japan, now wear hip-hop clothing. Seventeen-year-old Melanie Borrow, of Manchester, England, sas, "My pride and joy in fe are ry Levis jeans” In the Uniced States, teens spend alot of money on hip-hop fashions, David Bowen, 17, of Evanston, Ilinois, has five pars of hiking boots, each costing around §100. David says, “Theyre popular because a lot of hip-hop performers wear ther A Read the article, Find the wards in italic in the artiele, Then match each word with its meaning. 1. look ‘4. appearance 2 urban >. popular trend; hit 3. beat c. from big cities 4. loose fitting {d. musical rhythm 5. sensation. . something to be proud of 6. pride and joy very large; baguy B Answor these questions. 1, What is hip-hop musie? 2, What are hip-hop fashions? 8. Where did hip-hop fashions bogin? 4, When did hip-hop fashions become popular? 5. Why did hip-hop become a fashion sensation? 6, Why are hiking boots popular? © Pair work Which hip-hop fashions do you like? Which do you dislike? What does she look lke? » 63