Laser A2 Unit 10

Dear Nathan, I’m writing this letter because I saw your name on an [blank_start]interesting[blank_end] website for [blank_start]sociable[blank_end] people who like meeting people from other countries. Let me tell you a little about me and my [blank_start]wonderful[blank_end] family. My name is Maya and I’m from the USA. My dad is Mexican and works in an office – he’s very [blank_start]handsome[blank_end] with his black hair and brown eyes. My mother is American and she’s young – about thirty-five – and [blank_start]trendy[blank_end]. She always wears fashionable clothes! And now about me! I’m not [blank_start]beautiful[blank_end], but I think I can say I’m pretty. When I was little, my hair was [blank_start]long[blank_end] but now I’ve got short hair. I’m tall and thin and I’m [blank_start]athletic[blank_end] – I love sports! I think I’m a [blank_start]funny[blank_end] person – my friends always laugh at my jokes – and I’m [blank_start]generous[blank_end] and share my things with everyone. Please write and tell me all about you! Bye for now! Maya

Choose the adjectives we ca use to describe people.

Fill the blanks with a variation of the word in brackets. The first one is an example. She’s beautiful with long dark hair and green eyes. (BEAUTY) I’m often [blank_start]forgetful[blank_end]. I never remember what time my classes begin. (FORGET) Bob isn’t [blank_start]pessimistic[blank_end], he’s happy and always tells funny stories. (PESSIMISM) I’ve never met anyone as [blank_start]energetic[blank_end] as Sue. She never stops! (ENERGY) Louisa is a [blank_start]cheerful[blank_end] person; she’s always singing while she works. (CHEER) I’d love to be [blank_start]artistic[blank_end] but I can’t even draw a box! (ART) Please be [blank_start]careful[blank_end] with these glasses – don’t break them. (CARE) A bicycle – what a [blank_start]wonderful[blank_end] present! Thank you. (WONDER) Toby is the [blank_start]athletic[blank_end] type. You know – he loves any kind of sport. (ATHLETE)

The world is a wonderful place. It’s so special because so many different sorts of people live in it! Teen magazine looks at some modern teenagers. Ali, 14, is from Saudi Arabia. He’s very clever and can speak three languages: Arabic, English and French. When he gets older, he wants to travel around the world drawing pictures and meeting people. Ali does both those things very well! He’s very sociable and finds friends no matter where he goes. Wafi, 12, is a little shy. Sometimes he gets nervous around people he doesn’t know very well. But he’s never shy with the people in his football team. Wafi loves sports and he’s very good at them. He’s the best player on his football team and he also plays tennis and basketball. Brittany, 11, finds sports enjoyable too. She’s a member of her school swimming team and goes to the pool weekly for practice. She gets good marks at school and she’s always kind and polite towards her friends. Her best friend, Toby, joked, ‘Brittany is the best – her only problem is that there are times when she doesn’t remember to text or call me when she says she’s going to!’

He wants to become ___ engineer in his father's factory.

My uncle is ___ teacher in a local school.

Did you know that Lionel’s dad is in ___ army?

Julia loves ___ Japanese and is taking lessons to learn it.

When she was young, Mum had ___ long hair, but now it’s short.

I want to visit Ireland someday because ____ Irish are so cheerful!

Mark has got ___ short hair and glasses.

I’ve been here for ___ hour. Where were you?

Did you know that Phoebe is ____ Greek?

Could you give me ____ pencil, please?