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Imagine you are a reporter. You have to write an article in about 100 words describing some famous person. You will find the paragraph plan in the work book.
Choose two people you know well and compare their appearance and character. Use the comparative and superlative adjectives. Write about 100 words.
UNIT 3
A REGULAR THING
LEAD-IN
Tell a partner about your typical day. Make positive and negative sentences. Use the verbs in the box.
Example: I usually get up at eight o’clock and then I have a shower.
I don’t often have breakfast…
| wake up get up get dressed go to work/university get to work / university start / finish work / university get home have a shower / bath have breakfast / lunch / dinner go to bed |
READING
Read the introduction to the article about Anthony Hopkins. Imagine his lifestyle.
Student A: read Part 1,
Student B: read Part 2 for two minutes.
Tell your partner at least five things about his day.
Example: A: He gets up very early, at 6.30 …
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Part 1
Every day I get up at about 6.30 a. m., and I put on a tracksuit and go jogging for a couple of miles in the park. I go back home for breakfast. I have a grapefruit and an orange. I never use public transport in London, and I walk for miles, to meetings, to the dentist’s – everywhere.
In the mornings, even when I’m not making a film, I always do something. I usually spend at least 90 minutes learning the script for my next film. I use a highlighter pen to mark each line. It helps me remember the words. I never read a newspaper or listen to the radio because it’s all bad news.
I usually have a sandwich for lunch. I eat very fast – I don’t really enjoy any meals because I’m always restless. I’m not good at relaxing. The only time I rest during the day is at about 3.00 every afternoon, when I have a 15-minute sleep.
Part 2
After my sleep I read the new scripts that people send me. I usually know after ten pages if they’re good or not. Sometimes I do some shopping. We have a little Renault car, but I prefer walking. I like buying clothes, especially suits, by Armani or Cerruti.
My wife Jenni cooks in the evening, just a light dinner. I’m a terrible cook. We go out perhaps once or twice a week. We usually meet a friend and his wife. We hardly ever watch TV. I have a small television but it’s in a cupboard. When we don’t go out I play the piano after dinner, or I listen to messages on my answerphone and call people back.
I go to bed at about 10.30 p.m. and go to sleep quickly. But I often wake up at 4.00 in the morning, and listen to the noise of London and think about the next day.
4 Read both parts. Find words which mean:
a trousers and a jacket or sweater people wear for sport
b a large, yellow fruit
c the text of a film or TV programme
d a coloured pen you use to mark important information
e always moving, never quiet
f trousers and a jacket that go together
g a machine which takes phone messages