Class 7 English Lesson 12
#Unit -12 Differences between People
Reading I
Answer the questions.
a. Who do you think the person in the picture is?
Ans 👉 I think the person in the picture is a young man who looks tall, smart, and healthy.
b. Describe what he looks like.
Ans 👉 He is 188 cm tall, which means he is 1.88 metres or 6 feet 2 inches tall. His weight is 78 kilograms. He has brown eyes, black hair, and an oval face.
A. Find the words from the text above which mean the following.
a. having qualities similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc. 👉 inherited
b. the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman’s body 👉 conception
c. the way something feels 👉 texture
d. grow taller rapidly 👉 shoot up
e. physical or mental strength that enables you to do something difficult 👉 stamina
B. Choose the correct answer.
a. What changes take place in a baby a few months after birth?
Ans 👉 iii. Their hair
b. What causes pale skin to become brown?
Ans 👉 i. Exposure to the sun
c. Roughly, at what stage in their development do girls start to grow in height?
Ans 👉 iii. When they reach puberty at the age of 12 or 13
d. What happens to our bodies if we eat too much and do not do enough exercise?
Ans 👉 ii. We get fat and overweight
C. What words are used to describe eyes, skin and hair in the text above?
Ans 👉 In the text, eyes are described by their colour, such as brown. Skin is described as pale or dark depending on the ancestors and sunlight exposure. Hair is described as fine, thick, straight, curly, or changing colour to grey or white as people grow older.
Pronunciation
Listen to your teacher saying these words and put them in the correct box.
| /s/ | /z/ | /Iz/ |
|---|---|---|
| falls | boys | changes |
| bones | turns | processes |
| girls | others | differences |
| amounts | results |
Grammar I
B. Complete the following sentences with look(s) or look(s) like.
a. My little sister always says she looks like a princess.
b. Ann looks like her mother.
c. You look stressed. What’s the matter?
d. Your trousers are very fashionable. You look smart.
e. She’s older but she looks healthy.
f. That house looks like a palace!
g. You don’t look cheerful. Are you okay?
C. Match the questions with the possible answers.
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| a. What’s Naresh like? | x. He’s very talkative. |
| b. How are you? | viii. Not bad, thanks! |
| c. Who do you look like? | vi. My mother. |
| d. What do you like? | vii. Sports cars and science fiction. |
| e. What does he look like? | iii. He’s tall and blue eyed. |
| f. What’s she like? | ii. She’s very shy. |
| g. What does Mike look like? | i. She’s very pretty and tall. |
| h. Who does Mike look like? | ix. He looks like his father. |
| i. How’s your mother? | v. She’s better, she left hospital yesterday. |
| j. Who’s Ann like? | iv. Like her mother, very talkative. |
D. Choose and write the correct verb: look(s), be like, look(s) like or like.
a. Peter looks worried. Is he ok?
b. What is she like? – She’s tall, pretty and very friendly.
c. You look like an actress in this dress!
d. Who is she like? Like her father, very determined.
e. She doesn’t look very happy today.
f. They like dancing but they don’t like singing.
g. What does your brother look like? – He’s tall with blue eyes.
h. What are they like? – They’re very friendly.
i. They look angry. What’s the matter?
Speaking
A. Look at the words to describe people’s appearances. Discuss what they mean.
Ans 👉 Words like beautiful, handsome, and attractive describe appearance. Words such as young, middle-aged, and old tell about age. Thin, slim, short, tall, and medium-height show build and height. Blue or brown describe eyes, and round, oval, or square describe face shapes.
B. Look at the pictures. Talk about their general appearance, age, build, height, eyes, face, nose, mouth or ears. Use the words from the above table.
Ans 👉 The boy looks young and tall. He has brown eyes, short hair, and an oval face. The girl looks pretty and slim. She has long curly hair, blue eyes, and a round face.
C. Work in pairs. Take turns to identify and describe one of your friends in your class.
Ans 👉 My friend is medium-height with short black hair and brown eyes. He has a round face and small ears. He is friendly, helpful, and funny.
Writing I
Write a paragraph about a friend.
Ans 👉 My best friend’s name is Aarav. He is twelve years old. He is tall and slim with black curly hair and brown eyes. His face is round and he has a bright smile. He is very smart and always helps me with my homework. He likes playing football and reading books. I like him because he is kind, honest, and fun to be with.
Reading II
Answer the questions.
a. What do you see in the picture?
Ans 👉 I see a beautiful world with trees, rivers, green grass, and blue sky in the picture.
b. Why do you think the grass is moving?
Ans 👉 I think the grass is moving because the wind is blowing gently over it.
c. Have you ever been into a playground when there is wind? How do you feel?
Ans 👉 Yes, I have been into a playground when there is wind. I feel very happy and fresh when the cool wind blows around me.
A. Find the rhyming words for these words from the poem.
| Words | Rhyming words |
|---|---|
| a. breast | dressed |
| b. me | tree |
| c. mills | hills |
| d. go | flow |
| e. isles | miles |
| f. small | all |
| g. today | say |
B. Answer the following questions.
a. What does the wind do to the tree?
Ans 👉 The wind shakes the tree.
b. Who does the wind talk to?
Ans 👉 The wind talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
c. Why is the wind so great?
Ans 👉 The wind is so great because it can walk on water, whirl the mills, and shake the trees.
d. What does the whisper say?
Ans 👉 The whisper says, “You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot; you can love and think, and the Earth cannot!”
Grammar II
A. What does the wind do in the poem?
Ans 👉 The wind walks on the water, whirls the mills, and talks to itself.
B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of verbs from the brackets.
a. The plane arrives at 6.30 p.m. every day.
b. I will phone you when he comes back.
c. Unless we start now, we can’t be there on time.
d. The sun rises in the east.
e. The next term begins this Monday.
C. Turn a-g into questions as in the example.
Example: Where/you/live? 👉 Where do you live?
a. How many children / you / have? 👉 How many children do you have?
b. How often / you / study English? 👉 How often do you study English?
c. What time / the film / start? 👉 What time does the film start?
d. Where / you / play volleyball? 👉 Where do you play volleyball?
e. When / you / drink tea? 👉 When do you drink tea?
f. Why / he / play football? 👉 Why does he play football?
Writing II
How do you spend a typical day?
Ans 👉 I usually get up early in the morning. I brush my teeth and wash my face. Then I have my breakfast and go to school. I study and play with my friends there. I return home in the afternoon, take some snacks, and do my homework. In the evening, I help my parents and watch TV for a while. After having dinner, I read my books and go to bed at night.
Extra Bit
Read the story and answer the questions.
a. What was the stag very proud about?
Ans 👉 The stag was very proud of his beautiful horns.
b. What was he unhappy about?
Ans 👉 He was unhappy about his thin legs.
c. What lesson do you learn from the story?
Ans 👉 The lesson we learn from the story is that we should never be proud of our looks and should be thankful for what we have. Every part of our body is important in its own way.
