UNIT 2

All Your Eyes Say About Your Personality

Aims:

- Students are able to read the text carefully.

- Students are able to analyze the vocabulary related with the context.
- Students are able to analyze adjective, adverb and noun from the text.

Activity 1: Read the text and answer the questions

Besides being a measure of beauty, your eyes can reveal plenty about your personality, and
what their specific qualities signify according to the principles of Chinese face reading.

The eyes have always had a special significance in cultures all over the world - from being
called the windows of the soul to the enigmatic 'evil eye' of the Arabs. Captivated by them, a
gazillion poems have emerged from the minds of poets and despots alike.

What is the size of your eyes?

Look at your face, as compared to the rest of your features. Do your eyes (without any sort
of makeup) look big or small? It is a bit subjective, so ask a friend.

You are very open and receptive to both,

emotions and information coming from conscious
as well as sub-conscious channels, like dreams
and aura. Passion defines you, and a general
feeling of warmth surrounds you, making you a
very approachable person. You also have a
creative bent of mind. Take care though, your
trusting nature can make it very easy for a
deceitful person to take advantage of you.

Focus and precision are words you swear by.

You are known to be sharp and a stickler for details.
Intelligence and far-sightedness mark you, and you
like to delve deep into things, gaining expertise in
almost anything you set your mind on. You are often
wary of strangers, which, unfortunately means that
many people presume you are cold and arrogant.

What about their shape?

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 Look at the corner and center of your eyes. Observe how the eyelids curve around them.
Almond-shaped eyes are those that taper gradually, giving a almond-like shape to your eyes. On
the other hand, rounded eyes are very wide in the center, and curve rather abruptly.

Almond-shaped eyes are often prized for

their exotic and mystical appearance. If you
possess these, then you are a very attentive
and cautious person. You are able to keep
your composure in the most taxing of
situations. You have a very balanced outlook
towards life, and don't usually show your
emotions, though deep down you are warm
and compassionate.

Blessed with creativity and a vivid

imagination, you are often lost in a world of
your own. Strong idealism is also a hallmark of
these eyes, so is moodiness and impracticality.
You often get carried away by your emotions,
and find it tough to keep your thoughts and
feelings to yourself. Fortunately, you also
possess a charm which endears people easily,
even when your sharp tongue has hurt them
over and over again.

What's the distance between them?

Ideally, the distance between your eyes should be one eye-width. But, most of us have less
than that (close-set eyes), or more than that (wide-set eyes).

People with close-set eyes often have a deep

respect for old, worldly traditions. History
fascinates them, and they like to follow every little
custom of their ancestors and family.
Unfortunately, this also means they are very
resistant, even stressed, by small changes in their
lives. They are also very focused, disciplined, and
detail-minded people, prone to be a bit short-
tempered, but ultimately very successful.

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 If you have wide-set eyes, then you love to
explore and experiment - be it the newest trends
in fashion or the latest lifestyle options (think the
all-natural home-birthing moms). Extremely
broad-minded and flexible, you often find it a bit
of a chore to stick to a routine. Impulsive and
adventurous, you will do well in places that offer
lots of freedom and choices, even touching fame
with those innovative ideas of yours.

Activity 2: find out the meaning of these words.

Words Meaning Words Meaning

Enigmatic Presume
Captivated Curve
Gazillion Abruptly
Receptive Attentive
Conscious Composure
Precision Compassionate
Delve Vivid
Possess Ancestors
Endears Resistant
Fascinates Prone
Chore Impulsive

Activity 3: Determine whether a statement is True or False

1. A large eyes person has emotions and information coming from conscious channels.
2. Small eyes persons are often brave of strangers.
3. Almond-shaped eyes are often prized for their exotic and mystical appearance.
4. Strong idealism is also a hallmark of round eye person.
5. Ideally, the distance between your eyes should be two eyes-width.
6. People with close-set eyes never have a deep respect for old, worldly traditions.
7. People with close-set eyes are also very focused, disciplined, and detail-minded people, prone
to be a bit short-tempered, but ultimately very successful.
8. Wide-set eyes persons are Impulsive and adventurous, you will do well in places that offer
lots of freedom and choices.

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 Grammar Focus: Pronoun, Adverb and Adjective

I. Pronoun

A pronoun is a word that is used to take the place of a noun. They make sentences shorter and
easier to say.

Example: Jane Renada lives in a haunted house.

Example: She lives in a haunted house.

In this example, the word “She” is a pronoun because it takes the place of a person (Jane).

Activity 4: Read the conversations below to get an idea about how personal pronouns are used.

Bob : I am tired.
Kenna : Do you want to take a nap?
Bob : Yes, that would be nice.
Kenna : I will get a pillow for you.
Bob : Thank you

James : Is my hook on the table?

Chang : Yes, it is right here. Do you want it?
James : Yes please.
Chang : No problem. Who is the author of your hook?
James : Andy Leonard Brown. He is a very good writer.

Activity 6: Underline the pronouns in the following sentences.

1. He is on the telephone.
2. We live in Spain.
3. It is on fire!
4. I am the only student in the class.
5. Tennis is a fun sport. I like to play it.
6. Alice lives on 21ststreet. She is my best friend.
7. What time is it?
8. Although she lives next door, I rarelysee her.
9. My father is an architect. Sometimes, I go to work with him.
10. Are you going to see the movie?

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II. Kinds of Pronoun

a. I: The pronoun “I” is used to refer to a first-person singular noun.

Example: I am happy.
In this example, the pronoun “I” takes the place of the speaker.
b. We: The pronoun “we” is used to refer to a first-person plural noun.
Example: We are friends.
In this example, the pronoun “We” takes the place of the speaker and one or more other
people.
c. You: The pronoun “you” is used to refer to a second-person singular or plural noun.
Example: I will go with you at noon.
In this example, the pronoun “you” takes the place of one or more other people that the
speaker is referring to directly.
d. He: The pronoun “he” is used to refer to a third-person singular living male noun.
Example: He is my cousin. In this example,
The pronoun “he” takes the place of a single living male that the speaker is referring to
indirectly.
e. She: The pronoun “she” is used to refer to a third-person singular living female noun.
Example: Does she know what time it is?
In this example, the pronoun “she” takes the place of a single living female that the
speaker is referring to indirectly.
f. It: The pronoun “it” is used to refer to a third-person non-living noun. Example: Can I
take it with me? In this example, the pronoun “it” takes the place of a single non-living
noun.
g. They: The pronoun “they” is used to refer to the third-person plural noun.
Example: They are going to the beach this weekend.
In this example, the pronoun “They” takes the place of one or more living people that the
speaker is referring to indirectly.

Activity 7: Now try to use what you have learned about pronouns to fill in the empty
spaces below.

__ want to tell ___ a story about my cat Moses. ___ is a female who is six years old. Her fur is

black and white. Everyday, when I come home from work, ___ always comes to greet me at the

door. Then, ____ watch television together. Her favorite show is called “Cats of the World.” ___

is a show about all of the different kinds of cats in the world. The people who make the show

must be very smart because _____ know everything about cats.

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III. Adjective

An adjective is a word or phrase that is used to modify a noun or pronoun.

Example: The snake is long and green.

••In this example, long and green are adjectives because they modify the noun snake.

Example:The painting is extremely old.

••In this example, old is an adjective because it modifies the noun painting. However,
extremely is not an adjective. It modifies the adjective old.Therefore it is an adverb.

Example:The baseball team is good.

••In this example, baseball modifies team. However, baseball is not an adjective because it is
not predicative of the noun - the team is not baseball. Good is the only adjective in the
sentence - the team is good.

Activity 8: Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

1. The motorcycle is old.

2. Today is cloudy, hot, and humid.
3. The man wearing a blue suit is young.
4. The runner is very fast.
5. He is a good basketball player.
6. Alamance Community College is a great place to learn.
7. The blue bus is late.
8. The rusty truck has an oversized trailer.
9. Jaime is so smart!
10. The job was difficult, but manageable.
11. The house has new plumbing and running water.
12. The silly man laughed uncontrollably.
13. The boy said he was sorry.
14. The intoxicated gentleman wasn’t sure if the clock was fast or slow.
15. “A cleaner environment,” he trenchantly stated, “Is the key.”

Now make two of your own sentences using adjectives.

1) _____________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________

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In English, it is common to use more than one adjective to describe a noun. These adjectives
must be used in the proper order.

Example: Here is a beautiful, red, cloth flag.

Why does beautiful come before red? Why does red come before cloth?

••Understanding the proper order of adjectives takes practice. Use the following table to practice
using the proper order of adjectives in the following sentences.

Activity 9: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences

1) The woman is wearing a _________dress. 8) The scientists have found a ________

A) yellow long cure for the disease.
B) long yellow A) new great
B) great new
2) He is a ______ man.
A) tall thin 9) I am going to wear my _________ tie to
B) thin tall the wedding.
A) big cotton blue
3) The company makes _______ products. B) blue big cotton
A) excellent farming C) big blue cotton
B) farming excellent
10) Please recycle those __________
4) James recently departed on a ________ bottles.
trip. A) three water empty
A) camping long B) three empty water
B) long camping C) water empty three

11) She packed her clothes in a ________

5) I love eating _________ strawberries. box.
A) red big A) green flimsy cardboard
B) big red B) flimsy green cardboard
C) cardboard flimsy green
6) The _______ woman did well on the test.
A) intelligent young 12) Their dog is a ________ shepherd.
B) young intelligent A) brown big German
B) big brown German
7) The ticket costs _______ dollars. C) German big brown
A) ten US
B) US ten

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13) I am drinking from a _______ cup. 14) My _________ teacher talks for hours!
A) small English tea A) philosophy old boring
B) tea small English B) old philosophy boring
C) English small tea C) boring philosophy old
D) boring old philosophy

IV. Adverb

An adverb is a word or phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Sometimes an adverb is used to modify a conjunction, preposition, or infinitive verb. Most (but
not all) adverbs end in “ly”.

Example: The rabbit jumped quickly.

In this example, “quickly” is an adverb because it is used to modify the verb “jumped”.

Example: Albert Einstein was a very smart mathematician.

In this example, “very” is an adverb because it is used to modify the adjective “smart”.

Example: It started to rain just after the clouds appeared.

In this example, “just” is an adverb because it is used to modify the conjunction “after”.

Example: Jonas usually does his homework.

In this example, “usually” is a (frequency) adverb because it is used to modify the verb “does”.

Activity 10: Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

1) The fire spread rapidly.

2) Astronauts are really cool.
3) He did rather well on the test.
4) He told us to talk quietly in the library.
5) We swam right before the storm.
6) The old man drank the juice slowly.
7) It is exactly 3:00 in the afternoon.
8) The cat quickly pounced on the mouse.
9) We walked happily through the forest.
10) Jenna is always so late.
11) Will you please just leave me alone

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12) The race car is extremely fast.
13) He seldom did poorly on tests.
14) Blue is definitely my favorite color.
15) He carried the bowl of soup very carefully.
16) It is getting rather late.
17) 1 am never leaving.
18) When will we finally be done?