Everyday English teacher’s notes
It's very fashionable LEARNING OUTCOME
WARMER
Go around the classroom giving students compliments
on their clothes or some work they have recently done.
Ask students what you have just been doing (giving/
paying a compliment).
Ask students how they feel when they receive a
compliment. Get some feedback from the class.
Ask students to look at the learning outcome. Explain
that in this lesson they are going to learn how to give
and respond to a compliment.
  Everyday life
1 Ask students to work in pairs, look at the photograph
and answer the questions.
Answers
They might be students. They're meeting for the first time
and introducing one another. They're shaking hands.
They talk about things such as where they are from, who
they know or their hobbies.
They can smile. They can show interest by asking questions.
They can say something nice or give a compliment.
  Everyday vocabulary
2 Ask students to write the adjectives in the possible
categories. Remind them that the words can go in more
than one column. It may be worth pointing out that
‘smart’ can also mean intelligent, though this usage is
more common in US English.
Answers
a haircut: fashionable, lovely, smart, trendy, cool
a piece of written work: lovely, inspiring, well-written,
enjoyable, (smart)
a watch: fashionable, lovely, smart, trendy, cool
some home-made cake: tasty, lovely, enjoyable, delicious
3 Ask students to work in pairs and add more positive
adjectives to each category. Check answers as a class.
Possible answers
a haircut: original, nice, modern
a piece of written work: original, thoughtful, provocative
a watch: beautiful, elegant, stylish
some home-made cake: yummy, sweet, fruity, rich
 Dialogue
4 Read the context for the situation aloud. Tell students that
they are going to listen to two dialogues between people
meeting for the first time: Tara and Mike, and Uma and
Neal. They should cover the dialogue on the page and
listen. Tell them not to worry about understanding every
word. They should listen and find out who is wearing
something new. Ask students to check their answer in
pairs, before checking as a class.
Answer
Neal
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learn how to give and respond to a compliment
5 Ask students to look at the dialogue on the page and
complete gaps 1–6 with the missing sentences a–f. They
check answers in pairs, then listen to the dialogue again
and check.
Answers
1 d  ​2 f  ​3 c  ​4 a  ​5 b  ​6 e
6 Ask students to look at the dialogue again and find
questions to ask someone when you first meet them.
Answers
Where are you from?
Do you know many people here?
EVERYDAY ENGLISH TOOLKIT
Ask students to look at the expressions and find them in
the dialogue, noting who says each. Ask students to write
the four expressions under the correct heading.
Answers
1 I really liked your presentation in class. (Tara)
2 It makes you sound happy. (Mike)
3 I like it too, thanks for noticing. (Neal)
4 Did you make them yourself? (Neal)
7 Ask students to look at the dialogue again to find
examples of giving and receiving compliments
including comments and follow up questions. Model
the pronunciation of each compliment. Ask students to
underline the stressed words. Model the pronunciation
again for students to repeat.
Answers
Giving a compliment
(1) Your accent is really cool; What a delicious cake!; I do
love your shirt.
Adding a comment/detail
(2) You spoke really well; The flavours combine really
well; The colours are really bright and original; It’s very
fashionable.
Receiving a compliment
(3) Thank you so much. A lot of people say that; Thank
you. That’s very kind of you; Thanks. I’m glad you like it.
Asking a follow-up question
(4) Which part of Ireland are you from?; Did it take you
long to prepare?; Is it new?
  Over to you!
8 Students work in pairs to give and receive a
compliment. Ask them to read the instructions and
follow the steps. Remind students to use expressions
from the Toolkit and the positive adjectives in 2.
Students swap roles and do the role-play again. Monitor
and make a note of errors or good language during
role-plays. Some pairs could act out their dialogues.
Extension: Students repeat the activity, complimenting
each other on something different. Encourage students
to respond to the compliments they are given.
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