Discover what your face says about you.
Read about how to identify a real smile.
Learn some verbs associated with the face, and look at ways to say something is true or false.
Practice using verbs associated with the five senses, learn to use pronouns with an indefinite reference, use find + it + adjective + to + infinitive, and be + adjective + at + noun or verb + -ing.
Listen to an interview with a personologist.
Review what you have studied so far.
Talk about what you can tell from people's faces. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)
Describe someone you know whose personality is reflected in their face.
Learn to emphasize your opinions using what and that.
Learn to use emphasis to qualify your opinions.
Use the Internet to find out about iridology. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)
Write a magazine article about personology or iridology.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.
according
according to (prep)
in the words or opinion of (someone)
antique
antique (n)
an old (and usually valuable) object
bill
bill (n)
a piece of paper money
blink
blink (v)
to close and then open the eyelids very quickly
deceive
deceive (v)
to make someone think that something that is false is true or real
dilate
dilate (v)
to get bigger
disqualify
disqualify (v)
to be forced to stop participating in something, such as a race or other competition, usually for doing something against the rules
fake
fake (adj)
false – not real, not authentic
feature
feature (n)
a part of your face – your nose, mouth, ears, etc., are all features
flavoring
flavoring (n)
something that is put in food to give it a particular flavor or taste
fur
fur (n)
hair that covers an animal (cats, rabbits, bears, etc.)
hard
hard (adj)
difficult
humanbeing
human being (n)
a person (man, woman or child)
injury
injury (n)
damage to a part of your body that keeps you from doing normal activities, such as exercise, for example
jewelry
jewelry (n)
the collective word for things like rings, watches, bracelets and necklaces
joke
joke (n)
a short, funny story that you tell to make people laugh
leather
leather (n)
the skin of an animal like a cow, used to make jackets, shoes, etc.
liar
liar (n)
a person who doesn't tell the truth, who lies
lie
lie (v, n)
to not tell the truth; a lie (n) is what you say when you don't tell the truth
locked
locked (adj)
closed with a key
mood
mood (n)
the way you feel at a particular time; you can be in a good mood or a bad mood
race
race (n)
a competition to determine which person, animal or thing is the fastest
realize
realize (v)
to know or understand something now that was not obvious before
researcher
researcher (n)
a scientist who investigates a particular thing or area
riddle
riddle (n)
a problem that does not have an easy solution; a riddle can have an educational function or can be like a game
signature
signature (n)
your name as you write it when you sign a document or a letter, for example
smell
smell (v, n)
v: to use your nose to detect a scent (such as a flower or food cooking, for example); n: the scent that your nose detects
smile
smile (v, n)
to move the corners of your mouth up, usually when you are happy
species
species (n)
a particular type of animal
suspect
suspect (v, n)
v: to doubt someone's reasons for doing something; n: a person who the police have concrete reasons to think could be a criminal
tan
tan (n)
(abbreviation for suntan) a brown color that your skin becomes when you spend time in the sun
tell
tell (v)
in this context, tell means to know something because you can see, hear, smell, feel or taste that it is true
tendto
tend to (v)
to usually do something
tighten
tighten (v)
to become tight or tense
tip
tip (n)
extra money you give to a waiter in a restaurant, a taxi driver, etc.
train
train (v)
to teach someone to do a particular job or activity
water
water (v)
to give water to something, usually plants (not animals or people)
whitelie
white lie (exp)
a small lie you tell someone when you don't want that person to feel bad or uncomfortable