What is an avatar? Try to define it. Then have a look at this possible definition given by Cambridge Dictionary.
Have you ever created one when playing on a computer game? Do you often change your profile picture on Twitter, WhatsApp or Facebook?
Related articles you can read about the issue:
What Do Our Online Avatars Reveal About Us? (The New York Times)
Could avatars help people who hear voices? (BBC News)
What does your profile picture say about you? - Quiz (The Guardian)
Activities for my 2º ESO students: Describe yourself physically and then write something about your personality. Then create your own avatar using this programme AVATAR MAKER or any other programme you know. If you already have an avatar, insert it in your blog or site and send it to me, too.
English with Lucy >>>> Describing physical appearance
Solutions to the exercises in the previous post:
73. 1. are playing , will win 2. will get , arrives 3. has never smoked 4. must be joking 5. should have their hair cut 6. does your mother work
74. 1. My relatives and friends gave me many presents for my birthday. 2. You can find further information on the comparatives in the book.
75. 1. had not turned the radio off 2. wouldn't have 3. reaches
76. 1. The tourist asked the girl how much it cost a bus ticket to Motril. 2. Albert told his students that the previous weekend he had corrected their compositions and
they were not too bad. 3. The host warned the guests not to go go into that room if they were afraid of
ghosts.
77. 1. The man I had come to see was sitting at the desk. 2. Not many students passed English in the first
term, which didn't surprise anybody. 3. Sherlock Holmes asked the witness for the chair the suspect had been sitting on.
78. A bicycle has got fewer wheels than a bus. I haven't got as much money as Nadal.
79. 1. Were you interested by the idea? 2. I'm sure your things were not touched while you
were out.
3. It is said that he is a policeman. // He is said to be a policeman.
80. 1. I wonder
what time it is. 2. I can't remember who won the championship in 1998. 3. I haven't a clue if your parents have ever been to Britain.
81. 1. Could you tell me where the town hall in Salobreña is, please? 2. I have never felt strong enough to give up smoking. 3. He is said to have a girlfriend. 4. If I were you, I would study English during the holidays. 5. I love parties. So do I.
