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Describing people
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elementary
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Appearance Pictionary + Exercises (B/W and key included) fully editable
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elementary
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Body Parts
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elementary
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WHO IS WHO? GAME (DESCRIBING WHAT PEOPLE ARE WEARING) PART 1
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The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) on the topic Describing People -- Reading Comprehension for Upper Elementary and Lower intermediate students
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intermediate
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10-14
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DESCRIBING PEOPLE
I) Before you listen, check the vocabulary below:
snub nose
: short nose
either
: "too" in negative sentences
baggy
: loose
match:
go well
awfully
: very talkative
shy
: timid
rather
: very
tiny
: small
warm-hearted
: gentle and considerate
to wear a bob:
to wear short hair
fancy
: sophisticated, pretty
stocky
: chubby, plump
She's also fond of
: she also likes ...
toddler
: small child
suit
: formal clothes: jacket and trousers
trendy
: fashionable
cheerful
: happy
amusing
: fun and interesting
suppose
: think
chap
: boy
slender
: tall and elegant
was:
past of "is"
had:
past of "have"
II) Now listen and choose the word they say from the options below:
I'd like to tell you about some members of my family. This is my
mother
niece
sister
Helen. She's young, slim and
beautiful
good-looking
attractive
. She's got red,
curly
straight
wavy
hair, a pretty
snub nose
and
pink
round
rosey
cheeks. Her eyes are green which I think
match
her
head
hair
ear
rather
well. She likes to dress casually, and most of the time she just
wears
has
where
jeans and a jumper.
This here is a picture of Auntie Mable. She is short and somewhat
fat
chubby
plump
. She's very elegant, though. Her straight,
black
blonde
brown
hair is cut short and she always
wears a bob
.
She's also fond of
hats
caps
rats
which is not terribly
trendy
these days. But I
suppose
you don't always have to look
casual
fashionable
comfortable
to look good. I have no idea how old she is, but I'm guessing she would say
middle-aged
old
elderly
, which normally means the person doesn't want to be called old , but they're not young any more
either
.
Auntie Mable is
awfully chatty
. Sometimes I think she never stops
talking
walking
taking
. Auntie Mable also loves her
tiny
dog, who could easily fit in her
fancy
handbags.
This is my
nice
nephew
niece
Julia, and her little brother, Jake. Julia is a
toddler
and Jake is only a tiny baby. They're both
cheerful
little kids - always smiley and
trendy
friendly
happily
. Julia has
white
wide
wild
brown hair which she doesn't like to comb. And Jake has hardly any hair at all. Julia has a pretty little button nose with some very sweet
wrinkles
freckles
cheeks
around it. And Jake is a
round
oval
square
-faced little
chap
. They are both rather determined. They always know exactly what they want.
This is my
cousin
cousins
cuisine
, George. He is taller-than-average, and so he is a bit clumsy. He often bumps his
hair
head
bag
on doorways and keeps knocking things over because of his long arms. He is also a bit
overweight
chubby
obese
, so most of the time he wears comfortable
baggy
clothes. He says he'd like to lose
height
weight
hair
, so he goes running every day with his dog. Because he is
rather
large and he
has
wear
wears
glasses too, he is normally very
shy
. He doesn't talk to people much and doesn't have many friends either. I still like him a lot because he is
dangerous
famous
generous
and
warm-hearted
.
This is my uncle, John. He is probably the most
interesting
boring
exciting
character in my family. These days he is
stocky
and
bad
bald
bold
, but when he
was
younger he was
thin
slim
skinny
and
had
thick dark hair. He was
awfully
handsome
good-looking
gorgeous
. Now that he hasn't got any hair, he always wears a hat and he's also grown a
beard
mustache
hair
. He normally wears a
suit
and you will never see him without his briefcase. Uncle John is very
more going
in going
outgoing
and can talk to anyone about anything. He has some of the most
amusing
stories I've ever heard.
And finally this is my aunt, Lola. As you can see, she's rather extravagant. These days she's a bit
big
large
obese
, but when she was young she was a real
beauty
cutie
plumpy
. Although she was never tall, she was
slender
with long, black, shiny hair and blue eyes. Her hair is not long anymore and she's turning a little
bay
green
gray
. On the whole, she's now quite round, but I think her build suits her personality. She's
optimistic
pessimistic
realistic
and energetic, and never seems to worry. In this picture she's wearing her favourite hat and a rather classy
shirt
skirt
dress
. One has to look elegant even if only going to the market, she told me.
See you next time!
III) Watch the video and check if your answers were right:
IV) Look at the pictures below and finish writing the descriptions:
Number 14 is
tall
of average height
short
and has
short curly blonde
long wavy brown
shoulder-length straight brown
hair.
Number 15 is
tall
of average-height
short
and has
shoulder-length straight blonde
short straight blonde
long wavy blonde
hair. She wears a
bun
ponytail
mustache
.
Number 16 is
not very short
not very tall
of medium-height
. She has
shoulder-length straight brown
shoulder-length wavy brown
shoulder-length curly brown
. She has
short bangs
long bangs
irregular bangs
.
Number 8 has
straight brown hair and he
a tie.
Number 9 wears a
blouse and earrings. She has reddish
and she
wear glasses.
Number 10 has short curly
hair and she wears
.
Number 17 is
slim
think
chubby
, number 18 is
slim
thin
chubby
and number 19 is
slim
thin
chubby
.
THAT'S THE END!