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Describing physical appearance
UNIT 1 – INU211

Objective: Describing people‟s appearance

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Class 1
VOCABULARY ON PHYSICAL APPEARANCE; VERBS TO BE-HAVE FOR DESCRIPTIONS

What is a description? In whichcases can you use it?

Now, look at the picture…

General appearance

Pretty

Handsome

Not very attractive

Good-looking

Height

Short

Medium height

Tall

Weight

Skinny

Slim / Slender

Thin

Weight

Muscular / Athletic

Stout / robust

A bit overweight

Age

Young

Middle-aged

Elderly

Hair

Long

Short

Medium-length

StraightWavy

Curly

Hair

Black

Brown

Gray

Red

Blond

Others

Bangs / Fringe

Crew-cut

Bald

Mohawk

Dreadlocks

Braids

Others

Moustache

Beard

Goatee

Freckles

Wrinkles

When do you use „to be‟ or „have‟ in descriptions?

Practice time!

Activity 1: Describe the following characters

Activity 2: Pair-work. Look at the picture. Choose1 person. Describe. Your classmate guesses.

Class 2
ASKING/ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT APPEARANCE

Before we start…
 Describe these characters:

Conversation: “She‟s very tall”
 Describe these people:

Now listen and answer these questions:
1. 2. 3.

Who are Randy and Emily talking about? How does Randy describe her? How old is she? Go to p59

Grammar focus: Questions fordescribing people
Questions
1) 2) 3) 4) What does she look like? How old is she? How tall is she? How long is her hair?

Answers
__ It‟s medium-length. __ She‟s gorgeous. __ She‟s about 32. __ She‟s 6 feet 2.

gor·geous /ˈgoɚʤəs/ adjective [more gorgeous; most gorgeous] 1 : very beautiful or attractive ▪ Your baby is absolutely gorgeous! ▪ a gorgeous young man/woman ▪ a gorgeous red dress 2 :very enjoyable or pleasant ▪ gorgeous summer afternoons Source: Merriam-Webster‟s Learner Dictionary.

Grammar focus: Questions for describing people
 General appearance - What does she look like?

She‟s tall, with red hair. She‟s gorgeous.
- Does he wear glasses? - Yes, and he has a beard.

Grammar focus: Questions for describing people
 Age - How old is she?

She‟s about 32.She‟s in her thirties.
- How old is he?

He‟s in his fourties.

Grammar focus: Questions for describing people
 Height - How tall is she?

She‟s 1 meter 88. She‟s 6 feet 2.
- How tall is he?

He‟s quite short.

Grammar focus: Questions for describing people
 Hair - How long is her hair?

It‟s medium length.
- What color is her hair?

It‟s dark brown. She has brown hair.Practice
Write the questions to match these statements.
 My brother is 26.  I‟m 173cm.  Sharon has brown hair.  No, she wears contact lenses.  He‟s tall and very good-looking.  My sister‟s hair is medium length.  I have dark brown eyes.

Writing
 An e-mail describing people.

Imagine your e-pal is coming to visit you for the first time. You and a classmate are meeting him/her at theairport. Write an e-mail describing yourself and your classmate.

Writing
Dear Ahmed, I’m meeting you at the airport at noon on Sunday. My friend is coming with me. Attached is a photo of both of us. As you can see, we’re both in our late teens. My friend is fairly tall and very pretty. She has….

Class 3
CLOTHES VOCABULARY; DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Practice: Listening (p60)
 Listen to...