Ingles Básico
UNIT 1 – INU211
Objective: Describing people‟s appearance
Quiz schedule 2012-2
UNIT Evaluation type Week Weight Aug. 13 - Aug. 18 Unit 1 Aug.20 - Aug. 25
Aug. 27 - Sept. 1
Unit 2
Sept.3 - Sept. 8
Sept. 10 - Sept. 15
Sept. 17 - Sept. 22
Quiz 1 (Units 1+2) Oral Units 1+2 Sept. 24 - Sept. 29 12% 18%
Unit 3
Oct. 1 - Oct. 6
Oct. 8 - Oct.13
Oct. 15 - Oct. 20 Unit 4 Oct. 22 - Oct. 27 Quiz 2 (Units 4+5) Oral Units 4+5 Oct. 29 - Nov. 3 12% 18%
Unit 5
Nov. 5 - Nov. 10
Nov. 12 - Nov. 17 Unit 6 Nov. 19 - Nov. 24
Nov. 26 - Dec. 1 Quiz 3 (Units 5+6) Oral Units 5+6 Blackboard work Dec. 3 - Dec. 7 12% 18% 10%
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...
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