Adjectives and ways of describing people.

1. DESCRIBING
PEOPLE
He's so handsome!
He's
handsome but he is
very unfriendly
1. Physical appearance
2. Personality and character

2. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
!
!
What does she/he
look like?
!

3. OPINION SIZE SHAPE AGE COLOUR ORIGIN MATERIAL NOUN
lovely long curly red hair
big round green eyes
Adjectives order
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

4. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Correct these sentences:
She has hair, wavy, long.
They have blond, short hair.
You have eyes blue, small, round.

5. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Correct these sentences:
She has hair, wavy, long.
They have blond, short hair.
You have eyes blue, small, round.
She has long, wavy hair.
They have short, blond hair.
You have small, round, blue eyes.

6. PERSONALITY
CHARACTER

7. USEFUL PHRASES
What's (the new teacher) like? (personality)
What does she/he look like?
She/He seems...
She/He looks...
She's/He's really/fairly...
She/He sounds...

8. Practice: dialogue
Lucinda: What's the new Spanish teacher like?
Freya: She seems really nice.
Lucinda: Is she strict?
Freya: Not really. She seems fairly relaxed and she's got a sense of humour.
Lucinda: What does she look like?
Freya: She's fairly tall, with short, dark hair and glasses.
Lucinda: What about her Spanish? Does she speak really fast like Mr González?
Freya: No, she's very easy to understand.
Lucinda: She sounds OK.
Freya: Yes, she is.

9. Describe the photo. Use these questions to help you:
-What can you see in the photo?
-How do you think the people are feeling?
-Which personality types are most/least comfortable in this situation? Why?
-Do you enjoy this kind of event? Why (not)?