1. Title: Describing People
Objective:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe people using appropriate
adjectives and complete a descriptive writing activity.
Time: 60 minutes
Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handout with a list of descriptive adjectives
- Pictures of various people (optional)
Warm-up (5 minutes):
1. Begin the lesson by asking students to think about someone they know well, such as
a family member or a friend.
2. In pairs or small groups, have students take turns describing the person they thought
of using as many adjectives as possible.
3. Discuss as a class some of the adjectives used, focusing on the importance of using
specific and descriptive language.
Introduction (10 minutes):
1. Introduce the topic of describing people by explaining that using adjectives helps
paint a clear picture and allows others to visualize the person being described.
2. Write the word "adjective" on the board and ask students if they know what it means.
Explain that adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns (people, places, things,
or ideas).
Guided Practice (20 minutes):
1. Provide students with a handout containing a list of descriptive adjectives or write
these adjectives on the board: tall, short, young, old, funny, serious, kind, mean,
friendly, shy, beautiful, ugly, brave, timid, intelligent, and silly.
2. Go over the meanings of each adjective, providing simple explanations and giving
examples.
3. Engage the students by asking questions such as:
2. "Can you think of a situation where you might use this adjective to describe someone?"
or "What kind of person would you describe using this adjective?"
4. Have students practice using the adjectives in pairs or small groups to describe a
person they know, taking turns to describe and guess the person being described.
Independent Activity (20 minutes):
1. Hand out a picture of a person to each student or display pictures of different people
on the board.
2. Instruct students to write a short paragraph using at least five adjectives to describe
the person in the picture. Encourage them to be as detailed and specific as possible.
3. After they finish writing, have students exchange their paragraphs with a partner and
ask them to imagine the person being described based on the description. They can
draw a picture or share their visualization with the class.
Wrap-up (5 minutes):
1. Allow some students to share their descriptions with the class, emphasizing the
specific adjectives they used.
2. Summarize the importance of using descriptive language when describing people.
3. Encourage students to practice describing people in their everyday conversations,
paying attention to the details that make each person unique.
Extension activity:
Assign students to create posters or collages describing famous people, historical
figures, or characters from books, using a combination of descriptive adjectives and
visual representations. They can present their creations to the class, explaining their
choices and supporting their descriptions with examples from the person's life or story.
Closure: Recap the key points of the lesson, reminding students to use descriptive
adjectives when describing people to make their descriptions more vivid and engaging.
Encourage them to practice and develop their descriptive skills in everyday
conversations.
