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1. 2-3-2016 Description of
People’s Physical
Appearance

2. Presentation of Vocabulary
Hair
Curly: __________________
Wavy: _________________
Blond: _________________
Short: __________________
Spiky: __________________
Bald: ___________________
Long: ___________________
Straight: ________________
Pony Tail: ________________
Dreadlocks: _______________
Looks
Handsome: ___________________
Beautiful: ____________________
Pretty: _______________________
Good - Looking: ___________________
Height
Tall: ___________________
Short: _________________
Feet:__________________
Meter:_________________
Other
Beard: ________________
Mustache: _____________
Tattoo: ______________
Body
Fat: __________________
Skinny: _______________
Chubby: ______________
Slim: _________________
Obese: ___________________
Big: ____________________
Thin: _____________________
Overweight: __________________
Muscular: __________________
In Shape: ________________
Fit: _____________________
Well-Built: __________________
Athletic: ____________________
Age
Young: ____________________
Old: ______________________
Middle aged:_______________
Youthful: ___________________
Elderly:_____________________
Eyes
Brown eyes: _________________
Black eyes: _________________
Blue eyes: __________________
Green eyes: _________________

3. Questions that you might want to introduce:
a) What does she look like?
b) What color are her eyes?
c) How old is she?
d) How Young is she?
e) How tall is she?
f) What color is his hair?
Positive sentences that you might want to introduce
a) Her grandpa looks old
b) His brother is very Young
c) Your girlfriend is very pretty
d) His hair is wavy and short
Practice
1. Introduce the present form of the verb to have and the verb to be or review it if
you have already taught it before.
2. You can do a dictation, just do it with basic sentences that they are capable to
write.
a) She is a very good looking woman
b) My sister is in shape
c) That guy is pretty tall
d) He has long hair and Brown eyes
e) He is not that Young
f) He looks athletic
g) The blond girl over there
h) She has Green eyes
i) She is wearing a black dress

4. Matching
Match the adjectives in column A with its definition in Column B
Column A
Chubby
Fit
Plain
Attractive
Bald
Blonde
Short
Skinny
Tattooed
Column B
( ) A person who is good looking
( ) A person with no hair
( ) A person who is very thin
( ) A person who isn’t very tall
( ) A person with yellow hair
( ) A person who is a bit overweight
( ) A person who does a lot of exercise
( ) A person who is ordinary looking
( ) A word to describe people with
tattoos
Describing People and Adjectives
Read the information and find adjectives which can be classified in the categories below
Steve, college student: Well, I am tall and athletic. I play different sports: basketball, football, and
soccer. I have brown hair and blue eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice.
Julie, journalist: I am small, My mom says I have a pretty smile. She also likes my long, curly brown
hair. My favorite color is blue, and I am always optimistic. I am youthful, but I am an old soul.
Claudia, artist : she is special! I like her spontaneous nature. She is young and slim and active. She
often wears colorful clothes. She wears a green shirt and her favorite jeans!
Walter, doctor: I am well built; I have a dark complexion and black, wavy hair. I have big green eyes
and I am a very tall guy
Height Color Hair Looks Body Age

5. Read the text.
Select the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, from the previous text.
1) How is Mr. Allen’s hair?
A) Pretty long.
B) Curly and short.
C) Extremely short.
D) Straight and blond.
2) Is Mrs. Allen overweight?
A) Yes, she is.
B) No, she is thin.
C) Yes, she is as thin as Tom.
D) No, she has an average weight.
Read the ads.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the ads.
1) Two of the ads want ________________________.
A) tall and friendly couples
B) handsome young men
C) athletic, attractive girls
D) beautiful, thin women
2) Karla prefers ________________________.
A) male with children
B) intelligent and tall traveler
C) a man with dark eyes and hair
D) sincere and positive European
The Allen family does not look alike. Mr. Allen is very tall and he has straight blond
hair. Mrs. Allen, on the contrary, is short and heavy. She looks older because of
her weight; her hair is black and curly.
Their son Tom is very handsome. He has an athletic body that makes him look
strong. His height and weight are average.
Mrs. Allen wears “petite” sizes, but her problem is her weight. She usually has to
make dresses for her and pants for Mr. Allen. Talking about shoes, Mr. Allen has
such thin feet that shoes are always wide for him. Mrs. Allen’s feet are so small that
she has to buy shoes in the children’s shoe stores.
Want to meet an European
male, tall, sincere, friendly,
athletic, 45 – 55 old,
handsome and positive, for
marriage. Send photo.
Write to Hellen.
Attractive Tico wants
to meet a skinny, blue
eyes, long hair female,
tall and intelligent who
likes to travel.
Call David 389-21-14
Slim attractive Latina,
36, no children wants to
meet man for friendship
and marriage, tall,
brown eyes and black
hair.

6. Read the following information
Mauren, 18, a professional young model is in pasarela now. She is thin with long straight hair.
Her eyes are big and black.
Sandry, 30, is a middle aged secretary. She has brown, curly, short hair. Her eyes are brown and
small. Her nose is wide and short.
Paul, 53 is a dressmaker. He's bald and wears a hat for protection of the sun. His wife Alice works
with him.
Peter, 20, a young soccer player is blond with long straight hair and blue eyes. He is a tall boy.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the previous
information
1) The person who wears a hat is ______________.
A) Paul
B) Peter
C) Sandry
D) Mauren
2) Peter _________________________________.
A) is fifty-three years old
B) has a wide and short nose
C) has long hair and blue eyes
D) is a professional young model
3) Sandry´s hair is _________________.
A) curly and long
B) blond and long
C) curly and short
D) long and straight
4) Mauren ____________________________.
A) is the youngest person
B) has brown curly hair
C) has small blue eyes
D) is the oldest model

7. Read the text.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the
previous reading.
1) Dick _________________________.
A) has black eyes
B) is Ethel’s friend
C) plays basketball
D) is Carla’s boyfriend
2) _____________________ have green eyes.
A) Carla and Dick
B) Ethel and Dick
C) Jane and Carla
D) Carla and Ethel
3) Dick is __________________ years old.
A) twenty
B) twenty-two
C) twenty-one
D) twenty-four
5) The woman is _____________________ than the man.
A) shorter
B) thinner
C) lighter
D) taller
Ana has _____________________.
A) long legs
B) nice curly hair
C) very fat long feet
D) blond wavy long hair
Carla, Ethel, and Jane are very good friends. They like to practice basketball on weekends.
Carla is tall and blonde. She has green eyes and big legs. She is twenty-two years old as
her friend Jane. Her boyfriend is Dick. He’s a doctor. His eyes are green, too. He is two
years older than Carla. Ethel is a short girl, but she plays basketball very well. Ethel’s eyes
are brown and her hair is black. Jane is taller than Carla. She is twenty-one. Her eyes are
black and she is very friendly. All the girls want to play in the university team.

8. Listening
Read this to your students so they can complete the chart
Linda is 24 years old, she has green eyes, she is tall, she has curly hair which is beautiful. She is
fat but she looks pretty.
Britanny is very Young, She is 13 years old, She has Brown eyes and black hair. She is short but
she looks athletic and Slim. She is very beautiful.
Kelly is good-looking, she is 15 years old, she has black and straight hair, she is tall and her
eyes are black. She is Slim because she exercises every day.
John is 28, he is very fit because he goes to the gym every day. He has black straight hair and
brown eyes. He is slim and he loves running. He is good looking, he is very tall
Listen to the description of this four people and fill the chart with the information required.
People Age Eye
Color
Hair Height Body look
Linda
Britanny
Kelly
John

9. Listen to the description of these six people and number them from 1 to 6

10. Describing People
General Appearance
o What does she look like?
She’s tall, with red _____
She is gorgeous
o Does he wear _________?
Yes, and he has a beard
Age
o How old is ___________?
She is about _______
She is in her thirties
o How old is ______?
He is on his twenties
Height
o How _______ is she?
She is 1 ________, 88.
She is 6 ________ 2
o How tall is he?
He is pretty _________
Hair
o How long is her _______?
It’s medium length
o What color is his ________?
It´s dark/light brown.
He has brown __________
She is very Tall
Emily: I hear you have a new girlfriend, Randy
Randy: Yes, Her name’s Ashley, and she is gorgeous!
Emily: Really? What does she look like?
Randy: Well, She is very ______________
Emily: How tall?
Randy: About 6 __________ 2, I suppose.
Emily: Wow, that´s tall. What color is her _______________?
Randy: She has ____________red hair.
Emily: And how old is ____________?
Randy: I don’t know. She won’t tell me.

11. Listen and number the sentences
____ he has a beard and a mustache
____ She wears braids
____ She has pierced ears
____ He is very muscular
____ She wears braces
____ She wears glasses
____ She has long fingernails
____ He’s got spiked hair
____ He wears his hair in a pony tail
____ She’s got freckles on her nose
____ She wears her hair in cornrows
____ He has a shaved head, He is
bald
Conversation
Jason: So, is your new room mate here?
Rosa: Yeah, She is right over there.
Jason: oh, which one is ____?
Rosa: she’s the woman standing by the table.
Jason: the one with the _________ hair?
Rosa: No, the woman with the pony tail
Jason: oh, she looks ____________. And who’s that guy talking to her? He looks kind of
weird
Rosa: You mean the guy on the yellow pants? That’s my brother Jimmy

12. Read the text
Steve, college student: Well, I am tall and athletic. I play different sports: basketball,
football, and soccer. I have brown hair and hazel eyes. My friends say I am friendly and
nice. I am very open. I love discussing interesting ideas and meeting new friends.
Julie, journalist: I am small, but I am strong! Sometimes I am shy around people I do not
know. With my friends and family, I am very outgoing. My mom says I have a pretty
smile. Do you agree? She also likes my long, curly brown hair. My favorite color is blue,
and I am always optimistic. I am youthful, but I am an old soul.
Claudia, artist (Claudia was unavailable, so her friend Vivian talks about her): Claudia?
Oh, she is special! I like her spontaneous nature. She is young, exuberant, and lively; she
is slim and active. She often wears colorful clothes. Do you see her picture? She wears
a green shirt and her favorite jeans! She has a creative mind: students love her
passionate outlook on life.
Walter, doctor: I am nearsighted, so I wear glasses. I am well built; I have a dark
complexion and black, wavy hair. I am focused and driven. I am not lazy! I am very
patient. I work long hours, but I am never bored at my job. It is so interesting! I do not
want a boring life. I am energetic and I want to be successful
Age Height Body Hair Skin Eyes Color

13. Production
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, is, are, green, blue, brown, hair, eyes,
has, have, curly, old, muscular, fit, fat, tall, short, slim, wavy, long,
skinny, beautiful, handsome, young, old, beard, mustache, tattoo, bald,
her, his, my, a bit, don’t , doesn’t, very, straight, braces, freckles, nose,
in, piercing, earrings, am, beautiful smile, dimples, small, ears, strong.
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, is, are, green, blue, brown, hair, eyes,
has, have, curly, old, muscular, fit, fat, tall, short, slim, wavy, long,
skinny, beautiful, handsome, young, old, beard, mustache, tattoo, bald,
her, his, my, a bit, don’t , doesn’t, very, straight, braces, freckles, nose,
in, piercing, earrings, am, beautiful smile, dimples, small, ears, strong.
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, is, are, green, blue, brown, hair, eyes,
has, have, curly, old, muscular, fit, fat, tall, short, slim, wavy, long,
skinny, beautiful, handsome, young, old, beard, mustache, tattoo, bald,
her, his, my, a bit, don’t , doesn’t, very, straight, braces, freckles, nose,
in, piercing, earrings, am, beautiful smile, dimples, small, ears, strong.
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, is, are, green, blue, brown, hair, eyes,
has, have, curly, old, muscular, fit, fat, tall, short, slim, wavy, long,
skinny, beautiful, handsome, young, old, beard, mustache, tattoo, bald,
her, his, my, a bit, don’t , doesn’t, very, straight, braces, freckles, nose,
in, piercing, earrings, am, beautiful smile, dimples, small, ears, strong.

14. In this section can create a dialogue in which they use vocabulary related to the
description of people’s physical appearance
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
You can also ask students to do a presentation in which they describe a famous
person.
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15. Practice
1. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb to have
1. I _____________big brown eyes
2. They ____________a beard
3. He _____________ a shaved head
4. We ____________ blue eyes
5. It____________ black hair
6. You _________ blue eyes
7. She ________ pierced ears
2. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb to be
1. I _____________tall
2. They ___________ skinny
3. He _____________ very handsome
4. We ____________ pretty
5. It____________ black
6. You _________ beautiful
7. She _________ very good looking
3. Change these sentences to positive negative or interrogative using the verb to
be
Positive Negative Interrogative
She is beautiful
He isn’t pretty
Are we black?
I am handsome
Are they fat?
You aren’t young

16. 4. Change these sentences to positive, negative and interrogative using the verb to
be
Positive Negative Interrogative
She has blue eyes
He doesn’t have a tattoo
Do you have a beard?
I have a mustache
We don’t have blue eyes
Do they have brown hair?
Complete the following sentence
he has a b_____________
He has a m____________
She wears b___________
She has p___________ ears
He is very m___________
She wears gl__________
She has l_______ fingernails
He’s got sp________ hair
Write five sentences describing yourself
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________