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JUDGING BY APPEARANCES

… WHEN WE DESCRIBE SOMEONE:

DESCRIBING PEOPLE.

Describing People So ? Let´s go… It is time to learn!

Unit 1b Vocabulary practice

Writing Descriptive Paragraphs

WHO IS WHO?.

Describing people.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION TANGLED.

What does he/she look like?

Michelle Judy Ted JohnJennifer. Hi, My name is Michelle Tanner. I am eight years old. I have got a sister and a brother. I have got green eyes and I have.

Describing Appearance

The Griffin Family. Hi! I am Stewie Griffin. This is my family.

Adjectives for describing people and ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Physical Appearance What do they look like?. Hair straightcurly wavy spiky.

face:oval, (not) round, pale eyes: blue, brown, green, grey, big, small hair:dark, fair, long, short, grey, straight, curly, thin, thick nose: long, short,

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Describing People’s Appearance ESL Games, Activities, Lessons

If you’re looking for some of the best games and activities to describe people, you’re in the right place. We have more than 20 describing people games. Help your students learn how to use appearance adjectives correctly!

Describing people’s appearance ESL activities

Describing People’s Appearance ESL Activities

Let’s get into the people description games to try out with your students!

#1: Describing People Flashcards

When I teach kids, I almost never set foot in class without a set of flashcards. There are lots of good ones out there for describing appearance and also lots of different games you can play. Have a look here for some of my ideas:

ESL Flashcard Games .

#2: Word Association for Appearance Adjectives

Unless students are absolute beginners, it’s often the case that they already know a good bit of words that can be used to describe people. That’s why I like to use something like this word association activity. It helps students activate their prior knowledge before adding new words into the mix.

Or, use it as a review at the end of class, or the beginning of the next one. Learn more about this activity here:

Word Association .

#3: The Guess Who Game

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I love to have my students play this game when I’m teaching them how to describe people’s appearance. It’s a nice way to get some serious practice!

#4: The Password Game for Describing People’s Appearance

In this game, people have to describe a secret word to one of their teammates. It could be something like a mustache. They could say hair on the face, under the nose. The person has to guess what it is. Learn more about it here:

Password Game.

#5: Describing People ESL Speaking Lesson

It’s certainly possible to design your own lesson about almost anything, including describing someone’s appearance. There are a few simple steps to follow. Learn more here:

#6: Draw a Picture of Someone

For this activity, put students into pairs. Then, give one person in each pair a secret picture of a person. They have to describe that person to their partner who has to draw it. When they’re done, switch roles with another picture and do it again.

#7: Flyswatter Vocabulary Game

To describe appearance, I do a variation of this game. Generally, I only write the words on the board but for this unit, I put a picture of a person with a name. They have different hair colours and styles, eyes, some have glasses or earrings, etc.

Then, one person from each team comes up to the whiteboard and takes a flyswatter. I describe something, starting with more general clues. The first person to slap the correct person gets a point for their team. To avoid favouritism, I generally draw a name from a bag for each turn. Check it out:

ESL Flyswatter Game

Appearance adjectives ESL activities and games

#8: The Secret Person

This is a nice people description activity. Make a collage with a bunch of different-looking people on it and each person can have a name or number associated with them. Then, put students into pairs. The first student secretly chooses one of the people and describes them. Their partner has to guess who it is.

#9: Use the Test-Teach-Test Approach

Unless students are absolute beginners, it’s likely that they already know a good bit of vocabulary that someone might use to describe people. If that’s the case, give them a test first to find out what they don’t know and tailor your lesson towards that! Learn more about this teaching method here:

#10: Appearance Videos

I sometimes get the feeling that my students get tired of hearing me talk! If that’s the case for you as well, why not let another teacher do the heavy lifting? There are lots of excellent videos on YouTube that teach students how to describe people. Have a look and I’m sure you’ll find something that’ll work in just a minute or two.

#11: Is that Sentence Correct?

To make a sentence describing someone’s appearance can be a little bit tricky. There is a certain order that things are said and it can be confusing with the is tall/has blue eyes thing. I use this activity to work on that! Have a look here:

Is that Sentence Correct Activity .

#12: Describe Someone in the Class

This is an activity to be a little bit careful with. I don’t love having students describe someone at the school that they go to because some of the meaner students can start to use negative words like fat, ugly, etc. I want to avoid this at all costs!

So, if you do decide to do this, use caution! I find the best approach is to have students write down their clues and the teacher can read them out and censor them if necessary. Or, the teacher can be the one to come up with the clues for their students.

#13: Me Too!

This is a speaking and listening activity for beginners. Students can make a true statement about their appearance (I have blue eyes) and if other people do as well, they can stand up and say, “Me too!” Learn more about it in this video:

#14: Find Something in Common

This is a nice activity to get students talking to their classmates about their appearance. They have to talk to a classmate to find something that is similar. For example:

• We both have brown eyes.
• Our hair is long.
• We both like wearing jeans every day.

More details here: Find Something in Common .

#15: Ball Toss Game for Describing How You Look

Write a bunch of questions in permanent marker on a beach ball related to describing appearance. For example:

• What colour hair (eyes) do you have?
• Do you have long or short hair?
• Describe your style.
• Do you wear glasses?

Then, students toss the ball around the class. Wherever their right thumb is when they catch it is the question that they have to answer. Check it out:

Ball Toss Game .

#16: Describing People Crossword Puzzle

I love to use puzzles to help my students review new vocabulary. It’s very easy to make your own with Discovery’s Puzzle Maker . I make my puzzle using clues like:

• It’s hair on the face, under the nose (mustache).
• This is a way to describe a person without hair on their head (bald).
• This is one of the more unusual colours of eyes (blue/green, it will be obvious based on the number of letters).
• You need these if you can’t see well (glasses).

#17: Word Challenge Whiteboard Race

Have students line up, in teams at the whiteboard. Give hints about an appearance adjective (it’s hair on your chin) and students have to race to write the correct word (beard). Then the next people go and the game continues!

#18: Find Someone Who Bingo

This is something that I often use as an icebreaker but it’s a nice activity for describing people as well. Students have to fill up their board with things like:

• has brown hair
• has blue eyes
• has a mustache

Then, they have to go around the class asking questions to their classmates, trying to fill in their boards. Check it out:

Find Someone Who Bingo Game.

#19: Mixed Up Sentences for Describing How People Look

Word order to describe appearance can be a little bit tricky. That’s why I like to work on this with my students. Write some sentences but mix up the words. Students have to work together to make grammatically correct sentences. Find out more about it:

Mixed Up Sentences .

#20: Dictogloss

Dictogloss is a challenging listening activity for higher-level students. Find, or write a passage describing one or two people’s appearances. Put students into pairs and read it out at a faster than normal pace. Students have to take notes and with their partners, try to recreate what they heard.  Repeat the process and then students compare what they have with the original. They can do a quick sketch of the people as well!

#21: Running Dictation for Appearance Adjectives

Try out this challenging 4-skills ESL activity if you want to have some fun with your students! Make a conversation with a lot of the target vocabulary to describe people’s appearances. Learn more about it:

#22: Dictation

I know, this is kind of an old-school activity but it does certainly have some value. It’s ideal for working on capital letters, punctuation and basic spelling and grammar. Dictate some sentences to the students who have to write them down.

• I have brown hair.
• Do you have long hair?

To level up the difficulty, get students to write the question for the statement and vice-versa. Find out more:

Dictation Activity .

#23: Error Correction Relay Race

This is a nice activity that can be used to focus on meaning and forms. To focus on meaning, have a picture of the people you are describing and make some errors (long hair instead of short, for example). Then, have some mistakes with the forms as well (She is brown hair). Students have to work together to correct the mistakes. Find out all the details:

Error Correction Relay Race .

#24: Odd One Out

This is a simple activity that gets students to think in categories. List four words and students have to pick the one that is the odd one out and say why. Some examples:

• wrinkles, grey, white, ear (ear is the odd one out because the other ones generally describe an older person).
• beard, eyebrows, nose, mustache (nose because the other ones describe hair on the face).

Learn more about it:

Odd One Out Game .

#25: Appearance Adjectives Listening Lesson

It’s possible to plan a listening lesson for almost anything, including appearance adjectives. Check out the simple steps to follow in this video:

Describing People Worksheets

Here are some of my favourite people description worksheets to try out with your students:

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How to describe someone’s appearance

Describing People ESL Lesson Plans

Why reinvent the wheel, right? I love to use ready-made lesson plans whenever possible. Here are some nice options for appearance adjectives ESL lesson plans:

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Appearance Vocabulary

Here’s a list of vocabulary words that can be used to describe people’s appearance:

Hair-related

• Gray-haired

Eye-related

• Almond-shaped eyes

Skin-related

• Fair-skinned
• Dark-skinned
• Olive-skinned

Facial features

• Square jawline
• High cheekbones
• Bushy eyebrows
• Thin eyebrows

Body-related

• Average height

Distinguishing features

Age-related

• Middle-aged

Overall appearance

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There are a number of common questions that people have about teaching students how to describe someone’s appearance. Here are the answers to some of the most popular ones.

Why is teaching students how to describe someone’s appearance important in ESL?

Teaching students how to describe someone’s appearance helps them develop vocabulary and language skills to communicate effectively in daily life, describe people accurately, and engage in conversations about physical characteristics.

What vocabulary should I focus on when teaching students to describe appearance?

Focus on vocabulary related to physical attributes such as hair color, eye color, height, build, facial features (e.g., eyes, nose, mouth), and any distinguishing characteristics like scars or tattoos.

How can I introduce the topic of describing appearance to ESL students?

Start by introducing basic adjectives that describe physical appearance, such as “tall,” “short,” “thin,” “overweight,” “blonde,” “brunette,” “blue-eyed,” and “wavy-haired.” Use visuals and real-life examples to help students understand and remember the vocabulary.

How can I encourage creativity and detail in describing someone’s appearance?

Encourage the use of specific details and vivid language by asking students to provide more than just basic physical features. For example, prompt them to describe hairstyles, facial expressions, or clothing choices.

How can I assess students’ understanding of describing appearance in ESL?

Assess students through various activities, such as written descriptions, oral presentations, or comprehension tasks where they match descriptions to corresponding pictures.

How can I expand students’ vocabulary and encourage variety in describing appearance?

Introduce synonyms and alternative expressions for common adjectives. Provide word banks or reference materials for students to refer to when describing appearance.

Are there any cultural considerations when teaching students to describe appearance in ESL?

Be sensitive to cultural differences in beauty standards and appearance-related preferences. Encourage respect for diverse appearances and emphasize the importance of focusing on character rather than solely physical appearance.

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1 . Question

What do the words ‘overweight’ and ‘skinny’ describe?

• Someone's body
• Someone's face
• Someone's hair

2 . Question

What do the words ‘curly’, ‘wavy’ and ‘straight’ describe?

3 . Question

What do the words ‘long brown’ and ‘short fair’ describe?

4 . Question

What do the words ’round’, ‘thin’, ‘symmetrical’ and ‘long’ describe?

5 . Question

What do the words ‘fit’ and ‘stocky’ describe?

6 . Question

Where can ‘crow’s feet’ appear?

• On someone's body
• On someone's face
• In someone's hair

7 . Question

Which is the odd one out?

8 . Question

The same verb can be used before three of these words – but not before the odd one out.

9 . Question

10 . question.

• medium length
• shoulder length

11 . Question

• big stomach

We didn’t use the word ‘stomach’ in the lesson. It can be two things – it is the organ inside your body that processes food, and it’s also one word for the area at the front of your body, just above your waist. It is the second meaning in this case.

12 . Question

13 . question.

Complete the hyphenated adjective which means that someone is big, but because of muscle, not fat.

14 . Question

Complete the two-word noun for something that might appear at the bottom of someone’s face if they are overweight.

15 . Question

Complete the missing word to describe someone’s hairstyle.

His hair is short at the back and sides and s to one side at the top.

16 . Question

Complete the expression meaning that someone exercises regularly and is consequently fit and healthy.

She’s in g s .

17 . Question

Complete the adjective to describe someone who has chosen to remove their hair.

He’s not naturally bald – he has a s head.

18 . Question

Complete the noun for a beard which covers your chin and upper lip only.

19 . Question

Complete the noun referring to the shape of someone’s body.

She has an athletic p .

20 . Question

Complete the adjective, meaning that someone’s facial features are very attractive and clearly-defined, like a statue.

He has c features.

The correct answer has different spellings in British and American English (we used the British version in the lesson); you can write either.

1. Describing Bodies

Let’s start describing people’s appearance by describing appearance of different bodies.

• He’s well-built, with broad shoulders.
• He’s very muscular.

‘Well-built’ means big, but big because of muscle, not fat.

The opposite of well-built is ‘skinny’.

You can say ‘He’s very muscular’ or ‘He’s very muscly’. They have the same meaning.

There are other ways to say the same thing; for example, ‘He looks strong.’

• She’s in good shape.
• She has an athletic physique.

‘She’s in good shape’ has the same meaning as ‘She’s fit.’ ‘Fit’ describes someone who exercises regularly and is strong.

Conversationally, in British English, ‘fit’ means ‘attractive’. It can be used for men and women.

The word ‘physique’ means the shape and condition of your body. ‘Physique’ is most often used with positive adjectives to describe someone who is strong, or who has an attractive body. For example, the collocations ‘muscular physique’ and ‘strong physique’ are common.

• He’s skinny.
• He has a slight build.

What’s the opposite of ‘fat’? Actually, there are several words.

‘Thin’ is the basic word. ‘Slim’ is similar; it means ‘thin and attractive’. ‘Skinny’ is a more negative word. It suggests that someone is too thin. If you say that someone is skinny, it means you think they should eat more.

Your ‘build’ is the shape of your body: whether you’re broad or thin, whether you’re muscular or not, and so on.

You can use many different adjectives with ‘build’. Common ones are ‘medium build’, ‘slim build’, ‘proportionate build’ and ‘stocky build’. ‘Stocky’ means big or wide, usually with muscle rather than fat.

• He’s overweight.
• He has a gut.

‘Overweight’ is a more indirect word than ‘fat’, although neither is polite if you are talking directly to someone.

A gut means a big stomach. You might use it to describe someone who has a lot of extra weight on their stomach. You could also say ‘He has a big belly’, which has the same meaning.

2. Describing Faces

• He has chiselled features, with high cheekbones.
• He has very well-defined facial features.

This is a chisel.

It’s a tool which is used to carve stone, for example to make a sculpture or statue.

‘Chiselled features’ means that someone’s facial features are very attractive and clearly-defined, like a statue. It’s generally used for men’s faces.

‘Well-defined’ is similar, but it can be used for men or women. If your facial features are well-defined, then your cheekbones, jaw, chin and so on all have a clear shape. This has a positive meaning, although it doesn’t necessarily mean ‘attractive’.

• He has crow’s feet.
• He has faint wrinkles in his forehead.

As you get older, you’ll get lines or wrinkles in your face.

Crow’s feet are the patterns of wrinkles you get in the corner of your eyes.

Wrinkles can be ‘faint’ – light and difficult to see – or ‘deep’.

• She has dimples when she smiles.
• She has freckles on her nose and cheeks.

‘Dimples’ here means small holes in your cheeks which appear when you smile. Not everyone has them.

Although it’s not common, you can use the word ‘dimple’ to refer to similar holes in other places. For example, some people have a dimple on their chin.

Freckles are common among people with very light skin. Going out in the sun can make your skin more freckled.

She has a round face, with a high forehead.

• She has a double chin.

You can use many adjectives to describe the shape of someone’s face, such as: round, thin, symmetrical , long, or square.

If someone is overweight, they might have a double chin.

Next in describing people’s appearance, we’ll talk about how to describe people’s hair.

3. Describing Hair

• He has a goatee.
• He’s going grey.

‘Goatee’ is a common word; it’s a beard which covers your chin and upper lip only.

You can also have a full beard, which covers your whole face and neck.

There are many words for different styles of beard , but most of them are not commonly used, except by beard experts.

If you say ‘he’s going grey’, ‘going’ means ‘becoming’.

You can use ‘go’ in this way for changes in someone’s hair; for example ‘go grey’ or ‘go bald’.

You can also use it if someone’s face changes colour. For example ‘She went bright red’ or ‘He went pale when he heard the news’.

• He has curly black hair.
• She has thick shoulder-length curly hair.

‘Curly’ describes hair with tight curls.

What’s the opposite?

The opposite is ‘straight hair’. In the middle, you can have ‘wavy hair.’

For length, you can say hair is long, short, medium length, or shoulder length.

For very long hair, you might say something like ‘Her hair reached down to her waist’.

• He’s bald, with a thick beard.
• She has long blonde hair.

‘Bald’ only refers to people who have lost their hair, usually because of aging. If someone shaves their hair off, you can say ‘He has a shaved head’.

Hair can be thick or thin; you can use these adjectives for hair on your head, or for facial hair: beards and moustaches.

In describing people’s appearance, when talking about hair, be careful with adjective order . Adjectives like ‘long’, ‘short’, ‘thick’ or ‘thin’ go before the colour.

So, you can have ‘long brown hair’, ‘thick dark hair’, ‘short fair hair’, and so on.

• He has fair hair.
• His hair is shaved short at the back and sides, and swept to one side on top.

‘Fair hair’ is similar to ‘blond hair’, but is has a wider meaning. ‘Fair’ just means ‘light’, so it could include light brown hair or dark blond hair.

‘Sweep’ generally means to clean your floor with a broom. However, you can also use it for hair, especially when you push your hair in one direction.

You can sweep your hair to one side, sweep your hair into a ponytail, or sweep your hair back.

That’s all for this lesson. Hopefully you learned some useful phrases to describe appearance of people in English.

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How to Describe People in English: Appearance, Character Traits and Emotions

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How to Describe People in English

An adjective is a describing word, the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified.

In this lesson, we will learn useful Adjectives to describe people in three ways:

1. Describing someone’s appearance

2. Describing someone’s character and personality

3. Describing someone’s feelings & emotions

How to Describe a Person in English

1. Describing Someone’s Appearance

Appearance is defined as the way someone or something looks.

This is list of adjectives to describe a person’s appearance:

• beautiful  (My younger sister is very beautiful.)
• handsome  (He’s the most handsome man I’ve ever met.)
• cute  (That’s a cute little baby.)
• thin  (She was looking pale and thin.)
• tall  (She’s tall and thin.)
• chubby  (She was eleven years old and pretty in a chubby sort of way.)
• muscular  (He was tall, lean and muscular.)
• attractive  (The actress is an attractive woman.) …

2. Describing Someone’s Character and Personality

Character traits are qualities or characteristics that describe what a person is like. It’s important to be able to describe your own personality or someone else’s .

Here is a list of English Adjectives to describe someone’s personality.

• polite  (Please be polite to our guests.)
• friendly  (Everyone was very friendly towards me.)
• honest  (He was a hard-working honest man.)
• generous  (She’s always very generous to the kids.)
• rude  (She was very rude about my driving.)
• lazy  (He is the laziest boy in the class.)
• angry  (I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.) …

3. Describing Someone’s Feelings & Emotions

Sometimes it’s hard to explain exactly how you feel. This vocabulary list helps you narrow down exactly what word best expresses your current emotional state.

• terrified  (She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.)
• exhausted  (You look absolutely exhausted.)
• scared  (People are scared to use the buses late at night.)
• nervous  (She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.)
• embarrassed  (She’s embarrassed about her height.) …

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Describing people: Describing appearance - Intermediate/Upper-int ESL vocabulary

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Age range: 14-16

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Intermediate and upper-intermediate students often resort to simple vocabulary for describing people.

This presentation and matching card game will help them learn new vocabulary to describe people with easy and precision!

This fully editable no-prep activity includes high-quality photos of diverse people to engage students and help them improve their vocabulary and speaking skills-

Instructions: Turn on the projector and you’re ready!

Show students the photo of a person and ask them to describe him/her using the vocabulary hey already know. Then show the next slide with the photo accompanied by new words and phrases. Elicit or explain the meaning of the phrases.

At the end, practice the vocabulary using the matching cards game or start over and have students describe people using the new words that they’ve learned.

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Using advanced words for describing how people look can be a challenge for ESL students. They often resort to familiar, but very simple words to describe appearance. But now you have a ready-made solution to that problem! To boost your learners' vocabulary for describing appearance, use this bundle which contains revision and practice activities for a wide range of vocabulary for describing appearance, including facial features, skin, build, hair and hairstyles, clothes and accessories. The bundle includes: * a presentation and matching cards game with high-quality photos that student can describe to practice the new vocabulary * * a guessing game that will helps student practice target vocabulary, speaking and listening skills and grammar, all while having fun The presentation With excellent visuals and key words, this presentation will help your learners take that step forward and move away from simple, everyday vocabulary towards more nuanced and native-like expressions. The game This interactive game is an excellent way to combine vocabulary learning with practicing speaking and listening skills and grammar. The game is based on a ready-made inclusive presentation that presents high quality images of people from different backgrounds. Your students will ask and answer questions about the people in the photos, pay attention to even the slightest details and practice incorporating high-level, nuanced vocabulary into their everyday conversations and writing. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, with this bundle, you will be able to teach about describing people with a resource that promotes diversity by including people of different races, religions, ages and abilities. If you like this product, please leave a review and follow my store. Find me on YouTube: EngliLearn Youtube channel Find me on Pinterest: EngliLearn Pinterest

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Describing People: Appearance

Aug 06, 2014

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Describing People: Appearance. Vocabulary we use to describe people. Vocabulary we use to describe people. When talking about General appearance. A very short cartoon …. Listening : Describing people.

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Describing People:Appearance

Vocabularywe use to describe people

Whentalkingabout General appearance

A very short cartoon…

Listening: Describingpeople Personality and Appearance1.Tell me about your father.   What kind of person is he? 2. What does he look like?3. What does your mother look like?4. How about your little sister?Clothing5. What is your brother wearing?6. What kind of shoes does he have    (on)?7. Is Susan wearing a dress?8. Anything else? DescriptionWell, he's very friendly, smart and funny.He's young, short and handsome.He has straight black hair and green eyes. She's tall, thin and beautiful.She has blonde hair and wears glasses.She has curly red hair and a cute smile.Everybody likes her.He's wearing light brown pants and an orange t-shirt.Sneakers, and he's wearing white socks.No. She's wearing a blue skirt and a yellow blouse.Yes. She's wearing boots and carrying a purse.

Foryoutopractice…

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother (have/has) many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is (sitting/setting) in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to (eat/ate) more. • Bob is deaf and he can not (hears/hear) the music. • There (is/are) many teenagers in high school.

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother has many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is (sitting/setting) in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to (eat/ate) more. • Bob is deaf and he can not (hears/hear) the music. • There (is/are) many teenagers in high school.

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother has many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is sitting in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to (eat/ate) more. • Bob is deaf and he can not (hears/hear) the music. • There (is/are) many teenagers in high school.

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother has many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is sitting in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to eat more. • Bob is deaf and he can not (hears/hear) the music. • There (is/are) many teenagers in high school.

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother has many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is sitting in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to eat more. • Bob is deaf and he can not hear the music. • There (is/are) many teenagers in high school.

Choose the correct verb for each sentence. • The elderly grandmother has many grandchildren. • A physically challenged girl is sitting in a wheelchair. • The skinny boy needs to eat more. • Bob is deaf and he can not hear the music. • There are many teenagers in high school.

Bibliography • http://free-english-study.com/speaking/describing-people.html • http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.htm • http://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/64356/excerpt/9780521664356_excerpt.pdf • http://www.anglictina-online.cz/download/Hit12.pdf • http://www.elcivics.com/worksheets/people-worksheet.pdf

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Describing people

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Aurelia : Who’s that boy over there, Hannah?

Hannah:  That? Er, that’s my brother, Jem.

Aurelia: Your brother?

Hannah: Yes, and that’s his girlfriend Lucy. The pretty girl with the long, brown hair.

Aurelia: Oh right. So, you’ve got a brother?

Hannah: No, I’ve got two brothers. Jem and Alex.

Aurelia: Really? ... and ... how old is Alex?

Hannah: Alex and Jem are twins, they’re both 15.

Aurelia: 15, mmm ... and does Alex look like Jem?

Hannah: They’re exactly the same! They’re both tall and thin. They’ve both got short brown hair, green eyes and big ears!

Aurelia: They’re not big, I think they’re cute. And ... has Alex got a girlfriend?

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