What’s he look like?

What’s he look like?

Warm Up

What is the first thing you notice about a person?

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Introduction

How important is a person's appearance?

Physical Appearance is the way

that someone looks.

We are all different. Some are

young and some are old. Some are

tall and some short. No two people

are exactly the same. We're all

different in our own ways.

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blue green

brown black

Facial features

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mustache

beard

Pale skin Fair skin Tan skin Olive skin Naturally

Brown Skin

Very dark brown

or Black skin

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Hair Types

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short hair

straight hair curly hair

ponytail bangs

bald

Gray Red Blonde Black

long hair

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Colors

Brown

Styles

We use the verb “has/have got” to describe someone’s appearance.

Examples:

Amanda has got short brown hair.

She has got blue eyes.

Taylor Swift has got a

round face, blue eyes.

and curly blonde hair .

She has got fair skin.

Describing time!

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Will Smith has got

_____________________________________

_______________________________.

_______________________________.

Song Hye Kyo has got

_____________________________________

_______________________________.

_______________________________.

Julianne Moore has got

_____________________________________

_______________________________.

_______________________________.

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What do you look like?

Describe People

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What’s he look like?

General Appearance

Put the adjectives into their correct categories.

AGE HEIGHT BUILD

six feet

thin

old

twenties

elderly

slim

middle-aged

short

young

chubby

tall

medium-height

muscular

Use the order of adjectives to describe a special person in your life.

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Order Of Adjectives In English

She was a 1- beautiful, 2- tall, 3- thin, 5- young, 6- black-haired, 7- Scottish woman.

1- Opinion, 2 – Size, 3 - Physical Quality, 5 - Age, 6 - color, 7 - origin

Paul

Mr. Price

Donna Mrs. Potter

Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith

Jenny

Mrs. Johns

John

Eric

Mr. and Mrs. Cruz

Opposites

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Describe the following people:

Paul is young and short.

Mr. Price is tall and old.

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Grammar Focus

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two nouns.

Adjective Comparative

tall taller

young younger

simple simpler

beautiful more beautiful

Examples:

• Ben is taller than John. • Tom has longer hair than Jim.

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

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Build up

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Compare each pair.

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2

3

4

5

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Role Playing Practice the Dialogue with your teacher.

Randy: Hi Emily! I heard you have a new friend.

Emily: Hello Randy, how did you know?

Randy : Someone told me. What’s her name?

Emily : Her name is Marla.

Randy : What does she look like?

Emily : She has got an oval face, gray eyes and long brown hair.

Randy : What about her complexion, figure and height?

Emily : She has got tan skin. She’s medium-height and slim.

Randy : How old is she?

Emily : She’s only in her twenties.

Randy : I‘d like to have a new friend too!

• Friend

• Marla

• oval face, grey

eyes and long

brown hair.

• medium-height

• chubby

• twenties

• Math Teacher

• Mr. Bascomb

• square face,

blue eyes, blonde

hair.

• has beard and

mustache

• medium-height

• slim

• fifties

• Officemate

• Ms. Yoon

• round face,

black eyes,

short black hair.

• tall

• slim

• thirties

Change the words in blue. Use the information on the right for each person.

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A. Wrinkles

B. Side burns

C. Freckles

D. Mustache

E. Beard

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Facial Features

MATCHING EXERCISE

1 2 3

4 5

A. Straight hair

B. Curly hair

C. Short hair

D. Long hair

E. Wavy hair

F. Shoulder-length hair

Hairstyles

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MATCHING EXERCISE

Reading Exercise

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Hi Friends! Let me introduce my sister. Her name is Sophia and

she is 23 years old. She is absolutely beautiful.

She has got long black hair, blue eyes and a pretty little nose.

Her eyelashes are extremely long. She’s has got very nice teeth. She’s about 176cm tall and she weighs 56kg. She’s slim and she has got long legs, but her feet are quite small.

She goes to university where she studies economics. Sophia is

very clever that’s why she gets a lot of money from various scholarships. She’s very kind, she pays attention to her friends. She’s usually cheerful and likes to joke a lot .

In her free time she works as a model for a big and famous

company. She often goes jogging to keep herself healthy. My parents

are very proud of her.

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Reading Comprehension

1. What does Sophia do?

2. Where does she study?

3. How can you describe her?

4. What is her attitude to her friends?

5. Why are her parents proud of her?

Free Response

1. What characteristic do you admire from Sophia?

2. Is there a part of your appearance that you are proud of?

3. Can you describe one of your family members?

Complete the sentence: is or has got

1. My sister ____ tall.

2. Her hair ____ long.

3. Sophia____ blue eyes.

4. The model’s nose ____ pretty. 5. She ____ small feet.

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Culture File

How does your society define physical attractiveness?

Physical Attractiveness

The long-necked

women of Myanmar

Women in Iran are

so proud of going

under the knife

Elongated earlobe

in Masai Tribe in

Africa

Lip plate for Mursi

or Suri women in

Ethiopia

Heavier woman

in Mauritania,

Africa is deemed

so desirable

Source: https://www.thelist.com/40387/men-think-attractive-different-parts-world/

a person who always does

what they say they will do.

Responsible

describes somebody who looks

beautiful - either women or

men.

Friendly

somebody who can be

friends with other people

easily. Honest

somebody who tells the truth and doesn't

steal or take things from other people.

Bright

somebody who is

intelligent.

Hard working

somebody who

does a lot of work.

Personality

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Good looking

More adjectives to describe people:

1. How important is people’s appearance?

2. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

3. How often do you check your appearance in the mirror?

4. Are you happy with your appearance?

5. Do people in your country talk a lot about other people’s appearance?

6. Is it rude to tell the person that they need to improve their appearance?

7. What kinds of things do you do to improve/maintain your appearance?

8. How much money and time do you normally spend on your appearance?

9. Who is your ideal actor/actress as far as his/her appearance is concerned?

10. What do the clothes someone wears say about that person?

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Speaking Drill

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sh sound ch sound

sheep cheap

shop chop

ship chip

cash catch

wash watch

she's cheese

sheet cheat

share chair

shoe chew

shore chore

shows chose

wish which

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Pronunciation Drills Minimal Pairs

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