Using Adjectives to describe appearance. What does he look like? Using Adjectives to describe appearance.

Today’s lesson You will expand on previous lessons by using adjectives to describe a person’s appearance. You will practice using adjectives to describe height, weight, facial features and clothing. You will demonstrate your understanding of adjectives and their use by describing the appearance of one person in class.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES Vocabulary: General Appearance HEIGHT (am/is/are) WEIGHT Short Medium-height Average-height Tall *fairly *quite **pretty **very   Thin = skinny Slim = slender Chubby = plump Fat Heavy Overweight AGE (am/is/are) Child / children a kid a boy a girl Young a teen = a teenager an adult old = elderly *about 13 *around 16  in their teens, 20’s etc.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES Vocabulary: Hair Length, Color, Style HAIR LENGTH (have /has) Short Long Shoulder-length Medium-length HAIR COLOR (have/has) Black Brown Blond / blonde Brunette Red Grey *light *dark   HAIR STYLE (have/has) Straight Wavy Curly Spiky Teased Bald  

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES Vocabulary: Skin, Eyes and any Special Features SKIN COMPLEXION EYES SPECIAL FEATURES (am/is/are) (have/has) White Black Asian Fair/pale skin Dark skin Brown skin Light-brown Tanned skin Grey Blue Green Brown Dark Big Small Pretty Handsome Good-looking Attractive Plain Ugly A mustache A beard A mole Freckles Dimples  

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES Vocabulary: Clothes CLOTHES (are wearing) Shirt T-shirt Blouse Skirt Dress Shorts Pants Slacks Socks Stockings Sweater Tie Vest Suit Sandals Shoes (high-heels) Tennis shoes Boots   Cap Hat Glasses Earrings Necklace Watch Bracelet Ring

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 1: NAME GIRL/WOMAN BOY/MAN   Her name is... His name is…

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 2: AGE He is + number + years old. She is + number + years old. He is about/around +number + years old. He/She is a teenager. He/She is an elderly man/woman. He/She is in his/her 30’s

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 3: General Appearance (Height, weight and body type) She is slim, fit, and in shape. She is short and plump. She is tall and thin. He is strong and muscular.

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 4: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: EYES, HAIR AND HEIGHT EYE COLOR: GREEN EYES- BROWN EYES BLUE EYES HAIR: LONG OR SHORT? Hair COLOR: RED, BLONDE, BLACK, BLUE Height and Weight wavy, curly, straight He's got + COLOR + eyes She's got + COLOR + eyes He's got + SHORT + STYLE + COLOR She's got + LONG + STYLE + COLOR + hair He's tall and thin. She's short and plump.

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 5: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Special Features Plain (not ugly, not pretty) Handsome Has freckles Beautiful

How to Describe Physical Appearance STEP BY STEP GUIDE STEP 6: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Clothing dress polo shirt blue jeans high-heels sandals tie

Putting It All Together Name: Unknown He is in his mid-thirties. He has light skin and looks Latino. He is average height and weight. He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes. He is wearing blue jeans and a brown stripped shirt. He is also wearing a watch with a wide, black watch band. He has a mustache and goatee.

The VERBS Name: Unknown He is in his mid-thirties. He has light skin and looks Latino. He is average height and weight. He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes. He is wearing blue jeans and a brown stripped shirt. He is also wearing a watch with a wide, black watch band. He has a mustache and goatee.

The VERBS Age: Skin: Body Type: Hair: Clothes: Special features: Name: Unknown He is in his late-twenties. He has light skin. He is average height and weight. He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie and dark blue pants. He is also wearing a watch with a black watch band. He has a mustache and goatee. Age: Skin: Body Type: Hair: Clothes: Special features:

Your Turn: What do they look like? Write a description of one of the people in this picture.

The End Presentation by John Erskin