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Background
Most teenagers are curious about their own and each other’s looks, which makes the topic easy to relate to. Talking about oneself and the classmates will hopefully help the class bond.
Warm-up
12 ‘What do you look like?’ Song (Describing People) English on Tour – YouTube (1:51)https://youtu.be/qhWV4fzchq4In this song, we’ll talk about what people look like. Sing along with and watch the cool ‘What do you look like?’ song.
Vocabulary
Appearance | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/appearancePicture dictionaries with audio and matching exercises Appearance HairstylesDescribing People
Personality Adjectives
Describing peoplehttps://pt.slideshare.net/londonbridgeschool/describing-people-40239569/18 Slides of Describing people: Height, build, faces, eyes, hair
describing people.wmv – YouTube  (3:33) https://youtu.be/7EtJnhvhHmoSome examples and vocabulary about describing people
Describing peoplehttp://www.slideshare.net/EliSchlau/describing-people-10866995How to describe people; for elementary students (ESL) – A slide share with 20 slides, first vocabulary and then descriptions of famous people
Adjectives describing appearance and personalityhttp://www.slideshare.net/ljubicaruzinska/adjectives-describing-appearance-and-personalityAPPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY – 29 slides with vocabulary, pictures, and sentences
English vocabulary for describing peoplehttps://www.speaklanguages.com/english/vocab/describing-peopleHere are some English words you can use when describing someone’s appearance or personality, as well as some words for different feelings.
27 Clothes What are you wearing today – YouTube (6:43)Â https://youtu.be/20EcH4vYfyMClothes — What are you wearing today? Aim: To learn to describe what someone is wearing.
A1.2. CLOTHES – describing what people are wearing – YouTube (2:43)Â https://youtu.be/Rq0h_IZlJ-UVideo for beginners and elementary (adult) students
Viewing
Describing people and things | Mark Kulek – ESL – YouTube (3:20)Â https://youtu.be/2INkYjiqQAgYou will practice describing people and things using opposites with are adjectives: tall, short, happy, angry, thirsty, hungry, busy, bored, slow, fast, handsome, ugly, poor, rich, old, new, cold, hot, young, old.
Basic English Dialogs-Describing People – YouTube (3:20)Â https://youtu.be/bPBrKt6jv90A video showing phrases to describe people with quizzes.
Describing people, places and things – YouTube (8:01)Â https://youtu.be/QDeZGtpSsMUSide by side 1 chapter 5 Describing people; places; and things Adjectives Yes/no questions
Describing People – YouTube (1:14)Â https://youtu.be/mP44I3o2tY4Created at http://goanimate.com/ – A scene with two friends, automated voices
Focus on Form
A pdf handout on has-have and descriptions
Listening
Describing people | LearnEnglish Teens – British Council (1:42)Â http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/describing-peopleListen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Missing Children | Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Labhttp://www.esl-lab.com/easy/missing-children/Finding missing children takes the work of everyone around them. Listen and learn.
Reading
Speaking
A1.2. Easy Conversation: 1. A Blind Datehttp://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/dating01.htmA short funny dialogue to practise A1.2. Describing People
The same dialogue in three versions at different levels
Lesson Plans
A1.2. Beginner English #09 The Familyhttp://www.elllo.org/english/beginner/B09-JohnSarah-Family-Appearance.htmListen to short audio clips made especially for beginner ESL students Worth printing out and studying as a reading text, too. 3rd person singular grammar and quiz available
Describing People Through Heroes | OER Commonshttps://www.oercommons.org/authoring/56551-describing-people-through-heroes/viewThe present lesson plan aims to work on describing people by using physical adjectives through a “Heroes” theme.
Describing People – All Things Topics (A1-A2)https://www.allthingstopics.com/describing-people.htmlall things topics – various materials on various levels about describing people
Interactive
Games
Print Map Quiz: Describing peoplehttps://www.educaplay.com/printablegame/3387149-describing_people.html#!Compete against your friends to see who gets the best score in this activity
Guess Who ESL Game – EFL / ESL Games – eslactivehttps://eslactive.com/games/guess-who/If you’re lucky enough to have a set of the official Guess Who game for every two students, you can use that. Otherwise, you will need a project a 6×4 or 8×3 grid of twenty-four different…
People’s Appearance Bingo Gamehttps://bogglesworldesl.com/appearancebingo.htm
wavy hair, curly hair, straight hair, black/brown/red/gray/blonde hair, ponytail, braids, mustache, beard, sideburns, tattoo, wart, mole, wrinkles, freckles, watch, ring, bracelet, necklace,…
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