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DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Reading Lesson
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
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Basic English Dialogs:
Describing People Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice. Extension activity on attached Page 2. Answer Key attached on Page 3 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (3:25) for your students! DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
DIALOG 3
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Writing Practice
DESCRIBING PEOPLE "Write a paragraph about a friend. Describe that person. Remember to include information such as height, hair (color; long or short; straight, curly or wavy), age, and facial characteristics. As well, describe that person's personality and why you like him or her." Focus on present simple tense and adjectives Level: Elementary to Intermediate |
Listening Lesson
DESCRIBING PEOPLE 'NEW FRIENDS' Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Total Time: 45-55 mins Level: Beginner-Elementary With Notes and Answer Key attached |
Reading Worksheet
DESCRIBING PEOPLE Read about Maria and Sam. Then, answer the questions.
Two 130-word texts with ten comprehension questions. Answer Key and Activity Notes on Page 2. Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: (excluding possible extension activity) 10 - 15 minutes |
Maria
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Maria
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Sam
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Sam
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Writing Practice
DESCRIBING PEOPLE Draw a picture of a friend or family member in the box. Then, write a paragraph to describe him or her.
Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes |
'Find Someone Who'
Activity DESCRIBING PEOPLE Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
An original video (5:23) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! |
Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
DESCRIBING PEOPLE 15 vocabulary items that describe people's appearances and personalities
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
curly
friendly funny gray handsome |
intelligent
lazy long middle-age naughty |
shy
strong tall thin wrinkled |
Spelling Worksheet
DESCRIBING PEOPLE PAGE 1
15 sentences with 15 scrambled words on the topic of 'describing people' PAGE 2 15 sentences (same as above) - listen and write the missing words. Extend by using the question sentences as a Q&A activity. This is a great follow-up to the above Word Bank gap-fill activity which uses the same 15 words! Level: Intermediate With Notes and Answer Key on Page 3 Approximate Total Time: 20 - 25 minutes |