French Descriptions
French Descriptions
French Descriptions
Learning Objectives:
• To understand how to describe
personalities.
• To be able to describe family members.
To describe personalities we have to use
the phrases:
JE SUIS = I AM
IL EST = HE IS
ELLE EST = SHE IS
We can then add an adjective (describing
word) onto the end…
Some adjectives have a masculine spelling for
boys and a feminine spelling for girls.
I AM
HE IS
SHE IS
Je suis créatif / créative
I am creative
Je suis bavard / bavarde
I am chatty
Je suis drôle
I am funny
Je suis égoiste
I am selfish
Can you remember the French
words?
créatif drôle
égoiste bavard
Je suis gentil / gentille
I am kind
Je suis généreux / généreuse
I am generous
Je suis intelligent / intelligente
I am intelligent
Je suis paresseux / paresseuse
I am lazy
Can you remember the French
words?
gentil intelligent
paresseux généreux
Je suis sportif / sportive
I am sporty
Je suis sympa
I am nice
Je suis timide
I am shy
Comment dit-on en français…?
sympa sportif
timide
Read the following letter from Céline and answer the
questions below in English: