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Describing People
We use the verb to be to describe height and body build.

Examples: I am tall and slim.

He is fat.

Ann is short.

You are thin.

They are tall.

Complete the following sentences

1. I ______ short.

2. Kate ______ a small girl.

3. Tom ______ very fat.

4. Why ______ you so thin?

5. He ______ very tall.

Facial features

We use have and has to describe hair colour, hair length and facial features.

Facial features are eyes, nose, mouth, ears, etc..

Examples: Jack has short hair.

I have long black hair.

She has blue eyes.

My teacher has a round face.

He has a long nose.

Pronouns / Names have/has

I, You, We,They have
He, She, It has
Paul, Mary has

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Facial features - Describing the face

Examples:

Hair: He has long brown hair.

Eyes: He has small brown eyes.

Nose: He has a big nose.

Mouth: He has a small mouth.

Facial Hair: He has a brown moustache and beard.

Now describe these people to a partner

Hair

Eyes

Nose

Mouth

Ears

Clothes

Clothes is pronounced close.

Present Simple wear (everyday) Example: You wear a uniform everyday.

Past Simple wore (past, e.g. yesterday) Example: I wore a T-shirt and jeans yesterday.

Present Continuous verb to be + wearing (now). Example: I am wearing a shirt and tie.

Clothes Vocabulary

T shirt dress sweater shirt

trousers jeans skirt suit/jacket

boots shoes trainers socks

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What are you wearing now?

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What did you wear yesterday?

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Describe these famous people to a partner describe what they look like and what they are
wearing.

Brad Pitt Britney Spears

Complete the following paragraph using the correct verbs.

My friend John ___ very tall. He exercises a lot and __ strong. He __ blue eyes
and brown hair. He __ big ears and a big nose. Today he __ a blue shirt and jeans.

Use the following words to complete the paragraph below.

is, am, am wearing, has, China, have, wear, have, first year, am, wore, has

My name is Miko. I am a student. I come from _ . I ___ not tall,

and I _________ not fat either. I long hair and a pony tail. Like most Chinese, I
_____ brown eyes. Today I my student uniform. Yesterday I didnt have class,
so I didnt my uniform. I __ jeans and a yellow T- shirt. I went to a movie
with my friend Noi. She _ 154 cm tall and short hair. She
__________ a big nose, but I think she is pretty.

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Write a short paragraph to describe yourself.

My name is _______________________________________________________________

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Describe someone in the classroom.

Remember: height and body build (verb to be).

hair colour, length and facial features (have / has)

clothes (wearing)

His / Her name is __________________________________________________________

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Thieves in the classroom

Some thieves have been stealing things from your classroom. A student saw them steal some
pencils. Here is what he told the police. Read the descriptions and draw pictures of the thieves.

Theif 1 Thief 2 Thief 3

1. The first thief is tall and thin. He has a long face.

2. The second thief is short and fat. He has a round face.
3. The other thief is short and thin. He has an oval face. (egg shaped)
4. The thief with a round face has a big nose.
5. The thief with a long face has small eyes and a long nose.
6. The fat thief has big ears and short hair.
7. The thief with an oval face has big eyes and a small mouth.
8. The thief with a big nose has big eyes and a big mouth.
9. The other thief has a long mouth and a pony tail.
10. The thief with a small mouth has a small nose and small ears
11. One man has ears that look like the number 8.
12. The man with a small nose is bald.
13. All of the thieves wore T-shirts and jeans.

Draw the pictures on the board and see if they match the descriptions.

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