Paula Martinez H.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Describing Physical Appearance: What do they look like? 1. Look at the picture and use the vocabulary below to describe their appearance or how they look. 2. Write a 50 words-paragraph describing yourself using simple sentences using the vocabulary given below. ( Present Simple) 3. In the forum of the class, one student writes down a description of a famous actor or singer the other students must guess who he / she is. HEIGHT: tall, tallish, short, shortish, medium height BUILD: frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built

AGE: young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s

FACE : round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale

EYES : Big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow

HAIR : bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy

CLOTHES :casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy

Describing Character - What are you like? Are you nice?

Exercises:

1. Classify the following adjectives in terms of positive and negative.

2. Use the words below to describe your own character telling to the rest of the class what you are like. Write a 50-words paragraph using simple sentences and the connectors AND, BUT, BECAUSE, SO.

careful, hard-working, worried, cheerful, broadminded, active, curious, secretive aggressive, tough, careless, practical, sensible, independent, strong-minded, stupid dull, boring, imaginative, ambitious, crafty, sensitive, gentle, naive generous, loyal, self-controlled, moody, trusting, modest, tolerant, friendly energetic, confident, selfish, shy, stubborn, reliable, clumsy, intelligent.

WATCH A VIDEO

Now, it's time you watch a scene taken from the movie "TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU" 1999. Directed by Gil Junger. With Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. A remake of the classic Shakespare play "The Taming of the Shrew.", set in a modern day highschool.

Pay attention to the way you can describe someone you love.

href://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84e0HYgo_eU

Once you have seen the scene you can understand that there are many ways to describe someone you love, writing a poem, writing a song, etc. Now, you can read the poem she wrote and focus on the intention and the feelings she puts on describing someone she loves.....

I hate the way you talk to me,

and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car,

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots

and the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick,

it even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you’re always right,

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you make me laugh,

even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you’re not around,

and the fact that you didn’t call.

But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you,

not even close

not even a little bit

not even at all............

WRITTEN REPORT ”THE PERSON I LOVE MOST”

Now, it’s time you can write about the person you love most in this life. Pay attention to the following evaluation criteria in order to learn more English and get a good grade:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Organise your ideas and feelings in order to tell to the class why the person you chose is the most important in your life.

• The use of vocabulary and grammar structures studied in class is mandatory in order to describe person’s physical appearance and personality.

• The use of connectors like “because, so, then, and, but, therefore” are compulsory in order to justify the information you are given.

• The use of an audiovisual aid is also necessary in order to make your presentation more interesting; a video, a song, a power point with photographs, etc…

• Works done without previous teacher’s revision will not be evaluated.

• The reports will last no longer than 400 words.

• The work must be typed in Arial 10, double spaced, and on A4 size page.

• Overall impression is really important in this activity, so the idea is to work hard, with enthusiasm and commitment in order to learn a lot.

GOOD LUCK  !!!!! Paula C. Martínez H. ________________________________________