Describing Appearance
Describing Appearance
Describing Appearance
Describing appearance
Lesson code: VX5N-831A-CAKQ PRE-INTERMEDIATE
1. The girl in the picture on the left has got very straight/wavy , blond/black hair. She looks
slim/overweight and her skin is quite pale/tanned.
2. The man in the middle looks slim/overweight . He has long/short, black/blond hair and his skin is quite
pale/dark.
3. The woman on the right looks quite muscular/overweight . She has straight/curly blond/brown hair
and her skin is rather pale/tanned.
Work in pairs. Take turns to describe your family members. Try to use qualifying adverbs such as
rather, quite, a little, very, etc. For example:
"My sister is quite slim. She has long dark hair and rather pale skin ..."
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Describing appearance
A A A A VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
2 Opposites
Match the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right.
1. beautiful a. short
2. fat b. thin
3. strong c. ugly
4. old d. weak
5. tall e. young
Four of the words above can be used in a critical or negative way. Which ones?
• Is he/she handsome/beautiful?
• What colour is his/her hair?
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Describing appearance
A A A A VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Work in pairs. Tell your partner how often you change your appearance using the vocabulary from this
exercise, for example:
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Describing appearance - Key
A A A A VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
2- Opposites
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. e 5. a
Polite adjectives answers: slim - thin; overweight - fat; plain - ugly; mature - old
1. 6 2. 3 3. 1 4. 2 5. 5 6. 4
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