UNIT III

What does she look like?

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UNIT III. WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?
UNIT III. WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?

FUNCTIONS CONTENT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

- To understand -Describing People. -. What does she/ he look like?/
vocabulary and -Physical What do you/ they look like? -. Adjectives.
expressions with Appearance and -. Adjectives for Size, Weight, -Adjective Order.
descriptive Personality. Hair style and Hair color, Eye Be + adjective.
adjectives in color. -Have + adjective
English. -. She’s/ He is/ I am tall, short, noun.
-To describe average height, skinny, thin, slim, -. Be vs. Have vs.
people’s physical average weight, heavy. Wear.
appearance and -. She has/ He has/
personality using I have/long/short/straight/curly/
adjectives in spiky/blond/ brown/red
English. hair/dark/green/brown/blue/
- To identify hazel eyes.
people through -What is she/he/are you like?
their physical -She’s/ He’s/ I’m funny, serious,
descriptions in outgoing, easygoing, stubborn,
English. conceited.
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UNIT III
WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?

I. VOCABULARY. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with

words from the chart.

Others
Hair style Blonde
and color Red haired
Weight
Eye Brunette
Straight
Height Thin/Skinny, Color Afro american
Curly
Slim Black skin
Small/Short Dark Wavy
Tanned
Average built Spiky
Tall Brown Muscular
Blond
Fat/Heavy Pretty
Average height Blue Black
Beautiful
Athletic built Brown
Green Handsome
Red
Good looking
Hazel
Beard
Mustache
Bald

Rupert Grint is ____________ and _____________. He has __________

eyes and ___________ __________ ________ hair.
Emma Watson is __________ and _________. She has _________ eyes
and ________ _________ _______ hair.
Daniel Radcliff is __________ and ___________. His eyes are ___________
and his hair is __________ and ____________.
Hagrid is __________ and ___________. He has _________ __________
__________ hair and ____________ eyes. He has a ______ and a
__________________.
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II. AT THE HOTEL.

1. LISTENING. Samuel is looking for a friend. Who is he
looking for? Check the correct picture (Audio track 7).

2. Listen again and write TRUE or FALSE. Correct the FALSE

statements.
a. Hector is blonde. __________
b. He has short spiky brown hair. _________
c. He’s bald. _________
d. He is wearing a blue shirt. _________
e. He’s also wearing black pants and a black jacket. _______
f. He has dark eyes. ___________
g. He is heavy and average height. ________
h. He wears glasses. ___________
i. He has a beard and a mustache. _______
j. He’s young. __________

III. SPEAKING. (Audio track 8).

1. At the front desk of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Receptionist: Can I help you?

Rose: Yes, please. I’m looking for a friend. Her name is Laura Velasquez.
Receptionist: What does she look like?
Rose: She’s tall and slim. She has blue eyes and long straight black hair.
Receptionist: Does she wear glasses?
Rose: No, she doesn’t, but, she is wearing a green blouse, brown pants
and gold heels.
Receptionist: Oh, yes. She is in the restaurant. She is waiting for you.
Rose: Thank you very much.
Receptionist: You’re welcome.
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2. Answer the questions about the conversation above.

a. Who is Rose looking for?

_____________________________________________________.

b. What does she look like?

_____________________________________________________.

c. What is she wearing?

_____________________________________________________.

d. Does she wear glasses?

_____________________________________________________.

e. Where is she?
_____________________________________________________.

3. Fill in the blanks. Complete with the correct form of the verbs
in the box.

a. Laura ___________ tall. She ________ heavy. She

_________ slim.
b. She __________ blue eyes. She ______ jeans for
Be class everyday.
Wear c. John _______ 36 years old. He ______ a mustache.
Have He _________ glasses.
d. Lauren and Rachel _____ young. They _______
long brown hair. They _______ pretty.
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IV. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Physical Appearance

Asking about Physical

Appearance
What + do/does + Subject + look What does Peter look like?
like? He is tall/ short/ average height/
What does Mary look like? thin/ skinny/ slim/ heavy/ young/
middle aged/ elderly/ handsome/
She is tall/ short/ average height/ ugly/ good looking.
thin/ skinny/ slim/ heavy/ young/
middle aged/ elderly/ pretty/ ugly. He has short/ long/
medium length/ straight/ curly/
She has short/ long/ wavy/ black/ brown/ red/
medium length/ straight/ curly/ blond hair.
wavy/black/brown/ red/ blond hair.
His hair is short, spiky and brown.
Her hair is long, straight and blond.

BE + SIZE/AGE/WEIGHT
I am tall and slim.
Mary is young and beautiful.
HAVE + HAIRSTYLE AND HAIR Adjective Order
COLOR/EYE COLOR
Length + hairstyle + color+
I have short black hair. hair
Mary has long curly brown hair. Long curly brown hair.
WEAR + CLOTHING/JEWELRY/ Short straight dark hair.
GLASSES/CONTACT LENSES
I wear glasses.
Mary wears contact lenses.
John always wears jeans.
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ADJECTIVES

(I am __, You are ___, He is ___, She is ___,

We are ___, They are ___)

Young Old Slim

Thin Chubby Strong

Weak Bald Tall

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Short Cute Pretty

Ugly Brown - skinned White - skinned

PERSONALITY

Shakira is nice and friendly. Asking about Personality:

My sister is really bad What + BE + Subject + like?
tempered and stubborn. What is Miriam like?
Javier Bertel and Cayito She is shy and lazy.
Aponte are very funny.
What are you like?
My father is serious and
hardworking. I’m quiet and easygoing.

The children are talkative What are the children like?

and outgoing. They’re careless and naughty.
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1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the

verbs: Be, Have, or, Wear.
Julia Roberts _________ really beautiful. She __________ tall and slim.
She _____________ long straight brown hair and green eyes. She usually
_______________ long dresses for special occasions, like the Oscar’s
Awards. She ____________ middle aged, she __________ two children.
She ____________ married. She _________ a very nice and friendly
person.

2. LISTENING. Listen to these people describing themselves.

Circle the correct answer. (Audio track 9).

a. Lao Tse is (young/middle aged/ elderly).

b. He (has/doesn’t have) a beard and a mustache.
c. His hair is (short/long/middle length).
d. He has (green/brown/hazel) eyes.
e. He’s (stubborn/serious/easygoing).
f. Minerva is (tall/average height/short).
g. She (is/isn’t) heavy.
h. Her eyes are (blue/green/dark).
i. She is (blonde/brunette).
j. She is (talkative/hardworking/funny).

3. Answer the following questions about yourself. Give

complete answers.

a. What do you look like?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

b. Do you wear glasses?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

c. Who do you look like?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.
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d. What are you like?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

e. Are you lazy or hardworking?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

f. What does your best friend look like?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

g. Is your best friend young?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

h. What is your best friend like?

______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

V. READING AND COMPREHENSION. Read the following

paragraph. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding words.

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas is a very famous and

popular American actor. He is about
sixty years old. He is a slim person
and he is average height. He has light
brown eyes and short fair hair. His wife
is a very beautiful British actress who
is named Catherine Zeta-Johns; she
has green eyes and long straight black
hair. She is average height and slim.
They have a daughter who is two years
old. They all live in the United States of
America. His wife is really beautiful and
nice. Michael is sometimes serious and
a very hardworking man.
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Michael Douglas is ________________. He has _____________________.

(age) (hairstyle and eye color)

His wife, Catherine is _____________. She is also ________________.

(size) (weight)

She has ___________________. Michael is ___________________.

(eye color and hairstyle) (personality)

VI. WRITING AND COMPOSITION. Describe yourself and your

best friend. Follow the example.

My name is Yaneth Ocando. I’m an English teacher. I work at URBE

University. I’m Venezuelan and I live in Maracaibo city. I’m not very
tall. I’m average height and average weight. My hair is long and
black, but I usually dye it blond with highlights. I have dark eyes
and I’m brunette. My best friend is Venezuelan, too. She’s also
a professor and works at URBE like me, but she is tall and slim.
She has short brown hair and brown eyes. She’s very serious but
outgoing. I’m shy and sometimes, funny.
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REVIEW EXERCISES

Name:
__________________________.

Do the following I.D: ______________________.

exercises, and hand
in the pages to your Course:
teacher. _________________________.

Teacher:
_________________________.

I. Match the descriptions with the correct word.

1. You avoid work if you can a. Considerate

2. You are always happy b. Honest
3. You don’t like spending c. Cheerful
money
d. Lazy
4. You always tell the truth
e. Mean
5. You understand the needs
of others

II. Look at the picture. Write a description. What does Shrek look
like? Complete the sentences.

Shrek is __________________________.
He has _______________________. He
is _________________. He doesn’t have
______________, so he is _____________.

He _______ bad tempered, but very

___________. He always ______________
a sweatshirt, a brown jacket and brown
tights and shoes.
III. Answer the questions about the picture above.
1. Is Shrek tall or short? __________________________________.
2. Does he have a beard and a mustache? ___________________.
3. What color are his eyes? _______________________________.
4. What color is his hair? _________________________________.
5. Does he wear jeans? ___________________________________.

IV. Complete the text about yourself.

I ________ a student. My name is ___________. I __________ at

URBE. I’m ______ years old. I’m from ________. I’m ___________
(size) and _________ (weight). I have _________________________
(hairstyle) and _____________ (eyes). I’m ________ and
__________ (personality).

V. Reading and comprehension.

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