Unt 1 Lesson 2 - Describing appearance and to be

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1. Goals lesson 2 p20
2. Describing people
3. a/an
   
4. Vocabulary 1.1 & 1.2
5. Homework

Today

1. Goals
2. Describing people
3. To be (- & ?)
4. Vocabulary 1.2
5. Workbook
6. Homework

Describing People

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know how to describe people
• You know how to make questions with the verb to be
• You know how to make negative sentences with the verb to be

Check Homework

Exercise 8-10

Exercise 8A

Exercise 8B

Exercise 9A

Exercise 9B

Exercise 10A

Exercise 10B

Vocabulary 1.2

Also	Ook
Answer	antwoord
Blonde	Blond
Bright	Fel
Call (to)	Noemen
Everyone	Iedereen
Fill in (to)	Invullen
Form	Formulier
Grandmother	Oma
Grandparents	Grootouders
Hang out (to)	Ergens zijn, rondhangen
Holidays	Vakantie
Interested	Geïnteresseerd

Join (to)	Aansluiten bij, deelnemen
Look after (to)	Zorgen voor
Photography	fotografie
Practise (to)	Oefenen
Quite	Nogal
Speak (to)	Spreken
Story	Verhaal
Yourself	Jezelf

Can you think of a situation in which you have to be able to describe a person in English?

Why describe people?

• To talk about someone the other person doesn't know (telling what your friend or teacher is like)
• Descriptions are used a lot in books, articles etc.
• Reading or hearing a description of someone can give you a better idea of what they look like or act like.

Describing people

Hair (colours)
:

• Blond
  
• Brown
  
• Ginger/red
  
• Auburn (red-brown)
  
• Dark/black

Hair:

• Curly
  
• Straight
  
• Bald
  
• Wavy
  
• Long
  
• Short
• Bearded
• Moustache

Face:

• Round
  
• Wrinkled
  
• Freckled

Weight/height:

• Slim/skinny
  
• Tall
  
• Well-built/muscular
  
• Stocky
  
• A bit overweight
  
• Plump/stout
  
• Obese

Skin color:

• Dark
  
• Fair

General appearance:

• Smart
• Elegant
• Well-dressed
• Messy-looking
• Scruffy
• Untidy-looking
• Good-looking
• Beautiful
• (Un)Attractive
• Handsome

How would you describe these people?

Workbook A

Ex. 16 & 17 (Describing people)

Answers -ex17

 1 blond haar, kort haar, blauwe ogen, muziekliefhebber, nonchalante stijl, jasje, rugzak, blij,  sportschoenen

2 niet echt lang, lang haar, bruin haar, bruine ogen, mooi, meisjesachtig, slank, vriendelijk, jurk, hoge hakken

3 lang, kort haar, donker haar, donkere ogen, muziekliefhebber, gitaarspeler, blij, sportschoenen, lange benen, t-shirt, sportschoenen

4 lang haar, rood haar, sportief, voetballiefhebber, normale lengte, dun, voetbalkleding, voetbalschoenen

EX. 18 (Teen Life Blog)

Ex. 19 (Vocabulary)

Ex. 20 (to be) & 23 (personal pronouns)

Een (A/An)

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A gebruik je voor woorden die beginnen met een medeklinker: - A woman - A shoe	AN gebruik je voor woorden die beginnen met een klinker - An apple - An egg
Maar ook als een klinker klinkt als een medeklinker: - ''u'' klinkt als ''you'' -> A university - ''o'' klinkt als ''w'' -> A one-room apartment	Maar ook als een medeklinker,klinkt als een klinker: - een stomme ''h'' -> an hour - een afkorting -> an NBC reporter

a / an 

a & an -->  een 

an --> vowel (a,e,i,o,u)

a --> consonant

a & an

• a / an dog
  
• a / an hour
  
• a / an brother
  
• a / an uncle
  
• a / an aunt
  
• a / an idea
  
• a / an university
  
• a / an pair of trousers
  
• a / an ugly uniform

a/an

ex 21&22

Homework: ex 24 & 25 & 27 unit 1 lesson 2 (ONLINE;)

Done? Practice more unit 1 lesson 2 (vocab + grammar)

21 p24

 1 an

 2 an

 3 an

 4 a

 5 a

 6 a

 7 a

 8 a

 9 a

 10 a

22 p25

 1 a

 2 an

 3 a

 4 a

 5 an

 6 a

 7 a

 8 an

 9 an

 10 a

ex 24

24 1 My name is Christopher but everyone calls me Chris.

 2 I live in Glasgow.

 3 We are from Dover.

 4 I’ve got long, dark hair and blue eyes.

 5 I’ve got short, blond hair and brown eyes.

 6 I’m really into movies and football. I’m good at football.

 7 I’m into football too. But best of all, I love tennis.

 8 I'm good at ... What are you good at?

 9 I’ve got a brother called George. I’ve got a little sister too.

 10 I like hanging out with my family.

ex 25

 1 My name is Gillian, but everyone calls me Gill.

 2 I’m from Cardiff.

 3 I’ve got a younger brother.

 4 He is called Liam and he is 12 years old.

 5 I’m really into movies and music.

Questions with to be

Take notes

Verb + personal pronoun + sentence + ?

To be ex20 p24

1 I am good at English.                                            9 Bertie and I are friends. 

2 Are you ready?                                                        10 He is very tall.

3 Paul is really kind. 

4 We are not rich.

5 You are late.

6 She is not here.

7 I am not tired.

8 Sue and Lisa are blond.  ======= ex23: him-her-he-it-you-she-us-me

ex 23 

questions using 'to be'

Negative sentences with to be

Personal pronoun + verb + not/n't + sentence

Take notes

Negative sentences using 'to be'

Worksheet to be

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know how to describe people
• You know how to make questions with the verb to be
• You know how to make negative sentences with the verb to be

Do you know how to describe people?

1. Yes
2. No
3. A little

Do you know how to make questions with to be?

1. Yes
2. No
3. A little

Do you know how to make negative sentences with to be?

1. Yes
2. No
3. A little

Homework

Workbook: 

Unit 1 lesson 2

Practice more

Vocabulary

What have you learned in this lesson?
Can you give me an example?

See you next time!