Unt 1 Lesson 2 - Describing appearance and to be

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

WELCOME

You will need: workbook, notebook, pen, laptop

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 boss 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?

Questions with to be

Take notes

Verb + personal pronoun + sentence + ?

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

Workbook A

Ex. 16 (Describing people)

EX. 18 (Teen Life Blog)

Ex. 19 (Vocabulary)

Ex. 20 (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!

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