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The document provides information about describing people's appearance and personality. It includes sample conversations where students ask each other what celebrities and new classmates look like. It also lists vocabulary words related to appearance, personality, age, height, hair, and clothes. Examples are given for using possessive adjectives and adjectives to describe people. Grammar points covered include using participles and prepositions to identify specific people.

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Describing People: Appearance & Personality

The document provides information about describing people's appearance and personality. It includes sample conversations where students ask each other what celebrities and new classmates look like. It also lists vocabulary words related to appearance, personality, age, height, hair, and clothes. Examples are given for using possessive adjectives and adjectives to describe people. Grammar points covered include using participles and prepositions to identify specific people.

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  • Introduction to Describing People
  • Describing People
  • Personality and Appearance
  • Vocabulary and Descriptive Grammar
  • Expressions and Descriptive Exercises
  • Clothing and Identification
  • Reading Passage: Teenage Fashion

English For Elementary School Teacher Education 1

Describing People

Chapter 3 What Do They Look Like

Focus 1. Small Talks


1 Read and practice the conversation below

A. At the Schoolyards (between two students)


Jean : Hi Mary. What are you reading?
Mary : Oh, hi Jean. I am reading a magazine about the Hollywood
Movie star.
Jean : Oh, what is your favourite actress?
Mary : My favourite actress is Emma Watson.
Jean : Not too bad. The weather is great, isn't it?
Mary : What does she look like?
Jean : She’s beautiful and thin, and she has long fair blonde hair
How about you? Who is your favourite actor?
Mary : I like Johnny Depp.
Jean : What does he look like?
Mary : He’s good looking. He’s got brown eyes and short black hair

B. Between two students


Kate : Hi Maddie. We have a new student. He transferred from
Los Angeles. His name is Mike.
Maddie : Oh, really. What does he look like?
Kate : He’s short brown hair and brown eyes. He’s very good looking
And friendly
Maddie : Brown hair, brown eyes, good looking and friendly. How old is
he?
Kate : I don’t know. Seventeen maybe
Maddie : Does he have girlfriend?
Kate : I don’t know

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2 Describing People

Work in pair. Look at the pictures of Seven people here who:


1. has a moustache?
John
2. has a beard?
3. is black?
4. wears glasses?
5. in her thirties?
6. is bald?
7. has short hair? Nina Jake Louisa

8. has long hair?


9. is very good-looking?
10. has dimple
11. has blonde hair
12. has curly hair
13. has wavy hair

Mike Sheena Sonia John

GRAMMAR 1
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjective is used to show owns or possess something

Pronoun Possessive Adjectives Example


I My My cheeks are chubby
You Your Your bag is missing
We Our Our Classroom is clean
They Their Their teacher is busy
He His His homework is easy
She Her Her class is wide
It its The cat is playing with its toys

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3 Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives


1. (you) __________________homework is difficult.
2. We are asked to meet in (we) ____________meeting hall.
3. The teacher checks on (she) ____________ students’ works.
4. The man with the glasses is (I) _____________teacher.
5. (It) ______________fur is very soft.
6. They are brothers. (They) ___________ faces are similar.
7. The teacher checks (he) ____________ classroom.
8. She looks so pale. (She) ___________ palm is so cold.
9. You really look line (you) ____________ mother.
10. We immediately submit (we) _______________ homework, when it is asked
by our teacher.

Focus 2. Appearance
1 Personality and Appearance

1111
Vocabulary 1

•This is how you look, your clothes, hair,


Appearance facial expression, skin tone, and posture
all factor into your overall appearence

• The characteristics or qualities that


Personality form an individual distinct character

See the following phrases.

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Here are more lists of the similar phrases


a short man/ lady/… a thin guy/ girl a fair complexion man/
woman
a handsome man a young teacher a dark complexion lady
a pretty lady an attractive curly/long/short/ straight
speaker/presenter hair
a cute
baby/toddler/boy/girl

2 Write the words from the box under the correct heading

Black hair Humorous Bald Brunette hair


Friendly overweight Plump pretty
Careful Green eyes Good looking diligent
Slanted kind Middle-aged thin

Appearance Personality

Grammar 2
Adjective

• After the verb “to be”


She is beautiful. Her hair is curly
• Before a noun
She is beautiful girl. She has black hair

3 Underline the adjectives in the sentences below


1. She has big brown eyes
2. Most of the students in this youth seminar are teenager
3. Jeremy is a very good-looking guy.
4. Lily has short curly hair
5. Her body is well built. She often exercises.
6. My senior teacher is very thin and tall.
7. Their new teacher wears thick glasses.

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GRAMMAR 3

Expression related in describing people

Describing People
General Age Hair
Appearance How old is
What Does she Look he? Height How long is
her hair? Personality
like?
He's about It's medium What is she
She is tall, with black 22
How tall is he? length like?
straight hair
He is 1 meter She is
Does she wear How old is 81 What colour is friendly
glasses? she? her hair?
Yes, and she has She's in her It's cherry red
dimple thirties hair

A. Put these sentences into the correct place


a. She has cherry red hair and blue eyes
b. What does she look like?
c. She is nice but very quiet
Mike : Hey! Ron! We have a very pretty classmate
Ron : Really What’s her name?
Mike : Julia
Ron : ____________________________________________
Mike : ____________________________________________, she is very pretty
Ron : Blue eyes! Wow… What is she like?
Mike : ____________________________________________

A. Work in pairs. Describe other friends in the class


e.g. Anna is friendly person, she is beautiful
The teacher has long straight black hair
Tom is nice and has brown hair and blue eyes

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Vocabulary 2 A B C D E F
Clothes
Look the picture on the right
Match the word in the box with the picture
The person who is wearing

Blue shirt, vest and brown


pants
Striped T-shirt and blue
jeans
White shirt, blue vest and
short tartan skirt
Black suit with black tie
Black blazer and black skirt
Colorful long dress
Purple top, blue jeans and H J K L
G I
black purse
Picture taken from [Link]
[Link]

Exercise
What are the rest of the people wearing?
In the picture wearing?

Grammar 4

To identify someone

Participles:
Who is Tony? He is the the boy Wearing a red shirt
He is the one Standing near the window

Preposition
Which one is She is the girl with long curly black hair
Allyssa? She is the tall one in jeans
behind the sofa
on the couch

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Exercise
Example: Deana : Who is Martha?
Anna :
_______________________________________________________
(Martha is a cute-looking girl. She is with ponytail. She is in
pink ballerina dress.)
Answer : Martha is a cute looking girl with ponytail in pink ballerina dress

1. Tom : Which ones are the Smiths?


Dan : _________________________________________________________
(They are the nicely-dressed couple. They are standing near the door.)

2. Sarah : Which one is Mr. Stan, our new teacher?


Jack : ________________________________________________________
(Mr. Stan is nice-looking man. He is in blue stripes shirt. He is talking to
the principal.

3. Laura : Who is Darren?


Alice : ________________________________________________________
(Daren is a handsome man. He is with short red hair. He is wearing navy
uniform)

4. Bara : Which one is our new classmates?


Larry : _________________________________________________________
(Miko is a serious-looking boy. He is with glasses. He is working in his
laptop.)

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READING

Read The text

TEENAGE FASHION

Teenagers get a hard time


about their fashion choices.
The D isney actress Bella
Thorne was criticised by the
media a few months ago for
wearing a wacky minidress,
but a little later she won
fashion plaudits for attending
an awards ceremony in a
floor-length gown. Let’s get
real: which outfit do you think
she wanted to head out in? I
doubt it was the billowing silk
tent, but I guess she decided to conform to the adult world's idea of age-appropriate
clothing. What to wear – or what not to wear – as a teenager is a hot topic for adults
and a no-win situation for teenagers.

It's hardly surprising we want to stay in bed all day, because the moment we get
dressed in anything other than a sack we get scrutinized and judged. Adults don't want
their children to grow up. I'm 14 and want to wear decent clothes when I go out. I like
wearing long necklaces, detailed collars, lots of rings, check shirts, high-waisted shorts,
blazers, skinny jeans, knee-high socks, dresses with elasticized waistlines, wacky tights,
Converse and vintage shoes.

I think my look is normal with splashes of crazy, but I can't believe the reaction of
grownups sometimes when I dress up. My mum rarely says I look nice. I see a flicker
of a sort of "gosh", but she looks mainly alarmed and in a cross voice (she denies this)
says I need to dress appropriately for my age and that I look too grown up. My friends
all have the same problem. It seems a miniskirt sets off some parental warning bell.

It's hard being a teenager: you feel a bit unsure of yourself, even without your
mother implying every time you make an effort to look nice that your life is about to
turn into an episode of Girls. Parents need to realize that teenagers don't suddenly
become different or too old for their years because they put on a bit of eyeliner.
Teenagers today are working like crazy to adhere to the pressure that we've got to be
all-singing, all-dancing academic whizzes – so it would be nice when we go out
occasionally to be free, and encouraged to wear what we want. I feel I am meant to

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be ashamed that I am growing up and starting to experiment with grown up clothes. I


might make mistakes. I might look silly sometimes. But let teenagers be teenagers.

(Adapted from: [Link]


hard-time-fashion-choices) retrieved from [Link]
worksheets/vocabulary/fashion-clothes/teenagers-fashion/59426

Answer the question based on the text


1. Why was Bella criticized by media?
2. Why does the author say teenagers like staying in bed?
3. what kind of fashion does the author like to wear when go out?
4. Give reasons to support the idea that being a teenager is really hard.

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Physical descriptors significantly impact first impressions as they provide immediate visual context. For instance, in one section, characters use hair color, eye color, and physical traits like being 'good looking' or 'friendly' to describe others, underscoring the reliance on appearance in snap judgments. This aligns with the text's examples where similar characteristics are attributed importance, suggesting that appearance plays a crucial role in initial perceptions .

The document approaches teaching vocabulary for describing people by categorizing descriptive words under 'appearance' and 'personality,' providing context-specific examples such as 'curly hair' and 'kind,' and engaging learners in activities like describing classmates. It combines vocabulary organization with practical application to enhance understanding and retention of descriptive language .

The portrayal of fashion discussions emphasizes generational differences by highlighting teenagers’ preferences for self-expression through diverse fashion choices, which often clash with parental expectations for 'age-appropriate' dressing. The narrative expresses frustration over how teenagers’ styles are scrutinized, such as with Bella Thorne's dress choices sparking media criticism, illustrating the conflicting views between wanting to experiment sartorially and facing societal judgment .

Adjectives are used in two primary ways according to the document: before a noun to directly describe it (e.g., 'a beautiful girl') and after the verb 'to be' to provide a state or quality of the subject (e.g., 'Her hair is curly'). This dual positioning allows for flexibility in describing characteristics and providing details about subjects .

The document describes identifying individuals by listing their physical features and clothing characteristics. For instance, when asked 'Who is Martha?', the response includes descriptors such as she being a 'cute-looking girl with a ponytail in pink ballerina dress.' This method of identification relies on visual details to distinguish individuals from others within a group .

The use of possessive adjectives is emphasized to indicate ownership or association, providing clarity about whom features belong to. In the document, possessive adjectives are used in sentences like 'Her hair is curly' and 'His homework is easy,' demonstrating their function to specify who possesses certain attributes or objects, which is crucial for clear communication of personal descriptions .

The narrative contrasts teenagers’ desire to express themselves through fashion with the criticism they face from adults. The author highlights the tension between trying to wear 'decent clothes' and the negative reactions from adults who feel these choices are inappropriate, such as Bella Thorne being criticized for wearing a wacky minidress but praised for a gown, suggesting a double standard in societal expectations .

Teenagers face the challenge of balancing their personal fashion preferences with societal expectations that often limit their self-expression. The document highlights how teenagers’ clothing choices are heavily scrutinized, with parental and societal pressures pushing them towards conformity, like Bella Thorne balancing between a 'wacky minidress' and a 'floor-length gown,' illustrating the conflicting demands faced by teens in expressing individuality within acceptable norms .

Clothing is depicted as a significant form of self-expression among teenagers, offering a means to explore identity and individuality. The document discusses a teenager's desire to wear 'decent clothes' like high-waisted shorts and skinny jeans, despite facing criticism. This reflects the importance of fashion as a personal statement amidst societal expectations, highlighting the emotional and identity-driven aspects of clothing choices .

The conversation illustrates the practice of using physical appearance by having characters describe others using details such as hair color, eye color, and general attractiveness. For example, Jean describes Emma Watson as beautiful and thin with long fair blonde hair, which highlights common attributes used in everyday descriptions .

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