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I can describe people

(track 01) What does she look like?
Hi, Joe. Nice party. Thanks, Tami. Sorry Im late. Thats OK. Im glad you came. By the way, Im looking for my sister. Is she here? What does she look like? Shes tall, and she has long hair. Is she wearing a red dress? Yes, and shes wearing a nose ring. Oh, yes. Shes in the kitchen. Thanks. TEL:22653935 Page 1

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Describing People
Height
How tall is he? He is 179 cm. Hes tall. Hes average height. Hes short.

Weight
How much does she weigh? She weighs 82 kg. She is heavy / overweight. She is average weight. She is thin / slim.

Age
How old is she? She is young. She is middle-aged. She is elderly. She is a baby. She is a child. She is a teenager. She is in her twenties. (2029) He is in his thirties. (3039) They are in their forties. (4049) He is in his early fifties. (5053) He is in his mid-fifties. (5456) He is in his late fifties. (5759)

Face & Head

How long is her hair? Its (short / medium-length / shoulder-length / long) What color is her hair? Its (black / brown / red / blonde / gray / white) What kind? Straight / wavy / curly He has a mustache / a beard. He is bald. She has a mole on her face.

Looks
She is pretty. She is beautiful. He is handsome. He is good-looking. They are attractive. The baby is cute. Im not ugly or beautiful, Im just ordinary-looking.

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To Have or To Be?
Adjectives before nouns or Adjectives after to be?
Have + AdjectiveNoun Noun + Be + Adjective
I have blue eyes. You have blonde hair. Mary has long eyelashes. John has a red beard. We have green eyes. They have brown eyes. My eyes are blue. Your hair is blonde. Marys eyelashes are long. Her eyelashes are long. Johns beard is red. His beard is red. Our eyes are green. Their eyes are brown.

Complete the sentences with be or have. 1 2 3 4 5 6 My sisters hairlong and wavy. Pauls brothercurly, black hair. My grandfathera short, gray beard. Her eyesvery beautiful. Your sisters hairso long! Westraight, black hair.

To have or To have got?

They have the same meaning, but different forms.

Have
I have a mustache. She has green eyes. Do you have a mustache? Does she have green eyes? We dont have curly hair. She doesnt have blue eyes.

= Have got
Ive got a mustache. Shes got green eyes. Have you got a mustache? Has she got green eyes? We havent got curly hair. She hasnt got blue eyes.

Change the verbs from have to have got and vice versa. 1 2 3 4 5 6 We have a large garden in Shiraz. Shes got a BMW. . You dont have enough time. .. She hasnt got a sister. Have they got a Spanish dictionary? . Does she have a brother? ...

(track 02) People are describing other people. What are they describing; age, height, or hair? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Age Age Age Age Age Age Age Age Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair TEL:22653935 Page 3

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(track 03) Listen to these descriptions, and write about their appearances.

People
1 Tonys friend 2 Annes friend 3 Bobs classmate 4 Pauls cousin

Descriptions

(track 04) Some parents are looking for their children in a department store. Listen and complete the chart. 1 2 3 4 5 Age Age Age Age Age Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair

PRONUNCIATION (track 05) Listen and repeat many times. Pay attention to time words. 1. I'm always late. 2. You're almost always tired. 3. Bob and Betty are generally confused. 4. He's usually ready. 5. It's not often sunny. 6. Are they frequently hungry? 7. She's sometimes on time. 8. We're hardly ever worried. 9. You are almost never satisfied. 10. Some people are never focused. (track 06) Listen and repeat many times. Pay attention to time words.

1. I'm
2. You're 3. Bob and Betty are 4. He's 5. It's not 6. Are they 7. She's 8. We're 9. You are 10. Some people are SHAHReZABAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

late tired confused ready sunny hungry on time worried satisfied focused

every day. all the time. every time. once a week. all day. on a daily basis? every Monday. twice a day. every morning. almost every day. TEL:22653935 Page 4