Attendance

◻ Who is the most beautiful or

handsome person in the world?
🞑 Think about who you think is the
most beautiful or handsome
person in the world.
Interchange: Unit 9

What does she look like?

What’s in this lesson?
◻ We’ll look at different appearances
and how to describe people.
◻ We’ll learn questions to ask about
people’s appearances.
◻ We’ll research different fashion
styles and describe them.
Word Power
Activity 1
Page 58
Word Power
Physical Appearance
◻ We can describe people’s physical
appearance in many ways, such as:
🞑 Hair
🞑 Age
🞑 Looks
🞑 Height
Hair
◻ When we talk about hair, we can describe
the length, style, and the color of the
hair.
🞑 Length
■long, medium, short
🞑 Style
■straight, curly, bald
🞑 Color
■brown, blonde, black, white, gray, red
Hair
◻ Remember: you should describe hair in
this order:
1. Length
2. Style
3. Color
◻ Example: I have long (length), straight
(style), brown (color) hair.
◻ Example: She has short, curly, pink hair.
What hair does she have?
She has long,
straight,
brown hair.
What hair does he have?
He has short,
straight,
white hair.
What hair does she have?
She has
medium-
length, wavy,
green and
black hair.
What hair does she have?
She has long,
wavy, blue hair.
Age
◻ When we talk about age, we usually talk
about how old someone is.
🞑 Young
■Babies, teenagers, young adults.
🞑 Middle-aged
■People in their 40s, 50s, 60s
🞑 Elderly
■60 and older
How old is he?
He’s elderly.
How old is she?
She’s young.
Looks
◻ When we talk about looks, we usually talk
about whether or not they are attractive.
🞑 Handsome (usually for men)
🞑 Good-looking
🞑 Pretty
🞑 Plain-looking
◻ Remember: how someone looks is an
opinion.
◻ People usually have different opinions.
How does he look?
I think he’s
good-
looking.
How does she look?
I think she’s
pretty.
Height
◻ When we talk about height, we usually
talk about how tall someone is.
🞑 Very tall
🞑 Pretty tall
🞑 Medium-height / Average
🞑 Fairly short
🞑 Short
How tall is she?
She’s fairly
short.
How tall is he?
He’s pretty
tall.
Attendance
◻ What is the most attractive
thing about a person?
🞑 Eyes, face, personality, fashion,
hair, etc.
Ginger hair
Receding
Frizzy hair
Dyed hair
Stunning
Androgynous
Slim
Toned
Muscular
How would you describe him?
He is bald.
He is elderly.
He is not that
handsome.
He is short.

not that = not

very
How would you describe her?
She has black
hair.
She is young.
She is pretty.
She is
medium
height.
How would you describe him?
He has red
hair.
He is young.
He is good
looking.
He is pretty
tall.
How would you describe her?
She has gray
hair.
She is elderly.
She looks
healthy.
She is fairly
short.
How would you describe me?
He has short
straight hair.
He is still young.
He is handsome?
He is average
height.
Discussion
My Personal Appearance
My Personal Appearance
◻ In your groups, describe your personal
appearance.
◻ Talk about:
🞑 Your hairstyle
🞑 Your age
🞑 Your looks
🞑 Your height
◻ You can use the words from Activity 1 (Word
Power) and any other words that you know.
My Personal Appearance
◻ My hairstyle is short and styled because I
think it looks professional.
◻ I think I’m still young, but I am getting older
every day.
◻ I think that I am handsome. I believe you
should always think good things about yourself.
◻ I am average height. However, sometimes I
feel that I am shorter than the people around
me.
Describe your family
◻ Describe two people in your family.
◻ Remember to use correct pronouns:
🞑 He is ~
🞑 She is ~
🞑 They are ~
◻ You can add extra information about
them as well (what they like, what
they do).
Describe your family
◻ Practice your descriptions in your
groups.
◻ Each person should describe two
people in their family.
◻ Remember to use correct pronouns:
🞑 He is ~
🞑 She is ~
🞑 They are ~
Public Speaking
◻ Describe two people in your family.
◻ Remember to use correct pronouns:
🞑 He is ~
🞑 She is ~
🞑 They are ~
◻ You can add extra information about them
as well (what they like, what they do).
Grammar Focus
Activity 3
Page 59
Describing People
General
Height Hair Age
Appearance
What does she How tall is she? How long is her How old is she?
look like? hair?
She’s tall, with She’s 1 meter 78. It’s pretty short. She’s about 32.
brown hair.
She’s pretty. She’s 5 foot 10. She has long hair. She’s in her
thirties.
Does he wear How tall is he? What color is his How old is he?
glasses? hair?
No, he wears He’s medium It’s dark brown. He’s in his
contacts. height twenties.
How ~ questions
◻ How tall is he/she?
🞑 He/she is ~ cm tall.
◻ How old is she/he?
🞑 She/he is ~ years old.
◻ How long is his/her hair?
🞑 His/her hair is ~.
◻ How does she/he look? (their appearance)
🞑 She/he is ~.
Using ‘has’ vs ‘is’
◻ What color is his hair?
🞑 He has brown hair.
🞑 It’s brown.
◻ Does she have short hair?
🞑 Yes, she has short hair.
🞑 Yes, it’s short.
◻ I have long hair.
◻ My hair is long.
Talking about height
US / UK system Metric (most other places)

one meter seventy-eight

five (foot) ten.
tall.
five foot ten inches (tall). 1 meter 78.
Tiffany is
5’ 10” 178cm.

just under 6 foot. about 180cm tall.

Famous Person Guessing Game
Think of a famous person and
their appearance.
Famous Person Guessing Game
Description Questions Yes/No Questions

◻ You will ask ◻ You can also ask

Yes/No questions
questions about
◻ If a student asks a
the person’s
question that is not a
appearance using yes/no or description
the vocabulary question, you do not
from this lesson. need to answer.
Attendance
◻ How would you describe your
fashion?
🞑 formal, trendy, sporty, casual,
comfortable, hip, vintage, etc.
Bonus Points: Presentation
◻ You will have a chance to get 5 bonus
participation points by giving a 1-2 minute
presentation.
◻Your presentation should include a PPT
◻You can present about anything you want.
🞑 ex. You can describe how to do something
🞑 you can talk about something that is important to
you
◻ Presentations will be done next Wednesday.
Let’s Practice
◻ Complete Activity A on Page 59 in your
groups.
🞑 Write questions to match the statements.
Answers – and practice
1. How old is your father?
2. How tall are you?
3. What color is your cousin’s hair?
4. Does your father wear glasses?
5. What does your father look like?
6. How long is your sister’s hair?
7. What color eyes do you have?
Let’s Practice
◻ Now ask your partners these questions
in your groups.
🞑 If your partner can’t answer one of the
questions, try to change the question to fit
them.
Answers – and practice
1. How old is your father?
2. How tall are you?
3. What color is your cousin’s hair?
4. Does your father wear glasses?
5. What does your father look like?
6. How long is your sister’s hair?
7. What color eyes do you have?
Listening
Activity 4
Page 60
Which one is Justin?
◻ Listen to the audio.
◻ What is the name of each person.
◻ How old are they?
◻ Where are they in the line up (1st to 6th)?
◻ I’ll play the audio twice.
Which one is Justin?
1. Victoria – is 10 years old.
2. Mark – is middle aged.
3. Courtney – is 18 years old.
4. Hannah – is 25 years old.
5. Chris – is 30 years old.
6. Justin – is in his twenties.
Snapshot
Activity 7
Page 61
Snapshot
Activity 7
Page 61
Fashion Styles
◻ There are many different fashion styles.
◻ Some styles are unique to one place.
◻ Other styles are popular around the
world.
◻ Let’s look at a few common styles:
Bohemian
Preppy
Hipster
Artsy
Vintage
Gothic
Sporty
Hip Hop
Punk
Fashion Styles Group Discussion
◻ Which fashion style do you like the
most?
◻ Which fashion style is closest to your
style?
◻ Which fashion style is most popular in
Korea?
◻ If you had to choose one of these fashion
style to wear for the rest of your life,
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