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Student’s Worksheet Describe somebody!

A. Name the body parts: 20.

1. 19.

2. 18.

3.
17.
4.
16.
5.
15.
6.

7. 14.

8. 13.

9. 12.

10. 11.

B. Put the words in the right places:

handsome, middle-aged, slim, make-up, straight, tall, young, attractive, freckles, spots, beautiful,
pretty, fat, wrinkles, old, good-looking, pony tail, medium-height, beard, skinny, adult, ugly, spiky,
plump, teenager, well-built, thin, short, moustache, fringe, bald, elderly, curly

General Age Build Height Face Hair

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C. Find 30 words describing people’s personalites (vertically and horizontally).

A H S E L F C O N F I D E N T
M P F G D E R C S S T U P I D
B O R I N G U A E T E S P N R
I L I N Y E E L N F D D J T O
T I E D U N L M S C L E V E R
I T N E S E L F I S H F T L S
O E D P L R Q E T U S F S L O
U W L E I O P T I M I S T I C
S E Y N V U J I V E Q L U G I
K R U D E S H Y E A B A B E A
F F H E L P F U L N R Z B N B
U F Y N Y H F E T D A Y O T L
N A Q T A L K A T I V E R P E
N I C E A Z D Q U I E T N L F
Y R Q H A R D W O R K I N G B

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Describe somebody!
Teacher’s Notes by B. Skulski

Type of activity: individual work, pair work B.

(follow-up) Give your students 10 minutes to complete
the activity. Check the answers:
Focus: to revise vocabulary from the first of the
Gimnazjum Exam topics - “Człowiek” Answers:

Level/age group: gimnazjum, grade 3 General: handsome, pretty, beautiful, ugly, good-
looking, attractive
Time: 45 minutes
Age: young, teenager, adult, middle-aged, old,
Preparation: Copy the worksheet (one per elderly
student) Build: skinny, slim, thin, plump, fat, well-built
Height: short, tall, medium height,
Face: moustache, beard, freckles, wrinkles, spots,
Lead-in: make-up
Ask the students the following questions:
Hair: bald, curly, spiky, straight, fringe, pony tail
1. When was the last time you had to describe
sb?
C.
2. In what situations do we have to describe sb’s Give your students 15 minutes to complete
appearance? the activity. Check the answers:
3. In what situations do we have to describe sb’s
ANSWERS:
character?
A SE L F C O NF I D E N T
Answers: M P F R C SS T U P I D
B O RI N G U A E N
1. students’ answers I L IN E E L N T
2. When we report a missing person to the police. T I ED N L M SC L E V E R
(suggested answer) I T NE S E L F IS H L S
3. When we talk about our friends or classmates. O E DP L R T S L O
(suggested answer) U LE I O P T IM I S T I C
S YN V U VE L U G I
Procedure:
R UD E S H Y EA B A B E A
Hand out the copies of the worksheet. F HE L P F U LN R Z B N B
U F N Y A Y O T L
A. N A T A L K A T I V E R E
Give your students 5 minutes to complete the N I C E Q U I E T N
activity. Check the answers: Y R H A R D W O R K I N G

Answers:
1. head 11. heel Suggested follow-up:
2. eye 12. leg Put the students into pairs (A and B). Student A
3. nose 13. knee describes a person they both know (appearance
4. mouth 14. foot and character) , Student B has to guess who is
5. chin 15. waist being described. Then they swap roles.
6. finger 16. back
7. thumb 17. chest
8. hand 18. neck
9. wrist 19. ear
10. stomach 20. hair

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