UNIT 7

INGLÉS A TU ALCANCE

Colors, Clothes, and Descriptions

Objectives Objetivos

By the end of this unit you will be able to...
1. Identify basic colors
2. Identify articles of clothing
3. Describe people and their clothing
4. Describe personal and physical characteristics
5. Compare people, places and things
Al fin de esta unidad, serás capaz de…
1. Identificar los colores
2. Identificar prendas de vestir
3. Describir personas y su vestimenta
4. Describir cualidades personales
5. Comparar

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Unit 7 Colors, Clothes, and Descriptions
Colors and Clothing
Lesson 1

Write the name of each color.

Escribe el nombre de cada color.

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Using the word bank, fill in the blanks under the images.
Usa el banco de palabras para llenar los espacios en blanco con la imagen.
Word Bank
pants t-shirt top underwear coat raincoat
shirt jeans socks suit gloves swimming suit
tie shoes skirt jacket hat umbrella
pajamas boots sweater dress scarf

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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Unit 7 Colors, Clothes, and Descriptions
Descriptive Adjectives
Lesson 1

Now let´s learn vocabulary to describe people physically. What do they look like?
Ahora vamos a aprender vocabulario para describir personas físicamente. ¿Qué aspecto tienen?

She has short blond He has short red hair She has long wavy hair He has short black hair
hair and blue eyes. She and green eyes. He is and brown eyes. She is and brown eyes. He is
has a pale complexion. white and has fair skin tan. black or he has a dark
and freckles. complexion.

He has a white beard She has a brown ponytail. He is tall. She is fat.
and moustache. He has She has straight hair. He is an average height. She is an average weight.
curly hair. He is old. She is young. He is short. She is thin and skinny.

It is big. It is long. She is beautiful or pretty. He is unattractive.

It is small. It is short. She is cute. He is attractive or handsome.
She is ugly.

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Unit 7 Colors, Clothes, and Descriptions
Personality Descriptions*
Lesson 2

Write a definition of each word below.

Friendly/Outgoing: _____________________ Loud: ____________________________________

Kind/Nice: ____________________________
Funny: _______________________________
Cool: ________________________________
Mean: _______________________________
Shy: _________________________________
Smart/Intelligent: __________________________
Boring/Dull: _______________________________
Quiet: ____________________________________
Nerdy: ____________________________________
Stressed: _________________________________

Match each description to the correct word.

1. Hannah likes to study. Her classmates say she is ________. A. quiet

2. Joey doesn’t talk often. He is _________. B. outgoing/friendly
3. Ashley loves parties and talking to new people. She is __________. C. stressed
4. Spencer has a test, and he did not study. He is ___________. D. loud
5. Everyone hears Melissa talk. She is ____________. E. nerdy

Comparative and superlative adjectives*

Lesson 2

Write the correct adjective in the blank.

The first box is The green umbrella is The first box is (3) ____________,
(1) ____________ (2) ____________ than the second box is (4)____________,
than the second box. the yellow umbrella. and the third box is the
(5) ____________.

The green umbrella is Durango is the (8) ____________ Dad´s cooking is

(6) ____________than the yellow dog in the world. (9) ____________than
umbrella, but the blue umbrella Grandpa´s cooking.
is the (7) ____________.

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Unit 7 Colors, Clothes, and Descriptions

Independent Practice

More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives*

Unscramble the adjective. Then write the comparative and superlative form in the space.

Scrambled Unscrambled Comparative Superlative

Adjective Adjective
nikd kind kinder the kindest
icne
ldfrniye
vittcataer
altl
ugony
eniilntgtle
nyfnu
eaufbltiu
gib

Who´s wearing what?*

Match the description with the person.

1. A pair of jeans
2. A blue shirt
3. A scarf
4. A red sweater
5. Long blonde hair
6. Black shoes
7. Red hair
8. A green shirt
A B C D

Personality Survey
Answer each question with the name of a person or activity.
Contesta cada pregunta con el nombre de una persona o actividad.

1. Who is the friendliest person you know? __________________________

2. Who is the meanest person you know? ___________________________
3. What is the most boring sport? __________________________________
4. What makes you stressed? ______________________________________
5. What is the funniest movie? _____________________________________
6. Who is the smartest person in class? ______________________________

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Answer Key

PERSONALITY DESCRIPTIONS
1. E 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. larger (bigger) 2. larger (bigger) 3. small 4. larger 5. largest (biggest) 6. bigger 7. biggest 8. best 9. worse

MORE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. kind, kinder, the kindest 2. nice, nicer, the nicest 3. friendly, friendlier, the friendliest 4. attractive, more attractive,
the most attractive 5. tall, taller, the tallest 6. young, younger, the youngest 7. intelligent, more intelligent, the most
intelligent 8. funny, funnier, the funniest 9. beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful 10. big, bigger, the biggest

WHO’S WEARING WHAT?

1. A & B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. C

I Can …

Identify basic colors
Identify basic articles of clothing
Describe people and their clothing
Describe personal and physical characteristics
Compare things, people, and places

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