Lesson Plan

[Chanounie]

Hiya and help !!! I am preparing a lesson plan, so could you please give me an idea on what target language I can use at elementary level to describe a person's physical appearance. They already will have the knowledge of present and past tense, also question and negative form. Thank you soooooo much.

[Casiopea]

Adjectives;e.g.,
Eye color: brown, blue, green (HAVE)
Body shape: slim, medium/average build, heavy (BE)
Note, some consider thin and fat disparaging.
Height: short, average height, tall (BE)
Hair type: straight, wavy, curly; long, shoulder length, short (HAVE; BE)
Hair color: black, red, brown, dark ___, light___, blond(e), white, grey; bald

Grammar;e.g.,
HAVE: has/have (got) || hasn't/haven't (got) || Has/Have ... got ... ?
BE: is, are || isn't, aren't
DO: Do/Does ... have/has ... ? <American English>

Structure;e.g.,
Her hair is brown.
She has (got) brown hair.

Adjective Order;e.g.,
She's got long, curly, brown hair.
Her hair is long, curly and brown.

Activities;e.g.,
(1) The Spy: describe someone in the room, have your classmates guess who it is.
(2) Draw an alien, describe it to your partner and have her draw what she hears.
(3) Describe an animal, have your partner guess the animal
Hope that helps.

[Tdol]

One additional point- don't go overboard on the adjectives as they will be soon forgotten if there are too many.

[Chanounie]

Hi tdol thank you so much,I would just like to say a big thank you for your site and the help I have received. I feel I have got friends and I am not by myself struggling !!!!

[Chanounie]

Thanks Casiopea, you always come to the rescue for me, you are just WONDEFUL !!!!

[Tdol]

You're welcome, Chanounie- hope the new name is OK.