HANDOUT: “PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS”

(Length of time: 2 weeks)

1. WHAT DOES CLARA LOOK LIKE? / ¿CÓMO ES CLARA?

1.1. Read the dialogue and discover the people described / Lee el dialogo y descubre a quien se
describe.

David is tall. He isn’t fat.

Her hair is short, straight and What does clara look like?
black. He isn’t old. Who is
David?

Clara is tall. Her hair is

Long and wavy. Her eyes are black. She
is young. She isn’t beautiful. She
isn’t fat. Who is Clara?

LET’S LEARN / APRENDAMOS

2. CHARACTERISTICS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

CARACTERISTICAS PARA DESCRIBIR PERSONAS

2.1. HAIR STYLES / ESTILOS DE CABELLO

Read the vocabulary on the images / lee el vocabulario de las imágenes.

Long Hair Short Hair Wavy Hair Straight Hair Curly Hair
 2.2.THE PARTS OF MY FACE

Match the vocabulary on the box with the correct part of the face / Une el vocabulario del cuadro con la
parte de la cara que es correcta.
Ears Hair Eyes Nose mouth

2.3. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE / APARIENCIA FÍSICA

Use the adjectives (characteristics) in the chart to describe each person / Usa los adjetivos
(Carateristicas) del cuadro para describir cada persona.

Beautiful (Pretty) Old Slim (Thin) Tall Short Young Ugly Out of Shape

Athletic (In Shape) Handsome (Good Looking) Fat (Over Weight) Medium Height

______________ _____________ ______________ _______________ _____________

 _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

2.4. COLORS / COLORES

Color the spots with the correct color / Colorea las manchas con el color correcto.

RED BLUE GREEN ORANGE YELLOW BLACK

WHITE PINK BROWN GRAY PURPLE VIOLET

3. DESCRIBING PEOPLE / DESCRIBIENDO PERSONAS

3.1. SHOWING POSSESSION / MOSTRANDO POSESIÓN (o pertenencia)

Read the explanation on the chart to describe parts of the face and hair / Lee la explicación del cuadro
para describir partes de la cara y el cabello.

POSSESSION SPANISH EXAMPLE

My Mi – mis My hair is long
His Su – sus (hombre) His nose is long
Her Su – sus (mujer) Her eyes are brown
Its Su – sus (animal – cosa) Its tail is long
Our nuestr@ - nuestr@s Our eyes are green
Their Su – sus (varias personas) Their hair is short
your Tu – tus Your nose is small
 3.2. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR DESCRIPTION

Read the explanation on the chart to describe physical appearance / Lee la explicación del cuadro para
describir la apariencia física.

AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE ANSWER QUESTIONS

(Respuesta afirmativa) (respuesta negativa) (preguntas)
I Am I’m not Am I
(yo) (soy) (yo no soy) (soy) (yo)

He He He
(Él) (Él) Tall (Él)
Is
(es)
She is She She
(Ella) (Ella) (Ella)
(es) Isn’t Tall?
Tall No,
It It It
Yes, (Él - Éste (Él - Éste No es (Él - Éste
- Ésta) Alt@ (No) - Ésta) - Ésta) Alt@
(Si) Animales Animales Animales
Cosas alt@s cosas Cosas alt@s

We We We
(Nosotr@s) Are (Nosotr@s) (Nosotr@s)
Are
Aren’t (son)
They (somos, They They
(ell@s) son) (ell@s) No (ell@s)
somos
You You You
(Usted (Usted No (Usted
Ustedes) Ustedes) son Ustedes)

LET’S PRACTICE /
PRATIQUEMOS

4. WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE? /¿COMO ERES?

4.1. Complete the descriptions using the words in the brackets. Then match them with the picture /
Completa las descripciones usando las palabras dentro del paréntesis. Luego une con la imagen correcta.
(Solo una de las dos opciones dentro del paréntesis, es correcta)
a. She ______ (is / am) my grandmother. (His / Her) ______ name is Sussy. Her eyes _______ (am/
are) blue. She is _______ (young / old). (Her / His) ______ hair is ______ (black / White). She
_______ (am / is) beautiful.

b. It _____ (am / is) my dog. Its name ______ (is / are) rocky. My dog is _______
(White / black). ______ (His / Its) tail is ______ (long / short). My dog is happy.

c. They ______ (am / are) my Friends, Patty and Peter. _______ (their / her) eyes are Brown. They
are ________ (Athletic / fat). Their hair ______ (is / am) brown. They like to play tennis.

d. He _____ (is / am) my uncle John. He likes sports. He is _____________ (in shape / overweight).
(His / My) _______ eyes are Green. (his / her) ______ hair is ______ (long / short). He is good
looking.

4.2. Look at the picture and choose the correct option / Mira la imagen y escoge la opción correcta

1. His hair is _______. 2. Mr. Jones is 3. His hair is ________,

________.
a) long.
a) curly
a) thin. b) short.
b) straight b) fat.
 4. You are too 5. He is my doctor. 6. My eyes are _________.
_______ to play He is _________.
basketball. a) blue.
a) young b) black.
a) tall b) old
b) short

7. I am _________. 8. My sister is __________. 9. he is _________

a) in shape a) ugly. a) handsome

b) out of shape b) beautiful. b) ugly.

LET’S VERIFY OUR KNOWLEDGE /

VERIFIQUEMOS NUESTRO CONOCIMIENTO
5. PROJECT / PROYECTO

5.1. Describe yourself on the lines. Paste a picture or make a drawing in the chart. Escribe una
descripción de ti mismo en los renglones. Pega una foto o haz un dibujo en el cuadro.

Name: ______________________________

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5.2. Think of a Colombian famous person (a singer, an actor, an actress, a sports person) and write the
description. Paste a picture / Piensa en una persona famosa de Colombia (Un cantante, un actor, una
actriz, un deportista), y escribe su descripción. Pega una imagen. Luego compártelo con tu familia.

Materials / materiales: Scissors - Cardboard - Magazines or pictures - Glue

 Steps / pasos:

1. Take a cardboard 2. Draw your favorite person 3. Write a short description 4. Introduce your favorite
or paste a picture About your favorite person person in front of your
family.

I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK IN THIS HANDOUT