LESSON B MY MOM IS TALL AND BEAUTIFUL.

1. LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THOMAS’ FAMILY. MATCH
THE NAMES WITH THE LETTERS.

Hi! I’m Thomas Jr. (1) and the people in the picture are my family. My father’s name is Thomas (2), yes, just like me, I
was named after him, and we both are tall, with short black hair and brown eyes, but he is serious and I am easy-
going; The woman with curly brown hair next to my father is my mom, my mother’s name is Hellen (3), she is really
patient and my oldest sister’s name is Hellen (4) too, she is the girl on the right with long blonde hair, blue eyes
and fair skin, she is really smart. In the picture, I am next to my sister and the short kid with long straight hair and
happy face is my youngest sister, her name is Joyce (5), she is the baby in the family, she is very friendly. What about
you? How many people are there in your family?

1 J

(f) 2 D
(b)
(e)
3 A
(d)
4 F
(g)
(c) (a)
5 H

(h) (i)
(j)

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 2. READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND WRITE THE WORDS IN BOLD IN THE CORRECT
COLUMN. DECIDE IF THE ADJECTIVES ARE DESCRIBING APPEARANCE OR
PERSONALITY.

DESCRIBING APPEARANCE DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

Short Friendly VERY

tall serious
curly easy-going
straight lovely
dark hair caring
blond hair bossy
smart

3. DESCRIBE THREE MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY AND YOURSELF. THEN, SHARE THE
DESCRIPTIONS WITH A CLASSMATE.

I am Hugo, I am tall, I have long dark shorts, I am easy to carry, I am friendly and talkative.
I am 20 years old, I am very happy and I like to go out for a walk.

My mother's name is Miriam, she is 1.60 m tall, weighs 85 kg, she has long dark hair, dark
eyes, she is nice and funny.

Her name is Jesus, she is 1.77m tall, weighs 75kg, she has short dark hair, black eyes, she is
kind and lazy.

Her name is Sinuel, she is 1.78 m tall, weighs 77 kg, has short wavy hair, has black eyes, is
very serious.

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