8 Unit 8

WHAT’s your mother like?

PREP.
yelled = gritava
shouted = gritava *ROOMY = caseira
beated = batia
picture = imagine
Listen and practice

Liza: What’s your mother like, Tonico?

Tonico: She’s a young woman. She’s beautiful. She’s tall, brown, and has black eyes and hair.

Liza: What about your father? What’s he like? overweighted = chubby

"fortinha"
Tonico: Oh! He’s not so handsome. He’s a little short and fat, but he has a lovely heart. He is a
good man.
Brunnet = moreno
Liza: Oh, beautiful, Tonico! Congratulations for your family.
Olive = queimado do sol

1. Vocabulary – General appearance

HAIRSTYLE

*Long *Wavy ONDULADO *Red RUIVO

*Straight LISO *Short *Black
*Curly CACHEADO *Blond *Brown

She has _____________________________________________________

STRAIGHT WAVY SHORT BLOND HAIR

altura
HEIGHT = rái

*Short *Tall
*Very short *Pretty tall
*Medium height

She is _______________________________________________________
TALL

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WEIGHT PESO

*Thin *Heavy
*Fat *Obese
*Chubby acima do peso *Slim = MUITO MAGRO

He is ________________________________________________________
OBESE

AGE idade *old person

people

*Young
*Middle age
*Elderly IDOSO

He is ______________________
YOUNG and she is ______________________
MIDDLE AGE

PRETTY WOMAN
AGE
BEAUTY = beleza (Uma linda mulher) *adjetivos
sem gênero
*Beautiful ++++
*Good looking +++
*Handsome ++ PRETTY
*Ugly -

He is ________________________________________________________
BEAUTIFUL

2. Ask your partner what do his/her mother and father look like / what his/her
mother and father are like.

3. Describe these people below:

Madona

_________________________________________________
She has straight long brown hair
_________________________________________________
She is thin
_________________________________________________
She is short
_________________________________________________
She is pretty
_________________________________________________
She is young

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 Madona
JÔ SOARES

_________________________________________________
He has straight white short hair
_________________________________________________
He is fat He is obese
_________________________________________________
He is elderly
_________________________________________________
He is short
_________________________________________________
He is handsome

4. Complete with the questions:

a. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
HOW IS YOUR HAIR
It’s short and straight.

b. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
DOES SHE WEAR GLASSES
No, she doesn’t wear glasses.

c. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
IS HE TALL
He is really tall.

d. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________?
HOW OLD IS SHE
She is 42.

5. Complete the conversation then practice it with a classmate orally.

actor ■ hardworking ■ tall ■ like ■ blond

Samantha: Hey! That’s Kin Curtis!

Richard: Who?
Samantha: Kin Curtis, the ____________________.
ACTOR He’s on this show.
Richard: Which one is he? What does he look ____________________?
LIKE
Samantha: He’s ____________________,
TALL and he has ____________________
BLOND hair.
Richard: Oh, yeah. Do you know him?
Samantha: Yes, I do. We studied together.
Richard: Really? What’s he like?
Samantha: He’s so sweet and he’s very ____________________.
HARDWORKING
Richard: I see. Was he your boyfriend in the past?
Samantha: I wish. Queria eu!
Que sorte seria a minha!

6. Match the questions and answers.

Personality
a. A. What’s your brother like? ( D ) She’s easygoing.
b. What do you look like? ( B ) I’m short and thin.
c. Who does your mother look like? ( A ) He’s very talkative.
d. What’s your best friend like? ( C ) She looks like me.
e. What does your brother look like? ( E ) He’s young and fat.
Appearancy

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 7. Reading:

Similar but Different

GÊMEAS
Liza and Hope are twins. They are twenty years old. They are tall girls and have green
eyes and blond hair. They have different personalities. They like to wear the same kind of
clothes, but Liza is shy and Hope is very talkative. Liza likes to listen to music in her free time.
She likes to read, too. Hope prefers to call friends in her free time or visit them. They are very
good girls.

Answer the questions according to the text above:

• What do they look like? They are tall, have green eyes and blond hair.
• What do they like to wear? They like to wear the same kind of clothes.
• What do they like to do in their free time? Liza likes to listen to music and read. Hope likes to call friends and
visit them.
• Describe their personalities.
Liza is shy and Hope is very talkative.

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