Describing a person.

After practicing the vocabulary explained below, write a

text describing a family member.

Describe the person’s age

What’s his/her age? = How old is he /she?
He/ she is 10 years old - He’s a ten-year-old boy/girl.
He / she’s a baby/ an infant / a toddler/a child/ a teenager =
an adolescent / a young person / a middle-aged person / an
elderly person (lady-woman-man)
He/She is in his/her early twenties / mid-thirties /late
forties, etc.

Say what nationality he/she is

What nationality is he/she? / Where is he/she from?
What’s your secret nationality?
Do this fun nationality quiz
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/secret-nationality-
quiz-v4/index.html

Describe his/her personality

What is he/she like?
Watch this video on Personality adjectives, if you didn´t see
them before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=215DumYcDic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8guqTA-Z5M
Describe his/her physical appearance
What does he/she look like?
Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGdKDemKF30&t=72s

Mention his/her occupation

What’s his/ her job? What does he/she do for a living?
He /she’s a _(doctor)._ / He/She’s an architect.
Watch this video. Repeat the sentences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Gui0sl6ds

The Family:
Write these words in the right place:
Husband - Son-in-law - Step-mother - Mother-in-law -
Aunt - Brother-in-law - Daughter - Nephew - Grand-
daughter Great-grandmother - God-father - Father -
Great grandfather

Feminine Masculine
Mother . .
. . Grand-father
Great grandmother . .
. . Grand-son
Sister . .
. . Son
Niece . .
. . Uncle
Sister-in-law . .
. . Father-in-law
Daughter-in-law . .
. . Step-father
God-mother . . .
. . Cousin
Wife . .

Singular Plural
Child . .
Wife . .
Son-in-law . .

Describe a family member

Write about him /her using the vocabulary seen above.
Include possessive adjectives (My/his/ her) and genitive case:
My _______´s name is __

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