UNIT 11:

“APPEARANCES”
TOUCHSTONE 2B – SECOND EDITION . MICHAEL McCARTHY, JEANNE
McCARTEN, HELEN SANDIFORD. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
 IN THIS UNIT, WE WILL LEARN TO…
UNIT 11: “APPEARANCES”
LESSON A: LESSON B:
• Describe people’s appearance • Identify people by their
using adjectives and have and appearance, actions, or
have got. location using verb + ing
and prepositions.

LESSON C: LESSON D:
• Conversation Strategy: • Read an article about
Use expressions like What do you fashion.
call? if you can’t remember a word. • Write an article about
• Strategy Plus: fashion trends.
Use expressions like “you mean?”
to check or suggest words and
names.
LESSON A:
FAMILY TRAITS
DESCRIBING
PEOPLE
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
A: Do Sarah and Carlos look alike?
B: No, they look totally different.

A: What does Sarah look like?

B: She is tall and thin.
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
A: Who does She look like?
B: She looks like her father.

A: How tall is her father?

B: He’s one meter ninety (tall).
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
A: What color is Sarah’s hair?
B: It’s blond.

A: What color are Sarah’s eyes?

B: They’re blue.
HAVE GOT = HAVE
Does she have curly hair?
No, she’s got straight hair.

Who’s got curly hair?

I do. I’ve got curly hair

Who’s got = Who has got

I’ve got = I have got
He’s got = He has got
LET’S PRACTICE
LESSON B:
FEATURES
 VOCABULA
RY
HE HAS A BEARD AND A
MUSTACHE
 VOCABULA
RY
SHE HAS PIERCED EARS
 VOCABULA
RY
HE HAS A SHAVED HEAD
HE’S BALD
 VOCABULA
RY
SHE WEARS BRACES
 VOCABULA
RY
SHE HAS LONG FINGERNAILS
 VOCABULA
RY
HE WEARS HIS HAIR IN A
PONYTAIL
 VOCABULA
RY
SHE’S GOT FRECKLES
 VOCABULA
RY
SHE WEARS HER HAIR IN
CORNROWS
 VOCABULA
RY

SHE WEARS GLASSES

 VOCABULA
RY

HE’S VERY MUSCULAR

 VOCABULA
RY
SHE WEARS BRAIDS
 VOCABULA
RY
HE’S GOT SPIKED HAIR
 VOCABULA
LONG BROWN RY

HAIR SHORT BLOND

HAIR
 VOCABULA
RY
STRAIGHT BLACK
HAIR CURLY RED
HAIR
WAVY BLACK
HAIR
LET’S PRACTICE
Identifying People
 Identifying People
Which one is your brother?

He is the man standing by the table.

He is the man wearing (the) black pants.
He is the one in the black shirt.
He is the one next to the table.
He is the one with (the) long hair.
 Identifying People
Who is the man talking to Rosa?

The man talking to Rosa is my brother.

The man wearing yellow pants? My brother.
The man wearing yellow pants is my brother.
The man standing by the table is my brother.
 Identifying People
Who is the man in the blue shirt?

Which one? The one with glasses? That’s Jason.

The man in the blue shirt is Jason.
The man with/in (the) yellow pants is Jason.
LET’S PRACTICE
LET’S PRACTICE
LESSON C:
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
CONVERSATION STRATEGY:
TRYING TO REMEMBER THINGS
 CONVERSATION STRATEGY:
TRYING TO REMEMBER THINGS
*Use the following expressions when you can’t
remember a name or a word:

What’s his/her name?

What do you call it/them?
What do you call that… /those… ?

*When you want to give an answer you can say:

You mean… // Do You mean…?

CONVERSATION STRATEGY:
TRYING TO REMEMBER THINGS

*A good example of a situation could be the

following:

A: Yesterday, my sister was wearing big shoes,

What do you call those shoes?

B: I think you mean high heels.

LET’S PRACTICE
 GAL GADOT
• GAL GADOT HAS LONG STRAIGHT
BLACK HAIR.

• SHE IS VERY GOOD-LOOKING.

• SHE IS TALL. SHE IS 1 METER 78.

• SHE HAS GOT LIGHT BROWN EYES.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

• LEONARDO DICAPRIO HAS SHORT

STRAIGHT BLACK HAIR.

• HE IS GOOD-LOOKING.

• HE IS TALL. HE IS 1 METER 83.

• HE HAS GOT BLUE EYES.

LIONEL MESSI EMMA WATSON SAMUEL L. JACKSON SCARLETT JOHANSSON

170 CM 165 CM 189 CM 160 CM

DAVID LUIZ KATY PERRY CHRIS HEMSWORTH LAUREN COHAN

189 CM 170 CM 188 CM 170 CM

LESSON D:
CHANGING FASHIONS
 READING EXERCISE
~FASHION STATEMENTS~

READING TIP:
READ MENTALLY AS THE TEACHER READS
ALOUD, IF THERE ARE WORDS YOU DON’T
UNDERSTAND USE THE DICTIONARY OR A
TRANSLATOR.
LET’S PRACTICE
DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?