adjectives describing people
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ADJECTIVES NEF, Pre-intermediate U. 1B
Cristina Rodríguez
REMEMBER !!
Adjectives for PEOPLE
Adjectives for THINGS and PLACES
When you want to know about
the way people look you ask …
What do they look like ?
BEAUTIFUL = PRETTY & HANDSOME
GOOD-LOOKING
NICE
FAIR
HEALTHY
RICH
Adjectives for people: PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
What’s the opposite ?
Describing people’s height:
VERY TALL
TALL
MEDIUM-HEIGHT
QUITE SHORT
SHORT
How do you ask about people’s height ?
How tall are you ?
+
-
Describing people’s weight :
VERY FAT
FAT
OVERWEIGHT
SLIM
THIN
How do you ask about people’s weight ?
How much do you weigh ?
+
-
When you want to know about a
person’s personality you ask …
What is he/she like ? He is …
He looks …
Say the following adjectives: BEAUTIFUL = PRETTY & HANDSOME
GOOD-LOOKING FRIENDLY
FUNNY GENEROUS
LAZY SHY
TALKATIVE PATIENT BORING POLITE
Adjectives for people: PERSONALITY
What’s the opposite ?
POSITIVE adjectives NEGATIVE adjectives
Group the adjectives above in …
What’s the opposite ?
ORAL PRACTICE
Choose somebody famous .
Your partner makes you questions to find out who you have chosen.
Adjectives for THINGS & PLACES
Find examples with the following …
CROWDED DANGEROUS
DIRTY EASY TIDY
EMPTY EXPENSIVE
FAR FAST
HIGH MODERN
NOISY POLLUTED
WET COMFORTABLE
What’s the opposite ?
Vocabulary revision
Choose your favourite adjective . Reasons to choose it :
- its meaning
- the way it sounds
- how it is spelt
- any other reason
Find a definition or an example with it.
What can you say about him ?
• General adjectives
• Age
• Height
• Eyes
• Hair
• Personality
What can you say about this lady ?
• General adjectives
• Age
• Height
• Eyes
• Hair
• Personality
What does he look like ? • General adjectives
• Age
• Height
• Hair
• Personality
What can you say about her ?
• General adjectives
• Age
• Height
• Hair
• Personality
Practice
Write a description of one of your partners giving as many details as possible.
Don’t mention his/her name !!