Chapter 9-What
does she look like?
Appearance and dress;
clothing and clothing styles;
people
Goals for this chapter
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Speaking: Asking about and describing
people’s appearance; identifying people
 Grammar: Questions for describing people:
What…look like, how old, how tall, how long,
and what color
 Pronunciation/Listening: Listening to
descriptions of people; identifying people;
identifying styles
 Writing/Reading: Writing an e-mail describing
people
Describe this person
What does she look like? How old is she? How tall do you think she
is? What color is hair?
Describe this person
Describe these people
Appearance
Hair
 Age
 Looks (handsome, good-looking, pretty)
 Height
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Can you think of three more words or
expressions to describe people?
Your Turn
Choose at least four expressions to
describe yourself and your partner.
Compare
 Do you agree with your partner’s
description?
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Conversation: “She’s very tall”
Listen and practice.
 Listen to the rest of the conversation.
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What else do you learn about Ashley?
Questions
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Come up with questions to describe this
person.
Describing People
Questions that we use to describe people
General appearance- “What” and “Does”
Ex. What does she look like?
She’s tall, gorgeous, and has red hair.
Ex. Does he wear glasses?
Yes, and he has a beard.
Can you think of other examples?
Describing People
Age and Height- “How”
Ex. How old is she? How old is he?
She’s about 32 years old.
He’s in his twenties.
Ex. How tall is he? He’s quite short.
Can you think of other examples?
Describing People
Hair- “How” and “What”
Ex. How long is her hair?
It’s medium length.
Ex. What color is his hair?
It’s dark/light brown.
Can you think of other examples?
Clothes-1
Clothes 1 Answers
1. Cap
8. Dress
2. Tie
9. Hat
3. Belt
10. Tennis Shoes
4. Pants
11. Jacket
5. Scarf
12. Jeans
6. Boxers 13. Bathing Suit
7. Bra
14. Shirt and Tie
15. Shirt
Clothes 2
Clothes 2 Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
High-heeled shoes 9. Undershirt
Bikini
10. Underwear
Coat
11.Glove
Shoes
12. Shorts
Suit
13. Socks
Scarf
14. Boots
Dress
15. Vest
Underwear
Your Fashion Style
Which clothing items do you wear
almost every day? Circle the items.
 What are three more things you like to
wear?
 What is your style? Is it classic? Cool
and casual? Funky? Something else?
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Who’s Raoul?
How can we make these two sentences
into one?
1. Raoul is a man.
2. Raoul is wearing a green shirt.
Modifiers with participles
We can combine sentences using both
participles and prepositions.
Which one is Raoul?
1. He is the one.
2. He is talking to Liz
He’s the one talking to Liz.
Modifiers with Participles
Prepositions:
Who’s Liz?
1. She’s a woman.
2. She has short black hair.
She’s the woman with short black hair.
Modifiers with Prepositions
Try these examples:
Which one is Julie?
1. She’s the tall woman
2. She’s in jeans.
Who are the Smiths?
1. They are people.
2. They are next to the window.
Contrastive stress in responses
When you are comparing and contrasting two
things, you stress the contrast.
Example: Is Anthony the one wearing the red
shirt?
No, he’s the one wearing the black shirt.
Is Judy the woman on the couch?
No, Diana is the woman on the couch.
Contrastive Stress Practice
Write 5 sentences that are false (not
true).
 Read your sentences to your partner.
 Your partner will correct your
sentences.
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