1. Look at photos A and B. Complete the sentences with the words below.
beard dark fair glasses moustache short
1 Photo A: He’s got ………………………, ……………………… hair and ………………………
2 Photo B: He’s got ……………………… hair, a ……………………… and a ………………………
Answer
1 short, dark, glasses 2 fair, beard, moustache
Speaking Strategy
– Speak in a loud, clear voice.
– Look at the other person when he or she is speaking to you and when you are speaking to him or her.
– Listen very carefully to everything the other person says so that you can reply appropriately.
2. Read the Speaking Strategy. Then look at photos C and D. Listen and correct the sentences.
She’s got dark hair
She hasn’t got dark hair. She’s got fair hair.
Answer
Photo C:
2 She hasn’t got long hair. She’s got short hair.
3 She hasn’t got curly hair. She’s got straight hair.
Photo D:
1 She hasn’t got medium-length hair. She’s got long hair.
2 She hasn’t got straight hair. She’s got curly hair.
3 She hasn’t got dark hair. She’s got fair hair.
Transcript
Photo C
1 She’s got dark hair.
2 She’s got long hair.
3 She’s got curly hair.
Photo D
1 She’s got medium-length hair.
2 She’s got straight hair.
3 She’s got dark hair.
3. Write a sentence describing the people in photos C and D.
1 …………………………………………………………..
2 …………………………………………………………..
Answer
your own answers
4. Listen to a conversation at a party. Look at the photo below. Label the people with the names below.
Camilla George Marcus Zoe
Answer
Left to right: Camilla, Marcus, Zoe, George
Transcript
Boy Where’s Marcus?
Girl I don’t know. Who is Marcus?
B Oh, you don’t know him?
G No.
B Oh, there he is.
G Where?
B Over there, at the table.
G With curly, dark hair?
B No, with short, dark hair and a white T-shirt.
G Oh, yes. I see him. He looks nice.
B He is. He’s in my class at school. Do you want to meet him?
G Maybe later. So, who’s the boy with curly dark hair?
B That’s George.
G And who’s that next to Marcus? The girl with the long, dark hair.
B There are two girls with long dark hair. The girl on his right is Camilla. And the girl on the other side, next to George, is Zoe.
5. Read the task and look at the photo below. Make notes describing the people. Include information about appearance (hair, face, clothes) and position (next to …, between …, and …).
Describe the four people labelled in the photo.
Max He’s got short ………………………………………………….
He’s next to ………………………………………………….
Amy ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
Toby ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
Charlotte ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
Answer
your own answers
6. Now to the task in exercise 5 using your notes.
Answer
your own answers
Extra exercises
Strategy
We usually describe people in the following order: 1 body shape, 2 hair and eyes, 3 other features (glasses, moustache, etc.), 4 clothes.
1. Read the Strategy. The put the sentences in the correct order (1-4).
What does Erik look like?
…… He’s got short blond hair and blue eyes.
…… His trousers are black and he’s got a red T-shirt.
…… He’s very tall – about 190 cm – and he’s quite thin.
…… He’s got a blond beard and a moustache.
Answer
1 He’s very tall – about 190 cm – and he’s quite thin.
2 He’s got short, blond hair and blue eyes.
3 He’s got a blond beard and moustache.
4 His trousers are black and he’s got a red T-shirt.
2. Read the exam task. Decide who is Student A and who is Student B. Follow the instructions.
Students A and B: Write down the names of three famous people, but don’t let your partner see.
Student A: Ask Student B to describe the first person. Try to guess the name.
Student B: Describe your first person.
Change roles and continue describing the people and guessing their names.
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