Describing People - Common Core Worksheet

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ENGAGE: Read and Discover

A. Read the dialogue between Amine and Kamal. Notice the words in bold.

Amine: Did you meet the new student, Leila?
Kamal: No, I didn't. What does she look like?
Amine: She is tall and slim. She has beautiful curly hair.
Kamal: And what is she like?
Amine: She is very smart, but a bit shy.

B. Discover the Rule: Look at the two underlined questions above. Write them in the correct boxes below.

1. To ask about a person's Personality (Heart/Mind 🧠), we use this question:

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2. To ask about a person's Appearance (Eyes 👀), we use this question:

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STUDY: Visual Vocabulary

C. Write the correct word under each picture.

smart • fat • shy • beautiful • funny • slim • bald • lazy

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STUDY: Vocabulary Sorting

D. Sort the words from the box into the correct column.

tall • shy • fat • friendly • bald • lazy • beautiful • smart • slim • funny

APPEARANCE (Eyes 👀)	PERSONALITY (Heart / Mind 🧠)

PRACTISE: Choose the Right Question

E. Complete the dialogues. Write: What is he/she like? OR What does he/she look like?

1. Amine: I have a new English teacher.
Kamal: Really?
Amine: He is very friendly and smart. He makes us laugh!

2. Sara: My cousin Nora is coming to visit today.
Nadia: Oh, I don't know her.
Sara: She is tall, and she has long blonde hair.

F. Underline the correct word.

1. My brother doesn't like working. He is very lazy fat.
2. She has big green eyes. She is very smart beautiful.

3. A person who doesn't talk a lot is shy tall.
4. He lost all his hair. Now he is slim bald.

ACTIVATE: Write & Communicate

G. GUIDED WRITING - Describe a friend or a famous person.

Write 4-5 simple sentences about a person you know well (a friend, brother/sister, or famous star). Use the adjectives you learned today to describe their appearance and personality.

* Helpful verbs: He/She is (tall, smart) ... He/She has (brown eyes, short hair) ...

REMEMBER: Don't confuse "What is he like?" (Personality) with "How is he?" (Health/Feelings: e.g., He is fine.)

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