Listening activities about describing people One ( Their physical appearance and their personality) TEACHER COPY
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Listening activities: Describing people One OPEN IN PAGES Level One
TASK ONE: VOCABULARY
Write down the opposite adjective. Use the underlined words There are three extra words:
Straight short short beautiful unfriendly dark blonde small noisy ugly talkative nice funny single
e.g. tall short
big
light
handsome
curly
long
friendly
shy
quiet
horrible
serious
TASK TWO: Go to Spelling City and practice these words
Route 1: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=10089443
Route 2: Spelling City App, Level1, ADMC Level 1, Describing a Person: Appearance and Personality. password is ‘English’
TASK THREE: Read one of the descriptions below. (Your teacher might tell you which one to read)
John, a college student:
Okay, I am short and athletic. I play a lot of sports such as baseball, football, and tennis. I have black hair and dark brown eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very quiet. I do not like talking a lot. I love reading about interesting ideas and meeting new friends.
James, a doctor http://audioboo.fm/boos/987589-james-the-doctor
I am short, but I am fat! I am sometimes quiet around people I do not know. With my
friends and family, I am very friendly and funny. My mum says I have a handsome face. I like my beard and moustache. I also like my short, brown hair. My favorite colour is red and I like listening to music and going to concerts.
(Descriptions adapted from -Lesson Plans for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers, created by Catherine Schell )
TASK THREE: Listen to James or John talking about themselves. Listen and find the differences between what they say and what you read.
- 1. Listen and highlight the word
John, a college student: http://audioboo.fm/boos/987570-john-a-college-student
Okay, I am short and athletic. I play a lot of sports such as baseball, football, and tennis. I have black hair and dark brown eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very quiet. I do not like talking a lot. I love reading about interesting ideas and meeting new friends.
Answer Key, actual version
John, a college student:
Okay, I am tall and athletic. I play a lot of sports such as basketball, football, and tennis. I have brown hair and dark brown eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very talkative. I talk a lot. I love discussing interesting ideas and meeting new friends.
- 2. Listen again and change the word
Okay, I am tall and athletic. I play a lot of sports such as baseball, football, and tennis. I have black hair and dark brown eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very quiet. I do not like talking a lot. I love reading about interesting ideas and meeting new friends.
TASK THREE: Listen to James or John talking about themselves. Listen and find the differences between what they say and what you read.
- 1. Listen and highlight the word
James, a doctor
I am short, but I am fat! I am sometimes quiet around people I do not know. With my
friends and family, I am very friendly and funny. My mum says I have a handsome face. I like my beard and moustache. I also like my short, brown hair. My favorite colour is red and I like listening to music and going to concerts.
2. Listen again and change the word
I am small, but I am fat! I am sometimes quiet around people I do not know. With my friends and family, I am very friendly and funny. My mum says I have a handsome face. I like my beard and moustache. I also like my short, brown hair. My favorite colour is red and I like listening to music and going to concerts.
Answer Key, actual version
James, a doctor
I am small, but I am strong! I am sometimes shy around people I do not know. With my
friends and family, I am very friendly and talkative. My mum says I have a handsome face. I like my beard and moustache. I also like my curly, blonde hair. My favorite colour is blue and I like reading books and going to the cinema.
TASK FOUR: Find a partner who listened to the other person. E.g. You listened to John, find someone who listened to James.
Tell your partner about your person. Use he/his e.g. His name is J…… He is a ……… He has……… He is…….
TASK FIVE: You will record yourself describing a friend.
Plan what you will say. Talk about his appearance and personality.
TASK SIX: Download the App Audioboo. (free version)
Record yourself speaking about your friend.
Send the recording to sectionCANAD@yahoo.com
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My good friend Podcast Audioboo Answer Key TEACHER COPY
Listening questions on Socrative SOC-454733
Claire Rose | ||
Oxford, England | ||
49 years old | ||
Married | ||
One son : Alex | ||
Aston Martin, car company | ||
Marketing manager | ||
Tall and slim | ||
Short, blonde hair | ||
Big, blue eyes | ||
A very small nose and small ears | ||
beautiful | ||
Likes wearing sports clothes at the weekend | ||
She has to wear business suits during the week | ||
She likes diving and playing squash | ||
We met at university in 1981 |
They are short and useful. I will use a couple in class