Looks

LEAD-IN

  • How important is your public image?
    • I think my public image is …
  • Is working out at the gym more for your health or looks?
    • It depends. Some people …

Presentation

Pre

  • What is your favorite thing about yourself?
    • My favorite thing about myself is …

Top Down

Read and answer the questions.

  • How is Alisson feeling?
  • How does Alisson’s family look like?
  • How does Debra see herself and how does she feel about her body?
  • She is feeling a bit overweight.
  • Her family is very muscular.
  • She sees herself as a tall, happy and curvy person and she is happy with her body.

Allison: Hey, Debra. What’s up?
Debra: Hi Allison. I’m amazing! What about you?
Allison: I’m feeling a bit overweight.
Debra: What? Nooo! You are a thin person.
Allison: I’m not. My mom is a thin person. She is also a muscular woman.
Debra: You don’t need to be like your mother. You are a thin person!
Allison: My family is very muscular. I am not like them. I want to be muscular.
Debra: Calm down! What can you do to be a muscular person?
Allison: I need to eat well and go to the gym regularly.
Debra: There you go. You know the answer.
Allison: How do you see yourself?
Debra: I am a tall, happy and curvy person. I am happy with my body.
Allison: Good for you! Your life is easier.
Debra: Oh, that’s nonsense! I think you look great, but if you want to put on some more muscle, I support you too!
Allison: Thanks, Debra! Hey, let’s take a selfie.
Debra: Let’s!

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: Allison’s family is muscular. True

  1. Allison’s mom is a muscular person.
  2. To be a muscular person, Allison doesn’t need to eat well.
  3. Debra asks Allison to calm down.
  4. Allison wants to take a selfie.
  5. Debra is sad with her body.
  1. Allison’s mom is a muscular person. True.
  2. To be a muscular person, Allison doesn’t need to eat well. False.
  3. Debra asks Allison to calm down. True.
  4. Allison wants to take a selfie. True.
  5. Debra is sad with her body. False.

Post

  • Are you happy about your body? If not, why?
    • Yes, I am.
    • No, I am not.
  • Are you similar to your family?
    • Yes, I am.
    • No, I’m not.

Target Language

Describing People

Subject + Verb Be + Adjective 

  • He is old.
  • She is middle-aged.
  • I am young.
  • You are tall and muscular.
  • They are thin and tall.
  • We are overweight and short.

Controlled Practice

  • Put the sentences in order.

Example: old / he / is > He is old

  1. muscular / my mom / is
  2. are / overweight / they
  3. a bit / old / is / she
  4. thin / is / my brother
  5. am / young / I / a little
  1. My mom is muscular
  2. They are overweight
  3. She is a bit old
  4. My brother is thin
  5. I am a little young

Freer Practice

  • Describe the people in the pictures.
    • In the first picture, there is …

Production

  • Think about five people you know and describe them.

Homework

Match the sentences to the correct adjectives. One is done for you

  1. He always goes to the gym in the mornings.

  2. She never eats chocolate or anything fat.

  3. He should work out and maybe go on a diet.

  4. He always hits his head on the roof.

  5. She just turned 40 years old yesterday.

  6. She’s just a small kid.

(   ) Overweight

(   ) Middle-aged

(   ) Thin

(   ) Muscular

(   ) Tall

(6) Short

  1. He always goes to the gym in the mornings.

  2. She never eats chocolate or anything fat.

  3. He should work out and maybe go on a diet.

  4. He always hits his head on the roof.

  5. She just turned 40 years old yesterday.

  6. She’s just a small kid.

(3) Overweight

(5) Middle-aged

(2) Thin

(1) Muscular

(4) Tall

(6) Short

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

Example: She is overweight / tall because she doesn’t work out. < She is overweight because she doesn’t work out.

  1. Walter White is 52 years old, is he young / middle-aged or old?
  2. Skyler White swims every morning! She is really thin / tall.
  3. Hank needs to go to the gym! He is a bit young / overweight. 
  4. Jesse Pinkman is not muscular, he is short / thin.
  5. Gus Fring is 1,72m. Do you think he is tall or short / muscular ?
  1. Walter White is 52 years old, is he young / middle-aged or old?
  2. Skyler White swims every morning! She is really thin / tall.
  3. Hank needs to go to the gym! He is a bit young / overweight. 
  4. Jesse Pinkman is not muscular, he is short / thin.
  5. Gus Fring is 1,72m. Do you think he is tall or short / muscular ?

Puts the words in order to make sentences.

Example: isn’t / she / thin? / really > Isn’t she really thin?

  1. really  / She / is / short!
  2. muscular / guy / and / is / tall. / That 
  3. a / is / middle-aged / Ana Carolina / woman.
  4. old. / Alceu Valença / a bit / just / is 
  5. and / Ariana Grande / thin / is / young.
  1. She is really short!
  2. That guy is muscular and tall.
  3. Ana Carolina is a middle-aged woman.
  4. Alceu Valença is just a bit old.
  5. Ariana Grande is thin and young.

Transform the sentences into questions.

Example: My cat is black. < Is my cat black?

  1. I am young.
  2. She is thin.
  3. He is a muscular man.
  4. They are not overweight.
  5. You know a middle-aged woman.
  1. Am I young?
  2. Is she thin?
  3. Is he a muscular man?
  4. Aren’t they overweight?
  5. Do you know a middle-aged woman?

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: They are talls. < They are tall.

  1.  My brother is short, his height is 2m tall.
  2. Your sister is six years old, she is too old!
  3. I am on a diet, I don’t want to be thin.
  4. That blonde woman is young, she is 70 years old.
  5. Norman is muscullar!
  1.  My brother is tall, his height is 2m tall.
  2. Your sister is six years old, she is too young!
  3. I am on a diet, I don’t want to be overweight.
  4. That blonde woman is old, she is 70 years old.
  5. Norman is muscular!

Writing

Write a short text about how you are and how you want be. Use the target language.

Example: Now I’m a bit overweight but I want to be thin and…