Looks Like

Lead-in

  • Are you more similar to your mother or to your father? How so?
  • What are some personality and appearance adjectives you know?
  • Take a look at the following adjectives. Rate them from the most important to the least important.

Presentation

Pre

  • What would you like to change about your personality? 
  • What is something you would never change about it?

Top Down

  • What is the text about? Read it and find out.
  • Reasons why we should avoid looking like someone else.
  • The meaning of looking like someone.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of looking like someone.
  • Reasons why we should avoid looking like someone else.
  • The meaning of looking like someone.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of looking like someone.

Looking like someone else can be both a compliment and a challenge. On one hand, it can be flattering to be told that you resemble a certain celebrity or someone you admire. It can make you feel like you have a certain charm or attractiveness that is similar to theirs.

On the other hand, looking like someone else can also be frustrating if you are constantly compared to them or mistaken for them. It can feel like you are not being recognized for who you truly are, but rather for your resemblance to someone else.

Additionally, looking like someone else can also lead to assumptions being made about your personality or behavior based on their reputation. For example, if you look like a famous athlete known for their aggressive behavior on the field, people may assume that you are also aggressive in your personal life, even if that is not the case.

Ultimately, while looking like someone else can be interesting and even flattering at times, it is important to remember that you are your own unique individual with your own identity, personality, and experiences. It is important to embrace your own individuality and not let comparisons to others define who you are.

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False
  1. Being told that you resemble a celebrity or someone you admire is always flattering. 
  2. Feeling like you have a certain charm or attractiveness that is similar to someone else is not important. 
  3. Being constantly compared to someone else can be frustrating. 
  4. Looking like someone else means that people always recognize you for who you truly are.
  5. Looking like someone else can lead to assumptions being made about your personality or behavior. 
  6. It is important to embrace your own individuality and not let comparisons to others define who you are. 
  1. Being told that you resemble a celebrity or someone you admire is always flattering. False
  2. Feeling like you have a certain charm or attractiveness that is similar to someone else is not important. False
  3. Being constantly compared to someone else can be frustrating. True
  4. Looking like someone else means that people always recognize you for who you truly are. False
  5. Looking like someone else can lead to assumptions being made about your personality or behavior. True
  6. It is important to embrace your own individuality and not let comparisons to others define who you are. True

Post

  • Who is a person you would like to be similar to? Why?

Target Language

Appearance and Personality

Affirmative

Look + Adjective or Comparative

  • She looks happy!
  • They look surprised by the situation.

Look like + Noun

  • She looks like a doll.
  • Mariana and Thomas look like their cousin.

Negative

Not Look + Adjective or Comparative

  • He doesn’t look better than yesterday.
  • I don’t look like a sad person.

Not Look like + Noun

  • He doesn’t look like that actor.
  • We don’t look like kids.

Questions

Appearance

  • What does it look like?
  • What do you look like?

Questions

Appearance and Personality

  • What are they like?
  • What is it like?

Controlled Practice

  • Match the questions to the correct answers.

  1. What does he look like?

  2. What do they look like?

  3. What is the weather like today?

  4. What are they like?

  5. What do you look like?

(   ) Glauco is friendly but his sister is really nervous.

(   ) I’m tall, overweight, and red-haired. 

(   ) He is tall and thin.

(   ) It’s sunny but a bit windy.

(   ) Carla is blonde and short and Leticia is tall and brunette. 

  1. What does he look like?

  2. What do they look like?

  3. What is the weather like today?

  4. What are they like?

  5. What do you look like?

(4) Glauco is friendly but his sister is really nervous.

(5) I’m tall, overweight, and red-haired. 

(1) He is tall and thin.

(3) It’s sunny but a bit windy.

(2) Carla is blonde and short and Leticia is tall and brunette. 

Freer Practice

  • Use the target language and complete the sentences according to your own ideas.
  1. My best friend is…
  2. I looked surprised when…
  3. The thing that most call my attention in people is…
  4. I hate people that are… because…
  5. I am… but I’m also…
  6. I don’t look like…
  7. I … people that are always happy because…

Production

  • Use the target language to talk about 5 people from your family. There are some ideas below. 

Example: My sister looks like my brother but their personality is different because she is…

  • Mother / Father / Parents
  • Cousin
  • Grandparents
  • Brother / Sister / Siblings
  • Mother-in-law / Father-in-law / Sister-in-law / Brother-in-law

Homework

Complete the sentences with the best option, either “looks like” or “not look like”.

Example: The abstract painting on the wall _______ a famous masterpiece. > The abstract painting on the wall does not look like a famous masterpiece. 
 
  1. The weather forecast predicts rain, so it _______ a sunny day for our picnic.
  2. She is always cheerful and optimistic; today, she _______ her usual self.
  3. The new restaurant in town has received rave reviews, and the menu _______ anything I’ve ever seen. 
  4. Despite his tough exterior, deep down, he _______ a very sensitive person.
  5. The old house at the end of the street _______ it’s been well-maintained for years.
  1. The weather forecast predicts rain, so it does not look like a sunny day for our picnic. 
  2. She is always cheerful and optimistic; today, she does not look like her usual self. 
  3. The new restaurant in town has received rave reviews, and the menu does not look like anything I’ve ever seen. 
  4. Despite his tough exterior, deep down, he looks like a very sensitive person. 
  5. The old house at the end of the street does not look like it’s been well-maintained for years. 

Match the halves.

  1. A zebra looks like…

  2. A diamond looks like…

  3. A rainbow looks like…

  4. A snowflake looks like…

  5. A flamingo looks like…

  6. A moon looks like…

(   ) a delicate, hexagonal ice crystal.

(1) a black and white striped horse.

(   ) a clear, sparkling crystal.

(   ) a colorful arch in the sky after rain.

(   ) a tall, pink-wading bird with long legs.

(   ) a silver, crescent-shaped satellite in the night sky.

  1. A zebra looks like…

  2. A diamond looks like…

  3. A rainbow looks like…

  4. A snowflake looks like…

  5. A flamingo looks like…

  6. A moon looks like…

(4) a delicate, hexagonal ice crystal.

(1) a black and white striped horse.

(2) a clear, sparkling crystal.

(3) a colorful arch in the sky after rain.

(5) a tall, pink-wading bird with long legs.

(6) a silver, crescent-shaped satellite in the night sky.

Conjugate “look like”.

Example: She _______ she’s angry. > She looks like she’s angry.
  1. She ________ a movie star.
  2. They ________ they’ve seen a ghost.
  3. I ________ I’ve lost my keys again.
  4. He ________ he’s been working out.
  5. We ________ we’re ready for the big game.
  6. Yesterday, you _______ you were having a great day.
  1. She looks like a movie star.
  2. They look like they’ve seen a ghost.
  3. I look like I’ve lost my keys again.
  4. He looks like he’s been working out.
  5. We look like we’re ready for the big game.
  6. Yesterday, you looked like you were having a great day.

Put the words in the correct order

Example: have / partner. / you / your / an / argument / polite / when / be / with > Be polite when you have an argument with your partner.

  1. ordered / the / I/ cake / delicious / looks.
  2. neighbors / their / new / friendly / look.
  3. the / car / red / sports / shiny / looks.
  4. your / outfit / today / you / fashionable / look / in.
  5. mountain / from / view / the / our / cabin / looks / stunning / like.
  6. her / cat / fluffy / looks / and / adorable / seems / it.
  1. The cake I ordered looks delicious.
  2. Their new neighbors look friendly.
  3. The red sports car looks shiny.
  4. You look fashionable in your outfit today.
  5. The view from our cabin looks stunning like a mountain.
  6. Her cat looks fluffy, and it seems adorable.

Writing

Write a short text about your idea of your 5 favorite people in the world.

Example: One of the most amazing people I know is my mom, she looks like…