ESL WORKSHEET - Relationships; Describing People

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

DESCRIBING A FRIEND

LinguaHouse
Jun. 13, 2023

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Relationships; Describing People; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Pronunciation; Speaking; Vocabulary Lesson
Publication date: 06/13/2023

In this lesson, students develop their conversational skills in the context of describing a friend. They start by identifying different types of people and discussing some personalized questions. They then listen to someone describing their friend focusing on physical appearance and complete a speaking task to practice the language further. The students then identify and practice adjectives to describe personality before listening to the second part of the audio in which the speaker describes his friends in more detail. The students finish the lesson by consolidating and personalizing the language in a communicative task which involves describing their friend. There is an additional speaking activity to review the words (by Victoria Aitken).

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the audio 1 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the audio 2 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the audio 1 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the audio 2 in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

Audio 1
Mark: I love this photo. I am the one on the right. I am medium height and have short brown hair and I wear glasses. Clare took the photo. She has long blonde hair and green eyes. Ben is at the back. He is tall and thin. He has long brown hair and he has a big beard. Greg is also tall. He has short hair and a short beard.

Audio 2
Mark: I went to school with Greg. He is quiet but funny. He is very loyal and a good listener. He likes playing sports like tennis, soccer (football), and basketball. He doesn’t like cooking, so we often eat out. We often play soccer (football) or watch movies.
Ben loves music, he is always singing. He is very friendly and honest. We like similar music, so we go to concerts together. He doesn’t like doing exercise.
Clare is a special person. I met her at university, and we spend a lot of time together. She is kind and smart (clever), so I am always learning new things. We often go to the movie theater or meet in a café. She likes animals and doesn’t like eating meat.

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