Who is who? — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Students can describe people's appearance using have got, be + adjective and look like.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What does your best friend look like?
- Do you look like your mother or your father?
- Who in your family has got curly hair?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsMatch the pairs
tall · short · slim · curly hair · straight hair · fair hair · dark hair · beard · moustache · glasses · good-looking · middle-aged · elderly · freckles · look like
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  My brother ___ got short dark hair.
  havehasis
2. Multiple choice
  She ___ tall and slim.
  hashaveis
3. Multiple choice
  You ___ a lot like your mother.
  lookare lookinglooks
4. Multiple choice
  My grandfather is ___ ; he's eighty years old.
  elderlygood-lookingmiddle-aged
5. Fill the gap
  He ___ got a beard and a moustache.
  Answer: has
6. Fill the gap
  My sister has got ___ hair; it isn't straight.
  Answer: curly
7. Fill the gap
  He ___ (not) wear glasses; he's got good eyes.
  Answer: doesn't / does not
8. True / false
  Read: "My uncle is tall and good-looking. He has got short dark hair and a beard. My aunt is short and slim, with fair hair and glasses." The uncle has got a beard.
  Answer: True
9. True / false
  Read: "My uncle is tall and good-looking. He has got short dark hair and a beard. My aunt is short and slim, with fair hair and glasses." The aunt has got dark hair.
  Answer: False
10. Discussion question
  Describe someone in your family. What do they look like?
  Sample answer: My mother is tall and slim. She has got fair hair and she always wears glasses. I look like her.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Who do you look like in your family?
- Describe your best friend's appearance.
- What does a typical person in your country look like?
- Do you prefer short or long hair?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What does your best friend look like?
Do you look like your mother or your father?
Who in your family has got curly hair?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsMatch the pairs

tall · short · slim · curly hair · straight hair · fair hair · dark hair · beard · moustache · glasses · good-looking · middle-aged · elderly · freckles · look like

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
My brother ___ got short dark hair.
havehasis
Multiple choice
She ___ tall and slim.
hashaveis
Multiple choice
You ___ a lot like your mother.
lookare lookinglooks
Multiple choice
My grandfather is ___ ; he's eighty years old.
elderlygood-lookingmiddle-aged
Fill the gap
He ___ got a beard and a moustache.
Answer: has
Fill the gap
My sister has got ___ hair; it isn't straight.
Answer: curly
Fill the gap
He ___ (not) wear glasses; he's got good eyes.
Answer: doesn't / does not
True / false
Read: "My uncle is tall and good-looking. He has got short dark hair and a beard. My aunt is short and slim, with fair hair and glasses." The uncle has got a beard.
Answer: True
True / false
Read: "My uncle is tall and good-looking. He has got short dark hair and a beard. My aunt is short and slim, with fair hair and glasses." The aunt has got dark hair.
Answer: False
Discussion question
Describe someone in your family. What do they look like?
Sample answer: My mother is tall and slim. She has got fair hair and she always wears glasses. I look like her.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Who do you look like in your family?
Describe your best friend's appearance.
What does a typical person in your country look like?
Do you prefer short or long hair?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz