UNIT 4 LESSON 04: DESCRIBING PEOPLE ADJECTIVES

Let’s talk about describing people adjectives!🔄

👤 WHAT IS HE OR SHE LIKE?

We can use adjectives to describe people.

Look at these examples:

Tom is tall and strong.

Emma is friendly and funny.

Leo is quiet and shy.

Mia is very active.

The basic structure is:

PERSON + BE + ADJECTIVE

He is tall.

She is friendly.

They are funny.

👀 DESCRIBING APPEARANCE

These adjectives help us describe what people look like.

🇬🇧 Adjective	🇪🇸 Español
tall	alto/a
short	bajo/a
young	joven
old	mayor
thin	delgado/a
strong	fuerte
fit	en forma
beautiful	guapo/a, bonito/a
handsome	guapo
pretty	guapa, bonita

⭐ Examples

My brother is tall.

My sister is short and fit.

My grandfather is old.

Tom is strong.

We can use and to connect adjectives:

She is tall and thin.

He is young and strong.

😊 DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

We can also describe what people are like.

🇬🇧 Adjective	🇪🇸 Español
friendly	amable
kind	amable, bondadoso/a
funny	divertido/a
quiet	tranquilo/a, callado/a
shy	tímido/a
brave	valiente
clever	inteligente
creative	creativo/a
active	activo/a
helpful	servicial, que ayuda
happy	feliz
serious	serio/a

💬 Examples

Sarah is very friendly.

Jack is funny and creative.

My brother is quiet and shy.

Anna is clever and helpful.

🧩 TWO WAYS TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE

We can describe someone’s appearance and personality together.

Mia is tall and beautiful. She is also friendly and funny.

Leo is short and strong. He is brave and active.

⭐ Remember!

Use be before the adjective:

She is friendly. ✅

He is tall. ✅

Not:

She friendly.

He tall.

❓ WHAT IS HE LIKE?

When we want to ask about someone’s personality or general characteristics, we can ask:

What is he like?

He’s friendly and funny.

What is she like?

She’s quiet and kind.

What are they like?

They’re very active and friendly.

⚠️ Be careful!

What is he like? asks about what a person is like.

It is different from:

What does he like? → asks about his preferences.

What does he like?
He likes football.

👧 MEET FOUR FRIENDS

Let’s describe four friends.

🌟 Emma

Emma is tall and fit. She is friendly, funny and very creative.

⚽ Daniel

Daniel is short and strong. He is active and brave.

📚 Sofia

Sofia is young and pretty. She is clever, quiet and kind.

🎨 Leo

Leo is tall and thin. He is shy, creative and helpful.

🔎 Can you remember?

1. Who is tall and fit?
2. Who is short and strong?
3. Who is clever and quiet?
4. Who is shy and creative?
5. Who is brave?
6. Who is helpful?

🕵️ WHO IS IT?

Read the clues and guess the person.

Person 1

This person is tall and strong. He is brave and active.

👉 Daniel

Person 2

This person is pretty and clever. She is quiet and kind.

👉 Sofia

Person 3

This person is tall and fit. She is friendly and funny.

👉 Emma

Person 4

This person is shy and creative. He is helpful.

👉 Leo

🎯 Your turn!

Think of a person and give three or four clues.

This person is __________ and __________.

He/She is __________ and __________.

Can someone guess who you are describing?

🗣️ DESCRIBE SOMEONE YOU KNOW

Choose a person:

👨 a family member
👩 a friend
👦 a classmate
👧 a character
⭐ an imaginary person

Complete the profile:

Name: __________

Appearance: __________, __________

Personality: __________, __________

Now write:

This is __________. He/She is __________ and __________. He/She is also __________ and __________.

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Describe a person in 6–8 sentences.

Try to include:

• at least two appearance adjectives.
• at least three personality adjectives.
• and to connect adjectives.
• because to explain one characteristic.

For example:

My best friend is Laura. She is tall and fit. She has a friendly personality and she is very funny. She is also creative and helpful. She likes drawing because she is very creative. I like spending time with her because she is fun.

🎮 GAMES — DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Practise the adjectives from this lesson!

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a describir personas utilizando adjetivos relacionados tanto con su aspecto como con su personalidad. Practicarás estructuras como He is tall, She is friendly y They are funny, además de aprender a preguntar What is he/she like?. También aprenderás a combinar varios adjetivos con and y but para crear descripciones más completas. Finalmente, describirás a una persona real o imaginaria utilizando el vocabulario aprendido.