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LESSON 03: ADJECTIVES

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Let’s describe people, things and places! 😊

🎯 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

use common adjectives to describe people, things and places
talk about appearance and personality
describe how something looks or feels
use adjectives in simple sentences
ask and answer simple questions about descriptions
give a short description of a person, thing or place

Ready? Let’s describe the world around you! 😊

👀 DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Adjectives help us describe people. We can talk about their appearance and their personality.

😊 APPEARANCE

Adjective	Example
tall	Tom is tall.
short	Anna is short.
young	My sister is young.
old	My grandfather is old.
thin	He is thin.
strong	She is strong.
beautiful	She is beautiful.
handsome	He is handsome.
pretty	She has a pretty smile.

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💭 PERSONALITY

Adjective	Example
friendly	She is very friendly.
kind	He is kind to everyone.
funny	My brother is funny.
quiet	She is quiet.
shy	He is a little shy.
clever	Lucy is clever.
happy	They are happy.
helpful	My friend is very helpful.

🏠 DESCRIBING THINGS & PLACES

We can also use adjectives to describe objects and places.

Adjective	Example
big	It’s a big house.
small	It’s a small room.
beautiful	It’s a beautiful park.
old	It’s an old building.
new	It’s a new school.
clean	The room is clean.
dirty	The shoes are dirty.
comfortable	The sofa is comfortable.
interesting	The museum is interesting.
boring	The film is boring.

🧩 WHERE DOES THE ADJECTIVE GO?

In English, adjectives usually come before a noun when we describe something directly.

a big house
a beautiful park
a friendly teacher
a small dog

We can also use an adjective after be.

The house is big.
The park is beautiful.
My teacher is friendly.
The dog is small.

❓ WHAT IS HE LIKE?

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

What is he like?
He is friendly and funny.

We can also ask:

What is she like? → She is kind and quiet.
What are they like? → They are friendly and funny.

Be careful! What does he like? asks about things he enjoys, not his personality.

🌟 MEET SOME FRIENDS

Read about four friends.

Emma is twelve years old. She is tall and has long brown hair. She is friendly and very funny. She loves meeting her friends and playing games.

Leo is eleven. He is short and has short black hair. He is quiet but very kind. He likes reading and listening to music.

Sofia is twelve. She is tall and has long blonde hair. She is clever and helpful. She enjoys drawing and taking photos.

Daniel is thirteen. He is strong and sporty. He is friendly and energetic. He loves playing football and riding his bike.

🔎 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Who is tall and funny?
Who is quiet and kind?
Who is clever and helpful?
Who is sporty and strong?
What does Emma like doing?
What does Leo like doing?
What does Sofia enjoy?
What sports does Daniel enjoy?

🎯 WHO IS IT?

Can you guess the person?

He is short, quiet and kind. He likes reading. → Leo
She is tall, clever and helpful. She likes drawing. → Sofia
He is strong, sporty and friendly. He loves football. → Daniel

✏️ DESCRIBE SOMEONE

Choose a friend, family member or imaginary character and describe them.

Name: __________________
Age: __________________
Appearance: __________________
Personality: __________________
Favourite activity: __________________

Now write 6–8 sentences. Try to use at least three adjectives about appearance and three about personality.

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Guess my person!

Write a short description of a famous person, a fictional character or an imaginary person. Do not write their name.

say their age or approximate age
describe their appearance
describe their personality
mention one or two hobbies
write 8–10 sentences

Can another person guess who you are describing?

🎮 GAMES — ADJECTIVES

Practise what you’ve learned! Try these games and practise adjectives for people and descriptions.

JUEGO 1

JUEGO 2

JUEGO 3

¿Qué es un adjetivo?

Un adjetivo es una palabra que utilizamos para describir una persona, cosa, animal o lugar: big, small, friendly, beautiful…

¿Dónde colocamos el adjetivo?

Normalmente aparece antes del sustantivo: a big house, a friendly person. También puede aparecer después de be: The house is big.

¿Qué significa “What is he like?”?

Significa “¿Cómo es él?” y sirve para preguntar por su personalidad o descripción general.

¿Es lo mismo “What is he like?” que “What does he like?”?

No. What is he like? pregunta cómo es una persona. What does he like? pregunta qué cosas le gustan.

¿Cómo digo “alto” y “bajo”?

Tall significa alto y short significa bajo cuando hablamos de la altura de una persona.

¿Cómo digo que alguien es simpático?

Puedes utilizar friendly: My friend is very friendly.

¿Puedo utilizar varios adjetivos juntos?

Sí. Puedes combinar varios adjetivos: She is tall, friendly and funny.

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a utilizar adjetivos para describir personas, cosas y lugares. Trabajarás vocabulario relacionado con la apariencia y la personalidad y aprenderás a construir descripciones sencillas utilizando adjetivos antes de los sustantivos y después del verbo be. También practicarás preguntas como What is he like? y aprenderás a distinguirlas de What does he like?. A través de una lectura original, juegos y actividades de producción podrás crear tus propias descripciones en inglés.

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