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Cliparts, Flashcards and Photos  
Describing people :
Vocabulary - Idioms - Listening - Interactive activities -
Interactive games - Activities to print - Lesson plans - Webquests -
Games to print - Songs -
Proverbs - Poems - Cartoons
- Videos
see Stéréotypes
Describing animals : Vocabulary - Listening - Activities to print - Lesson plans - Videos
Describing monsters :

Interactive activities - Activities to print - Interactive games - Songs

Describing things / pictures :

Vocabulary - Listening - Interactive activities - Activities to print -
Lesson plans
- Games to print - Proverbs - Songs
see
Prépositions

Conversation questions  
Pages complémentaires :

Présentations
Stéréotypes
Adjectifs

Sentiments
Prépositions

 

 

Cliparts, Flashcards and Photos :

 

 

  • Emotions - Flashcards : Embarrassed, scared, shy, surprised, happy, mad, sad, stubborn, excited, ashamed, worried, angry
    (abcteach.com)



  • Faces - children - cliparts (artbycheryl.com) - This website is temporarily unavailable. Try again!

 

DESCRIBING PEOPLE :




Vocabulary :

 

 

 

  • How are you feeling today ? (che.lsu.edu)



  • people: age and build - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • personalities - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

 

Idioms :

Listening :

  • Party Time!
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises
    II. Listening Exercises
    III. Post-Listening Exercises
    Level: medium / Topic: descriptions / Type: conversation / Speakers: man - woman
    (esl-lab.com)

 

  • Questions with 'like'
    'Like' is a word frequently used in English. It is used in different ways and
    in this programme we compare three different uses:
    talking about personality, physical appearance and hobbies.
    In the programme we challenge Lorenzo from Italy to listen to answers
    and produce the correct question forms.

    + grammar explanation + interactive quiz
    (BBC)

  • Descriptions (hello-world.com)
    "Select a man or woman, young or old, fat, thin and hair color.
    The person changes and you hear a description.
    Notice the special feminine forms of the adjectives
    when they describe a woman."

 

  • Face Match (British Council)
    "Learners listen to descriptions of people and choose the person that is being described. This is a great way to practise listening for key words, and to practise and learn vocabulary for physical descriptions."

 

  • people: age and build - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • personalities - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • Personality types (esl-lab)
    "Listen to each sentence describing a personality type (for example, "A person who is happy").
    Then choose the word that describes that personality type ("cheerful" in this example).
    See Quiz Script.
    Press the "Final Score" button at the bottom of the page to score your quiz."
  • Tell me about yourself (esl-lab)
    Level = easy (esl-lab) :
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises
  • Audio tests : Introducing oneself (tolearnenglish.com)
  • The Ideal Woman (Difficult) - (esl-lab)
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises
    II. Listening Exercises
    III. Post-Listening Exercises
  • Describing people (with exercises) - (esl-lab) :
    - Lost in the Crowd (E)
    - Party Time! (M)
    - Theft in the Park (M)
    - What is she like? (M)

Interactive activities :

  • see Presentations

  • Description d'un document iconographique. - 80 exercices interactifs (Yvan Baptiste)
    Nature du document
    Description du document
    Les émotions des personnages
    L'implicite
    Mes réactions
    Pour boucher les trous ...
    Fiche papier récapitulative (PDF)

  • Identité - Descriptions
    Cours - Ex. Hotpotatoes - Autres exercices - Travail à faire - Documents annexes
    (Laurence Bernard - Ac. Martinique)

  • What are they like?
    "Look at the pictures. Which books and characters can you identify? There are 11 writers you should think of...
    Did you find the 11 writers? Just look at the next pic to see if you found them all.
    Now do you know what they look like? Do the activity, I am sure you will be surprised!

    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Description - Monsters - Multiple choice LIEN MODIFIE le 30/01/2008
    (skyblues67)

 

  • People and .... a cat!
    "Look at the pictures carefully and try to make as many sentences about the different characters as you can...
    Now match each sentence with the right picture."

    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Shiva - description
    Watch the animation and do the Gap-fill exercise.
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Pour accompagner Step in: Unit one - 4ème :
    What about Mimi?
    "You are going to read Mimi's diary and learn about her family and friends. Answer the questions..."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Descriptions - activités interactives (www3.ac-clermont.fr)

  • Family party - (j.achard-tavernier)
    "Be ready to name pieces of clothes and various accessories, express what people look like and what they are doing."
    "Read the text. Have a look at the picture on the left and find out who is being described."
    + autres pages

  • Décrire un personnage - exercices interactifs (Ghislaine Wulles) :
    - révision de vocabulaire sur internet - test sur ce vocabulaire - parler de la couleur des cheveux - parler de la forme du nez - parler des cheveux et du menton - décrire un personnage




  • DESCRIBING PEOPLE - Gap-fill exercise - (ndaeuro.rapnouil.net)
    ex : "Come on! Say hello to everybody! Don't be so ... !"
  • John is very .......! - He is nice, crazy, lazy... (mrc.ltd.free.fr)
    - Matching exercise (Trouvez la bonne traduction)
  • Who is it? (kaleidovox.hu)
    ex : "She was born in America.
    Charlie Chaplin / Picasso / Madonna / Queen Elizabeth / Michaelangelo"
  • Learn about appearances (learnenglish.de) : Lien modifié
    Height - Build - Hair - Eyes - Type of hair - Complexion - Other features
    ("Point your cursor over the named feature, if you're correct the word will appear.")

 

  • How do you feel? (Descriptive adjectives) - matching exercise (madridteacher.com)
  • Feelings (learnenglish.org.uk)
    "On the left are words that describe how we feel.
    On the right is what we can do when we feel like this.
    Can you match the items on the left and right?"


  • Expressions du visage - Choisir l'adjectif qui convient. (kico4u.de)

 

  • People - appearance or personality? (British Council)
    "Below are some words we use to describe people.
    Some describe appearance and others personality.
    Can you put them in the correct category?"



  • Personality - Choose the correct answer for each question. - (autoenglish)
    ex : "Someone you can depend on = reliable / conceited / kind"

  • The 'What am I like?' personality test (BBC)
    "A test where you discover if you are a Big Thinker, an Idealist or another of 16 personality types."




  • Describing people for example : the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. (fbi.gov) - Lien modifié
  • The apartment block (British Council)
    "At the top are pictures of 12 people who live in an apartment block.
    Read the text and put the people into the correct apartments."



  • Learn these 16 collective nouns describing groups of people or things. (Ghislaine Wulles) - Lien modifié
    + interactive exercises



  • Stereotypes - The perfect European should be... (science.bard.edu)


  • The Art of Crime Detection. (sanford-artedventures.com)
    "You witness a crime, and the police ask you to help identify the culprit, using their new PDArtist tool. Learn how your left and right brain work and the best ways to use your brain as an artist.
    Can you create composite portraits that help identify the culprit?"