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Unit 6 - She Is Tall and Thin.
UNIT 6
She Is Tall and Thin.
In this unit, you will learn how to:
respond to spoken monologue texts of descriptive.
create spoken monologue texts of descriptive.
identify the meanings, the linguistic features and the text structure of written texts of
descriptive.
create written texts using the linguistic features and the text structure of descriptive.
• Is she tall and thin?
•
Yes, she is.
• Is he tall?
• No, he isn’t.
• He is short and fat.
Pic 6.1 (Cliparts Of
fi
ce, 2003)
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Section One:
Spoken Descriptive
Presentation
Activity 1
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stress.
1. Sick
2. Happy
3. Hungry
4. Thirsty
5. Hot
6. Cold
7. Sad
8. Tall
9. Short
10. Old
11. Thin
12. Fat
13. Young
14. Kind
15. Patient
16. Dark
17. Long
Activity 2
Read the following words aloud. These words are descriptions of appearance
and personality.
1. A little heavy
2.
A little unfriendly
3. Beautiful
4. Cute
5. Friendly
6. Funny
7. Good-looking
8. Grumpy
9. Interesting
10. Kind
11. Nice
12. Pleasant
13. Pretty
14. Serious
15. Shy
16. Slim
17. Smart
Activity 3
Group the words in Activity 2 into face, body, personality and age. Write the
words in each column.
Face
Body
Personality
Age
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Activity 4
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
1. The man is sick.
2. The woman is happy.
3. The boy is hungry.
4. The man is thirsty.
5. The room is hot.
6. The boy is cold.
7. The man is full.
8. The man is sad.
These sentences describe
people and object.
Activity 5
Your teacher will read the text aloud. Listen carefully and write down the
description of Anto.
Anto is my brother. He is a good-looking boy. He is tall and slim. His hair is short
and curly. Everybody thinks he is like Ari Sihasale. He is a diligent boy. He helps
me a lot.
Face
....................................
Height
....................................
Hair
....................................
Personality
....................................
Activity 6
Describe one of your classmates orally. Use the descriptive words below. Start
like this:
Andi is my classmate. He is..............
1. Tall
2. Short
3. Old
4. Thin
5. Fat
6. Young
7. Kind
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Activity 7
Answer the questions about the pictures.
Example:
Sick
1.
Happy
A : Is the man healthy?
A : Is the woman sad?
B : No, he isn’t. He’s sick.
B : .....
1. Hungry
2. Thirsty
A : Is the man full?
A : Is the man thirsty?
B : .....
B : .....
4.
Cold
5.
Full
A : Is the woman warm?
A : Is the man hungry?
B : .....
B : .....?
6. Sad
7. Hot
A : Is the man sad?
A : Is the man cold?
B : .....
B : .....
Pic 6.2 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
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Activity 8
Your teacher will read the description of Cecep, Dodi, and Joko. Which picture
do you think matches the description? Listen to the teacher.
One
: Mr. Joko is handsome. His hair is curly. He wears glasses.
Two
: Mr. Cecep is my father. He is not thin and tall. He wears a tie.
Three : Dodi is my neighbour. He is young. He has long hair. He wears a hat.
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Activity 9
Listen to the description of Mr. Cecep, Dodi, and Mr. Joko once again. Write T
if the following statements are true or F if they are false.
Statements
True
False
1.
Mr. Cecep is young.
2.
Mr. Joko’s hair is long.
3.
Dodi is old.
4.
Mr. Joko wears a hat.
5.
Mr. Cecep is thin.
Pic 6.3 (Richards et.al., 2003)
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Practice
Activity 1
Ask your friend these questions.
Example:
Andi :
Are you hungry?
Budi : Yes, I am.
or
No, I’m not. I’m full.
1. Are you thirsty?
2. Is the tea hot?
3. Are you tired?
4. Is the room cold?
5. Are you happy?
6. Are you sad?
Activity 2
Describe your friends orally. Include their age, weight, height, hair, and
personality.
Activity 3
Answer the guiding questions below. Describe the woman and the baby in this
picture. You should start like this:
This is ......... She....
1. Is the woman young?
2. Is she old?
3. Is she tall?
Pic 6.4 (Adobe, 2003)
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Activity 4
Interview your classmates and give a tick to
yes, no,
or
sometimes
in the chart
below. After the interview,
fi
nd out how many classmates have the following
characteristics.
Are you
Yes
(v)
No
(v)
Sometimes
(v)
shy?
lively?
bossy?
cheerful?
lazy?
neat?
helpful?
Production
Activity 1
Look at your friend sitting next to you. In turn, describe his/her appearance or
hobbies. Do as the example.
Example:
She is my friend Bunga.
She is a good student.
She is diligent.
She is not lazy.
She is tall.
She is not short.
She is thin.
She is not fat.
Pic 6.5 (Molinsky and Bliss, 2001)
Activity 2
Think of one of your classmates. Now, come forward, and your friends will
ask you yes/no questions. You can only answer with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Then, your
friends will guess who the person is.
Example:
Is the student male?
Is she/he a good student?
Is she/he a diligent student?
Is she/he tall?
Is she/he fat? etc.
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Section Two:
Written Descriptive
Presentation
Activity 2
Look at the pictures.
Read the sentences below the pictures.
With a partner, discuss the meanings of the words in italic.
1. The girl on the left is tall.
2. The dog on the left is big.
The girl on the right is short.
The dog on the right is small..
3. The bridge on the left is high.
4. The man on the left is fat.
The bridge on the right is low.
The man on the right is thin..
5. The train on the left is fast.
6. The plates on the left are clean.
The train on the right is slow.
The plates on the right are dirty.
7. The glass on the left is full.
8. The road on the left is wide.
The glass on the right is empty.
The road on the right is narrow.
Pic 6.6 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
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Activity 2
Rewrite the adjectives above with their opposites in the chart below. Number
1 is given as an example.
1.
tall
short
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Activity 3
Now, combine the opposing sentences in activity one using “but” as in the
example.
1.
The girl on the left is tall,
but
the girl on the right is short.
2.
The ....
....
....
3.
The ....
....
....
4.
The ....
....
....
5.
The ...,
....
....
Activity 3
Read the following text and complete the chart.
My brother and I look very different.
I have brown eyes and he has blue eyes. We both have brown hair, but I have
short, curly hair and he has long, straight hair. I am tall and thin. He is short and
heavy.
As you can see, I do not look like my brother . We look different.
I
My brother
Eyes
....
....
Hair
....
....
Height
....
....
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Activity 5
Complete the expressions using the words in the list. Then use the expressions
to talk about the writer and his brother in Activity 4.
1. ......... hair
2. .........eyes
3. ..........look
4. heavy........
brown, hair, curly, different, body
Activity 6
Read the description of a person below and write down the adjectives.
Adjectives:
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
My Grandma
My grandma is a tidy woman.
She is now 80 years old. Her hair is long and tidy. She combs it everyday.
Her clothes are always clean and neat. She lives alone. So she makes
up her own bed. She cleans up the house. She also cooks her own meal
every day.
Activity 7
Read again the above text, and state if the statements below are true or false.
Give a tick (v) in the columns.
Statements
True
False
1.
She is an old woman.
2.
Her clothes are not clean.
3.
Her hair is shiny.
4.
She does everything by herself.
5.
No body helps her at home.
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Activity 8
From the previous Activities, study the way to describe somebody in a
sentence.
Positive Statement
Subject
be
adjective
Dea
is
good.
Ella
is
clever.
He
is
naughty.
She
is
kind.
Negative Statement
Subject
be
not
adjective
She
is
not
good.
Dila
is
not
clever.
Positive Statement
Subject
be
adjective
They
are
good.
Roy and Julia
are
clever.
Negative Statement
Subject
be
not
adjective
They
are
not
good.
Roy and Julia
are
not
clever.
Activity 9
Read and underline the adjectives in the text below.
My Bombi
Bombi is my black cat.
This cat is always playful. It likes playing with anything. It sometimes plays with
me. It likes playing with a ball very much. It is very clever. It is sometimes very
naughty.
My Bombi is small but fat. It has soft fur. The fur is black. Bombi has a long tail.
Its eyes are round. It looks cute. It is always near me.
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Rewrite the adjectives here:
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
Activity 10
Reread the text and complete the following sentences.
1. Bombi’s fur is .....
2. Its color is.....
3. It has a .....
4. Its eyes are .....
5. It is .....
6. It is .....
7. It is .....
Activity 11
Read the following text and complete the table. What does this text describe?
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No
Descriptions
1.
Paw
____________________________________
2.
Foot
____________________________________
3.
Babies
____________________________________
4.
Food
____________________________________
5.
Shelter
____________________________________
Activity 12
Rewrite the descriptions in Activity 11 above in complete sentences. Number 1
is given as an example.
1.
The bear’s paw is big.
2. Its foot............................................. .
3. Its babies are.................................... .
4. It’s food are.................. . .................. .
5. Its shelter is called.................. .
Activity 13
Read the following text and complete the sentences below the text.
My Diva
Agnes Monica is a famous pop singer. Most people in Indonesia know her.
She certainly looks like an angel. She is tall, slim and beautiful. Her hair is black.
She always wears fashionable clothes.
Her personality is as good as her voice. She is con
fi
dent. She is also generous. She
gives a lot of money to charity.
Her hobby is unique. She keeps a dog as a pet. She does not like cooking
Sentences to complete.
1. The text is about.......................................
2. She is a famous.......................................
3. Her bobbies are.......................................
4. Paragraph .......introduces her.
5. Paragraph ....... describes her appearance.
6. Paragraph ....... describes her personality.
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Practice
Activity 1
Work in pairs. Describe your classroom condition with your friend.
Choose the words that really describe your classroom.
1. The
fl
oor is ___________________. (wide/narrow)
2. The blackboard is _________________. (clean/dirty)
3. Your friend is ________________. (fat/thin)
4. Your bag is _________________. (full/empty)
5. The ceiling is _________________. (high/low)
6. The clock on the wall is _______________. (big/small)
7. The windows are _______________. (open/closed)
8. The light on the ceiling is _______________. (on/off)
Pic 6.8 (Abbs et.al., 2002)
Activity 2
Combine the completed sentences in Activity 1 into a paragraph. Start with the
following sentence.
We study in a nice classroom. The
fl
oor ____________________. The blackboard
_________________________. The ceiling _________________________. The clock
on the wall _______________________. The windows _______________________.
The light on the ceiling _______________________.
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Activity 3
Write the answers to the following questions.
What’s your full name? ________________
What do your friends call you? ________________________
Are you male or female? ________________
How old are you? ________________
Where are you from? ________________
What colour are your eyes? ________________
What colour is your hair? ________________
How tall are you? ________________
What are your hobbies? ________________
What is your favourite sport? ________________
What are your favourite clothes? ________________
Are you a friendly person? ________________
Do you have many friends? ________________
Put your
pohotograph
here
Activity 4
Combine the completed sentences in Activity 3 into a paragraph. You can
complete the following sentence.
I am writing about myself. My name is ________________. My friends usually
call me ________________________. I ________________
I am ________________. I am ________________. My eyes ________________. My
hair________________. I am ________________. My hobbies ________________.
My favourite sport________________ . My favourite clothes________________. I
am __________person. So, I have ________________.
Activity 5
Work in pairs. Discuss which of these do you think your friends are? For
example:
Ali is good looking.
1. good-looking 2. fun
3. happy
4. interesting
5. boring
6. bossy
7. intelligent
8. friendly
9. shy
10. quiet
11. nice
12. honest
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Activity 6
Work in pairs. Write your friends’ appearances and personality using the words
in Activity 5. Number one is the example.
1.
Ali is good looking and friendly
.
2. ..................................................................
3. ..................................................................
4. ..................................................................
5. ..................................................................
6. ..................................................................
7. ..................................................................
8. ..................................................................
9. ..................................................................
10. ..................................................................
Activity 7
Read the following chart of the descriptions of Anto and Ali. Complete the text
about them.
Anto
Andi
Age
12 years old
12 years old
Eyes
Black
Blue
Hair
Brown, short
Blonde, long, straight
Height
140 cms
160 cms
Weight
40 kgs
45 kgs
Anto and Andi look .......................
They have the same.............
Anto has.....................eyes and Andi has blue............ They both have .......
hair, but Anto has ....................hair and Andi has ............ hair. Andi is ......
.and ............but Anto is .......... and heavy.
As you can see Anto does not look like Andi . They look different.
Pic 6.9 (Molinsky and
Bliss, 2001)
Activity 8
With a friend, read the riddle about animal below carefully. Guess what
animals are they?
Description
Who am I?
I am green. I live in a pond. I eat mosquitoes. I jump high. I
have four legs.
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I am an animal. I am black and white. I am fat. I live in North
Pole.
I am an animal. I am the king of the jungle.
I am an animal. I am black and white. I look like a stripy
horse.
Activity 9
Check what each animal has. Work with your friend. Write simple sentences to
describe each animal.
Example: 1.
A tiger has a long tail.
Little
Legs
Short
Neck
Big
Ears
Long
Nose
Long
Tail
Pic. 6.10 (Microsoft Corporation, 1999)
1. .............................................................................................
.............................................................................................
2. .............................................................................................
.............................................................................................
3. ......................................................................................................
....................................................................................
4. ......................................................................................................
....................................................................................
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Activity 10
Read the text below and answer the questions.
Dina is my classmate. She is thirteen years old. She is
tall. Her hair is long. She is not fat.
She is very helpful to her friends. Her friends often ask
for her helps to solve math problems. All her friends and
teachers like her.
She likes reading stories, cycling and playing
badminton.
Questions.
1. Who is Dina?_______________
2. Do her friends like her? _______________
3. How old is she? _______________
4. How does she look? _______________
5. What colour is her hair? _______________
6. Is her hair long? _______________
7. Is she fat? _______________
Pic 6.11. (Cliparts
Of
fi
ce, 2003)
Activity 11
Underline all the adjectives in the text. Then write them down below.
______________ ______________ _____________ _____________
______________ ______________ _____________ _____________
Activity 12
Use the adjectives above to describe your friend. Start like this:
Amir is my friend. He is _________________________________________________
Activity 13
Read the text carefully and avour the questions.
My hero
Michael Jordan is a famous basketball player. Michael Jordan certainly looks
like a star. He is tall, well built and handsome. He is always well dressed.
His personality is as good as his playing ability. He is con
fi
dent. He is also
generous. He gives a lot of money to charity.
His hobby is playing golf, baseball, and cooking. He often cooks for his
family.
(Adapted from Evans and Dooley, 1999)
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Questions.
1. What is the text about?
2. Is he famous?
3. Is he a good person?
4. What are his bobbies?
5. Which paragraph introduces him?
6. Which paragraph describes his appearance?
7. Which paragraph describes his personality?
8. Which paragraph describes his hobby?
In a description text you use a lot of
be/be+Verb+ing
. Underline all the
be/be+Verb+ing
in the text. Then, write them down.
Production
Activity 1
Write
fi
ve sentences about the people below.
Include their look, age, hair, hobbies and
personality.
1. My father
2. My avourite teacher
3. My brother.
4. My sister.
Pic 6.12 (Molinsky and Bliss, 2001)
Activity 2
Find one picture of a famous actor or actress, cut and put it here.
Write as many sentences as you can about why he/she is famous, his/her look,
age, hair, hobbies and personality. Start like this:
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This is ..........................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
Activity 3
In your own words. Write about your close friends. Use the guiding questions
below.
What are their names?
Why do you like them?
Where do they live?
What do they like?
Are they tall and thin?
Are they pretty? Handsome? Cute? .......
Do they have curly hair? Straight hair? Long hair?
Do they have dimples?
What is their personality like?
What are their hobbies?
Pic 6.13 (Molinsky and Bliss, 2001)
Activity 4
Write a description of a famous star in about 100 words. Do not forget to
introduce him, describe his appearance, personality and hobbies. Plan your
essay like this.
Title ..............
Paragraph 1: name, why famous ..................................
Paragraph 2: appearance, body, tall, hair, clothes ..................................
Paragraph 3: personality, kindness, examples ..................................
Paragraph 4: hobbies, examples ..................................
Paragraph 5: conclusion..................................
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Summary
In this unit you have learned how to:
1. identify words to describe people and animals.
2. use adjective words to describe people and animals.
3. ask and answer questions about somebody’s appearance and personality.
4. describe somebody I know orally.
5. understand the written description of people and animals in a text.
6. write about a person’s appearance and personality.
Homework
1. Practise describing your parents to your friends orally.
2. With your friends, check your writing about close friends and famous star on
the wall magazine in your school.
3. Put your writing about close friends and famous star on the wall magazine in
your school.
4. Find other descriptive texts about people and animals. Study how the writer
describes them.
5. Visit the websites http://www.puzzlepirates.com. This game allows you to
create the kind of pirates you want by choosing their descriptions of face, hair,
clothes, hat, and weapon.
Evaluation
A. Read the following text and choose the best answer.
I am Siti and my sister is Dewi. My sister and I look very different.
I have blue eyes and she has green eyes. We have black hair, but I have long,
straight hair and she has short, curly hair. I am tall and thin, but she is short and
heavy.
As you can see, I do not look like my sister . We look different.
1.
Siti and Dewi look_________
a.
the same.
b.
different.
2. Dewi’s eyes are_________
a.
black.
b.
green.
3. Siti’s hair is____________
a.
short.
b.
black.
4. Dewi’s hair is___________
a.
curly.
b.
long.
5. ____________is short.
a.
Dewi
b. Siti
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B. Write a paragraph to describe Amin. Use the clues below.
C. Read the text and answer the questions
.
Our cat name is Martha. She is quite young, but she is not a kitten. She is very
pretty. She has black and white fur and green eyes. She is smart too and very
clean.
1.
Is the cat ugly?______________
2. Is she dirty?______________
3. What animal is Matha?____________
4. What are her eyes like? ________________
D. Edit the following text. Cross the inapproprriate adjectives. Rewrite them
with the appropriate words.
My brother is ................................................................................
Pic 6.14 (Jurianz
et.al., 2001)
Amin, handsome, tall, dark hair, heavy.
This is ...........................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
My brother is a pretty boy. He has yellow eyes and white hair. His
hair is also fat and curly. His skin is brown and heavy.
Cultural Notes
In the U.S. culture, people keep pets, such as dogs on
leashed. Dogs should not be left wander. There is a strict
rule on keeping dogs. What about in Indonesia. Is there a
strict rule on keeping dogs? What animals are kept as pets
in Indonesia?
Pic 6.15 (Adobe, 2003)
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Re
fl
ection
1. This unit gives me (put a tick):
new experiences.
useful learning experiences.
no useful learning experiences.
useful learning strategy.
no useful learning strategy.
2.
The most interesting part in this unit is...........
3. Things that I want to study more are..................
4. Read the statements. Then, give a tick (
√
) to
yes, no, some
.
Statements
Yes
Some
No
a. I can use adjective words to describe people
and animals.
b. I can ask and answer questions to describe
somebody.
c. I can describe somebody I know orally.
d. I can understand the written description in a
text.
e. I can write a description of a person.
f.
I can use adjective words to describe people
and animals.
Vocabulary List
Words
Part of
Speech
Phonetic
Transcription
Indonesian
Equivalents
appearance
n
tampang, penampilan
bridge
n
jembatan
characteristic
n
ciri-ciri
claw
n
cakar
comb
v
menyisir
cub
n
anak beruang
curly
adj
keriting
cute
adj
lucu
den
n
goa
dig up
v
menggali
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forward
prep
ke depan
fur
n
bulu
generous
adj
dermawan
grumpy
adj
buruk hati
heavy
adj
gemuk
height
n
tinggi
jungle
n
hutan
kind
adj
baik hati
leg
n
kaki
lively
adj
sangat aktif
look
n
wajah, penampilan
makes up
v
merapikan
naughty
adj
nakal
neat
adj
rapi
neighbour
n
tetangga
opposites
n
kebalikan
outstanding adj
menonjol
own
n
sendiri
patient
adj
sabar
paw
n
telapak kaki
personality
n
kepribadian
pleasant
adj
menyenangkan
pole
n
kutub
pond
n
kolam
roots
n
akar-akaran
shiny
adj
bersinar
stripy
adj
belang
tidy
adj
rapi
tie
n
dasi
unfriendly
adj
tidak ramah
weight
n
bobot