SN Unit 8: Describing Others

Comparing Heights

Faces Parts

Distingishing Characteristics

Tops

What’s the Difference?

Clothing

Celebrity Hair

Expressive Activities:

Part A:
1. Take turns, describe your parents using contrastive structure  in the following order:

            a. parent
            b. height
            c. body type
            d. hair color
            e. hair style
            f. any defining features (nose shape, scar, freckles, beard,    
                            mustache, etc.)
 

2. Partners to a) repeat each other's information and b) confirm or correct.
 

3. Repeat above process and substitute:

           a. siblings or family relatives

Part B :  "Faces"  Handout

Goals: Topicalization
          : Use of descriptive classifiers (SASSes)
          : Use of Yes-No questions

Instructions: 

1. Partners, A and B to take turns
2. Pick any one face from your handout to describe to  your partner using the following order:

Keep in mind:

Gender
Race
Any distinguishing characteristics:  hair color
                                                        :  hair style
                                                        :  facial shape
                                                        :  unique facial features
                                                        :  mustache, beard, glasses, etc.
 

Begin with:

"SEE   MAN   WHITE,    FACE  DCL "long" , MUSTACHE DCL  "average"  SEE?"

"SEE   WOMAN  ASIAN, HAIR DCL "page boy"  SEE?
                   
 

3. Partner B looks for face on handout and nods.

4. Partner A gives 2 or more facts about that person.

5. Partner B to repeat back info to his/her partner.

6. Repeat process until entire handout is completed.