2.3 You don't look happy
Actividad de lectura
To describe a person's appearance we can use:
look + adjective (including age) - He looks sad/about 15 or 16 years old/bored.
look like + noun - He looks like his father/He looks like a bodyguard.
Compare:
He looks like a boxer/ He looks tired = what I think.
He is a boxer/He is tired = fact.
He's the spitting image (of someone)= He's identical to someone
Rellenar huecos
Match the pictures and the numbers.
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Imagen de lilyu |
Imagen de lilyu |
Imagen de lilyu |
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Imagen de Dimitry |
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A She looks about 40 years old. B She looks confused. C He looks about 70 or 75. D She looks happy. E He looks like Adolf Hitler. |
F He looks sleepy. G He looks like a film star. H. He looks tired. I She looks sad. J She looks angry. |
Reflexión
Write sentences using look(s)/look(s) like about the people in the pictures.
1. It __________________________.
2. She ________________________ .
3. She ________________________ .
4. He _________________________ .
5. He _________________________ .
6. It __________________________ .
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Imagen de evarinaldi |
Imagen de Terence
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Imagen de dawinschi |
Actividad de lectura
Look at this:
When we say something negative about a person or thing, we often prefer not very+ a positive adjective. It sounds less critical.
We don't say She's stupid . We say She's not very clever.
How can you describe these people?
He's short.
She's mean.
This exercise is difficult.
He's ugly.
He's quiet.
It's boring.
They are unfriendly.