Topic: Appearance
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Standard Lesson 60 min
Who’s who?
GeneralPractise family and appearance vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss family from various perspectives, review vocabulary for describing people’s appearance and work with the British royal family tree.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
What does your tattoo mean?
LifestyleEngage in talking about tattoos with this lesson! Students discuss why people get tattoos, watch part of a video where an artist shows his tattoos and share their opinions. They can also do a vocabulary activity to review useful phrases.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Have you had work done?
LifestyleStudents discuss an article on cosmetic procedures. They talk about beauty standards, personal care and social pressures. Students also review useful words and phrases and share their opinions.
2 lessons
Describing people
GeneralEncourage students to describe people’s appearance and explore filler words! They also learn and practise asking and answering different questions with the verb ‘like’.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What’s she like? (different uses of ‘like’)
GeneralTeach different uses of ‘like’ with this lesson! Students discuss looks, personality and preferences and talk about themselves and people they know. They also ask and answer questions using ‘like’ in personal conversations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Does anyone else look like you?
GeneralWith this lesson, students talk about facial features! They practise collocations to describe appearance, watch a video on the concept of doppelgängers and discuss people who look alike.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
What do they look like?
GeneralWith this lesson, students practise vocabulary to talk about people’s physical appearance. They watch a video on women’s self-image, explore filler words and debate self-image and beauty standards. They also practise body parts vocabulary.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
How about a tattoo?
LifestyleWith this lesson, students talk about tattoos! They watch a video about tattoo tourism, share opinions and revise collocations with the word ‘tattoo’. They also discuss workplace discrimination against people with tattoos.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
This is how I look
LifestyleIn this lesson about appearance, students watch a video about women who stopped dying their grey hair and talk about societal norms regarding how a person looks.
