A1.23: Physical appearance

Apparence physique

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.23.1 Dialogue

Le mannequin parfait

The perfect model


Vocabulary (19)

 Beau: Beautiful (French)

Beau

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Beautiful Show

 Grand: Tall (French)

Grand

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Tall Show

 Gros : Large (French)

Gros

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Large Show

 Mince: Slim (French)

Mince

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Slim Show

 Châtain: Chestnut (French)

Châtain

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Chestnut Show

 Blond: Blond (French)

Blond

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Blond Show

 Roux: red-haired (French)

Roux

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Red-haired Show

 Chauve: bald (French)

Chauve

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Bald Show

 Joli: Pretty (French)

Joli

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Pretty Show

 Petit: Small (French)

Petit

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Small Show

 Ressembler (to resemble) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ressembler

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To resemble Show

 Mettre (to put) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Mettre

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To put Show

 Changer (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Changer

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To change Show

 La moustache: The moustache (French)

La moustache

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The moustache Show

 La barbe: the beard (French)

La barbe

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The beard Show

 Les boucles: curls (French)

Les boucles

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Curls Show

 Raide: straight (French)

Raide

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Straight Show

 Court: short (French)

Court

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Short Show

 Long: long (French)

Long

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Long Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Décrivez les personnes et les animaux sur les images. (Describe the people and animals in the pictures.)
  2. Décrivez la personne assise à côté de vous. (Describe the person sitting next to you.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

La première femme a les cheveux blonds et courts.

The first woman has short blond hair.

Il a les cheveux noirs et courts. Il se rase.

He has short black hair. He shaves himself.

Le chien est très grand et mince.

The dog is very tall and thin.

Claire est grande et a de longs cheveux blonds.

Claire is tall and has long blond hair.

Il a les cheveux courts et foncés.

He has short dark hair.

Il est très grand.

He is very tall.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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Grand


Tall

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Gros


Large

3

Mettre


To put

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Changer


To change

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Blond


Blond

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
courts. | les cheveux | Il a | blonds et
Il a les cheveux blonds et courts.
(He has blond, short hair.)
2.
porte | Elle | robe. | une | jolie
Elle porte une jolie robe.
(She is wearing a pretty dress.)
3.
grand | est | et | mince. | Mon | père
Mon père est grand et mince.
(My father is tall and thin.)
4.
nouvelle ici. | moustache est | La femme | avec la
La femme avec la moustache est nouvelle ici.
(The woman with the moustache is new here.)
5.
parc. | dans le | Les enfants | roux jouent
Les enfants roux jouent dans le parc.
(The red-haired children are playing in the park.)
6.
sœur, elle | cheveux châtains. | a les | à ta | Tu ressembles
Tu ressembles à ta sœur, elle a les cheveux châtains.
(You look like your sister, she has chestnut hair.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Il est grand et il a les cheveux blonds. (He is tall and he has blond hair.)
Elle a une jolie moustache rousse. (She has a pretty ginger moustache.)
Mon oncle est chauve depuis longtemps. (My uncle has been bald for a long time.)
Cette femme porte une robe bleue neuve. (This woman is wearing a new blue dress.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Regroupez les mots selon qu'ils décrivent l'apparence physique ou désignent des parties du visage.

Adjectifs pour décrire l'apparence physique

Parties du visage et traits caractéristiques

Exercise 7: Adjectifs: Accord et place

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Adjectives: Agreement and position

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petits, grand, nouvelle, blond, rousses, vieilles, châtains, anciens

1. Nouvelle/Nouvelles:
Elle porte une ... veste.
(She is wearing a new jacket.)
2. Châtain/Châtains:
Il a les cheveux ....
(He has chestnut hair.)
3. Ancien/Anciens:
Des ... livres sont intéressants.
(Old books are interesting.)
4. Rousse/Rousses:
Elles sont ....
(They are ginger.)
5. Grand/Grands:
C'est un ... homme.
(He is a tall man.)
6. Vielle/Vielles:
Nous avons des ... chaises.
(We have old chairs.)
7. Blond/Blonds:
Il est ....
(He is blond.)
8. Petit/Petits:
Ce sont de ... chiens.
(They are small dogs.)

Grammar

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A1.23.2 Grammaire

Adjectifs: Accord et place

Adjectives: Agreement and position


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ressembler to resemble

present

French English
(je/j') ressemble I resemble
(tu) ressembles You resemble
(il/elle/on) ressemble he/she/one resembles
(nous) ressemblons we resemble
(vous) ressembles You resemble
(ils/elles) ressemblent they resemble

Exercises and examples phrases

Changer to change

present

French English
(je/j') change I change
(tu) changes You change
(il/elle/on) change he/she/one changes
(nous) changeons we change
(vous) changez You change
(ils/elles) changent they change

Exercises and examples phrases

Croire to believe

present

French English
(je/j') je crois / j’ I believe
tu crois you believe
(il/elle/on) il croit / elle croit / on croit (he believes / she believes / one believes)
nous croyons we believe
vous croyez You believe
(ils/elles) ils croient / elles croient (they) they believe

Exercises and examples phrases

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