Casting the captain: describing a character on the phone
A casting director describes the character she needs to an actors' agent; students note the description and practice describing people precisely.
C1Adults50 minPhone call
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (phone call). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Phone call
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Describing people
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- weathered, wiry, a stoop, gruff, cutting, tender, gravelly, a showreel
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand detailed descriptions of appearance, personality and voice in a phone call
- Describe people precisely using advanced adjectives and expressions