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Describing people: who's who in Grandma's class photo?

Zoe and her grandma look at an old school photo and describe people then and now; students identify people from descriptions, then describe a photo.

B1Teens40 minDialogue

About this lesson

A B1 listening lesson (dialogue). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.

Level
B1
Skill
Listening
Type
Dialogue
Students
Teens
Time
About 40 minutes
Topic
Describing people
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Matching, True / False, Gap-fill
Key words
curly, fringe, freckles, plaits, bald, cheeky, look like
Access
Premium

By the end, students can

  • Understand descriptions of people's appearance and personality
  • Recognize 'used to' and 'look like' in descriptions
  • Describe people in a photo to a partner