Judging by appearances: first impressions of people
Holly and Tom describe a new colleague who wasn't what they expected; students practice describing appearance and personality and discuss first impressions.
B2Adults45 minDiscussion
About this lesson
A B2 speaking lesson (discussion). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Discussion
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Describing people
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- come across as, reserved, down-to-earth, in his mid-forties, scruffy, warm up, turn out to be, you can't judge a book by its cover
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Describe people's appearance and personality with precise, natural language
- Discuss how accurate first impressions are, giving examples