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Who's who? Describing people so others can find them

Molly describes her cousin so Daniel can find her at the airport; students practice appearance language and find people from descriptions.

B1Adults40 minInformation gapFree

About this lesson

A B1 speaking lesson (information gap). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.

Level
B1
Skill
Speaking
Type
Information gap
Students
Adults
Time
About 40 minutes
Topic
Describing people
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
Key words
What does she look like?, What's she like?, She's in her late twenties., She's about the same height as me., She's got short curly hair., She might be wearing a hat., That must be her!, easy to spot
Access
Free

By the end, students can

  • Describe people's age, build, hair, face and clothes in detail
  • Tell the difference between What does she look like? and What's she like?
  • Identify people from a partner's description and ask checking questions