Lesson 3

How do you describe yourself?

1. In groups talk about what you look like now and how you have changed over the years.

2. Read the description. In groups discuss the meaning of the words in bold.

Make some notes in your notebooks.

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Harry was a big bouncy baby with chubby cheeks. He was very strong. He could walk before he was a year old. When he was three, he wasn’t chubby anymore. He was thin and wiry. He was an athletic child and loved climbing on the furniture and jumping off it. His hair was light brown and curly. His eyes were green.

This is a photo of Harry when he was six. He was medium height and slim. He was learning karate. He could break a brick with his bare hands but he couldn’t read a book. Harry always liked sports better than reading! Harry lost interest in karate by the time he was 8 and preferred to spend his time reading and watching television!

This is Harry today. He’s 11 years old. His hair is much darker than it was. He’s tall and thin. He’s quite serious-looking. He takes after his Dad.

3. In groups, share your notes from activity 2.

Choose some key phrases and draw a timeline to show how Harry has changed in your notebooks. Include the different ages mentioned. 4. Take turns to talk about the differences and similarities you had or have with Harry.

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5. Look at words to describe girls' hairstyles. Can we apply any of these words to boys hairstyles? Share your ideas with your group.

bangs

braids pony tail

bunches central parting

6. Work in pairs. Use this questionnaire to find out about your partner.

What was your hair like when you were younger?

How would you describe your body type now?

What sort of things were you good at when you were a young child?

What sort of things are you good at now that you weren’t good at before?

Pairs crew cut

Step 3

Age progression line

• Let's finish this unit's product and start getting ready to present it.

Get into your product teams. Bring out your materials and carefully draw a progression line and mark the ages you decided to describe. Paste your photos or drawings in age progression with the youngest on the very left (beginning of your line). Decide along with your teammates on the number of sentences you want to write under each photo and what you will describe: appearance? abilities?, etc. When finished writing, share your work with your team. Finally, put everything away for the Show and Tell session.

Reading

Time

Stories

Track 29 The Curious Case of Kaitlin and the Cookies Read pages 99 to 102. Besides people and abilities, what other things can we describe? Why are descriptions useful?