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A2 Lesson 3 of 3 · Feelings & Personality

Describing someone

Describe a person’s appearance and character in a short portrait.

13 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Describe physical appearance
  • Combine appearance and character
  • Write a short portrait
QuizSentence builderWriting

Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Être + size: grand(e), petit(e), mince.
  • 2Avoir + les cheveux / les yeux + adjective: elle a les yeux verts.
  • 3Porter + glasses, clothes: il porte des lunettes.
  • 4C’est quelqu’un de + adjective (masculine): c’est quelqu’un de généreux.

Key vocabulary

bouclécurly
minceslim
la barbebeard
les lunettesglasses
la tailleheight, size