Archive Episode 1

Episode 1: At the airport

Helen: What does Michal look like?
Tim: Well, he's tall and well built. He's got brown eyes and
a shaved head.
Helen: Is he handsome?
Tim: Of course he is! He's my cousin.
Helen: And what's he like? Is he like you too?
Tim: No, he's quite shy really.
Helen: Oh look! Is that him?

Listen to the episode Tim: Yeah! Michal! Michal! He's crying. I wonder what's
Quiz wrong.

Archive Language Point 1

Describing people

To talk about people's appearance or personality you can use: be + adjective

Verb: Adjective
To be
I'm slim
He's well-built
She's Matronly (ver vocabulario)
You're handsome
We're extroverted
They're shy
To talk about physical characteristics you can use: have got + (adjective) + noun

Verb: (Adjective) + Noun

Have got
I've got hazel eyes (ojos color avellana)
He's got a shaved head
She's got gorgeous black hair
You've got a five o'clock shadow (ver vocabulario)
We've got green eyes
They've got long legs
Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more neutral:
Negative Neutral
fat plump (rechoncho)or large
Skinny (flaco) slim
Spinster (solterona) single
To ask about someone's appearance you can use: do + look like?

Verb: To do Look like?

What do I look like?
do you
does he/she/it
do they
To ask about someone's personality you can use: be + like?

Verb: To be Like?
What am I like?
are you
is he/she/it
are we
are they
Vocabulary:

a five o'clock shadow:

is a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he doesn't shave
for a day or two

matronly (adj):
an older woman who is plump

bald (adj):
a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has hair but chooses to
shave it off

extroverted (adj):
a confident person who enjoys being with other people