What do you look like? - Comment es-tu?

Vocabulary and key phrases

tre grand / tre grande

Ma mre est grande.

to be tall
My mother is tall.

tre petit / tre petite

Je suis petite.

to be short
I'm short.

gros / grosse
Mon pre est gros.

fat
My father is fat.

mince
Je veux tre mince.

thin
I want to be thin.

perdre du poids
Tout le monde veut perdre du poids.

to lose weight
Everybody wants to lose weight.

beau / belle
Ma soeur est trs belle.

good-looking
My sister is very good-looking.

laid / laide
Ce chien est trs laid.

ugly
That dog is very ugly.

blond / blonde
Mon frre est blond.

blond
My brother is blond.

brun / brune
Je suis brune.

dark-haired
I'm dark-haired.

avoir les cheveux blancs

Ma grand-mre a les cheveux blancs.

to have white hair

My grandmother has white hair.

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avoir les yeux clairs

Peter a les yeux clairs.

to have light-coloured eyes

Peter has light-coloured eyes.

avoir les yeux foncs

Christina a les yeux foncs.

to have dark-coloured eyes

Christine has dark-coloured eyes.

De quelle couleur sont tes yeux ?

What colour are your eyes?

chauve
Mon pre est chauve.

bald
My father is bald.

cheveux lisses
Julia a les cheveux lisses.

straight hair
Julia has straight hair.

cheveux boucls
J'ai les cheveux boucls.

curly hair
I have curly hair.

cheveux longs
J'aime avoir les cheveux longs.

long hair
I like having long hair.

cheveux courts
Paul a les cheveux courts.

short hair
Paul has short hair.

la moustache
the moustache
Je n'aime pas les hommes moustachus. I don't like men with moustaches.

la barbe
J'aime les hommes barbus.

the beard
I like men with beards.

le chapeau
J'aime porter un chapeau.

the hat
I like wearing a hat.

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les lunettes
the glasses
Je porte toujours des lunettes de soleil. I always wear sunglasses.

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Dialogue

Deux camarades de classe parlent des

hommes.
Cristina: Comment est ton copain ?
Maria: Mon copain est brun, il a les yeux
bleus et les cheveux courts.
Cristina: Est-il grand ou petit ?
Maria: Il est plus grand que moi et trs
mince.
Cristina: Les garons aux yeux verts et
barbus me plaisent.
Maria: Mon copain ne porte pas de barbe,
mais il me plat beaucoup.

Two class-mates talk about men.

Cristina: What does your boyfriend look
like?
Maria: My boyfriend has got dark hair, he
has got blue eyes and short hair.
Cristina: Is he tall or short?
Maria: He's taller than me and very thin.
Cristina: I like boys with green eyes and a
beard.
Maria: My boyfriend doesnt have a beard,
but I like him a lot.

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Please choose the correct answer

1. L'ami de Marie est

a. blond.
b. brun.
c. chauve.
2. Christine aime les hommes aux
a. yeux marrons.
b. yeux noirs.
c. yeux verts.
3. L'ami de Marie lui plat-il ?
a. Oui
b. Un peu
c. Non

Answers: 1(b): 2(c): 3(a)

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