(The Complete Beginner French Course Part 2)
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Week 5, Day 1: Irregular Verbs with “-ir” Endings Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 5, Day 2: Presentative Expressions (“c’est” et “il y a”) Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 5, Day 3: The Irregular Verb “aller” Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 5, Day 4: Expressing Emotions Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 5, Day 5: Describing People’s Personalities Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 5 French Roleplay Challenge Copy Copy
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WEEK 5 – Recap Copy Copy2 Quizzes
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Week 6, Day 1: Comparative and Superlative Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 6, Day 3: Making Polite Requests Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 6, Day 4 : Shopping for Food Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 6, Day 5: Shopping for Clothes Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 6 French Roleplay Challenge Copy Copy
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WEEK 6 – Recap Copy Copy2 Quizzes
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Week 7 Day 1: Simple Future Tense Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 7 Day 2: The Prepositions “à” and “de” Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 7 Day 3: Classroom Vocabulary Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 7 Day 4: Making Travel Arrangements – Préparer un Voyage Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 7 Day 5: More Vocabulary and Expressions About Travel and Holidays Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 7 French Roleplay Challenge Copy Copy
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WEEK 7 – Recap Copy Copy2 Quizzes
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Week 8, Day 1: Irregular Verbs That End with “–re” and Vocabulary About Nationalities Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 8 Day 2 : Negative Expressions Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 8, Day 3: Direct Object Pronouns and Nationalities Vocabulary Part 2 (North and South America) Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 8, Day 4 : Hobbies and the Verb Faire Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 8, Day 5 : Indirect Object Pronouns and Pets and Animals Vocabulary Copy Copy1 Quiz
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Week 8 French Roleplay Challenge Copy Copy
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WEEK 8 – Recap Copy Copy2 Quizzes
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Week 5-8 Monthly Recap Evaluation Copy Copy
Whether you are talking about your friends, family members, or characters from books and movies, being able to properly describe their physical traits is important. In this lesson, we will talk about vocabulary and sentence constructions related to describing people.
A key thing to remember is that, if somebody asks you “Comment est-elle /il,” please do not translate it as “how is he/she?” Instead, take it to mean “what’s she/he like?” That would be your cue to describe the person. Let’s begin!
Describing People's Appearance
Speaking Practice 1
Describing Eyes
Dialogue:
Sophie : Clara, devine quoi ! J’ai rencontré un garçon !
Sophie: Clara, guess what! I met a boy!
Clara : Ah ? Et comment est-il ?
Clara: Oh? And what’s he like?
Sophie : Il est très mignon ! Il est grand, avec des yeux bleus et il porte des lunettes.
Sophie: He is very cute! He is tall, with blue eyes, and he wears glasses.
Clara : Comment sont ses cheveux ? Châtains ou blonds ?
Clara: How is his hair? Brown or blond?
Sophie : Blonds, un peu longs et bouclés.
Sophie: Blond, a bit long and curly.
Clara : Ce garçon… il s’appelle Edouard, n’est-ce pas ?
Clara: This boy… his name is Edward, isn’t it?
Sophie : Oui, comment tu le sais ?
Sophie: Yes, how do you know?
Clara : Il est dans la classe de mon frère !
Clara: He is in my brother’s class!
Describing Hair
Speaking Practice 2
A Quick Recap of this Lesson
In this lesson, we took a look at the common physical descriptions used to describe people and learned:
- New vocabulary related to physical descriptions
- How to describe people in conversations
Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises
Exercise 1
Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Find the wrong word.
Responses