The Flatmates 01

Archive Episode 1
Listen to the episode Hide the text Download mp3 - 192k Go to next episode		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? Tim: Yeah! Michal! Michal! He's crying. I wonder what's wrong.

Archive Language Point 1
Describing people

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

Verb: To be	Adjective
I'm	slim
He's	well-built
She's	matronly
You're	handsome
We're	extroverted
They're	shy

To talk about physical characteristics you can use:
have got + (adjective) + noun

Verb: Have got	(Adjective) + Noun
I've got	hazel eyes
He's got	a shaved head
She's got	gorgeous black hair
You've got	a five o'clock shadow
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 or large
skinny	slim
spinster	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 Quiz http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode01/quiz.shtml

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