I (be) twelve years old.
I (have) short brown hair.
Lucy (be) short.
She (have) blue eyes.
Mr Brown (be) old and he (have) a grey moustache.
You (be) tall!
You (have) long hair.
Sam and Tom (be) tall. They (have) beards.
Jack (have) red hair and he (be) eleven.
Learn: he or she? BE or HAVE?
He, she or it?
he = a boy, a man (Tom, Mr Brown) · she = a girl, a woman (Lucy, Grace) · it = a thing, an animal (a dress, a cap)
BE and HAVE
| BE | short form | HAVE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | am | I'm | have |
| you | are | you're | have |
| he / she / it | is | he's / she's / it's | has |
| we | are | we're | have |
| they | are | they're | have |
With he / she / it: is and has (not “have”!).
BE: what someone is
He's tall.
Il est grand.
She's old.
Elle est âgée.
I'm twelve.
J'ai douze ans.
HAVE: hair, eyes, a beard…
She has long hair.
Elle a les cheveux longs.
He has a beard.
Il a une barbe.
I have blue eyes.
J'ai les yeux bleus.
⚠ The age trap
J’ai 12 ans = I’m 12 (or I’m 12 years old) — with BE, never “I have 12”!
How old is she? She's fourteen.
Quel âge a-t-elle ? Elle a quatorze ans.
Click he, she or it.
- Mr Brown is old. has a grey moustache.Mr Brown is a man → he.
- Sofia is short. has long black hair.Sofia is a woman → she.
- Jack is young. has red hair.Jack is a boy → he.
- Look at Grace's cardigan. is pink.A cardigan is a thing → it.
- Grace is old. has white hair.Grace is a woman → she.
- Sam is very tall. has long hair.Sam is a man → he.
- Look at Amina's dress. is yellow.A dress is a thing → it.
- Mei has a bun. is wearing glasses.Mei is a woman → she.
Click is or has.
- Lucy long blond hair.Hair → has.
- Sam very tall.An adjective → is.
- Mr Brown bald.An adjective → is.
- Jack freckles.Freckles → has.
- Jack eleven.Age → is: il a 11 ans = he’s eleven.
- Grace blue eyes.Eyes → has.
- Amina tall.An adjective → is.
- Tom a beard.A beard → has.
- Grace old.An adjective → is.
- Emily a ponytail.A ponytail → has.
- Ravi fifteen years old.Age → is.
- Carlos a moustache.A moustache → has.
Write the right form of be or have (in grey).
Léo describes his family. There are 7 mistakes: click each wrong word.
My name is Léo. I have twelve years old. I am short brown hair and green eyes. My sister Chloé have long blond hair. He is fourteen. My dad has bald and he is a beard. My grandmother is old. She have white hair.
Describe your family.
On a sheet of paper, write about you and two people in your family: age, height, hair, eyes.
I’m twelve. I’m short and I have long brown hair.
My brother is sixteen. He’s tall and he has blue eyes.
The unit: colours — be / have — vocabulary — he’s wearing — Who’s who? — Who is it? (video)