Chloe describes herself

Listen to Chloe (▶ on the left) and answer: the main ideas.Écoute Chloe (▶ à gauche) et réponds : l'essentiel.

Chloe is…
She talks about…

Listen again and choose the right answer.Écoute encore et choisis la bonne réponse.

How old is she?
Is she tall?
What colour is her hair?
What colour are her eyes?
Where are her freckles?
What colour is her school jumper?
What does she wear at the weekend?
Who does she look like?
Between the lines. Why does she always wear a coat?

Listen and drag the missing words into Chloe's text.Écoute et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte de Chloe.

Hi! My name's Chloe. I'm fourteen and I live in Manchester, in England. I'm quite and slim. I've got long hair and green . I've got lots of on my nose and my cheeks. I don't wear . At school, I wear a : a white shirt, a black and a green . At the weekend, I usually wear , a hoodie and my black . It's often cold and rainy in Manchester, so I always wear a ! I look like my : she's got red hair too.

Step 4: new words →

Learn the new words: listen and repeat.Apprends les mots nouveaux : écoute et répète.

Words to describe hair, eyes and school uniform. Click ▶ to hear them.

short petit(e)

slim mince

red hair des cheveux roux

freckles des taches de rousseur

the cheeks les joues

a uniform un uniforme

a skirt une jupe

a jumper un pull

a hoodie un sweat à capuche

boots des bottes

a coat un manteau

to look like ressembler à

Step 5: spot the wrong words →

Listen again: 6 words are not what Chloe says. Click them, then Check.Écoute encore : 6 mots ne sont pas ce que dit Chloe. Clique dessus, puis Check.

Hi! My name's Chloe. I'm fifteen and I live in Manchester, in England. I'm quite short and slim. I've got short red hair and blue eyes. I've got lots of freckles on my nose and my cheeks. I don't wear glasses. At school, I wear a uniform: a blue shirt, a black skirt and a green jumper. At the weekend, I usually wear jeans, a hoodie and my brown boots. It's often cold and windy in Manchester, so I always wear a coat! I look like my mum: she's got red hair too.

Step 6: your turn →

Write about you.Écris sur toi.

On a sheet of paper: Describe yourself like Chloe: your age, where you live, your height, your hair and eyes, what you wear at school and at the weekend, who you look like.

Write 6 to 8 sentences and use at least four words from Step 4. Start like Chloe!

Useful: My name is… · I’m fourteen / tall / short / slim · I live in… · I have / I’ve got + hair, eyes, freckles, a scar… · I usually wear + clothes · I look like my mum / my dad…

My name is Léa. I’m fourteen and I live in Lyon, in France. I’m quite tall. I’ve got long brown hair and blue eyes. At the weekend, I usually wear jeans and trainers. I look like my dad.