Megan describes herself

Listen to Megan once (▶ on the left) and answer: the main ideas.

Who is Megan?
What does she talk about?
Her style is mostly…

Listen again and choose the right answer. The last questions: read between the lines!

How tall is Megan?
How old is she?
Who is very tall in her family?
What colour are her eyes?
Where is her beauty spot?
What does she always wear in winter?
What jewellery does she wear?
What make-up does she wear?
What colour are her nails, often?
Between the lines. People say she looks like her dad because…
Between the lines. Why does she rarely wear heels?

Listen and drag the missing words into Megan's text.

Hi, I'm Megan and I'm from Bristol, in the south-west of England. I'm going to say a few words about the way I and what I like wearing. I'm quite tall for my : I'm five foot nine and I'm only thirteen! That's because my mum is very tall . My dad is of height. I'm and I have broad . I have blue eyes, my dad, and short brown hair. People always say that I my dad. I don't wear glasses. I have a near my mouth, between my lips and my nose, but I don't have any freckles or dimples. I often wear jeans, sweatshirts and . In winter, I always have a leather jacket . I don't like wearing tracksuits. I don't wear much , just my watch and earrings: my favourites are silver hoops. I don't wear much make-up, only , but I usually paint my , often pink or purple. I sometimes like wearing a dress or a , but I wear heels: I'd wear boots.

Step 4: new words →

Learn the new words: listen and repeat.

Words to describe height, family and jewellery. Click ▶ to hear them.

quite tall for my age assez grande pour mon âge

average height une taille moyenne

broad shoulders des épaules larges

to look like ressembler à

a beauty spot un grain de beauté

dimples des fossettes

a leather jacket une veste en cuir

a tracksuit un survêtement

jewellery les bijoux

silver hoops des créoles en argent

eyeliner de l'eye-liner

to paint my nails me vernir les ongles

heels des talons

I'd rather je préfère

Step 5: spot the wrong words →

Listen again: 8 words are not what Megan says. Click them, then Check.

Hi, I'm Megan and I'm from Brighton, in the south-west of England. I'm going to say a few words about the way I look and what I like wearing. I'm quite tall for my age: I'm five foot nine and I'm only thirteen! That's because my mum is very tall too. My dad is of average height. I'm slim and I have narrow shoulders. I have green eyes, like my dad, and short straight brown hair. People always say that I look like my dad. I don't wear glasses. I have a beauty spot near my eye, between my lips and my nose, but I don't have any freckles or dimples. I often wear jeans, sweatshirts and trainers. In winter, I always have a denim jacket on. I don't like wearing tracksuits. I don't wear much jewellery, just my watch and earrings: my favourites are gold hoops. I don't wear much make-up, only eyeliner, but I usually paint my nails, often pink or blue. I sometimes like wearing a dress or a skirt, but I rarely wear heels: I'd rather wear boots.

Step 6: your turn →

Write.

On a sheet of paper: Describe yourself, or someone in your family, like Megan: your height, who you look like, your hair and eyes, a detail on your face, what you wear in summer and in winter, your jewellery.

Write 8 to 10 sentences and use at least six words from Step 4. Start like Megan: say where you are from!

Useful: I have / I’ve got + hair, eyes, a scar… · I’m + tall, slim, tanned… · I usually wear + clothes · I look like my mum · I’d rather wear…