Beginner Speaking Practice
Level: A1
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Appearance
Time: 5–10 minutes
Q1: What kind of hair do you have?
Say the statements for each answer below.
What kind of hair do you have?
You have short straight brown hair.
What kind of hair does she have?
She has long blonde wavy hair.
What kind of hair does he have?
He has wavy brown shoulder-length hair.*
What kind of hair do you have?
You both have curly red shoulder-length hair.*
What kind of hair do I have?
I have …
* because ‘shoulder-length’ is a long word, it can be used at the end of the combo.
Repeat until comfortable and without mistakes.
Q2: Can you tell me, how tall you are, please?
Say the dialogue.
A: Can you tell me, how tall it is, please?
B: It is one (1) metre sixty-five (65) centimetres, tall.
A: I think it is short.
A: Can you tell me, how tall she is, please?
B: She is one (1) metre seventy-five (75) centimetres, tall.
A: I think she is average height.
A: Can you tell me, how tall he is, please?
B: He is one (1) metre eighty-five (85) centimetres, tall.
A: I think he is tall.
A: Can you tell me, how tall you are, please?
B: I am one metre *** centimetres. I think I am ***.
Repeat until comfortable and without mistakes.
Q3: Can you tell me, how big you are, please?
Say the dialogue.
A: Can you tell me, how big she is, please?
B: She is slim.
A: Can you tell me, how big it is, please?
B: It is under-weight.
A: Can you tell me, how big he is, please?
B: He is average-weight.
A: Can you tell me, how big they are, please?
B: They are chubby.
A: Can you tell me, how big you are, please?
B: I am ***.
