Adjectives: Physical Descriptions

Physical Descriptions

Learning how to describe physical features in French

Multiple Choice

Il est comment?

What do you think that means in English?

• He is commenting

• What is he like?

• What is he doing?

Multiple Choice

Elle est comment?

What does the "elle " in this sentence mean?

• Me

• Her

• She

Multiple Select

Tu es comment? This can mean what? Tick all that apply.

• What kind of person are you?

• Describe yourself.

• Are you commenting?

• What are you like?

What are you/is he/she is like? Describe yourself/him/her.

• We use "comment"

• We use the correct form of the verb "être"

• Tu es/ Il est/Elle est: You are/ he is/ she is.

So let's learn some adjectives.

Il est petit. Il est grand.

Elle est petite. Elle est grande.

Multiple Choice

What do petit/petite and grand/grande mean respectively?

• short and tall

• small and big

• small and grand

Open Ended

Did you notice the spelling changes? Petit/petite and grand/grande? Can you explain why this happens?

Some more adjectives.

• Elle est grosse

• Elle est mince

• Il est gros.

• Il est mince.

Multiple Choice

Gros/ grosse and mince mean what respectively?

• huge and skinny

• heavy and light

• Fat and slim

Open Ended

Note that "mince" remains the same whether masculine or feminine. Can you think of any other adjectives to describe personality that we learned that are like that?

Modifying words with adjectives.

Il est grand. Il est assez grand. Il est très grand.

Il est petit. Il est assez petit. Il est très petit.

Il est gros. Il est assez gros. Il est très gros.

Open Ended

What do you think " assez" and "très" mean respectively?

Summary

• Adjectives agree in gender: they change to match if the noun is feminine or masculine: Grosse/Gros, Petite/petit

• There are some exceptions: mince.

• We add assez(quite) and très(very) in front of the adjective to modify it somewhat.

Poll

On a scale of 1-5 ( 1 being very weak and 5 being quite strong) how well so you understand this topic now?

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