Appearance Game. Describing Dodgeball

Age/Level: Any     Time: 20 minutes      Players: Individual      Preparation: A soft ball
Aim: To listen and match descriptions of people
Here is a fun ball game that can be used to help students practice describing physical appearance, clothing or personality. This describing game is a variation of dodgeball. It works particularly well in large classrooms where there is room to run around.

Fun activities. Details

Age/Level: Elementary and above     Time: 25 minutes     Players: Small teams     Preparation: 5-10 minute video clip
Aim: To write descriptions of what you see in a video
This describing game is a wonderful way to incorporate media into your lesson. You will need access to a VCD/DVD player or the Internet for this game. Choose a 5 to 10 minute clip from a movie, TV programme or music video. The clip should contain numerous things and have a diverse backdrop.

Appearance. Video

Clothing. Word cloud

Clothing. Mind map

Fun activity

Describing Appearances & Characteristics of People

Level: Easy to Medium (Low to low intermediate) Each student is given one sheet of paper.  One student sits at the front of a room.  He/she describes a person and the rest of the class draws the person being described.

It is more interesting if the person being described is known by everyone. Once the student has finished describing that person then he/she reveals who it is and each student shows his/her drawing. The laughter from this is hilarious as the impressions tend to make the character in question look funny.