1.1.2 Describing physical appearance

• What type of adjectives should students learn to describe hair color and style?

  Adjectives
• What must adjectives in German agree with when describing appearance?

  Gender
• Practicing descriptions is a good way to improve German vocabulary.


  True
• What is the German word for 'brown' when describing hair color?

  braun
• The German word 'lockig' means 'curly'.


  True
• What is the German word for 'long' when describing hair length?

  lang
• The example sentence 'Sie hat blaue Augen' means 'She has blue eyes'.


  True
• The German word for 'slim' is schlank
• The German word 'schwarz' means 'black' in English.


  True
• What does the German word 'lockig' mean in English?

  curly
• The German word for 'almond-shaped' eyes is mandelförmig
• What does the German word 'klein' mean in English?

  short
• Er hat grüne Augen (He has green eyes.)
• Ihre Augen sind rund. (Her eyes are round.)
• What is the German word for 'tall'?

  groß
• Ich bin mittelgroß. (I am of medium height.)


  True
• What is the German word for 'overweight'?

  übergewichtig
• Match the German word with its English translation:

  Haare ↔️ Hair

  Augen ↔️ Eyes

  Größe ↔️ Height

  Gewicht ↔️ Weight
• Er hat blaue Augen. (He has blue eyes.)


  True
• Sie hat schwarze Haare. (She has black hair.)
• What is the English translation of 'glatt'?

  straight
• Match the German physical feature with its English translation:

  Haare ↔️ Hair

  Augen ↔️ Eyes

  Größe ↔️ Height

  Gewicht ↔️ Weight
• Sentence structure is important when describing appearance in German.


  True
• Students should practice using comparative and superlative adjectives
• The German word for 'black' is schwarz
• What is the German word for 'straight' hair?

  glatt
• Match the German physical feature with its English translation:

  Haare ↔️ Hair

  Augen ↔️ Eyes

  Größe ↔️ Height

  Gewicht ↔️ Weight
• What does the example sentence 'Ich bin mittelgroß' mean in English?

  I am of medium height.
• What is the German word for 'brown' when describing hair color?

  braun
• The German word for 'red' when describing hair color is rot
• Match the German eye color adjective with its English translation:

  blau ↔️ blue

  grün ↔️ green

  braun ↔️ brown

  rund ↔️ round
• The German word 'groß' means 'tall'.


  True
• The German word for 'slim' is schlank
• Ich habe braune Augen. (I have brown eyes.)

  True
• Seine Augen sind mandelförmig. (His eyes are almond-shaped.)
• What is the English translation of 'klein'?

  short
• Sie ist sehr schlank. (She is very slim.)
• Der Sportler ist muskulös. (The athlete is muscular.)


  True
• Sie hat blonde Haare. (She has blonde hair.)
• Ich bin mittelgroß, um meine Größe zu beschreiben. (I am of medium height to describe my height.)