Adjectives of Appearance - B1 Antonyms

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Mastering opposites is an essential step in building rich descriptions and making relevant comparisons. This activity sheet focuses on adjectives of appearance to help your students think in opposition. Through a clear and visual matching game, they anchor their vocabulary logically and effectively. This is an excellent exercise for developing lexical precision and preparing students for more complex productions.

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Poziom CEFR :B1

Poziom klasy :Level 5

Typ :Ćwiczenia i arkusze

Kultura i cywilizacja :Życie codzienne

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Resource Objective & Content

The objective is to consolidate and expand students' vocabulary for describing appearance by identifying and associating antonymous (opposite) adjectives.

The document is an exercise titled "Antonyms Game" on the theme "Adjectives of Appearance". Students must connect eight pairs of words with opposite meanings. The vocabulary covers concepts of aesthetics (attractive/unattractive), texture (smooth/rough), cleanliness (clean/dirty, tidy/untidy), brightness (shiny/dull, bright/dark) and shape (straight/curly, thick/thin). This activity helps students think in terms of contrasts, a key skill for description.

Suggested Procedure

Before the activity (~5 min): OPPOSITES GAME

Start a quick warm-up by asking the class the opposite of simple words they already know: "What's the opposite of big? of happy? of hot?". This prepares them for the exercise.

During the activity (~5-10 min): FINDING THE OPPOSITES

Distribute the worksheet. Emphasize that they should look for the opposite (the opposite) and not the synonym.
Let students, individually or in pairs, connect the antonym pairs.
Lead a collective correction, ensuring correct pronunciation.

After the activity (~10 min): COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Show two contrasting images (e.g., a tidy room and a messy room, a person with straight hair and another with curly hair).
Ask students to describe the differences using the antonym pairs from the worksheet. For example: "This room is tidy, but that room is untidy.".

Adaptations

To simplify: Pre-teach the most difficult words using images or objects (e.g., show a shiny object and a dull object) before starting the exercise.
To deepen: Challenge students to write comparative sentences that use both adjectives from the same pair (e.g., "My hair is straighter than my sister's hair, which is very curly.").