Here you can see a close-up to the main features to describe in a person's physical appearance; we have included elements from different characters and given you the necessary vocabulary to build more complex descriptions.
In some of the sections, we have established the differences between the races and species portrayed in the Saga: Wild vampires, vegetarian vampires, humans and werewolves.
See the presentation and complement with the vocabulary links available on the right.
Stephenie Meyer, the author of this story, actually began writing an alternative version of the Saga from the Vampire's perspective. In this few chapters written, he discovers Bella little by little. Here, you have different fragments of that discovery.
Read through them and see the different physical traces he highlights and the vocabulary and structures he uses for that.
After reading through these fragments, you have a clear idea on how Edward sees Bella. Now, try to build a description of her from that point of view. Add it as a commentary.
In a story with such a great variety of characters, descriptions can include comparisons between them. We will take advantage of this opportunity to build more complete and interesting descriptions.
Check how the wild vampires and the vegetarian vampires meet and how the similarities and differences between them are highlight.
Use the information from the video and try to build a description of the Cullens by contrasting them with the wild vampire's coven. Leave your description as a commentary.
This is an actual fragment from the Stephenie Meyer’s book Twilight.Read how Bella sees the Cullens in their first encounter.
This is a more comprehensive version of the scene seen in the first video.Read it all and try to understand the most of it without going to the dictionary.
After reading the text answer the polls in the section on the right and wrap your mind around these characters.
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This fragment is taken from the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, it is used here solely for pedagogical purposes.
This blog is intended to provide additional practice on the topic of Physical descriptions in English for EFL learners in A1 or A2 thresholds. It uses the popular Twilight Saga as an inspiration and as a way to reach teenage learners.
All the images and videos are properly referenced as Stephenie Meyer's and Summit Entertainment's property and are included only for pedagogical purposes.
