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Korean Describing People

Eighth graders describe people (사람 묘사) in Korean — appearance like 키가 크다 (kiga keuda, tall) and personality like 친절하다 (chinjeolhada, kind), 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada, smart). They sort what describes looks from what describes character.

Grade 8Describing People50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Describe appearance.
  • ✓Describe personality.
  • ✓Sort looks vs character.
  • ✓Describe a friend.
Essential Question

Tall or kind? How do you describe how people look and who they are in Korean?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Appearance or Personality?

Project this and sort each description into Appearance (how they look) or Personality (who they are).

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👁️ Appearance (looks)
😊 Personality (character)
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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Looks & Character

6 min

How do you describe how people look and who they are in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe a cartoon character.
  • Ask tall or kind.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Describing People

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Appearance or Personality?
  • Sort each one.
  • Note kiga keuda, chinjeolhada.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe a classmate’s look.
  • Describe their character.
  • Say chinjeolhada.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Describe.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Chingu-ga chinjeolhaeyo” (my friend is kind).
  • Describe two people.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a description.
  • Describe one person.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Describe.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe people.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand descriptions.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare description words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe & react.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Description cards with romanization.
  • Two-column looks/character chart.
  • Use pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with kiga keuda & chinjeolhada.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more traits.
  • Describe a famous person.
  • Write a short description.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👤Description cards
  • 💻Appearance or Personality?
  • 🖼️Picture prompts
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

묘사 (myosa)description키 (ki)height크다 (keuda)big / tall작다 (jakda)small / short친절하다 (chinjeolhada)kind똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada)smart성격 (seonggyeok)personality머리 (meori)hair / head
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “tall” in Korean?
키가 크다 (kiga keuda).
QUESTION 2
What does 친절하다 (chinjeolhada) mean?
Kind.
QUESTION 3
Is 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada) appearance or personality?
Personality — it means smart.

Reflect: describing people.

Have students describe one person in Korean (a look + a trait, like “kiga keuda, chinjeolhada”). A printable Korean descriptions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada), 머리 (meori), 묘사 (myosa), 성격 (seonggyeok), 작다 (jakda), 친절하다 (chinjeolhada), 크다 (keuda), 키 (ki)
  1. personality
  2. kind
  3. small / short
  4. big / tall
  5. hair / head
  6. smart
  7. height
  8. description

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “tall” in Korean?
  2. What does 친절하다 (chinjeolhada) mean?
  3. Is 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada) appearance or personality?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 성격 (seonggyeok) · 2) 친절하다 (chinjeolhada) · 3) 작다 (jakda) · 4) 크다 (keuda) · 5) 머리 (meori) · 6) 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada) · 7) 키 (ki) · 8) 묘사 (myosa)
Part B: 1) 키가 크다 (kiga keuda). 2) Kind. 3) Personality — it means smart.