I. Introduction:

People come in all shapes and sizes, from newborn infants to senior citizens and beyond. Listen to the words below and consult a dictionary if you need a definition. Write a sample sentence for each word to learn how it is used in context. You can use the Internet to find such sentences.

[ What's the Difference? ]

• newborn infant
• baby
• toddler (tike)
• preschooler
• child
• kid
• youngster
• teenager
• young adult
• middle-aged man
• senior citizen

• teens
• twenty something
• thirty-“ish”
• early forties
• mid fifties
• late sixties

• average build
• petite
• overweight
• skinny
• stocky
• thin

• average height
• tall
• short

III. Follow-Up: Top

Describe a person in your family, a close friend, or a classmate using the words above. Then, select a picture from a magazine or the Internet, describe the picture without showing it to a partner, and then have your partner draw a simple picture of what you say.