DESCRIBING PEOPLE

K.D 1.2 Memahami ungkapan- ungkapan untuk mendeskripsikan benda-benda dan orang. K.D 2.1 Memahami percakapan sederhana sehari-hari baik dalam konteks profesional maupun pribadi dengan orang bukan penutur asli

WHAT DOES SHE/HE LOOK LIKE?

HEIGHT
tall,, short, medium

BUILD
frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built

AGE
young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s

FACE
round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, suntanned,

HAIR

EYES

CLOTHES
casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy

bald, straight, big round curly, spiky, blue eyes, large, small, wavy bright, narrow

DESCRIBING PEOPLE
1- HEIGHT

Tall Short Medium

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2- BUILD

Stocky

Well-built

Skinny

Fat

Thin

Plump

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3- AGE

Young

Elderly

Middle aged

Teenager

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4- FACE
Round

Square
Diamond

Triangle
Heart

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5- EYES

Bright Eyes

Brown Eyes

Small Eyes

Large Eyes

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6- HAIR

Bald

straight

curly

spiky

wavy

Here are some other examples of adjective for describing people : ::

careful worried broadminded curious aggressive careless sensible Strong-minded

hard-working cheerful active secretive tough practical independent stupid

EXERCISE 1
describing people exercise.pdf

The following adjectives describe peoples physical characteristics. LIST THEM

EXERCISE 2 BUILD

HEIGHT FACE

AGE CLOTHES

HAIR

EYES

Blue, oval, tiny, medium-height, dark, slim, upturned, brown, wavy, freckled, overweight, blond, almond-shaped, long, plump, wrinkled, shabby, crooked, elegant, fashionable, slanting, curly, medium-built, shoulder-length, high forehead, low forehead, thick eyebrows, thick/thin lips, double chin.

EXERCISE 3
Now, you will try to find opposites of the adjectives given below the pictures.

beautiful/ ......

Fat/ ......

Good/ ......

Handsome/ ......

Heavy/ .....

Long/ ......

Married/ ......

Old/ .....

Rich/ .....

Straight hair/ ....

EXERCISE 4
What's he like? Is she nice?
aghast amiable apprehensive angry despodent devout drunk

happy

fuming

ill

melancholic

pensive

sorrowful

EXERCISE 5
Now, write adjectives on the board in order to describe a member of your family.

EXERCISE 6
Ask your partners the following question about his/her best friend. Make sure to listen carefully to what your partner has to say.
1- Is your friend usually in a good mood? 2- Is it important for your friend to be successful in whatever he/she does? 3- Does your friend notice your feelings? 4- Does you friend often give presents, or pay for lunch or a coffee? 5- Does your friend work hard?

EXERCISE 6
6- Does your friend become angry or annoyed if he/she has to wait for something or someone? 7- Can you trust your friend with a secret? 8- Does your friend listen well when you are speaking? 9- Does your friend keep his/her feelings to him/herself? 10- Is your friend usually not worried by things, no matter what happens?

EXERCISE 6
11- Does your friend think the future will be good? 12- Does your friend often change their opinion about things?

13- Does your friend often postpone things he/she has to do?
14- Is your friend happy one moment and then sad the next? 15- Does your friend like to be with people?

EXERCISE 7 Watch the movie and describe the persons involve in the movie
YouTube - Miracle Worker part 17_17.flv

DESCRIBING PEOPLE
References: http://www.animationlibrary.com http://www.eslflow.com http://www.onestopenglish.com http://www.animationfactory.com http://www.brainybetty.com http://www.about.com