Describing a person

A description should consist of:

 Introduction: Give general information about the person. When did you
meet him/her? Where did you meet him/her? (Use the past)

 Main body: Describe physical appearance, personal qualities and hobbies.

 Conclusion: Write some comments about the person.

1. Classify the following words.

fantastic sense of humour sailing painting good-looking immature

great sense of style scuba diving outgoing olive skin curly dark hair
casual clothes friendly wavy hair rude lazy tall slim generous
of medium height popular skiing attractive

Appearance

Personal qualities

Hobbies
2. Write six sentences using some of the words in exercise 1.

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3. Read the following example. Label the paragraphs with the headings in
the table

Hobbies/interests name and when we met comments/feelings physical

appearance and clothes personal qualities

My friend Jacques

______________________ Jacques has been my friend for two years. I met

______________________ him on a trip to France when I asked him how to
go to the library.

Jacques is twenty years old. He is good-looking,

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tall and slim, with olive skin and curly dark hair. He
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has a great sense of style, so he always looks
good.

______________________ Jacques is very outgoing. He’s always friendly and

______________________ loves having fun. He has a fantastic sense of
humour and he always makes me laugh.
However, he can be a bit immature.

He loves water sports. He likes sailing and

______________________ swimming in the swimming pool

______________________ I’m happy to have Jacques as a friend, I enjoy his

company and I think that we will be friends forever.
4. Now describe a person in the class using the model and vocabulary in
the previous exercises. (80-100 words).

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