Describing people I want freedom for the full
Describing people I want freedom for the full expression of my personality (Gandhi)
• Height build age • Describing people • Face Hair • personality • clothes hobbies
What does she/he look like? Appearance. Height/build (How tall is she /he? ) . tall, short or average height. Use either metres or feet or inches. 1 m 50 Plump , corpulent, overweight, muscular, athletic, powerful, stocky, chunky, Broadshouldered, skinny, slim, long-legged • Age She is her late teens; he was in his early twenties; she was about Thirty years old; his twelve-year-old son; a middle -age woman; A man in his mid sixities Hair Lenght, style and colour(normally in that order) He’s got curly black hair She’s got copped-coloured hennaed hair that comes down to her waist
Eyes He’s got astonishing bright blue eyes. You could describe the light in someone’s eyes: Sparkling, twinkling, flashing, brilliant Face Round, square, oval • Colour • : white, pale , tanned, olive, Oriental, dark • A pale complexion, clear skin, greasy skin, a spotty face • Distinguishing features Glasses, beard, mole, freckles, scar
What is he like? Personality • • • Character Arrogant, cheerful, sociable reliable, self –confident, presentable, scruffy, Shapely, ordinary slender, gorgous, affectionate, bad-tempered, big-headed, Gregarious, industrious, , bright, dull, moody, stubborn, stupid clumsy, tough, Rude, selfish • • • Impression He looked like a football hooligan He looked as if he was waiting for something She seemed very confused I got the impression that the chils was his accomplice
• • Clothes Elegant, well dressed, , shabby-untidy looking, fashionable and trendy • • Hobbies Go to the gym, fencing, knitting, carving
• http: //www. esl-lab. com/person 1. htm • Roleplay • You’ve just found a babysitter for your children. Tell • How old is she/what does she look like • Her clothes and what do you think of her
Description of a friend • INTRODUCTION Paragraph 1 name of the person when, where and how you first met him/her MAIN BODY Paragraph 2 physical appearance(facial features & clothes) Paragraph 3 personal qualities and justification(s)/examples Paragraph 4 hobbies/interests
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