English Language Ministry of Education Vocational and Technical

English Language. Ministry of Education Vocational and Technical Directorate Bahrain Vocational Secondary School English Department Done by: T. Hazim Hassan

Project Success 2 Module ( 5) Describing People

In this Unit, you will: learn the ways used to describe a person. U know how to name different features U learn the language used to describe a person. U have a role-play time to practise. U have a short writing task for evaluation. U

Writing Listening Role-Play Go! Vocabulary Go! Go!

Appearance long black hair, blue eyes Long face Tall, thin age Middle aged 17 years old Character Kind, helpful cheerful My Uncle Likes Playing football, Watching movies Surfing on the net Relationships Popular and helpful Dislikes Junk food

Situation: One day, when you were walking on the street, you witnessed a robbery. Now, the police officer is interviewing you for description of the robbers. . .

Hair Style Features Clothes

Face Shapes round oval pear heart square long

Eye-brows straight thick thin bow

Types of Noses short long sharp flat

Hairstyles curly long short straight wavy bald

Hair Styles for Women fringe plaits bobbed waist length shoulder length bun

Hair Styles for Men crewcut punk Short back and sides frizzy Mohican

Hat Coat Trousers Vest Beret Clothing T-Shirt Sport Shoes Collar Jacket

Question Can you help the police by describing the robbers on the right who you’ve seen in the robbery in this morning? ? ?

Dialogue: Police : Did you see the robbery? Witness : Yes, I did. Police : How many robbers were there? Witness : There were two robbers. Police : What did the first robber look like? Witness : The first robber was about 40 years old. He was short and fat. His hair was short and red in color. He had a pear face and a round big nose. His eyes were small.

Police : What did he wear? Witness : He wore a purple coat and a yellow vest. He was in a pair of orange trousers. Police : Okay, then how about the second one? Witness : The second robber was a man too. He was about 30 years old. He was tall and thin. He had a big mouth and a big nose. His eyes were big and his cheekbones were high.

Police : What did he wear? Witness : He had a beret. He wore a grey jacket with a big collar and a purple T-shirt. He was in a pair of black tight trousers. Police : I see. Thank you very much for the information. Witness : You are welcome!

Steps: First of all, go to the homepage. (Click on the address) http: //www. esl-lab. com Then, go to middle column of the table of “General Listening Quizzes with Real. Audio. ” Finally, choose the topic “Theft in the Park”. Follow the instructions and complete the exercise.

Try to describe the two people in the photos with what you have learnt!

Answers (In Paragraphs) The woman in the photo has a round face. She also has small eyes and flat nose. Her mouth is big. She has long and curly hair. She is wearing a brown T-shirt with a striped apron. She is carrying a dish of food, which seems to be messy.

The man has a round face. His eyes are small and he is wearing a pair of glasses with a thick spectacle. He is fat. He is in a white shirt and a pair of grey trousers. He is sitting on the Great Wall of China and he is holding a cellular phone.

Write a paragraph about a famous person you like / admire. Write about: • Who the person is (name, job, nationality) • What he/she looks like (appearance) • What kind of personality he/she has • What he/she likes and dislikes • why you admire him/her Age Young - a teenager - in his 20 s - middle-aged - elderly - old Build Hair Look Eyes Fat - thin -slim - well-built Straight -curly -wavy -frizzy - long Short - thick - thin - shiny Good-looking - handsome - plain -beautiful –ugly Big - small -watery -narrow - sad -green - black - Complexion Face Fair - dark - healthy-looking -pale Long -round - chubby - wrinkled -oval - Nose Height Straight - hooked - flat -big - small Tall - short - dwarf Medium-height Scruffy old new - cheap expensive traditional casual formal Friendly honest polite popular funny intelligent quiet boring patient accurate lovely careless generous greedy social mean old-fashioned disorganized nervous efficient hardworking noisy cheerful fun-loving Clothes Personality Other features Has a scar wear glasses has a beard has a moustache Interests He is fond of …. . he likes ……. He is crazy about…. . he enjoys…. . He is keen on ………

Describe people Match these headings with the three paragraphs 2 -Describtion 1 -Background 3 -Behaviour and relationships My uncle’s name is Ali. He is 30 years old. He is Bahraini. He lives in Manama. He is a doctor. He is tall and slim. He has got short black hair , blue eyes and long face. He always wears casual clothes. He likes swimming and surfing on the net. He dislikes junk food and TV except films. He is cheerful and kind. He is also Helpful and generous. He always helps his friends and the poor. What does he look like? What does he like? What is he like?

He is casual poor long surfing eyes lives Bahraini name cheerful black helps junk food tall years My uncle’s ………. is Ali. He is 30 ……. old. He is …………. He ………. In Manama. ……. …. a doctor. He is ……… and slim. He has got short ……… hair , blue………and ………. face. He always wears …………. . clothes. He likes swimming and …………. . on the net. He dislikes …………. and Tv except films. He is …………. . So he is always smiling. He is very kind. He is also Helpful and generous. He always…………. . his friends and gives money to the……….

He is casual poor long surfing eyes lives Bahraini name cheerful black helps junk food tall years name is Ali. He is 30 years Bahraini. He My uncle’s ………. old. He is ………… lives In Manama. ……. …. ………. He is a doctor. tall and slim. He has got short ……… black hair , He is ……… eyes long face. He always wears blue………and ………. casual …………. . clothes. He likes swimming and …………. . surfing on the net. He cheerful So he is dislikes …………. and Tv except films. He is …………. . junk food always smiling. He is very kind. helps He is also Helpful and generous. He always…………. . his friends poor and gives money to the……….