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Describing People Converted1
Describing People Converted1
When describing people, we use the 'verb to be' to describe height, body build and
age.
A. Write short descriptions of the people in the pictures below using the 'verb to be' and the
adjectives: tall, short, fat, slim, old, young.
Facial features
We use 'have' and 'has' to describe hair colour, hair length and facial features.
Facial features are eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, lips, ears, chin, etc.
Example:
Clothes
We use the verb 'wear' to talk about the clothes someone has on.
C. What other items of clothing can you add to this list? Write your answers in the spaces below.
F. In pairs, describe these famous people. Talk about what they look like and what they are
wearing.
My friend John (1) tall. He exercises a lot and (2) very strong. He (3)
blue eyes and brown hair. He (4) big ears and a small nose. Today,
he (5) wearing a blue shirt and jeans.
My name is
J. Describe someone in the classroom. Don't write their name and don't tell anyone who you
are describing.
K. Now, read your description to the class and see if they can guess who it is.
DESCRIBING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE
L. Some thieves have been stealing things from your classroom. A student saw them steal some
pencils. Here is what the student told the police. Read the descriptions and draw pictures of the
thieves.
When you have finished, compare your drawings with your classmates. Are they the same?
DESCRIBING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE
A. Secretly choose a classmate to describe. Tick the boxes below to describe their appearance.
B. Tick the clothes your classmate is wearing and write down the colour of each item.
a jumper/sweater
a shirt
a T-shirt
a dress
a skirt
a jacket
a scarf
trousers
jeans
shorts
socks
trainers
shoes
sandals
D. Now, read your description to the class and see if the other students can guess who it is.
DESCRIBING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE
Exercise