DESCRIBING A PERSON

GENERAL APPEARANCE

A: YOU KNOW ANGELA, DON’T YOU?

B: ANGELA? WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?

A: SHE’S TALL AND THIN. SHE HAS LONG, BROWN HAIR

B: HOW OLD IS SHE?

A: I’M NOT SURE. SHE’S IN HER TWENTIES, I THINK

B: OH, THE ANGELA THAT WORKS AT THE BOOKSTORE?

A: YES, THAT ANGELA!

B: YES, I KNOW ANGELA. SHE’S VERY PRETTY

PERSONALITY

A: WHAT’S YOUR NEW TEACHER LIKE?

B: HE’S GREAT. HE’S REALLY FUNNY AND OUTGOING

A: THAT’S GOOD TO HEAR. IS HE STRICT?

B: NO. HE’S PRETTY EASYGOING

A: DO YOU THINK YOU’LL LEARN A LOT FROM HIM?

B: YES, HE’S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR MANY

YEARS

A: HE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT TEACHER

CLOTHING

A: DO YOU SEE A SMALL BOY IN A BLUE RAINCOAT?

B: HMM. WHAT COLOR PANTS IS HE WEARING?

A: HE HAS BLACK JEANS ON. HE’S ALSO WEARING A RED BASEBALL CAP
B: OH, I THINK I SEE HIM. IS HE WEARING RUBBER BOOTS?

A: YES!

B: HE’S RIGHT THERE. (POINTS) OVER BY THE BIG SLIDE

DESCRIBING A FRIEND

A: MY FRIEND RICH IS COMING TO TOWN NEXT WEEK. HAVE YOU EVER MET
MY HIM?

B: NO, I HAVEN'T.

A: HE'S KIND OF CRAZY, BUT A GREAT GUY.

B: YEAH, WHY DO YOU SAY SO? WHAT'S HE LIKE?

A: HE'S REALLY HARDWORKING, BUT VERY MUCH A LONER. HE'S PRETTY

TALENTED AND CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

B: SOUNDS INTERESTING. IS HE MARRIED?

A: NO, HE ISN'T.

B: WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? MAYBE MY FRIEND ALICE WOULD BE

INTERESTED IN MEETING HIM.

A: HE'S TALL, SLIM AND QUITE GOOD LOOKING. I'M SURE YOUR FRIEND WOULD
FIND HIM ATTRACTIVE. WHAT'S SHE LIKE?

B: SHE'S OUTGOING AND VERY ATHLETIC.

A: REALLY? WHAT SPORTS DOES SHE LIKE PLAYING?

B: SHE'S A GREAT TENNIS PLAYER AND ALSO GOES BICYCLING A LOT.

A: WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?

B: SHE'S KIND OF EXOTIC-LOOKING. SHE'S GOT LONG DARK HAIR AND

PIERCING BLACK EYES. PEOPLE THINK SHE IS RATHER BEAUTIFUL.

A: DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD LIKE TO MEET RICH?

B: SURE! WHY DON'T WE INTRODUCE THEM?

A: GREAT IDEA!