DESCRIBING PEOPLE

A descriptive compostion about a person should consist of:

I. INTRODUCTION (the 1st pragraph)

-the name of the person
-time and place where we met/saw her/him

II. MAIN BODY

a) Physical appearance (the 2nd paragraph)

1. Height: tall/long -legged
short
medium/average height
2. Built: well-built
Medium-built
Muscular
Plump
Thin/slim
Skinny
Overweight
Fat
Slender
Round-shouldered
3. Age: old/young/teenager/in her late forties
4. Facial features
-complexion ten
-wrinkles riduri
-freckles pistrui
-dimples gropite
-pimples acnee
-tanned bronzat
-mole alunita
-ruddy roscovan
-mixed-race mulatru
-moustache
 -beard
-neat curat/ingrijit
-spotty patat
-fine-featured face bine conturata/definita
-thick/thin eyebrows groase /subtiri sprancene
-long eyelashes gene
-lines undereyes cearcane
- square/round/oval face
-long/small/hooked/crooked nose-stramb
-wide/big/small eyes
-almond-shaped/slanted eyes in forma de migdala/oblici
- talking(expresivi), playful, hazel(caprui), deep-set(profunzi) eyes
-long/short hair
-straight/curly/wavy/spiky/ hair
-balding
-bun coc
-grey hair
-fair hair
-tied back hair strans la spate
-braided hair impletit
-hair-dressed hair coafat
- dyed hair vopsit

5. Clothes: shabby saracacios/classy/sporty/stylish/fancy elegant/untidy

neingrijit/posh rafinat/casual/comfortable

b) Personality (the 3rd paragraph)

Positive traits

-good-natured bun la suflet

-kind amabil/generous

-friendly

-lively plin de viata

-cheerful voios

- caring grijuliu/gentle/ambitious/patient rabdator/tolerant

-open-minded

-reliable de incredere

-intelligent/smart/clever/bright

-polite

-hard-working muncitor/sarguincios

-wise intelept

-self confident sigur pe sine

-outgoing sociabil

Negative traits

-mean rautacios

-greedy lacom

-stubborn inacapatanat

-easy-going comod/lenes

-conceited ingamfat

-moody tonos

-fussy agitat

-bossy autoritar

-dishonest necinstit

-rude necioplit

-unsociable nesociabil

-misbehaved needucat
-withdrawn retras

-childish copilaros

-selfish egoist

-self-centered egocentrist

-bad intentioned rau intentionat

-hostile ostil

-immature

-careless nepasator

c) Personal life (the 4th paragraph)

- her/his lifestyle

- activities she/he takes part in

- hobbies/interests

- her/his daily routine

- profession/qualification

- future aspects

III. CONCLUSIONS

Comments and feelings about the person