GENERAL ENGLISH

MEETING
4th

(DESCRIBING PEOPLE OR OBJECT)

Vidya Arisandi, S.Pd., M.Li

Describing people or object
Describing people or object
Definition of description:
giving details about a person, thing or event
Only focuses on an object to be described

The purpose of describing people/object:

to give a written or spoken report of how something is done or of what someone
or something is like
to describe an accident in detail
to provide information about its/his/her/their appearance
to provide clear information about the object being depicted to the reader
to convey in words the appearance, nature, attributes, etc., of something
to represent by a figure, model, or picture
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• The characteristic of describing people/object:

Used simple present tense (because it tells a situation and condition based
on the fact of the objects)
Used to be (is, am, are)
Used to have (have, has)
Used a lot adjectives (lebih banyak menggunakan kata sifat)

• Structure in describing people/object:

Identification (pengenalan atau penggambaran umum mengenai objek)
Description (bagian yang menjelaskan secara detail mengenai objek yang
telah diperkenalkan di bagian identification)
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Subject To have/to has Complement

I have Black hair

You Have Yellow curly hair

They Have Brown eyes

We Have Grey hair

He Has Tan skin

She Has Wavy hair

It Has Long tail

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Describing people or object STRUCTURE OF DESCRIBING PEOPLE/OBJECT

IDENTIFICATION

DESCRIPTION
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Structure a Descriptive Paragraph

• Topic Sentence
Introduce the person you are talking about

• Supporting Sentences
Talk about their physical appearance
Talk about their personality
Try to add something special about the person

• Concluding Sentence
Write a concluding sentence to end the paragraph. Sum up the topic in your first
line.
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Describing people or object

Expressions in asking the person to describe an object

Would you like to describe …….?

How would you describe …….?
How can you describe ……..?
Can you describe ……?
How can I recognize ……?
What does (the object) look like? = Seperti apakah rupa (benda itu)?
What is (the object) made of? = Terbuat dari apakah (benda itu)?
What is (the object) used for? = Digunakan untuk apakah (benda itu)?
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Expressions in asking the person to describe an object
What is (the object’s) color? = Berwarna apakah (benda itu)?
How big is (the object)? = Seberapa besar (benda itu)?
Can (the object) fly to the sky? = Bisakah (benda itu) terbang ke
angkasa?
Is (the object) smooth when you touch it? = Apakah (benda itu) halus
saat Anda menyentuhnya?
What is the name of (the object)? = Apakah nama (benda itu)?
Where did you see (the object)? = Dimanakah tadinya Anda melihat
(benda itu)
Describing people or object
• What to describe?
Appearance (Look)
Height
Weight
Age
Hair type
Hair colour
Skin colour

Job

Place

People personality
Characteristic
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Describing people or object

The book has black cover

The book does not have black cover
Does the book have black cover?
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WEIGHT
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VOCABULARY DESCRIBING HEIGHT AND WEIGHT (BUILD)
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FACE
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HAIR
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describing mustache
and beard

•My father has long beard

•My grandfather’s mustache is white

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EYE
Shape, Size and Eye Appearance
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Eye expression
Eye color
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LIP and MOUTH

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Vocabulary describing skin SKIN
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VOCABULARY DESCRIBING PERSONALITY
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VOCABULARY DESCRIBING AGE

Describing people or object: a pet (Popo, My cute cat)
Describing people or object: a pet (Popo, My cute cat)

Descriptive text form

Describing people or object: a person
Describing people or object: a person
Describing people or object: a person
Describing people
or object: a place