Describing people

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Describing people

• I want freedom for the full expression of my
  personality
• (Gandhi)

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• Height build age
• Describing people
• Face Hair
• personality
• clothes hobbies

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What does she/he look like?Appearance

• .Height/build (How tall is she /he?)
• .tall,short or average height.
• Use either metres or feet or inches.
• 1m50
• Plump , corpulent, overweight,muscular,
  athletic,powerful,stocky,chunky,Broad-
  shouldered,skinny,slim, long-legged
• Age
• She is her late teens he was in his early
  twentiesshe was about
• Thirty years old his twelve-year-old son a
  middle -age woman
• A man in his mid sixities
• Hair
• Lenght, style and colour(normally in that order)
• Hes got curly black hair
• Shes got copped-coloured hennaed hair that comes
  down to her waist

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• Eyes
• Hes got astonishing bright blue eyes.
• You could describe the light in someones eyes
• Sparkling,twinkling,flashing,brilliant
• Face
• Round, square,oval
• Colour
• white, pale , tanned, olive, Oriental,dark
• A pale complexion,clear skin, greasy skin, a
  spotty face
• Distinguishing features Glasses, beard, mole,
  freckles, scar

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What is he like?Personality

• Character
• Arrogant, cheerful, sociable reliable, self
  confident,presentable,scruffy,
• Shapely,ordinary slender,gorgous,
  affectionate,bad-tempered,big-headed,
• Gregarious,industrious,,bright,dull,moody,stubborn
  ,stupid clumsy,tough,
• Rude,selfish
• Impression
• He looked like a football hooligan
• He looked as if he was waiting for something
• She seemed very confused
• I got the impression that the chils was his
  accomplice

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• Clothes
• Elegant, well dressed,, shabby-untidy
  looking,fashionable and trendy
• Hobbies
• Go to the gym, fencing, knitting,carving

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• http//www.esl-lab.com/person1.htm
• Roleplay
• Youve just found a babysitter for your
  children.Tell
• How old is she/what does she look like
• Her clothes and what do you think of her

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Description of a friend

• INTRODUCTIONParagraph 1name of the person
  when, where and how you first met him/herMAIN
  BODYParagraph 2physical appearance(facial
  features clothes)Paragraph 3personal
  qualities and justification(s)/examplesParagraph
  4hobbies/interests