Paragraph plan for descriptions of people

Paragraph 1 name of the person, time he/she lives/lived

Paragraph 2 physical appearance

Paragraph 3 personality characteristics and justification

Paragraph 4 any activities he/she takes part in, hobbies and interests

Final paragraph comments and feelings about the person

10a. The following adjectives describe people’s physical characteristics. List them as in the example. Some of them can be used more than once.

blue, short, oval, tiny, straight, medium-height, dark/ slim, muscular, brown, wavy, freckled, overweight, blond, almond-shaped, long, plump, pretty, wrinkled, ugly, shabby, crooked, elegant, attractive, Roman, fashionable, slanting, tall, casual, curly, green, well-built

e.g.	height	build	face	eyes	nose	hair	clothes
tall	plump	pretty	green	straight	curly	casual

10b. The following adjectives describe people’s personality characteristics: lazy, intelligent, practical, patient, lively, unstable, generous, boring, optimistic. Choose the most appropriate one to fill in the sentences.

1. Mary is a very ……………. person. You can always count on her.

2. He tends to be ……………. His mood is likely to change at any time.

3. He is a very ……………. person; he puts in very little effort at work.

4. Mick can often be ……………; he has a tendency to repeat the same old stories.

5. She has a very …………….. outlook on life; she never expects anything to go wrong.

6. The teacher is very …………… with her students; she always explains things several times.

7. The little boy is so …………… that he can do his big brother’s homework.

8. My uncle is very ……………..; he always gives money for charity.

9. My son is very ……………..; he is full of energy and high spirits.

10. My husband is very ……………... He repairs everything around the house.

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