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DESCRIBING A PERSON
WHO
WHAT
WHEREWHEN When you met this person :
I have known him/her
• for 5 years
• since 2010
• ever since I was a child
for a famous person: I have known about her for over 10
years.
HOW
WHY
ocabulary
Appearance
a! "ei#ht Quite short, medium height, quite/really
tall
My friend is of medium height
b! $uild%ecessar
y&
She is quite plump, he is of medium/heavy build
She is very slim
c! a#e 'he in her early teens. 'he is in her early twenties. "e
is in
his mid thirties. 'he is in her late forties. "e is middle-
aged ( young( elderly &&
"e is very muscular&d! hair 'he has red/blonde/dark
hair
'he is a brunette
e! eyes "e has almond-shaped brown eyes
'he has sparkling blue/green eyes
f! skin 'he has fair/pale/dark complexion(
"e has olive skin since he is )editerranean'he is very
tanned since she likes #oin# to the beach a lot
'he has a lot of deep wrinkles
'he looks youn# for her a#e.#! clothes *asual clothes(
well+dressed( #reat sense of style
,ersonal
-ualities/
character
antastic sense of humour, immature, outgoing,
friendly, rude, la!y, generous, popular, bossy, shy,
nervous-bites her nails, energetic, cheerful, sel"sh,
talkative, intelligent, honest, trustworthy, frank,
ambitious, good-natured, thick-skinned, hard-working,
knowledgeable, reliable, determined "e is very
sociable and makes friends very easily.
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'he tends to be bossy .
"e is thick+skinned nothin# aects him.
"obbies/Interest
s
'ailin#( paintin#( scuba divin#
To talk about hobbie an! interet"
He#She like to # lo$e to % $erb &in'niti$e(
e.#. 'he likes to play the piano every day.
"e loves to go sailin# every weekend.
He#She like # lo$e# en)o* % $erb &+in,(
e.#. 'he likes playing the piano every day.
"e loves going sailin# every day.
'he en#oys going out a lot.
-inkin, .or!"
ohn is a man with a heavy build. "e is in his late
thirties.
ohn is a man with a heavy build who is in his late
thirties.
)arie is a beautiful woman. 'he has olive skin.
)arie is a beautiful woman with olive skin.
• o oin descriptions which have opposin# -ualities use
however,
although, not only
"e is friendly and popular. "e can be immature at times.
"e is friendly and popular. $owever ( he can be immature at
times.
%ot only has she #ot a #reat sense of humour( but
he/she&s also very friendly.
'lthough she is a very sociable person( she likes to
spend time on her own at
times.
Talkin, about o/eone *ou a!/ire"
I really admire him/her for all his #reat achievements
"e is a #reat model for all youn# people.
