UNIT 3 HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THEM ALL

A. DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Exercises:

1. Use the lists below to describe their appearance or how they look.
2. Pairs work: one student can write down a description from a picture and the other student must guess who it is.
3. Describe yourself, another student, your Teacher.

Height	Build	Age
tall, tallish, short, shortish, medium height	frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built	young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s

Face	Eyes	Hair	Clothes
round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale	big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow	bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy	casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy

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Describing Character - What's he like? Is she nice?

Exercises:

1. Use the words below to describe what your friends, family and teachers are like.
2. In pairs: one student writes down a description and the other student must guess who it is.

careful, hard-working, worried, cheerful, broadminded, active, curious, secretive

aggressive, tough, careless, practical, sensible, independent, strong-minded, stupid

dull, boring, imaginative, ambitious, crafty, sensitive, gentle, naive

generous, loyal, self-controlled, moody, trusting, modest, tolerant, friendly

energetic, confident, selfish, shy, stubborn, reliable, clumsy, intelligent

B. NATIONALITY

	Who is this?	What is her name?	Where does she come from?	Where does she live?	What nationality is she?
	It's Ingrid.	Her name is Ingrid Bergman	She comes from Sweden	She's dead.	She's Swedish
	Who is this?	What is his name?	Where does he come from?	Where does he live?	What nationality is he?
	It's Napoleon.	His name is Napolean Bonaparte.	He comes from France.	He's dead.	He's French.
	Who are they?	What are their names?	Where do they come from?	Where do they live?	What nationality are they?
	They're 'The Beatles'.	Their names are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.	They come from England.	John Lennon and George Harrison are dead. Paul lives in England and Ringo lives in Monte Carlo.	They're British.