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DESCRIPTION OF A PERSON
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DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY -PURPOSE-
• The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person, place, or thing in such vivid detail that the reader can easily form a precise mental picture of what is being written about..
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DESCRIBE A PERSON
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DESCRIBE A PERSON-Who can you describe?-
• Someone you admire• A famous person• Someone who had an impact on your life• An interesting person you met.
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ADJECTIVES TO USE
• interesting, shy, diffident, pushing, overbearing , talented, lonely, sociable, likeable, a pest, intelligent, introvert, extrovert, approachable, unapproachable, businesslike, humble, timid, practical, impractical, a good, conversationalist, anti-social, a sport, a snob, a bore, a well-known, difficult, arrogant, shrewd energetic, conceited, modest, brash, self-confident, lazy, ambitious, easy-going, strict, cunning.
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When describing people you may want to include…
• Physical appearance
• Personality, character
• Attitudes, behavior
• Interests, hobbies, profession
• Your personal impression / opinion
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USEFUL LANGUAGE
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MODEL
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TASK
STRUCTURE
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WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE?
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
• Conditionals (If I could meet..., ...)
• Comparisons• Phrasal verbs / set
phrases• Linkers of addition (also,
moreover, as well, too, what is more). Pay attention to the order!
• New adjectives
CONTENT• What are they famous for?• What do they look like? • What is their personality like?• What do you admire most
about them?• What would you do if you met
them?
• Physical appearance • Personality, character• Attitudes, behavior• Interests, hobbies, profession• Your personal impression /
opinion
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OTHER RESOURCES
• Englishonlinecenter.com/2011/11/describing-people-and-things-in-english
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/description
• http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/vocab1.html
• http://secondyear-bachillerato.blogspot.com.es/2009/03/physical-and-personality-description-of.html