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1. Describing People
First Year
Vocational High School

2. Pre-questions
1. Can you describe yourself in one sentence?
2. What would you say about your personality
Describing People

3. Look at these two pictures

4. the adjectives
• Beautiful
• Handsome
• Blonde hair
• Black hair
• Humble
• Friendly
• serious
• Well-dressed
• Young
• old
• Early thirties
PERSON A PERSON B

5. Describing Appearance and Character
Appearance Character

6. Read the dialogue below!
Clerk 1: Oh jhon, where are they?
Clerk 2: who?
Clerk 1: I went to get this CD for a woman and her husband. Now I can’t find
them
Clerk 2: what do they look like?
Clerk 1: well, she’s fairly tall with curly red hair. He’s tall with short blond hair.
They look like they’re in their late thirties
Clerk 2: hmm. I don’t see anyone like that. What are they wearing? Do you
remember?
Clerk 1: yeah. He’s wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. She’s wearing a white skirt
and a purple sweater
Clerk 2: a white skirt and a purple sweater? Hey, wait! I think I see them in the
classical section
Clerk 1; you’re right……., thank you jhon.

7. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or
False (F) based on the dialogue
1. The woman has red straight hair. (_____)
2. They are in their early thirties. (_________)
3. Her Husband is wearing a red shirt and blue
jeans. (_________)

8. Excercise
• Tell your classmates about the people in your family.
Describe their personality and appearance.
Example:
• My father is kind of tall. I think he's handsome and smart.
My mom is really nice. She has short brown hair...
Please describe your family with the appropriate words and
expressions in front of the class!
-Good Luck-
Practice Makes Perfect