Here is a draft descriptive paragraph about one of my talented friends: My friend Sarah is very talented in art. She is in her late teens and has an average height and build. Sarah has straight brown hair and hazel eyes. She always dresses casually in jeans and t-shirts when she is working on her art. Sarah is very intelligent and does well in her art classes at school. She is also very creative and energetic. Sarah loves to paint, draw, and sculpt. In her free time she is usually in her art studio working on a new project. Sarah's artwork is beautiful. She has a unique style and is very skilled at capturing details and emotions. Sarah is also very optimistic and hardworking. Even

1. Unit 1 : The Gifts of Youth
Writing : Descriptive Paragraph

2. • Today we will learn how to describe different
people by giving details about them.
• This is what we call a descriptive paragraph

3. • To Describe a pesron you should
1. Describe the body:
• My friend is tall..
• Robert has a short body.
• Concerning her build, she has an average height.
• My friend’s body is fat.
• Physically, he is slim.
• My friend, Clara, has an average weight.
Tall / Short / Average height
Fat / Slim / Average weight

4. 2. Describe the Age
• John is a teenager.
• My friend is young person.
• She is middle aged.
• She is an old woman.
Baby/ Teenager / Young / Middle-aged / old

5. 3. Describe the Face
• His face is round.
• My friend has an oval face.
• He is unique with his oval face.
• Loura has wrinkles in her face.
Oval / Round / Wrinkles

6. 4. Describe the eyes
• Robert is known with his big eyes.
• He has small eyes.
• Her eyes are lovely because of the bleu colour.
Big / Small
Black / Bleu / brown

7. 5. Describe the Hair
• Unfortunately, my friend Paul is bald.
• She has a straight hair.
• Her/His hair is curly.
• He always makes his hair spiky.
Straight / Curly / Spiky / Bald

8. 6. Describe the Clothes
• He always wears casual clothes.
• Her clothes are shabby.
• He is famous with his smart cothes.
• My friends always wears a scarf.
Casaul / Smart / Shabby/ she wears a scarf

9. 7. Intellectual Abilities
• Generous -always buys family presents
• Talkative -can’t stop chatting and talking
• Energetic -he/she is very active
• Intelligent -Does well at school
• Outgoing -Everyone like him/her
• Rude -isn’t polite to other people
• Popular -likes to meet people and communicate with them
• Selfish -she/he ares only about her/himself
When you describe someone’s intellectual abilities, you should
support your description with examples and justifications.

10. 8. Attitudes Towards Life
1. Optimistic 1) he has a feeling that good things will happen in the future
2. Pessimistic 2) she has no hope of a good future
3. Extroverted 3) my friend likes to be with others
4. Introverted 4) Robert likes to be alone
5. Relaxed 5) He is always calm and free of stress
6. Tense 6) He is known that he is nervous

11. Example
El Mehdi has been my close friend for three years. I first met him in a birthday
party. We talked and exchanged our phone numbers. We have been friends since that day.
( name / where / when you met )
El Mahdi is young. He’s tall and slim, with a curly dark hair. He is known with his
oval face. My friend’s clothes are always smart. He loves to be good looking.
( Physical appearance )
El Mahdi is very outgoing. He is friendly and loves to have fun. Aslo, he is optimistic
and loves to face the problems with a huge smile. Moreover, El Mahdi is very ambitious
because he dreams big, and of course he works hard to make his dreams real. However he
can be immature sometimes. For example, when he doesn’t get what he wants, he acts
childishly. ( Personality )
All in all, I‘m glad to have El Mahdi like my friend. It’s a pleasure to be with him
and I really enjoy his company. I’m sure we’ll always be close friends.
( Personal Comment )

12. Write a descriptive paragraph to describe one of
your talented friends.
1. Provide enough information
2. Use short and clear sentences
3. Conjugate the verbs in the correct tense.
4. Spell the words correctly
5. Make sure the punctuation is corrcet