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Describing people 1 APPEARANCE

2 PERSONALITY

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Match the sentences and pictures.

Match the adject ives with t he de fi nitions. W h at's h e like? W h at's sh e like? clever 'kk\':l friendly 'frcnJii funny "f\ni kind kamd lazy 'lc1zi shy Jal t alkative

generous

Ad jective A person who is open and warm is

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friendly

A person w ho talks a lo t is

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3 A person who likes giving people things is 4

A person who is friendly and good to other peo ple is

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A person who doesn't wa nt to work is

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A person who makes peo ple laugh is

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A person who is qu ick at learning and understanding things is (sy no nym intelligent)

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A person who can't talk easily to people he I s he doesn't know is

b Complete the O pposite column w ith an adjective from the list. W h a t d oes h e I sh e look like? She has curly red hair. She has long straight hair. She has big blue eyes. She has dark wavy hair. He has a beard and a moustache. He's ba ld . He's very tall and thin . He's quite short and a bit o verweight. He's medium height and quite slim.

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1 10 >)) Listen and check. thin or slim? fat or overweight? Thin and slim are both t he opposite of fat, but slim= thin in an attractive way. Fat is not very polite. It is more polite to say someone is (a bit) overweight. Using two adject ives together

We often use two adjectives together (without and) to describe hair or eyes, e.g. She has long curly hair or He has big brown eyes. Adjectives go in this order: size>style>colour noun.

extrovert ek..,tr;)V3:t ha rd-working hu:d 'w3:ku]/ mean 'mi:n quiet 'k\vat;:,t.' serious ·~t;:,rid~. stupid t\tju:p1d unfriendly /An'frcndJi. unkind rAn'kamdl 1 11 >)) Listen and check.

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d In pairs, as k and answer about a m ember of your family or a good friend. A What does your sister look

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nice; funny or fun? Nice is a very common[±) adjective of personality, e.g. He's a very nice person. Nice describes a person who is friendly and kind.

A person who is funny makes you laugh. A person who is fun is a person who you have a good time with.