Fill in the table, using information about each of these people

1. Your best friend.

2. Your group mate.

3. Your ideal of a handsome man \ beautiful woman.

Points to remember:

1) When describing people your composition needs to be well organized. The composition should have an introductory paragraph where you briefly set the scene (name, time, place you met/ saw him or her etc.) a main body consisting of two or more paragraphs describing physical appearance, personality characteristics and hobbies/ interests/ every day activities and final paragraph which summarizes your feeling about the person described. Each paragraph starts a new topic. Paragraphs should be well developed and linked together with a variety of linking words.

2) When describing physical appearance try to give details in the following order: height/ build/ age; facial features, hair, clothes moving from the most general adjectives to the most specific ones, e.g. “Ann is a tall, thin woman. She has a long face, blue eyes and an upturned nose. She wears her long blond hair loose. She is often casually dressed in a T-shirt and jeans”. When describing character and behaviour, support your description with examples, e.g. “Tom is very reserved. He never talks about his feelings”. If you want to describe negative qualities it is advisable to use mild language, e.g. “He can be aggressive at times” is better than saying “He is aggressive”.

15. In the same way, describe somebody very famous, give extra clues about them (e.g. He\She is a pop star\ politician etc.). Can someone else guess who you are describing?