Complete these sentences in a suitable way. More than one answer may be possible.
1. She’s got blonde ……………………………………….. .
2. I would say he was medium …………………………… .
3. He’s got very muscular ………………………………. .
4. Both men were very good-……………………………. .
5. She’s not tall, she’s …………………………………… .
6. I can’t say he’s good-looking, he is …………………….. .
7. She eats too many cakes, that’s why she is ……………. .
Replace the underlined words in each sentence with a more suitable or polite word.
1. He told me he met a handsome girl yesterday.
2. She’s beautiful, but her younger sister is quite ugly.
3. I think Peter is getting a bit fat, don’t you?
4. I think she’s hoping to meet a few beautiful men at the tennis club.
Now answer these questions.
1. How would you describe your build?
2. How tall are you?
3. What kind of hair have you got?
4. What colour is your hair?
5. Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful?
6. Can you think of a famous man you would describe as handsome?
Discuss
English proverb says “Appearances can be deceiving” and Gaelic proverb adds “Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat”. Do you agree? Why/Why not?
Describe a person everyone knows in great detail. Speak about his/her general appearance (height, weight, hair) and special features, such as a beard or a moustache. Let other students in your group guess who the person is.
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Describing character
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| A Positive traits | B Negative traits |
| active | boastful, critical, selfish |
| ambitious | cold and unfriendly |
| attentive | dishonest |
| cheerful | horrible, unpleasant |
| clever, bright, smart | impractical |
| determined | inattentive |
| flexible | inflexible, stubborn |
| generous | insensitive |
| hard-working | lazy, undisciplined |
| honest | light-minded |
| kind | mean |
| nice, pleasant | miserable |
| optimistic | not very punctual, always late |
| patient | passive |
| polite | pessimistic |
| practical | risky |
| punctual | rude |
| relaxed and easy-going | self-assured |
| reliable, trustworthy | stupid, silly, dim |
| self-confident | tactless |
| sensitive | tense |
| strong | unambitious |
| tactful | unkind |
| timid | unreliable |
| warm and friendly | weak |
Match the adjectives from column A with their opposites in column B.
How would you describe a person in each of these situations?
1. He never bought me a drink all the time we were together.
2. He often promises to do things but half the times he forgets.
3. She’s always here on time.
4. I don’t think he does any work, he rests all the time.
5. She finds it difficult to meet new people and talk to strangers.
6. She’s aware of what other people feel or think.
7. Bob always makes people angry or upset because he doesn’t consider their feelings.
8. He wants to become the boss of our department as soon as possible.
9. She thinks only of her own interests.
10. He always hopes for the best and keeps smiling.
11. She never says the truth.
12. He is not nervous or worried, that is why it is easy to deal with him.
13. You can tell him any secret, he won’t let the cat out of the bag.
14. He keeps rebuking others all the time.
15. She will never speak about her achievements, she speaks little but does much.
16. He is happy and cheerful.
17. She is very unwilling to change her mind, even when she knows she is wrong.
18. He has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.
19. They talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.