- •Is he/she wearing
- •Describe a person.
- •Write a description of the people in these pictures.
- •Write down the names of three people you know. Point out:
- •Cut out some pictures of people from magazines - pop stars, sportsmen, tv stars.
- •Choose three well-known famous people. Describe each person using the prompts below.
- •Read the clues and write the features.
- •Complete these sentences in a suitable way. More than one variant is possible.
- •Replace the underlined word with a word that is more suitable or more polite.
- •Follow the descriptions:
- •Answer the questions with your own ideas and information.
- •Complete the dialogue:
- •Organize the words into pairs of opposites and put them in the columns below.
- •What nouns can be formed from these adjectives? Use a dictionary to help you. Example: kind kindness
- •How would you describe the person in each of these descriptions?
- •Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
- •Agree with the opinions below using a word with the same meaning.
- •Fill the gaps in the text with suitable words from the box.
- •Describing character – What`s he like? Is she nice?
- •Match the following words with their equivalents:
- •Sort out the adjectives given in the box into the columns with the name of physical features they can usually describe.
- •Divide the words given in the box below into those which usually refer to men only, women only or people of both sexes.
- •Answer the following questions to find out how you usually respond to people`s appearance.
- •Match the adjectives describing personal qualities with their definitions.
- •Complete the following sentences choosing one of the adjectives given in the box.
- •Complete the table of nouns and adjectives which can be used to describe people`s character and personality.
- •Match the following adjectives with their opposites.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives below.
- •How many adjectives can you remember for describing people's looks? Try this quiz to test your vocabulary. Match the word on the left with the same meaning on the right.
- •Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences:
- •Match the word on the left with the opposite meaning on the right.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives.
- •Underline the most suitable word.
- •Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective. The first letter is given.
- •Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •Complete the sentences below with the pairs of words in the box.
- •What type of person … ?
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Match the adjectives with their definitions:
- •Choose the right prefix to make the following adjectives negative.
- •Sort out the personality qualities and features of appearance given in the box into the corresponding column according to your opinion.
- •Complete the text with appropriate words dealing with character traits and personality. Bear in mind that more than one variant is possible. Peter Brown
- •Read the following text and match the headlines given in the box to the appropriate paragraph. How to be a better friend
- •Answer the following questions about yourself, your friends and your ideas about friendship.
- •Read two letters to a youth magazine and express your opinion about them. What advice could you give to these people?
- •Try the following ideas on and say if you agree or disagree with the statements?
- •Upper-intermediate level
- •Upper-intermediate level
- •Wanted! missing! Complete the gaps in these police posters.
- •Answer these remarks with the opposite description.
- •From these jumbled words, find combinations for describing people, as in the example. Some of the combinations are hyphenated. Use a dictionary if necessary. You can use the words more than once.
What type of person … ?
is too interested in other people’s affairs?
stops being your friend when you are in trouble?
is very shy & easily frightened?
seems friendly & nice but is actually dangerous & threatening?
seems to be dangerous but in fact is not?
is not enthusiastic about things & stops other people from enjoying themselves?
hides their feelings & experiences?
tries to show that they are cleverer than other people?
is a wealthy & powerful person?
Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
I’ve always been a(n) (1) – sort of person. You might think that’s a rather (2) – way to live & I’ve had some (3) – moments. Once, for example, I was in a great (4) – with the most beautiful girt in the world – or so I thought, when she suddenly (5) –. She didn’t answer the phone & was never in when I called round. I was so (6) – . In fact, after three days I became quite (7) – . We hadn’t had an (8) – or anything. A week passed & the tension in me was (9) – . I had to do something so I hired an aircraft to drop thousands of papers over the town with the message. |
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Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
A perfect friend
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Because (1) ... is one of the few kinds of relationship we have control over, it is an (2) ... area of research for sociologists. Although we can’t usually choose our (3) ..., bosses or (4) ... we can choose our friends. But how do we choose them, & why is it that we find some people’s (5) ... more (6) ... than others? We are all looking for similar qualities in our friends, such as (7) ..., a good sense of humor & (8) ... . However, what each of us means by “a good sense of humor”, for example, is (9) ... . We are all unique, & so the perfect friend for one person may seem a little (10) ... to someone else!
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interest
relate
teach
person
attract
honest
kind
differ
bore
Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
Jerry
Jerry is a bully & has one of the most (1) ... personalities |
attract
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of anyone I know. He’s totally (2) ... , he never does what obey
his parents or teachers tell him to do, he’s (3) ... (he’s always honest
telling lies), & I try to keep my (4) ... from him as much as distant
possible. (5) ..., he is my brother, so that’s not always easy! fortune
It’s strange having a (6) ... who everyone dislikes. It makes me relate
feel (7) ... at school, because sometimes people think I must comfort
be like him, but in fact I’m completely (8) ... . I hope differ
as Jerry grows older, he’ll realize how important (9) ... is friend
& he’ll stop being so (10) ... to everyone. One thing is sure kind
he’ll never get a girlfriend until he changes his ways!