- •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.
Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective. The first letter is given.
Paul is very a… . He always tells funny stories.
Kate is completely u… & always thinks of others before herself.
She is very c… . She never stops talking.
I wish she were not so j… . She hates me to talk to my friends.
Jack is very a… . He can’t discuss anything without getting angry & shouting.
He won’t tell you a lie. He is too h… .
Children must be o… when parents instruct them.
You should be r… so as not to make the wrong decision.
Robert is w…, he is the heart & soul of the company.
Pat is d…, indeed. I fall asleep when she is talking.
Jack is s…, he always has his own way.
One must have initiative & be c… to start a business.
You must be more r… when dealing with short-tempered people.
Parents should be mild & p… when talking with kids.
She has a very o… outlook on life, she never expects anything to go wrong.
That ‘s the second plate you’ve broken this week. Why are you so a… .
She is 100 % r… . I’d leave my money, car, anything for her to look after.
When she was a child, her parents were s… to her, they used to send her to bed at 9 sharp.
She was so s… when I told her my problems, I felt better afterwards.
Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
ambitions greedy polite sociable brave imaginative proud stubborn grateful tolerant persistent |
I think I'll stay here on my own. I didn't feel very ... .
Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very ... .
It's not ... to stare at people and say nothing
I think you are very ... to write a novel
Thank you for giving me a hand. It was very ... .
Peter refused to change his mind, although he is wrong. He is very ... .
It was very ... of Sheila to put out the fire on her own
Our neighbors look down on us. They are a bit ... .
Don't eat all the cakes! You really are becoming very ... .
If you lend me the money, I'll be ... .
I'm very ... of my new computer
My parents don't mind my crazy hairstyle. They are very ... .
You have patience and stick to a problem, trying various approaches, until you get a solution. You are ... .
Complete the sentences below with the pairs of words in the box.
big-headed / showing off fussy / please gorgeous / looks strict / lets liberal / let outgoing / get on with quiet / says independent / get |
My dad's very ........... . He never .......... me do anything!
My parents were quite ........... . They .......... me do more or less whatever I wanted.
His girlfriend's ........... . She .......... like a model.
My little brother's really ........... . He's really difficult to ........... . He's never happy.
His wife's so ........... . She hardly .......... anything. You hardly know she's there.
My granddad's very ........... . He's eighty-three, but he still lives on his own and he can still ........ about by himself.
There's an awful guy in my class. He's so .......... . He's always .......... and he just thinks he's God's gift to women.
My mum's very ........... . She's very easy to.......... .