- •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.
- •Follow the descriptions:
- •Answer the questions with your own ideas and information.
- •Complete the dialogue:
- •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.
- •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.
Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences:
She is a very ... person — always smiling and in a good mood.
cheerful
delighted
glad
pleased
He is a very ... person – I do wish he were more easy-going.
bad-tempered
furious
sensitive
responsible
Don't tell her off - she is very ... and she may start to cry.
responsible
sensible
sensitive
reliable
When his wife started seeing more of the tennis coach, he became very ...
arrogant
envious
jealous
selfish
The twins keep pretending to be each other — they're such ... children!
evil
miserable
naughty
wicked
Thank you for my beautiful present. It was very ... of you to buy it for me.
charitable
generous
loyal
reliable
You have to be quite ... to stand up in front of the audience.
selfish
self-confident
self-conscious
self-satisfied
He is a very ... little boy – his parents give him everything he asks for.
conceited
discriminating
generous
spoilt
Match the word on the left with the opposite meaning on the right.
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hairy
unfit
chubby
old
smart
skinny
tall
fit
unattractive
ugly
bald
short
attractive
scruffy
young
fit
beautiful
slender
obese
flabby
Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives.
determined, strong-minded, well-adjusted, adventurous, confident, dependable, lonely, stubborn, brilliant, popular, awkward, impulsive
A ... person is exceptionally intelligent or skilful.
A ... person is very unwilling to change his mind.
An ... person is shy and easily embarrassed in a social situation.
An ... person is willing to take risks and try new things.
A ... person knows what he wants to do and won't let anything stop him doing it.
A ... person can resist temptation.
A ... person is a person most people like.
A ... person is unhappy because he has no one to talk to.
An ... person does things suddenly, without thinking first.
A ... person is calm and good at controlling her emotions.
A ... person is someone you can rely on.
A ... person is very sure of himself.
Underline the most suitable word.
Please don't push. It's very bad-tempered/rude/unsympathetic.
Jack hats spending money. He's frank/greedy/mean.
Our teacher is very tolerant/proud/strict and won't let us talk in class.
Helen never does her homework. She is rather gentle/lazy/reliable.
I didn't talk to anyone at the party because I felt shy/confident/lonely.
When Harry saw his girlfriend dancing with Paul he felt selfish/jealous/sentimental.
I don't like people who are sociable/pushy/courageous.
Thanks for bringing us the present. It was very grateful/adorable/thoughtful of you.
Teresa never gets angry with the children. She is very brave/generous/honest.
Match the words in the box with the descriptions.
Bad-tempered determined lazy reliable cheerful frank mean selfish considerate honest punctual sympathetic sentimental |
You always arrive on time.
You are always happy.
You do what you say you will do.
You say exactly what you think.
You cry easily and your feelings are easily hurt.
You don't think about the needs of others.
You have a strong wish to get what you want.
You are now willing to spend money.
You easily become angry with others.
You think about the needs of others.
You tell the truth and obey the laws.
You understand the feelings of others.
You try to avoid work if you can.