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3. Describing People
Cut out some pictures of people from magazines - pop stars, sportsmen, TV stars. Exercises: 1. Use the lists below to describe their appearance or how they look. 2. Pairs work: one student can write down a description from a picture and the other student must guess who it is. 3. Describe yourself, another student, your Teacher. Height tall, tallish, short, shortish, medium height Face round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale Build frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built Eyes big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow Age young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s Hair bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy Clothes casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy
Lacking ability: stupid, foolish, half-witted, simple, silly, brainless, daft, dumb. B. Attitudes towards life Looking on either the bright or the black side of the things: optimistic, pessimistic. Outward looking or inward looking: extroverted, introverted. Calm or not calm with regard to attitude to life: relaxed, tense. Practical, not dreamy in approach to life: sensible, down-to-earth. Feeling things very intensely: sensitive. C. Attitudes towards other people Enjoying others' company: sociable, gregarious. Disagreeing with others: quarrelsome, argumentative. Taking pleasure in others' pain: cruel, sadistic. Relaxed in attitude to self and others: easy-going, even-tempered. Not polite to others: impolite, rude, ill-mannered, discourteous. Telling the truth to others: honest, trustworthy, reliable, sincere. Unhappy if others have what one does not have oneself: jealous, envious.