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UNIT 1 : THE GIFTS OF YOUTH

WRITING : Descriptive Paragraph


TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO DESCRIBE DIFFERENT
PEOPLE BY GIVING DETAILS ABOUT THEM.

This is what we call « a descriptive paragraph »


What should we mention to describe a person?

The body The hair

The age The clothes

The face The Personality


1. Describe the body :

short Medium Tall Fat Medium Slim


Height Weight

• My friend is tall. • My friend’s body is fat.

• Robert has a short body. • Physically, he is slim.


• Concerning her build, she has an average
height.
• My friend, Clara, has an average weight.
2. Describe the age :

Baby Child Teen-ager Young Midle-aged Old

• My niece is a baby-girl. • My friend is a young person.


• My brother has a child. His name is Adam. • She is middle aged.
• John is a teenager. • She is an old woman.
3. Describe the face :

Round
Oval

Wrinkles
• His face is round.
• My friend has an oval face.
• He is unique with his oval face.
• Loura has wrinkles in her face.
4. Describe the eyes :

Big eyes Small eyes


Brown eyes
Blue eyes
Green eyes
• Robert is known with his big eyes.
• He has small eyes.
• Her eyes are lovely because of the blue colour.
5. Describe the hair :

Straight Hair Curly Hair


Spiky Hair Bald

• She has a straight hair.


• Her/His hair is curly.
• He always makes his hair spiky.
• Unfortunately, my friend Paul is bald.
6. Describe the clothes :

Casual clothes Smart clothes

• He always wears casual clothes. Scarf

• He is famous with his smart clothes. Shabby clothes


• My friend always wears a scarf.
• Her clothes are shabby.
7. Describe the Personality :
When you describe someone’s intellectual abilities, you should
support your description with examples and justifications.
Generous Altruistic Energetic
He always buys He loves the good He is very active
family presents. things to people. and likes to move.

Mean Selfish Quiet


He doesn’t like to He loves only He is very calm and
give people money. himself. talks slowly.

Talkative Nice Intelligent


He can’t stop He treats people in He is very smart
chatting and talking a good way. and brainy.

Silent Rude Dumb


He doesn’t like to He is not good to He is very stupid
talk to people. other people. and has no ideas.
Attitudes towards life
Optimistic Pessimistic
She has a feeling that good He sees life dark and has no

things will happen in the future. hope of a good future.

Extroverted Introverted
My friend likes to be with others, She likes to be alone, and
and loves to share his opinions. always keeps his thoughts to
himself.

Relaxed Tensed
He is always calm and free of Everyone knows that he is
stress. nervous.
Example
El Mehdi has been my close friend for three years. I first met him in a birthday party. We
talked and exchanged our phone numbers. We have been friends since that day. ( name/ where/
when you met )El Mahdi is young. He’s tall and slim, with a curly dark hair. He is known with his oval
face and dark eyes. My friend’s clothes are always smart. He loves to be good looking. ( Physical
appearance )El Mahdi is very nice. He is friendly and loves to have fun. Also, he is optimistic and
loves to face the problems with a huge smile. Moreover, El Mahdi is very ambitious because he
dreams big, and of course he works hard to make his dreams real. However he can be rude
sometimes because whenever he is upset, he doesn’t respect other people. ( Personality )All in all, I‘m
glad to have El Mahdi like my friend. It’s a pleasure to be with him and I really enjoy his company.
I’m sure we’ll always be close friends. ( Personal Comment )
Write a descriptive paragraph to
describe one of your telented friends.
▪ Provide enough information.
▪ Use short and clear sentences.
▪ Conjugate the verbs in the correct tense.
▪ Spell the words correctly.
▪ Make sure the punctuation is corrcet.
THANK YOU
See you soon

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