DESCRIBING PEOPLE

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE K.D 1.2 Memahami ungkapan-
ungkapan untuk mendeskripsikan benda-benda dan
orang. K.D 2.1 Memahami percakapan sederhana
sehari-hari baik dalam konteks profesional maupun
pribadi dengan orang bukan penutur asli
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WHAT DOES SHE/HE LOOK LIKE?


HEIGHT BUILD AGE
tall,, short, medium frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s
FACE HAIR EYES CLOTHES
round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy
 
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DESCRIBING PEOPLE

• 1- HEIGHT
• Tall Short Medium

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE

• 2- BUILD
• Stocky Well-built
  Skinny Fat
• Thin
  Plump

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE

• 3- AGE
• Young Elderly
  Middle aged Teenager

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• 4- FACE
• Round
• Square
• Diamond
• Triangle
• Heart

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE

• 5- EYES
• Bright Eyes Brown Eyes
• Small Eyes
  Large Eyes

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• 6- HAIR
• Bald straight curly
  spiky wavy

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Here are some other examples of adjective for
describing people
careful hard-working
worried cheerful
broadminded active
curious secretive
aggressive tough
careless practical
sensible independent
Strong-minded stupid
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EXERCISE 1

• describing people exercise.pdf

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EXERCISE 2 The following adjectives describe
peoples physical characteristics. LIST THEM
HEIGHT BUILD AGE

FACE HAIR EYES CLOTHES

Blue, oval, tiny, medium-height, dark, slim,
upturned, brown, wavy, freckled, overweight,
blond, almond-shaped, long, plump, wrinkled,
shabby, crooked, elegant, fashionable, slanting,
curly, medium-built, shoulder-length, high
forehead, low forehead, thick eyebrows,
thick/thin lips, double chin.
 
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EXERCISE 3

• Now, you will try to find opposites of the
  adjectives given below the pictures.
• beautiful/ ...... Fat/ ......
  Good/ ...... Handsome/ ......
  Heavy/ .....
• Long/ ...... Married/ ......
  Old/ ..... Rich/ .....
  Straight hair/ ....

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EXERCISE 4

• What's he like? Is she nice?
• aghast amiable apprehensive
  angry despodent devout drunk
• happy fuming ill
  melancholic pensive sorrowful

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EXERCISE 5

• Now, write adjectives on the board in order to
  describe a member of your family.

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EXERCISE 6Ask your partners the following
question about his/her best friend. Make sure to
listen carefully to what your partner has to say.


1- Is your friend usually in a good mood? 2- Is
it important for your friend to be successful in
whatever he/she does? 3- Does your friend
notice your feelings? 4- Does you friend often
give presents, or pay for lunch or a coffee?
5- Does your friend work hard?
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EXERCISE 6
6- Does your friend become angry or annoyed if
he/she has to wait for something or someone?
7- Can you trust your friend with a secret?
8- Does your friend listen well when you are
speaking? 9- Does your friend keep his/her
feelings to him/herself? 10- Is your friend
usually not worried by things, no matter what
happens?
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EXERCISE 6
11- Does your friend think the future will be
good? 12- Does your friend often change their
opinion about things? 13- Does your friend
often postpone things he/she has to do? 14- Is
your friend happy one moment and then sad the
next? 15- Does your friend like to be with
people?
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EXERCISE 7Watch the movie and describe the
persons involve in the movie

• YouTube - Miracle Worker part 17_17.flv

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE

• References
• http//www.animationlibrary.com
• http//www.eslflow.com
• http//www.onestopenglish.com
• http//www.animationfactory.com
• http//www.brainybetty.com
• http//www.about.com