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For your portfolio
2 Write
a Put the adjectives in the box into
the two lists. If necessary, use a
dictionary to help you.
sensible disorganised smart
tall cheerful handsome
wavy plump honest
slim scruffy lazy
personality
sensible
appearance
b Can you add four more adjectives
to each list? Compare lists with
a partner.
c Read the email. What does Olivia
talk about in the:
first paragraph?
second paragraph?
third paragraph?
fourth paragraph?
fifth paragraph?
d When we write a physical
description, we don’t need to
mention everything, just the most
interesting parts. Look back at
the third paragraph. Which two
sentences could we leave out?
e How does Olivia describe Harry’s
eyes and smile? Write similar
descriptions of someone’s:
1 hair
2 mouth.
f When we describe someone’s
personality, we often give
examples of the person’s
behaviour to illustrate their
qualities. Look back at paragraph
four and find two examples
of this.
Write a short description of someone who is:
1 generous
2 imaginative.
Give examples of their behaviour to illustrate.
h Now write an email to a friend and tell them about
a person you’ve met recently.
Hi Grace,
(1) You missed a great party on Friday. Everyone
was there, and we all missed you so much. The
food was great and the music was brilliant. I don’t
think I’ve ever danced so much in my life.
(2) Anyway, let me give you the gossip before
anyone else does. I met a really interesting guy at
the party. His name’s Harry and he’s from Toronto.
I’ve never met a Canadian before. He’s in his last
year at school and he’s over here visiting his cousin
for the summer holidays.
(3) But let me get to the interesting part. Harry
must be the best-looking guy I’ve ever met. I
mean he’s gorgeous. He’s average height. The rst
thing that caught my attention was his amazing
blue eyes. They’re bright blue, like the colour of
the ocean you see in those holiday postcards. I’m
not exaggerating, honestly. His nose is quite small.
He’s got a great smile too. It’s warm and friendly
and you can’t help liking him immediately when he
smiles at you.
(4) But of course, the most important thing is that
he’s a very nice guy too. He’s a very charming
person and he made me feel good about myself.
He said loads of nice things about me, which is
always going to help you like someone, isn’t it? But
he’s not just one of these guys who says things
without meaning them. He came across as really
being interested in me. I told him all about my
problems with Lucy and he really listened. He was
so sympathetic and he gave me some good advice
too. Now, you don’t meet a guy who listens like
that every day.
(5) Well, the bad news is that he’s going back to
Canada next week and I don’t think I’ll see him
again. We said we’d email but you know how these
things go. Never mind. It was just nice to have met
someone so kind. Give me a call later.
Love, Olivia
grace@fastemails.co.uk
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