Describing People Question and Answer About Describing People

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Describing People
Question and Answer about describing people
Question : What Does She/He Look Like
Answers :
- He is of average height and a little thin. He has dark-brown hair, and

he wears glasses.
- He is pretty outgoing, and he has a very good sense of humour.
- She is kind of tall and has long dark hair. She’s always smiling so I
guess she is a happy person.
Text to describe someone
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often
puts in a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear
jeans, casual t-shirts and sneakers. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colors like
pink, light green and orange. She is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to
make friends with anyone. Like many other girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share
her thoughts and feelings to her friends. I think that’s why many friends enjoy her
company. However, she can be a bit childish sometimes. For example, when she doesn’t get
what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps her feet.
Dinda adalah gadis yang cantik. Dia tidak tinggi, dengan kulit kuning langsat dan rambut hitam
bergelombang yang sering kali dia buat poni. Di sekolah dia memakai seragam. Selain itu dia
memakai Jens, kaos santai dan sepatu kat. Kaos kesukaanya adalah yang berwarna cerah seperti
pink, hijau muda dan oranye. Dia sangat ceria. Dia juga sangat bersahabat dan berteman
dengan banyak orang. Seperti gadis lainnya, dia juga suka ngomong. Dia suka membagi
pikirannya dan perasaanya ke teman temannya. Saya piker bahwa itulah mengapa banyak
teman suka bersamanya. Akan tetapi kadang kadang dia juga kekanak kanakan. Seperti
contohnya ketika da tidak mendapatkan apa yang dia inginkan, dia berlagak seperti anak kecil
dan mengetukkan kakinya.
Adjectives to describe people
What Does She Look Like vs. What is She
Like? Distinguishing Between Descriptions
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One of the topics ESL learners really enjoy is describing

people. It is a universal need and want to be able to talk
about the people close to us.
I adore teaching this topic because students are especially creative; it’s a great opportunity to
get to know them better. Here are some basic guidelines to get productive results distinguishing
between the two main description types.
Distinguishing Between Descriptions

You’ll want to start out with the easier of the two questions in order to build upon it. Begin
with physical description and let them practice and arrive comfortably at natural usage before
moving on to the more complex issue of describing personality.
1. 1
What Does She Look Like?
To us native speakers it feels quite obvious what this question is asking, but for ESL
students it may be easily confused with the more idiomatic question of What is she like?
What does he or she look like is a question that is a perfect jumping off point for some
combined grammar practice. At once, you will teach and practice new vocabulary,
subject-verb agreement, adjective placement, and question and sentence formats.
You can break this all down if you would like or try a more combined method. I find it
easiest to start out by discussing the meaning of the question and providing some
concrete examples weaved in with explanations. Keep excess language to a minimum
and describe the concept of appearance and describing people and objects. You can
use students in the class as examples and begin with basic appearance subjects such
as: hair color, eye color, height and weight, and then move into the more general
subjects that describe overall appearance with opposites. You’ll want to draw out from
the class what they know and then build on it with more information. Here are some
examples of what you’ll want to include:
o Blond hair
o Blue eyes
o Mustache/beard/goatee
o Wears glasses
o Bald/balding
o Long/short hair
o Straight—curly
o Shapes: circular, round, square, rectangular, oval, big, small
Also some opposites to include:

o Tall—short
o Handsome/beautiful/attractive/lovely—ugly/unattractive
o Pretty/cute—plain
o Young/old
o Heavy-set (a better option than fat)—thin/slim/slender
You can continue to add to this list and split it up into different lessons if need be. Once
they have some of the basic vocabulary they can begin practicing usage in any number
of ways. You could have them do question and answer in rounds about family
members or people in the class. You could also have them play guessing
games like 20 questions or I spy. There are lots of interactive ways to practice describing
objects and people, and you can be the best judge of when they are ready to move on to
further descriptions.
You may also want to review the basic grammar of subject-verb agreement using the
usual example for “to be” which is as follows:
I am They are
You are We are
He/she/it is
She is tall They are bald.

Is she tall? Are they bald?
2. 2
What Is She like?
This question sounds similar to the one above but has a totally different
meaning. Explain to students that we are no longer focusing on physical
appearance, but character. This is referring to someone’s personality. Ask the
students for examples of personality traits they already know. Some of their examples
may resemble states of being (sad, happy, tired), so be sure to point out that while
describing someone as happy is not incorrect, it means that the person is generally
happy all the time, not just at that moment. Here are some good adjectives to start
with and add to. As always provide clear definitions with concrete examples:
o Confident
o Smart/intelligent/clever
o Silly/funny
o Nice/lovely/cute
o Sweet
o Generous
o Honest
o Friendly
o Shy/quiet
o Outgoing
o Polite/rude

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Question : What Does She/He Look Like

- He is of average height and a little thin. He has dark-brown hair, and

- He is pretty outgoing, and he has a very good sense of humour.

Text to describe someone

One of the topics ESL learners really enjoy is describing

Distinguishing Between Descriptions

What Does She Look Like?

Also some opposites to include:

She is tall They are bald.

What Is She like?

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