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A description of a person
I can describe a person's physical appearance and behaviour.
THINK! Who is your favourite celebrity? Can you describe him / her?
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is a famous Australian actor. He's best known for his roles in the films Thor and Snow White and the Huntsman.
He's very tall (1.90 metres), strong and good-looking. Chris has got fair hair and blue eyes. He's sometimes got a beard and a moustache.
He's busy, but he spends lots of time outdoors with his three children. He becomes a superhero in both films and his everyday life!
1. Read the article and look at the words in blue. What do we use them for?
2. Complete the Key Phrases with words in the description.
| KEY PHRASES |
| A description of a person 1. He / She is a __________ actor. 2. He / She is __________ for __________. 3. He / She is __________, __________and __________. 4. He / She's got __________. 5. He / She is __________ but he / she __________. 6. He / She becomes a __________. |
Language Point: Punctuation
3. Match 1-7 with a-g to complete the sentences.
We use
1. an exclamation mark (!)
2. a question mark (?)
3. a capital letter (A, B, C, ...)
4. a comma (,)
5 an apostrophe (') (for example, we're, Susan's)
6 a full stop (.)
7 words in italics (for example, Thor, Coco)
a. at the beginning of a sentence and with names, countries, nationalities and names of books, films and songs.
b. in lists and for pauses.
c. at the end of a sentence.
d. at the end of a question.
e. when we say the title of a book, film or song.
4. Rewrite the text with the correct punctuation.
jennifer lawrence is an american actor she was born in kentucky she is tall and shes got blonde hair and blue eyes jennifers most famous role was a girl called katniss everdeen in the hunger games
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USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.
| WRITING GUIDE |
| A TASK Write a description of your favourite celebrity. B THINK AND PLAN 1. Which person do you want to describe? 2. Who is he / she? What is he / she famous for? 3. What does he / she look like? 4. How does he / she behave? C WRITE Write a description of a person. Use the right adjectives, nouns and verbs to describe his/ her appearance and behaviour. D CHECK • word order in descriptions • meanings of adjectives, nouns and verbs • punctuation |
