1. Gymnázium Viliama Paulinyho – Tótha v Martine Učíme sa nielen z učebníc, učíme sa pre život. Kód projektu ITMS: 26110130666 Opis osoby - prezentácia č. 12 31.10.2014 Mgr. Denisa Hrušková Anglický jazyk

2. DESCRIBING PEOPLE The best friend a description Prepare a description of your best friend What does he/she look like? How old is he/she? Is he/she in his/her mid or late teens? Is he/she tall or small? Does he/she have shoulder-length or waist-length hair? Does he/she wear glasses? What about his figure? What colour is his/her eyes? What are some characteristics of his/her personality? What does he/she like and dislike? Look at the questions again. Are all of them about the physical apperance of a person? What is the rest about?

3. Strategies to describe a person When describing a person it is important to prepare a well-structured presentation. tips Here are some tips for you to be sure you do your task well. 1.Start with the basic facts about a person : name, age, ccupation, the place the person lives in or comes from 2.Focus on physical appearance : do not forget to use adjectives 3.Describe the character of a person : it is good to use linking words of reasoning to support your attitudes 4.Finish with examples of person`s typical behaviour, your common experiences, your relationship

4. Adjectives connected with describing people As mentioned above, the advanced use of adjectives is more than important when describing a person. In the following section you are going to improve your adjective-use skills

5. Physical appearance shoulder-length Which of the adjectives describe the physical appearance (there is one example) fair narrow sympathetic patient responsible well-built thin ambitious selfish wavy good-looking bad-tempered sociable mean

6. Character stubborn Which of the adjectives describe the character (there is one example) dark organised shy patient realistic reliable thin attractive overweight wavy considerate cheerful truthful decisive

7.  Match the synonyms (there is one example) warm-hearted generous thoughtful reliable truthful full of energy selfish optimistic honest considerate egoistic positive friendly kind honest responsible energetic

8.  Write the opposites to these adjectives organised mean honest bad-tempered responsible patient curly tall

9. Describing people Look at the pictures. Choose one person and try to describe the physical appearance of a person. Present your describtion.

10.  You are going to hear an interview with John Legend about his life. Choose the correct answer. There is only one correct answer.  http://www.nucem.sk/documents//25/matu rita_2014/cudzie_jazyky_testy_kluce_zadani a/AJB1_RT_2014_www.mp3 (from 3:05 to 10:07 on the recording) http://www.nucem.sk/documents//25/matu rita_2014/cudzie_jazyky_testy_kluce_zadani a/AJB1_RT_2014_www.mp3

11. The task 1. When John Legend was a teenager, his classmates were.  (А) of the same age  (B) of different ages  (C) younger than him  (D) older than him 2. At the age of 16, John became attractive for girls because.  (А) he became more mature  (B) he started performing  (C) he founded a new band  (D) he started playing the guitar 3. With every relationship, John.  (А) is ready to change the place he lives  (B) becomes more emotional  (C) becomes more responsible  (D) wants to stay with his partner forever 4. In the future, John plans.  (А) to found his own record label  (B) to have a large family  (C) to move to a different country  (D) to live with Chrissy

12. description of a person  Write a 150-word description of a person in your family you admire most.  Points to focus on basic facts about a person physical appearance character your relationship reasons why you admire him or her

13.  Listening -slide 11  1.B  2.D  3.C  4.D

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