*Describing People

After studying unit 1,

You are expected to be able to:

 Recognize the main idea and

supporting ideas of a descriptive text
 Restate the content of a descriptive
text
 Produce a descriptive text

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A. Get fun. Look at this man. You can describe him with few words.

- Short, curly hair

- Brown complexion
- Oval face

Who is he?

_______________________

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 A. Get work in pairs. Match the numbers with the words!

1
[ ] eye
2 [ ] mouth
[ ] tongue
3 [ ] hair
5 [ ] eyelashes
4 [ ] forehead
[ ] chin
[ ] ear
7 6 [ ] cheek
[ ] jaw
[ ] nose
8
9 [ ] eyebrows
[ ] upper lip
[ ] freckles
10
[ ] teeth
[ ] lower lip

B. Get Fun. All the answers are the parts of body

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C. Get work in pair! Look at the pictures below. List a few words
about the pictures. Then ask another pair to make the
descriptions about the people!

Long/short/curly hair
bound hair
Fat
Short
Big/small/round nose
1
2 Square/round/long face
Happy/sad/serious
Etc….

The Desriptions
1. She is charming
3 She has long face
Her …..
2. He is
He has
His
3. He is

4 He has
his
4. She is __________________
________________________
________________________
5. She is___________________
________________________
5
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D. Find the names of eight colors!

A S O R A N G E R T
W H I T E U I O P G
Z X C V B N M L K R
Q W E R L G H J U E
A S X C U J K B O Y
L K P I E H G L R D
D C V G B H N A M K
G R E E N O L C J R
M N H Y G F V K E E
U Y E L L O W S D D

A. Get try. Read the text below. Then answer the following questions!

MISSING

Mery, twenty-year old girl has been

reported missing. She has short
black curly hair and dimples when
she smiles. She has brown
complexion. She was seen wearing
a red shirt and red shorts.

If you see this girl who likes the girl in the picture, please call
the nearest police station or Mr. Radboud 085254002923.

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 Find out:

1. Who is the girl in the picture?

__________________________
2. What’s happen to her?
__________________________
3. What are the words you use to describe her?
_______________________________________
4. What does she wear?
__________________________
5. How old is she?
__________________________

A. Get to try. Read the following description of Dina’s Mothers.

Then answer the following questions!

My Mother

My mother is a beautiful person. She is not tall but not short, and she
has curly hair and brown complexion. Her eyes colour is like honey
and her skin colour is light brown, and she has a beautiful smile. Her
weight likes 120 lbs.

She is a very kind person. She is very lovely, friendly, patient, and
she loves to help people. I love my mom, because she is a good
example to me. She loves being in the Church, and she loves sing
and dance too.

She is a very good child, wife and mother. She always takes care of
her family. She likes her house to be clean and organized. She a very
organized person and all things in the house are in the right place.
She doesn't like messes.

She always has a smile on her face. She is so sweet and lovely. I like
when I am going to sleep or went I wake up or when I am going to
go to some places, she always give me a kiss, and when the family
have a problem she always be with us to helps us and to give us all
her love.

Taken from : http://www.englishindo.com/2012/07/descriptive-text.html

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 Find out:
1. Why do you love your mother? Write down 5 reasons!
_______________________________________________________________
2. Why does Dina love her mother? Write down 5 reasons!
_______________________________________________________________
3. Can you imagine the physical description of Dina’s mothers? Draw it
below! Then, put the description on your drawing!

_______________________________________________________________
4. Is Dina’s mother a kind person? Why? Write down the reasons!
_______________________________________________________________
5. Write down the adjectives that you find in the text!
_______________________________________________________________

B. Get try. Read the text below. Then identify the parts of the text!

My Best Friend

I have a lot of friends in Villanova, but

Mella is my best friend since in junior high school.
We do not study in the same class but we meet at
school every day during recess and after school. I
first met her at junior high school orientation and
we’ve been friends ever since.

Mella is good looking. She is not too tall with dark complexion
and long black curly hair that is bound sometimes. At school, she wears
uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, casual t-shirts and
sneakers. Her favorite t-shirts are those in bright color like pink, bright
green, and orange. She is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and
likes to make friend with anyone. Like many other girls, she is also
talkative. She likes to share her feelings and thought to friends. That’s
way many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit childish

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 sometimes. For example, when she does not get what she wants, she acts
like a child and stamps her feet.

Mella loves drawing especially the manga characters. She always

has a sketchbook with her everywhere she goes. She would spend some
time to draw the mange character from her imagination. Her sketch are
amazingly great. I am really glad to have a best friend like Mella.

C. Parts of the text

Title

Identification

Description

D. Complete the mind mapping below based on ‘My best friend’!

Physical

Good looking

'My Best
Freind'

social
personalities

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 E. Get Discuss. Read and Learn!

F. Describing people in physical features!

E.g. :My mother is a beautiful person. She is not tall but not short, and she has curly
hair and brown

G. Look at the group of words below. They can help you to describe people
in general

Complexion brown, dark, fair, etc

Example :
 Modesta has a dark complexion but Markus, her
boy friend, has a fair complexion.
 Modesta is dark-skinned but Julia is fair-skinned

Height tall, short, of average height, of medium height

Example:
 Fredi is tall but her sister is short.
 My mother is of overage height, but my father is
tall.
Age old, young, elderly, middle -aged, older than his/her
age, younger than his/her age
Example:
 Paul is 16 years but he looks older that his age.
 I’m 35 and my brother is 30, but I look younger
than my brother.
 My uncle, Elias is an elderly man.
 My aunt is 30 years old, but she looks younger.
Build /Figure small, tiny, diminutive, big, stocky, stout, muscular,
straight, bent, skinny, slim, slender, slight, plum, fat,
obese, straight
Example:
 The soldiers body is straight and muscular
 The old man has diminutive and bent body

Looks attractive, beautiful, great looking, charming, pretty,

cute, sexy, homely, plain, unattractive, ugly
Example:
 Yansen looks charming in blue.
 Yohana is homely and beautiful girl.

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 (Adapt from: Look Ahead 1; An English Course: PenerbitErlangga)

H. Get Fun. Match the noun with the suitable adjective is size or
colors!

Size/Quality Color Noun

big thick narrow pointed black grey ears eyebrows
small high chubby bald brown blond hair lips
long dimpled bushy round blue auburn mouth cheeks
short wavy curly slanted green dark eyes forehead
wide kinky flat aquiline red fair nose head
(Taken from: Look Ahead 1; An English Course: Penerbit Erlangga)

Example:
I. auburn hair
J. flat nose
K. dimpled cheek
L. small ears

M. Describing people through personality trait

N. Get Fun. Find the antonyms of the following personality traits!

O. diligent >< lazy

P. generous>< ……………
Q. friendly>< ……………
R. easy-going>< ……………
S. creative>< ……………
T. two-faced>< ……………
U. rebellious>< ……………
V. aloof>< ……………
W. patient>< ……………
X. stingy>< ……………
(Taken from: Look Ahead 1; An English Course: Penerbit Erlangga )

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 A. Get read and learn about a Descriptive Text

 Definition:

Descriptive texts are to describe about a

particular place, person or thing.
 Purpose:
To describe a particular person, place or thing in
detail

 Generic Structure:
1. Identification: mention the name, occupation,
profession, and career.
2. Description: mention the physical features, the
way he/she dresses and his/her personality.

 Language Features:

1. The use of adjective

e.g. : My father has short curly hair

2. The use of attributive “Have” (have, has, had)

(in order to give detail description of the
object’s features)
3. The use of linking verb
e.g. : My sister looks beautiful and charming
today.
Nowela is the new Indonesia idol 2015

A. Compound Adjectives

 What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes something.

A red car (red is an adjective because it describes the car. How is the car? Red.

A big book (big is an adjective because it describes the book. How is the book?
Big.

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 Sometimes we use more than one adjective to describe something.

 A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words.

For Example:

 Our office is in a twenty-storey building.

 I have just finished reading a 300-page book.
 He is a well-known writer.
 That was a record-breaking jump.
 I work eight hours every day --> I work an eight-hour day

 How do we know when to put a hyphen (-)?

If you can use the word “and” between the two adjectives or words, then a
hyphen isn't necessary.
For Example;
 She is a kind and cheerful body.
 Anton is nice and old-fashioned man.

a. Get Practice. Underline the compound adjectives!

1. I have a three-week vacation

2. There was a five-second delay
3. This is a brightly-lit room.
4. We live in a densely-populated city.
5. We should start using wind-powered generators to cut costs.
6. I love eating sun-dried raisins.
7. I bought some mouth-watering strawberries.
8. She is a world-famous singer.
9. This is a smoke-free restaurant.
10. It was a last-minute decision.
11. We watched the full-length version of the movie
12. That is an old-fashioned dress
13. Reptiles are cold-blooded creatures

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 14. She is a good-looking girl.
15. It left a long-lasting taste in my mouth

b. Get try. Put hyphens or ‘and’ in the following sentences!

1. I think ____________ of an hour is better”, said the boss.(two thirds)

2. My _________________plan calls for increased practice”, he added. (player
improvement)
3. The boss demands a new ___________________ umpire. (home plate)
4. She is ___________________ girl. (tall beautiful)
5. My mother is ____________ woman. (fat old-fashioned)

B. Linking Verb
 A linking verb connects the subject with a word that gives information about the
subject, such as a condition or relationship. They do not show any action; but,
they link the subject with the rest of the sentence.
e.g. They are Problem
*are is a linking verb that shows the relationship
 Some linking verbs;
Get Become
Look Stayed
Act Come
Turn Remains
Indicate fell

 She appears upset about the announcement.

 Tom acted nervous when the teacher found the note.
 The audience fell silent when the conductor walked on the stage.
 She remains faithful, even though it has be two years since he left.

Get Practice. Make 10 sentences using linking verbs!

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A. Get try. Fill the blanks with providing words!

height dimples
good wife good
Herman

big
one-and-a- handsome hair
halfhandsome
good company

My Brother

My brother, ___________ is a special person in my life. He is in the medium

_______about 140 cm. He is charming and ____________. He has a short curly _______
and round face with _________. I love to see him when he is
smiling.
He has helped me since I was born. He was always a
_______ student and tried to be an example for my brothers
and me. He was always number one in all sports, and for that
reason we wanted to be like him. Now he has a good job in a
______ _____________, and in a few years he is going to work
for himself. He has a ______ truck, and he will use it to
transport iron pipes around Manokwari.
He got married ____________________ years ago, and now he has a _____ _______
and a baby. They live in a good neighbourhood with most of their friends close to their
house. I have a special feeling for my brother because he is always taken care of me.
Taken from; http://descriptive-text.blogspot.com

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A. Get work in pairs. Rearrange these sentences into a good
descriptive text!

- Sarah is also a model and sport

woman.
- She was state champion of
Queensland in the Rhythmic
Gymnastic in 1998 and 2006.
- She has also been in many advertising
campaigns and television
commercial.
- She is twenty four years old and
graduated with a Bachelor of
Business in Communication and
Public Relationship.
- Sarah’s first duty after becoming Miss
World Australia was visiting a charity
called “variety” in Tasmania. “Variety” is children’s charity and also
did a lot of work with disabled people.
- Sarah Jeanette Davies is Miss World Australia 2004.
- After this, Sarah would be a television presenter. She said that media
industry very competitive in Australia.

B. Get project. Choose one of the provided pictures of three

memorable people.

 In pairs, create 10 wrong sentences about the picture

 Give your work to another pair. Then replace with the correct
forms.

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 The Three Memorable People

C. Get try. Write four different paragraphs from these frames!

Rudy a good-looking boy new clothes.

Andi is a pleasant-looking boy old clothes.
Mery a very pretty girl who always unusual clothes.
Ann an attractive girls wears expensive clothes.

He jeans sandals.
She likes to wear long dresses and Italian shoes.
short dresses high-heeled shoes.

He has short blonde slanted green eyes.

She long curly hair and bright blue
straight almond-shaped brown
black

He Very tall and is rather slim.

She is Quite short a little plump.
About average height not overweight.
rather fat

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Everybody likes him a very nice personality.
her because he has a very pleasant manner.
People like She a cheerful smile.
a relaxed manner.

2. Get Project. Choose one of the pictures below or bring your own
picture of the person whom you are admired most. Then describe
him/ her!

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A. Assess your project using the following check list!
Have I written the title ?
Have I written the clear identification ?
Have I elaborated the description clearly?
Have I used the correct pattern of compound adjectives in English?
Have I put right punctuation in my writing?
Have I used right capitalizing in my writing?

B. Publish your project in the classroom!

C. Let’s create the summary of the lesson

Put your own summary of the lesson here!

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