describing a person (writing)

She has a round face with long black hair, big eyes and regular white teeth.. The first thing I like about Mai is that she shares the same interests with me.. However, the best thing I l

1 Is the person a girl?

2 Is she tall?

3 Is she short-sighted?

4 Is she friendly?

……….

Who is she/ he?

Read the passage and answer the questions

My best friend’s name is “Sao Mai”, which means “Morning Star” in English She is the same age with me, and we have known each other since

we were in grade 4

She is very pretty She is not very tall and quite slim She has a round face with long black hair, big eyes and regular white teeth That’s why many people say that her smile can brighten up even on the cloudiest day

She has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humour She is also very intelligent and studious

The first thing I like about Mai is that she shares the same interests with me We both enjoy listening to music and collecting stamps In addition, she is very good at maths and she helps me a lot with difficult exercises However, the best thing I like about her is her kindness Whenever I have a problem, she always encourages me or gives me helpful advice I hope that our friendship will last forever

Questions:

1 Who is the author’s best friend?

2 How old is she/ he?

3 What does he / she look like?

4 What kind of person is he / she?

5 Why does the author like him or her?

Expected answers:

1 Sao Mai

2 She is the same age with the author

3 She is very pretty She is not very tall and quite slim She has a round face with long black hair , big eyes and regular white teeth

4 She has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humor She is also very intelligent

and studious

5 She shares the same interests with the author

She always encourages the author or gives the author helpful advice.

My best friend’s name is “Sao Mai”, which means “Morning Star” in English She is the same age with me, and we have known each other since we were in grade 4

S he is very pretty She is not very tall and quite slim She has a round face with long black hair, big eyes and regular white teeth That’s why many people say that her smile can brighten up even on the cloudiest day.

She has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humour She is also very intelligent and studious.

The first thing I like about Mai is that she shares the same interests with me We both enjoy listening to music and collecting stamps In addition, she is very good at maths and she helps me a lot with difficult exercises However, the best thing I like about her is her

kindness Whenever I have a problem, she always encourages me or gives me helpful advice

I hope that our friendship will last forever.

*Name

*Age

*When and Where

I met her

Her Physical

Characteristics

Her personalities

What I like

about her

The outline

Paragraph I: - Say who you are going to write about.

- Write how old he/ she is

- Tell how you met him / her.

Paragraph II : - Describe what he / she looks like

Paragraph III: - Describe what kind of person he /she is Paragraph IV: - State what two of you have in common.

- Give the reason why you like him / her and what you expect from him / her.

Suggestions

Name and age:

- Of my friends at school, I like ……… best.

- A, a student of ……… High School, is my best friend.

- My best friend is ……… He is a high school student at………….High School.

- He/ She is the same age with me

How to meet

- I met him / her at the school opening ceremony last month and we soon became friends./ at the party last week/

at the Graduation ceremony last year and we soon became friends.

Physical appearance

• … is a pretty girl with short hair and an even set of teeth.

• …… is a handsome boy with a bright face and glasses.

• …… is a tall boy with round eyes and a nice smile.

• He / She also has a friendly smile and he / she is very interesting to talk to.

• He / She is particularly interested in maths, chemistry, and biology.

The same things between two friends

• We have a lot of common interests We enjoy talking about school subjects, playing sports, and taking part in school clubs.

• We have a lot of common interests: school subjects, sports, music,

The most favorite thing

• I like her because whenever I have problems, he / she is the first person to help I really expect she's my true friendship to last through times.

Work individually and write a passage to describe your

friend.