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Everyday People • � •
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3 Read the article again and answer the 6 Fill in the blanks with good, kind or well,
questions. then make sentences as in the example.

1 GOOD - looking guapo 5 WELL - dressed


•• 1
2
Who is Max?
What does he look like? 2 WE LL - built
fornido 6 GOOD - natured buen caractr

•• 3
4
What does he usually wear?
What kind of a person is he?
3 KIND - hearted bondadoso 7 well - behaved bien portao
4 WELL - mannered educado 8 .GOOD - humoured de buen

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to talk
5 What style does the writer use l? humor
al or impersona
about Max: person John is a good-looking man in his early thirties.
use to
6 Which tenses does the writer

e describe Max?.
7 a) Study the examples, then fill in the gaps
using and, who, with or as we/1 as.

4 Fill in the corred word from the list, then • Paul has got big blue eyes. He's got dark, curly hair.
use the expressions to talk about Max. Paul has got big blue eyes and dark, curly hair.
Paul has got big blue eyes as well as dark, curly hair.
amusing, centre, early, dangerous, hazel, humour, • Paul is a plump boy. He has got dark, curly hair.
kind-hearted, leather Paul is a plump boy who has got dark, curly hair.
1 ....................... twenties 4 a sense of .................. . Paul is a plump boy with dark, curly hair.
2 ............................. eyes 5 the ............ of attention
3 a ........................ jacket 6 .......................... sports A Nancy is a pretty girl in her late teens 1) .............. is tall
2) .............. slim, 3) .............. fair hair, bright blue eyes
4) .............. a small, straight nose.
STUDY TIP.,.. ----------. B Tom, 1) .............. is in his mid-thirties, is a tall, well-
• When we describe a person's physical appearance, built rñan 2) .............. almond-shaped eyes, 3) ............
we norma�h the more general features (e.g. ............... an upturned nose 4) .............. a moustache.
height, build, age) and go on to the more specific
enes (e.g. eyes, nose, hair, etc). b) Rewrite this short description, using the
• As part of a description of somebody's appearance,
we often describe the clothes they wear. .
linking words/phrases above.

Jerry is forty years old. He is of average height. He is


e.g. Joe is a tall, we/1-built man in his twenties. He has muscular. He has got big blue eyes. He has got short,
got beautiful green eyes, dark brown hair and a blond hair. He has got a beard. He likes wearing
beard. He usually wears blue jeans and sweaters. casual clothes.

5 Circle the odd word out in each group. Can


8 Use vocabulary from Exs. 5 and 6, and
the linking words in Ex. 7, to describe the
you think of more words to add?
people in the pictures.

tall, � of average height, short


thin, muscular, well-built, shoulder-length,
slim, plump
in his/her late thirties, in his/her early teens,
small, teenager, middle-aged
brown, almond-shaped, square, large
big, upturned, hooked, tall, small, straight
blond(e), curly, wavy, short, straight, big
moustache, scar, blouse, beard, dimples,
freckles, mole, glasses
jeans, skirt, T-shirt, cardigan, raincoat,
high-heeled shoes, suit, shorts, tracksuit

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