@ AlloSchool English: 2Bac (All Streams) Unit 1 (Youth: Potential and Challenges Writing : Describing a person Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae ‘Summary I- Course Il- Sample paragraph 1 IIL- Sample paragraph 2 IV- Practi I- Course Appearance ‘© Age: young, old, teenager, middle-aged, elderly, in his twenties © Height : tall, short, average height Build : fat / overweight, thin / slim, well built /in good shape Hair : long / short, black/ brown, curly / wavy / spiky Face : yound, oval, wrinkled Byes : big, small, narrow, blue, brown © Clothes : formal, casual, smart Personality © Abilities: intelligent, vigorous, energetic, gifted © Character : optimistic, relaxed ambitious ‘© Behaviour : sociable, introverted, reliable A descriptive paragraph may answer some of the following, questions © Who is the person ? ‘© What docs the person do ? ‘¢ What does he/she look like ? ‘¢ How does he/she behave ? ‘© Tow does he/she make others feel ? II- Sample paragraph 1 My gifted friend ‘Tom. my best friend is really a genius. When he first joined our school, the other students avoided him; but now everybody wants to keep company with him, What is his secret? First of all, he is a brainy boy. He ean solve ‘mathematical operations faster than a calculator, and he can memorize things better than any of his classmates. He always gets the best grades in exams, and he is highly respected by his teachers. What makes him even more popular is his being modest, sociable and reliable. Although he is the shortest boy in our group, he is a gifted basketball player. Physically, he is round-faced, pale looking with brown small eyes and short straight hair. He is usually dressed in casual clothes : tight jeans and T-shirts. All those who know him, including his teachers, believe Tom has the traits of a geniusInspired and modified from Ticket to English IIL- Sample paragraph 2 My grandmother When Iwasa ei, I admized my grandmother for her strength and kindness. She was not very fat. Infact she was very thin, yet she was strong, She lived by herself and still did a lot of the housework. She was a very happy person and was always smiling and joking, and she often made me laugh. My grand mother was also very patient, and she alws never afraid to tell her anything, because she never got angry at me. She just listened and tried to help, I also liked to spend time with her because she had interesting stories to tell about her childhood and life experiences. When Twas young, my grandmother was my favorite friend. s listened to all my problems. Ske gave me very good advice whenever I needled it. I was Inspired from Just Reading and Writing IV- Practice ‘Think of a person you like best and complete the following chart about him/her. © Name and relationship Physical appearance His skills and competences © Behaviour His special traits What others say about him IV- Practice Now write your paragraph ‘These sentences may help you ‘© My best fiend is a special person, © S/he is sociable and modestS/he has a strong personality Physically, he/she is tall and well-built S/he has long black straight hair His/her eyes are narrow and blue