Writing 2

DESCRIPTION of a PERSON

INDEX

1. BRAINSTORM

2. PLAN

3. WRITE

4. REVISE

1. BRAINSTORMLook for new words in the dictionary!

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Eyes: shape, colour...

Hair: lenght, colour, shape, style...

Build

Height

Weight

Skin

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PERSONALITY:Positive aspects:

generous, open-minded...

Negative aspects: impatient, moody...

2. PLANINTRODUCTION -paragraph 1- WHO / WHY●

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CORE -paragraphs 2, 3, 4- PHYSICAL APPEARANCE - PERSONALITY

Paragraph 2 (face)●

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Paragraph 3 (body)●

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Paragraph 4 (personality)●

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CONCLUSION -paragraph 5- OPINION – IMPORTANCE●

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3. WRITEDecide the main VERB TENSE of the composition.

Make a list of the LINKING WORDS for each paragraph.

INTRODUCTION

PARAGRAPH 1

Say who you are going to talk about.

In this composition I am going to talk about my best friend...

Explain why you chose that person.

I chose this person because he/she has been a very important person in my life...

3. WRITECORE (PARAGRAPHS 2, 3, 4)

Physical appearance

PARAGRAPH 2: face

My friend has a round face. She has got big bue eyes and thick lips.

PARAGRAPH 3: body

Núria is not very tall. She is about my height. In fact, I think she is more or less 1m 55 cm …

Personality and interests

PARAGRAPH 4 (give examples).

She loves music and theatre. She is a very intellectual person. She started playing the piano when she was a child.

3. WRITE

CONCLUSION (PARAGRAPH 5)

Give your opinion:

- give a balance of positive and negative aspects.

All in all I can say Nuria is a very sensitive person and very generous.

On the other hand, she is sometimes a bit impatient and doesn't listen to you for a long time.

- explain why is that person impor-tant to you.

Nevertheless, I really love her as a sister. In difficult times she has always been close to me.

4. REVISE

1. Grammar: Verb tenses.

Subject + Verb + Object

2. Structure:

One idea per paragraph

Linking words

3. Vocabulary:

Choice of words

3. Spelling

4. Presentation