describing a person (writing)

Who is she/ he?
1. Is the person a girl?
2. Is she tall?
3. Is she short-sighted?
4. Is she friendly?
…………………………….


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.


*Name
*Age
*When and Where
I met her
My best friend’s name is “Sao Mai”, which means “Morning Star” in English. She is the

Her Physical
Characteristics

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.

Her personalities

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

What I like
about her

kindness. Whenever I have a problem, she always encourages me or gives me helpful advice.
I hope that our friendship will last forever.


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.


Suggestions
Physical appearance

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….. 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.


Suggestions
The same things between two friends

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

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

The most favorite thing

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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.