Writing: A description of a person | Tiếng Anh 6 (Friends Plus) | Unit 7: Growing Up - Lớp 6 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

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A description of a person

I can describe a person's physical appearance and behaviour.

THINK! Who is your favourite celebrity? Can you describe him / her?

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth is a famous Australian actor. He's best known for his roles in the films Thor and Snow White and the Huntsman.

He's very tall (1.90 metres), strong and good-looking. Chris has got fair hair and blue eyes. He's sometimes got a beard and a moustache.

He's busy, but he spends lots of time outdoors with his three children. He becomes a superhero in both films and his everyday life!

1. Read the article and look at the words in blue. What do we use them for?

2. Complete the Key Phrases with words in the description.

Language Point: Punctuation 

3. Match 1-7 with a-g to complete the sentences.

We use

1. an exclamation mark (!)

2. a question mark (?)

3. a capital letter (A, B, C, ...)

4. a comma (,)

5 an apostrophe (') (for example, we're, Susan's)

6 a full stop (.)

7 words in italics (for example, Thor, Coco)

a. at the beginning of a sentence and with names, countries, nationalities and names of books, films and songs.

b. in lists and for pauses.

c. at the end of a sentence.

d. at the end of a question.

e. when we say the title of a book, film or song.

4. Rewrite the text with the correct punctuation.

jennifer lawrence is an american actor she was born in kentucky she is tall and shes got blonde hair and blue eyes jennifers most famous role was a girl called katniss everdeen in the hunger games

5. USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.