Starter

Imagine that you

Objectives
To identify some vocabulary related to describing people. To use the proper order of adjectives. To read for specific information. To write sentences describing some people.

Describing People

Describing People

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Describing People

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Describing People

Beautiful built twenties petite skinny handsome handsome petite tall overweight Elderly

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Height overweight Elderly tall built twenties Height

Beautiful

In English, it is common to use more than one adjective to describe a noun. These adjectives must be used in the proper order. Example: Here is a beautiful, red, cloth flag. Why does beautiful come before red? Why does red come before cloth?

You saw this man breaking into a car and running away with a bag. You called the police and gave a description. Which is the best description of the suspect?

Reading

Suspect 1

Read the following information about a suspect and try to choose the correct alternative (a, b or c)

A: He was about 30 to 40 years old. He was white and had curly brown hair. He had a moustache and a beard. He had a scar on his left cheek and he had green eyes. He was wearing a dark red top.

B: He was about 30 to 40 years old. He was white and had straight brown hair. He had a moustache and a beard. He had a scar on his right cheek and he had blue eyes. He was wearing a dark red top.
C: He was about 30 to 40 years old. He was white and had curly brown hair. He had a moustache and a beard. He had a scar on his right cheek and he had green eyes. He was wearing a dark red top.

Suspect 2

You saw this man walking out of a jewelery shop with a gun and bag of stolen jewelery. You called the police and gave a description. Which is the best description of the suspect?
A: He was around 50 years old. He was Asian and had short black hair. He had a short, black moustache. He was wearing a white shirt and a pink spotty tie. He was also wearing dark sunglasses.

B: He was around 50 years old. He was Asian and had short black hair around the sides but was bald on top. He had a long, black moustache. He was wearing a white shirt and a pink striped tie. He was also wearing tinted sunglasses.

C: He was around 50 years old. He was Asian and was completely bald. He has a long moustache and a beard. He was wearing a white shirt and a pink tie. He was also wearing sunglasses.

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Suspect 3
You saw this woman walking out of a shop with laptop computer she hadn't paid for. Can you complete the following description with appropriate words? is She 1.________ about 20 years old. 2. ________
shoulder-length.

blonde She was white and had curly 3._________ blue eyes. She had 4. __________
She was 5. _________ wearing

green hooded-top. a bright 6. _________

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Crime - Mini-Quiz

A: If you want to report a crime and it is an emergency, what should you do?
1.Look on the internet for more information about what to do 2.Write an email to the police 3.Call 999

B: When you call the police you can start the conversation by saying: "I would like to ________ report a crime
C: If you have been the victim of a crime, you will normally be asked to________. 1.Give some money 2.Give a statement 3.Give your passport D: You will be given a crime number, which is a reference number specific to your case. You will need this number if.... 1.You make any insurance claim 2.You need to go to hospital 3.You want to speak to the police again about the case

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Crime - Mini-Quiz

E: You are describing a suspect. Which is the best sentence? 1.He had long, curly brown ears and red eyes. 2.He had long, curly red hair and brown eyes. 3.He had long, curly brown eyes and red ears.

bald F: If someone has no hair, they can be described as ________

G: Tick the information you may have to give in a statement: 1.You name, address, age etc. 2.What you saw in the incident 3.Everyone you saw at the time of the incident, whether directly involved or not 4.Where the incident happened 5.When the incident happened 6.Any cars or number plates of cars you saw at the time 7.Description of any property or things involved in the incident