Writing: Describing a Person
Describing a person is an A2–B1 creative-writing genre that builds descriptive vocabulary and structured paragraph development. The format covers physical appearance (height, build, hair, eyes, distinguishing features), personality and character (with examples), typical behaviour, and the writer’s relationship to the subject. Learners build descriptive-paragraph fluency.
This worksheet builds A2–B1 writing fluency with person-description format.
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What’s inside:
- A model person-description with annotated structure
- Vocabulary box with appearance and personality terms
- Description-planning template: appearance, personality, behaviour, relationship
- Sentence-combining task: convert bullet points into flowing description
- Original-writing task: describe someone you know in 150 words
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Adjective order in description at A2–B1 — a tall, slim, blonde woman (opinion → size → shape → colour). Showing personality through example rather than naming traits. Cultural sensitivity: avoiding fat (rude); using heavy-set, well-built (neutral).
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2–B1, in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET) Writing. Part of the Creative & Descriptive collection — the natural next step is Describing a Place, which extends person description into setting.
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