Describing a Person

Read the email and answer: why has Stephanie written to Claudia?

From: Stephanie

To: Claudia

Subject: Hi from Scotland

Dear Claudia,

I hope you’re well.

I’ve just had an email from your friend Christelle. She wants to rent a room in my house this summer. Could you tell me a bit about her (age, personality, etc. and what she likes doing) so that I can see if she would fit in with the family? Please be honest!

Send my regards to your family and I hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes

Stephanie

Now read the Claudia's answer: does she recommend her friend?

From: Claudia

To: Stephanie

Subject: Hi from Switzerland

Hi Stephanie,

Thanks for your email.

Of course I can tell you about Christelle. She’s 21, and she’s studying law with me.

I think she’s quite extrovert and very sociable – she has lots of friends. She’s also very good with children. She has a young step-brother and several young cousins, and I know she likes playing with them. She’s incredibly hard-working and responsible – she passed all her exams last year, which is more than I did!

She likes going out, seeing films, and listening to music, but not rock or heavy metal – so don’t worry about noise! And she’s happy to do things on her own – she’s very independent, so you won’t really have to look after her. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother and stepfather, but she also sees her father regularly.

The only negative things I can think of are that she’s a bit untidy – her room is usually in a mess – and that her English is, well, not brilliant. But I’m sure she’ll learn fast! I think she’s really nice and that the family will get on well with her.

I hope that’s useful. Let me know if you need any more information about her.

Love

Claudia

PS I attach a photo of the two of us.

Which positive adjectives does Claudia use to describe Christelle?

What negative things does Claudia say about her friend?

Imagine you received Stephanie's email asking about your friend. 
Follow the plan and write an email to answer it.

Paragraph 1    age, family, work/study
Paragraph 2    personality (good side)

Paragraph 3    hobbies and interests
Paragraph 4    any negative things?

Find more: http://www.mokslai.lt/referatai/konspektas/7698.html 

Useful language: describing a person

He's quite/ very + adjective (friendly, extrovert, etc.)
She's a bit + negative adjective (untidy, talkative, etc.)
He likes/loves/ doesn't mind + verb+ -ing
He's good at + verb + -ing

Do the personality quiz to revise the personality adjectives. http://www.mobilestudy.org/u/26855/

These may help you:  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-adjectives-to-describe-a-person.html
http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/descp-people/descr-pp1.html