EF Describing people

blairchen

Publish：May 27, 2017

1. Describing someone you know

good-looking
long and dirty
tall, short
medium height
middle-aged
blond [blɑnd] 布隆；白肤金发碧眼的人
bald
curly

My boyfriend … he’s nice …, but , it’s over. He’s good-looking. He has a nice smile. Blue eyes. But his hair! It’s long and dirty. I don’t think he washes it. He’s an artist. He spends all day painting, and that’s all he does. He doesn’t have a job, he lives in his mum’s house! I want a boyfriend who has a plan. Successful, Smart, Funny, Handsome, I want something different now.

2. Sencence

She is tall and thin.
Her hair is shorter and grayer than before.
That tall, young, blond man drives a truck.
He’s very attractive.
A: What does he look like?
B: He is tall and middle-aged. He’s very good-looking.
A: What color are his eyes?
B: They’re brown. They’re brown.
A: How tall is she?
B: She’s very tall.

2. Describing relationships

granddaughter
grandson
niece [niːs]
nephew ['nɛfju]
cousin ['kʌzn]

Dialog
P: So how many people are coming?
S: Well. there’s the three of us.
P: We’re inviting Jake to the party?
J: Invite me to the party? I am the party. Oh. Can my cousin come?
S: Jake, this is a party for Simon, to celebrate his new job. We’re only inviting family and friends.
J: My cousin is family.
S: Yeah, your family, not Simon’s.
P: It’s a small apartment. We can’t invite too many people.
S: I think we should invite Todd, and his wife, Angela.
J: Yeah, he’s nice, and she’s cute.
S: Jake !
J: What did I say ?
P: What’s your boss’s name? I can never remember.
S: Joan. We should definitely invite Joan. And her husband, Al.
P: And, of course, we need to invite Simon’s mom.
J: Definitely. She makes great cheesecake.
S: OK, Who else?
P: Who’s your friend in the office? The guy from Seattle.
S: Oh, Harry! I can’t believe I almost forgot him.
P: And does he have a girlfriend?
S: He’s married.
P: This list is getting bigger.
S: Shall we talk about food ?

2.1 Relationshops

I’m meeting my girlfriend tonight.
James and I are business partners. ['pɑrtnɚ]

gerund (verb + -ing)

We spend time watching movies.
I always have fun talking with him.
We have a hard time getting together.
She has trouble making money.
They often waste time fighting.

D1
A: How are you and your brother doing?
B: We’re doing well, thanks. We spend time talking on the phone.
A: What do you and Sylvia do for fun?
B: Let’s see … We have a lot of fun playing tennis together.

What do you and your partner do for fun?
We spend time taking nice walks.
Are you having trouble?
What else do you enjoying doing?

3. Evaluating employees

appraisal [əˈprezəl] 考研 / IELTS / TOEFL / BEC
hardworking
efficient
creative [kriˈetɪv]
getting better
could do better
disorganized

Dialog
[TODD] Thanks for taking the time to meet me, Joan?
[JOAN] No problem. What’s up?
[TODD] Well, the `performance appraisals` are next week, and I want to talk with you about Sally and Harry.
[JOAN] Okay. Let’s start with Harry.
[TODD] Well, Harry hasn’t been with us that long, but I can see that he’s very hardworking. I think he does a really good job.
[JOAN] So do I. He did a great job on his last project … What was it?
[TODD] The Smith Electric [ɪ’lɛktrɪk] project.
[JOAN] That’s right. He `worked really well` with the team.
[TODD] A real team player. But there is one thing. He’s often late.
[JOAN] Yeah! he is
[TODD] Often late. Now. Sally.
[JOAN] Sally … I like Sally, but, umm …
[TODD] She’s just not `efficient enough` sometimes. She needs to be more organized. I mean, I don’t think she’s lazy.
[JOAN] `Neither do I`. She works hard. And she’s good in meetings.
[TODD] Yeah. And she’s also very helpful. Sometimes I have a computer problem and …
[JOAN] Yes, you do sometimes have computer problems.
[TODD] Well, I like them both.
[JOAN] So do I. You have two great people on your team.

3.1 Senctence

Her project is late because she’s too disorganized.
She’s too negative. She thinks too much about problems.
He’s not creative enough to work in marketing.

Use neither do I to agree with an opinion expressed by I don’t think that, or any other opinion expressed in the negative.

She’s so disorganized. > She needs to be more organized.
He’s too negative. > He should be more positive.

4. giving a recommendation

brochure ['brəʊʃə]

Dialog
[JOAN] Oh, Martina’s letter of recommendation. When is she going to New York?
[TODD] Next Friday. Her husband’s already there.
[JOAN] That soon. I’m going to miss her.
[TODD] Yeah, so am I.
[JOAN] Last week I asked her to make a new company `brochure [bro'ʃʊr]`. It only took her two days.
[TODD] Really? I should put that in. Martina works quickly and efficiently …
[JOAN] Yeah. The brochure was really beautiful. She’s so creative. And her team really loves her.
[TODD] Creative … Works well with a team. What else?
[JOAN] Well, she always wrote our marketing copy. She was really good at it.
[TODD] That’s right! Who’s going to do that now?
[JOAN] `Why don’t you ask Sally? She’s smart. She can learn it pretty quickly, right?`
[TODD] Not that quickly. But, yeah, she could learn it.
[JOAN] Great. So do you have enough for your letter?
[TODD] Umm … I think so. Thanks.
[JOAN] Sure.
[TODD] I had the pleasure to work with Martina for three years, and I highly recommend her.

2. Senctence

She was always organized.
She can probably learn that in one or two days.
The project only took her one day.
The brochure was really beautiful.
She’s so creative.
She can learn that pretty quickly.

3. So & Such

Use so + adjective or so + adverb to emphasize a personal quality.

Kyle is so disorganized.
She works so quickly.

Use such + noun to emphasize a personal quality.

Debra is such a team player.
She shows such creativity.
Oscar is such a hard worker.

Dialog So Such
FRED: You’re already done with the Franco project?
LOUISE: Fantastic, right? It only took us two weeks.
FRED: You finished that soon ? Wow. You work so well with your team.
LOUISE: Thanks! It’s such a hardworking team.
FRED: Yeah. Liza’s great. She’s such a creative designer.
LOUISE: Yes, and Tom’s so efficient. Honestly, Jayden’s really helpful, too

4. Writing

Sep 21,2016

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to highly recommend Jim. I worked with Jim for 2 years at LLQ company.
Jim was product manager of R&D. He was always hardworking, efficient and well-organized. Please feel free to contact me about Jim.

Sincerely
Blair