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Describing People

Antonio Banderas is the person being described. The writer first heard about Banderas in one of his famous films directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Banderas is a handsome man with dark hair, dark eyes, and is tall and broad-shouldered. He has proven to be a warm, kind person who enjoys spending time with his family. Perhaps his greatest achievement was finding success in America with little money but great expectations. The writer admires Banderas for his success as an inspiration to young actors.

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Describing People

Antonio Banderas is the person being described. The writer first heard about Banderas in one of his famous films directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Banderas is a handsome man with dark hair, dark eyes, and is tall and broad-shouldered. He has proven to be a warm, kind person who enjoys spending time with his family. Perhaps his greatest achievement was finding success in America with little money but great expectations. The writer admires Banderas for his success as an inspiration to young actors.

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IES Sierra de Guadarrama

2 Bachillerato

WRITING GUIDE

Type of text: Describing people


PLAN
OPENING
Paragraph 1
Write the name of the person in the first sentence.
Write when / where / how you met that person or heard about
him / her.
Explain how long you have met that person.
Include any interesting detail (nationality, job)

MODEL
There is one person I specially admire, his name is Antonio
Banderas.
I first heard about Banderas when I watched his famous film
tame, directed by Pedro Almodvar. Antonio is the first
Spanish actor who has become extremely popular in the United
States. He started his career in Madrid when he was a very
young man and from the very beginning he managed to work
with the best directors, actors and actresses.

BODY
Paragraph 2

Antonio Banderas is an extremely handsome man. His curly


dark hair and dark eyes have made him a Latin symbol in North
America. He is tall and broad-shouldered, rather slender and
very expressive.

Talk about his / her physical appearance.


Paragraph 3
Talk about his / her personality.
Talk about his interests.
Talk about the activities he/ she likes doing in their spare time.

Antonio has proved to be a warm person; he is always willing to


answer the questions asked by both his fans and the
journalists. He is not only glamorous but also kind. Being wellknown has not changed his attitude; he is still the same modes
man who moved from the south of Spain to the capital to
search his dream. In his free time, Antonio enjoys spending
time with his wife, famous American actress Melanie Griffith,
and their daughter. He is also good at singing, which has been
very useful throughout his acting career.

Perhaps his greatest achievement was when he was able to find


his way in a foreign country with little money but great
expectations. From my point of view, Banderas is an inspiration

CLOSING / CONCLUSION
Paragraph 4
Explain what that person has achieved in life.
Include a reason why you admire that person / why he or she
made an impression on you.

for many young actors.

Useful Language:

adjectives used to describe physical appearance


adjectives used to describe personality
comparatives and superlatives
expressions used to talk about a persons age
vocabulary related to clothes and accessories

Examples:
He/she has got short/long curly/wavy/straight black/brown/fair/grey/red hair
He/she is black/brown/fair/grey/red haired
He/she is tall/short/medium height
He/she has got brown/blue/green eyes
He/she is fat/plump/slender/slim/thin/skinny
He/she is in his early/mid/late twenties/thirties/forties
I like this person because
He/she is an extremely .person
He/she usually wears

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