1 Describing people

being mean.
As he doesn’t return things he has borrowed, in my opinion he is dishonest.
Since my sister often forgets where she puts her things, she appears to be 
absent-minded.

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Compound Adjectives
Compound adjectives are formed with:
a) Present participles: a quick-acting officer, a hard-working doctor
b) Past participles: a stylishly-dressed woman, an open-hearted young man, a 
narrow-minded politician, a widely-known football player
c) Cardinal numbers + nouns: a three-year-old boy, a six-foot tall man
d) Well, badly, ill, poorly + past participle: a well-intentioned friend, an 
ill-mannered actress

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Compound Adjectives
1 A baby who is crying constantly
2 A speaker who has prepared thoroughly
3 Students who are organised well
4 A girl who has curly hair
5 A boy who has brown eyes
6 A basketball player who is 42 years old
7 An artist who is dressed in funny clothes
8 A child-minder who has been specially trained
9 A man who has a short temper
10 A man with one leg
11 A dentist who has gentle manners
1 a constantly-crying baby
2 a thoroughly-prepared speaker
3 well-organised students
4 a curly-haired girl
5 a brown-eyed boy
6 a 42-year-old basketball player
7 a funnily-dressed artist
8 a specially-trained child-minder
9 a short-tempered man
10 a one-legged man
11 a gentle-mannered dentist

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Describe two people who are very different, despite their apparent 
similarity
Jason and Jonathan are identical twin brothers, who are in the same year at school as I am. Physically, they are 
indistinguishable; they are like "two peas in a pod", as the saying goes. They have the same short blond hair and fine 
features, and they tend to dress in the same casual style. When you get to know them, however, it soon becomes clear that 
their personalities are completely different.
Jason is very outgoing, assertive and ambitious, the sort of person who might run a large corporation. An example of this is 
the fact that he is already the president of the school debating society. Although people tend to find him rather pompous and 
conceited, to me he simply seems full of confidence. For instance, he is much more likely to say "I can do it" than "I'm the 
best". It is true that he comes across as stubborn, though, due to his habit of refusing to admit he is wrong in any 
disagreement.
Jonathan, on the other hand, is more of an introvert. He very rarely socialises, preferring to spend his time on his own. He is 
a dreamer who can spend hours staring at the clouds. As a result, he sometimes gives the impression of being lazy, while a 
few people even regard him as slow-witted. On better acquaintance, however, he turns out to be not only enthusiastic and 
energetic, but also deeply caring which is shown by his tireless work on behalf of various charities.

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Justification/Examples
Outgoing, assertive and ambitious → already president of school debating society
(not) pompous and conceited) but rather full of confidence → more likely to say ‘I 
can do’ than ‘I’m the best’
Stubborn → habit of refusing to admit he is wrong in any disagreement
Introvert → very rarely socialises, prefers to spend time on his own
A dreamer (Sometimes seems lazy or slow-witted) → spends hours starting at the 
clouds
Enthusiastic, energetic, deeply caring → shown by her tireless work on behalf of 
various charities

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Use adjectives to describe character
Speaking to strangers is terrifying for Elaine because she is so timid/shy.
Melissa tends to be tactless/blunt and often upsets people by saying what she 
thinks without considering their feelings.
Mr Purvis is a rather stubborn/obstinate old man who refuses to change his 
mind once he has reached a decision about something.
The way she shouts at is teachers is just one example of his rude/insolent 
behavior.
I think Carol is mean/miserly because she only spends when she absolutely has 
to.

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Life, Lifestyle and Beliefs
In a description of a person you could include information that relates to their 
life, lifestyle and beliefs. You may refer to factual details such as profession,