• 1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE

  • 2 LEARN GRAMMAR

  • 3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN

Create a Character

Describe People and Places

What kind of creepy character can you imagine?

Visualize a creepy character and where it lives. Picture details in your mind. Then draw a picture of it. Give your character a name.

Study your picture. How would you describe the character and place? Jot down your ideas. Share your drawing and description with a partner.

How to Describe People and Places

  • 1. Tell what a person or place is like.

  • 2. Give details.

  • 3. Use descriptive words.

What is Old Molly like?

Old Molly is a crazy woman with long, bony fingers.

Use Adjectives

When you describe people and places, you use adjectives. Adjectives help your listeners picture what you are saying.

Describe a person:Old Molly has long, black hair.
Describe a place:She lives in a wooden shack.
This woman has bony fingers and large, round eyes.

This woman has bony fingers and large, round eyes.