Core Idea: Describing people/things

This exercise will help you perform below functions in everyday life in English

• describing people
• describing places / houses
• identifying / not identifying
• asking about identity
• describing situations

Instruction to do the exercise:

1. Hear all reflexes in general way.
2. Pick reflexes one by one and utter it aloud 4 to 5 times.
3. Use correct pronunciation of word.
4. Use weak form while pronouncing function word.
5. Apply word linking technique.
6. Apply rhythm exercise technique. (Applicable for advanced learners only)

Group 1:

He’s a man of powerful build, with a severe face.

He’s a muscular and broad-shouldered man.

She’s slender and has long, dark hair.

She’s not very tall.

He’s of average build.

He’s dressed in jeans and a shirt with sleeves rolled up.

He’s a tall, powerfully-built man, barrel-chested, and muscular.

She has a pleasant, frank look.

He’s rather fat.

He was dressed in uniform.

He’s a nice-looking young boy in blue jeans, active and alert.

He was wearing trousers and a white shirt.

She’s a tall, business-like woman of about 35.

She has a good-natured face and has a friendly, charming manner.

His hair is close-cropped.

He has deep-set eyes.

She’s altogether a little showy.

She’s very pleasing and graceful in appearance.

He’s dressed in a black shirt and must be just over thirty.

He’s quite tall.

Her eyes were alert and greedy.

She has a charming smile and engaging manner.

He’s not particularly good-looking.

He’s ten or twenty kilos overweight.

He’s a short man in the early fifties, with a bald head.

She’s dressed very quietly.

Her eyes were wide and dark.

He looked very young, about 17.

He’s fairly tall with short, black hair and bushy eyebrows.

He’s of medium height, neither fat nor thin, and clean shaven.

He’s about 35 years old, with dashing good looks.

She’s very simply and neatly dressed.

She’s seventeen, tall and slender, with searching eyes.

She has long, black hair.

His stomach is flat.

She has big, dark eyes.

He has a cheerful manner.

He’s a man of about 40, tall and good-looking.

He’s a tall, elderly man with grey hair and of healthy appearance.

She’s very slim and is in the late thirties.

He’s a large, dark man of more than 50, with a high forehead.

His nose is long and thin.

She has a slender waist.

He’s an elderly man with a pleasant face.

His mouth turns down slightly at the corners.

She’s very attractive.

He’s a shrewd-faced man in his early fifties.

She has a supple, well-curved figure.

She’s a pretty girl of about 20, with fair hair.

She’s dressed in a light blue sari.

His hair is combed straight back from his forehead.

He’s well-built and has a stern face.

She’s trim and efficient-looking.

He has a blue shirt on.

She’s a trim girl in the early twenties.

She’s tall and quite thin.

He’s a slim, tall, grey-haired man, with a gentle manner.

He’s quite tall, about 6 feet, and slightly stoop-shouldered.

He’s a stout man, bold and self-assured.

He always dresses well.

He seems a little overweight.

He’s rather thin.

She’s not particularly good-looking.

He’s a stout, middle-aged, individual with a face that’s determined.

She’s a chunky woman with pale complexion.

Group 2:

There are six rooms in that house, not including the kitchen and three bathrooms.

His house has an entrance hall, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bath.

From the hall, a door opens into another room.

That house has a sloping roof.

His house has a flat roof.

On the right, there are two windows looking out on the garden.

The room has a large window on the left.

At right front, there is a swinging door leading to the sitting room.

A door on the left leads to the stairs.

This room to the left is a bedroom.

In the rear, there’s a door to the dining room.

A door on the left leads into a long corridor.

The house faces the main road.

That house has three big bedrooms and one small one.

The floor is of white tiles.

The room opens at the back upon a wide porch.

This room is a little small, but there is room for a bed and a table.

From the corridor, doors open to three bedrooms.

In the middle of the left wall, there’s a window.

The living room is fairly large.

The back door opens into a verandah.

There is a window on the right, looking out on the street.

Her flat is on the third floor.

The downstairs bedroom is fairly large.

There’s a bathroom at the end of the corridor.

He lives in a two-storey-house.

That’s a big house with a glass porch.

You have good cross-ventilation.

There’s a door on the right leading into the backyard.

There are two windows to the left of the main door.

On the left, there’s a doorway leading into a large bedroom.

This is the kitchen.

The living room walls are papered with wallpaper having a beautiful design.

It’s a big house. It has seven rooms.

There’s a door leading out on to a balcony.

His bedroom is on the first floor.

In the rear wall, right, is the stairway to the upstairs rooms.

This is the bathroom to the right.

The doors are painted white.

On the right, at the end of the room, there’s a small door leading to the bathroom.

His house is a single-storey-building.

His house has two double bedrooms.

Next to the kitchen, there’s a pantry.

The walls of all the bedrooms are tiled.

There’s a lift, so you won’t get tired of climbing stairs.

Beyond the living room, you have the dining room.

A medium-priced carpet covers the floor.

You can see the sea from the balcony.

This is another bedroom. It’s a fairly good size, and you have windows on two sides.

In the rear wall, there is a doorway leading into the dining hall.

You have three bedrooms, don’t you?

That’s a five-storeyed block of flats.

On the wall, left, there’s a photograph.

The rooms are spacious and well-proportioned.

The kitchen is a full-sized one.

A staircase goes up from the dining room.

He lives in a flat of a better sort.

That’s an old brick house with a tiled roof.

Part of the house is used as his office.

She lives in a ground-floor flat.

The walls are papered in a red and green design.

From there, you have a good view of the river.

There are two bedrooms on the ground floor.

There’s plenty of room for a small family here.

Group 3:

What sort of build is he?

Could you describe him for me?

What’s your brother like?

How does she dress?

Is he good- looking?

Does she have a good complexion?

What does Tina look like?

Does he walk with a stoop?

Does he walk with a bad limp?

What colour is her sari?

How was she dressed?

Does she have long hair?

How tall is she?

Tell me what she looks like.

How old is he?

Group 4:

It could be Anitha.

That’s her, isn’t it?

This is the bag he had with him.

Maybe, it’s that contractor.

It’s me.

It’s us.

It’s them.

That’s her.

It’s him.

She’s here.

It could be a Honda.

Yes, it is.

There’s a big mole on his right cheek.

That girl on his left is his younger sister.

I think that’s her husband.

It’s Ashok Malhotra from next door.

I suppose that must be him.

It’s a very good book.

She’s got a wart on her nose.

I know the man she’s standing beside.

That’s him, your friend.

Ah, there’s the man I told you about.

I think he’s an electrician or something.

I think it’s a Rolls Royce.

Yes, she is.

It’s your father on the phone.

He has a slight limp.

These are his clothes.

I think that’s the one.

I am a client of his.

Yes, it’s her/all right!

This is the book you wanted, isn’t it?

He has a scar on his forehead.

Perhaps it’s a Honda.

Well, there he is.

He’s a mechanic.

Group 5:

Who are you?

May I know who you are?

Are you Mr. Iyengar?

Who’s that man over there?

What make of TV is it?

Is that you, Asha?

Who did you see at the bank?

What the hell is that?

Which Sharma do you mean — his brother-in-law or his neighbour?

See that man? Who’s he?

What sort of book is it?

Do you know who she is?

Who’re those people?

What in the world is it?

Are you policemen?

Who are you phoning?

Excuse me. Are you the teacher of VIII A?

What colour is it?

Who on earth told you that?

What’s the name of that girl?

That man standing over there. Do you know him?

See that thing there? What is it?

Isn’t that your father?

Do you recognize that man in a blue shirt?

Do you know what that thing is?

Who are you going to meet?

What on earth is that thing in your bag?

Do you have some identification with you?

Do you know what that woman is?

Isn’t that your bag?

What kind of typewriter is it? An electronic one?

That’s your uncle, isn’t it?

Who is that packet for?

Which of these bags is yours?

What make is your car?

Who’s he talking to?

What type of oil do you use?

Group 6:

I don’t recognize him.

I’m afraid I’ve no idea.

I don’t know who it was.

I know his face, but I can’t place him.

I’ve no idea what it is.

There’s some man at the door.

Sorry. I don’t know.

I only saw his back.

I’m not certain.

There’s something on the floor.

He just reminds me of someone.

But I can’t put a name to his face.

I haven’t the faintest idea.

I have no idea who that is.

I have no idea what his name is.

No. I don’t think so.

I haven’t a clue.

This isn’t mine. It must be somebody else’s.

God knows.

I’m not sure.