Ways of Characterizing a Person

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A This is a nice blouse (That is …)

It is a nice blouse.

He is a bright student. (Mike is …)

Ann is a charming lady. (She is …)

A These are nice blouses. (Those are …)

They are nice blouses.

They are bright students.

Ann and John are charming persons.

B The blouse is nice.

It is nice.

He is bright. (The student is …)

Ann is charming. (She is … )

The doctor is experienced. (He is …)

B The blouses are nice.

They are nice.

They are bright. (The students are …)

Ann and Mike are charming.

The doctors are experienced.

A He is a bright student.

Questions.

1. Is he a bright student?

2. He isn’t a bight student.

3. What kind of student is he?

4. He is a bright student, isn’t he?

5. He isn’t a bright student, is he?

6. Is he a bright or stupid student?

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B He is bright .

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3. What is he like?

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A Tom is a self – confident person.

• quite a self – confident person

• a rather self- confident person

• rather a self – confident person

• not quite a self – confident person

• not a self – confident person at all

• not at all a self – confident person

B Tom is self – confident.

• quite self – confident .

• rather self- confident .

• self – confident enough

• too ( much too) self – confident

• a bit too self – confident

• a bit cocky

• not quite a self – confident

• not self – confident at all

• not at all a self – confident

• A (much) more self – confident person

• the most self – confident student in the group

• as self – confident a person as …

• not so self – confident a person as …

• not half so self – confident a person as

• ( much) more self – confident

• the most self – confident ( of all)

• as self – confident as …

• not so self – confident as …

- not half so self – confident as …