Describing others, their appearance, style and action is really skillful art. What you think about and observe in others reflects your thoughts. When you have to describe others, what they are wearing or what they are doing, you have to talk very carefully.
Let us have a look at some of the sentence starters that will help you out.
• He is well dressed
• He is wearing informal/formal clothes.
• She is wearing casual clothes.
• He is wearing fashionable clothes.
• He is wearing smart clothes.
• She is smartly dressed.
When you have to specify about cloth materials, you can describe like this:
- Silk………..He is wearing a silk shirt
- Cotton……She is wearing a red cotton skirt
- Woolly …. He is wearing a woolly Jacket.
- Denim ……He is wearing a denim Pant.
- Leather ….He is wearing a leather jacket
Let us have a look at some of words that will help you describe clothing. You need to use perfect word depending on the situation and the person or his/her style.
Trendy
Smart
Bright
Old Fashioned
Casual
Aged
Worn
Uniform
Tatty
Flimsy
Wooly
Lacy
Alluring
Warm
Designer
Dull
Silky
Off-the-Peg/ Rack/ Rail
Colorful
You can talk about clothes in more details by including Patterns of clothes
• plain
• floral
• striped
• checked
You can say like --- has …
- long / short sleeves
- a zip
- buttons
- Tops: dress shirt, sport shirt, polo shirt, tank top, button-down shirt, blouse, short-sleeve, sleeveless, long-sleeve, collared, sweatshirt, T-shirt, hoodie, sweater, pullover, cardigan
- Bottoms: cargo pants, jeans, pleated pants, flat-front pants, board shorts, slacks, overalls, sweatpants, trousers, capris, crop pants, skirt, shorts, culottes,
- Other clothing: uniform, dress, costume, bathrobe, pajamas, robe, jacket, vest, blazer, socks, coat, stockings, hat, gloves, cap, boots, shoes, slippers, flip-flops, heels, sandals, pumps
For example: She is wearing a plain pink shirt with long sleeves and black buttons and a denim jacket.
If you want to include further details, then you can also talk about other accessories like earrings, watch, handbag, etc.
He is wearing a branded watch.
She is carrying a handbag
She is wearing studs.
She is wearing a nose ring.
He has a small tattoo on his shoulder
You can make your description more interesting by adding….
• She is smartly dressed in red cotton skirt and denim jacket..
• He is casually dressed in (name of garment).
• Sporty looks with a (name of garment)…
• Simply clad in (name of garment), Jimmy…
When it comes to describing what others are doing, you have to talk correctly yet politely. Here you need to use the present progressive for describing the actions in progress.
• He is listening to me carefully
• She is taking notes.
• He is drawing pictures.
You have to use PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE to indicate continuing action. You need to talk about something that is going on at the present moment. In this tense, we have to use “to be” verb, in the present tense with the ‘ing’:
- He is preparing for his exam.
- He is searching for errors in the document.
- He is singing.
- She is dancing.
- They are sleeping.
All in all, you have to think about something that will make others feel good about you. What you talk about others reflects your individuality and thoughts. That is why you need to pay attention in this regard. The language you use should be polite. You have to be specific, brief at the same time. You can add humor but be careful not to overdo it. All these tips will help you out in this regard.
Saludos y suerte prof lauro soto
Leer y usar cuidadosamente todas estas instrucciones y videos para construir un valioso trabajo en formato DIGITAL, que les va a servir para obtener la EVIDENCIA y el PORTAFOLIO que los nuevos programas por competencias requieren de todos los alumnos y maestros, mucha suerte.
Competencias Digitales (Tic’s Basicas) a construir con este TEMA:
- Usar (click en )www.Google.com para buscar y localizar UN material academico apropiado y que se pueda recomendar para el tema, ver VIDEO BUSQUEDAS abajo en esta pagina.
- En el post ( o tema ) apropiado en el Libro de Blogger, pegar el material localizado y que se recomienda para este tema, ver VIDEO BLOGGER abajo en esta pagina.
pd: Recordar incluir la fuente del tema usando el formato de citacion apropiado, ver VIDEO WIKIPEDIA abajo en esta pagina.
- En el editor de Blogger usar colores para destacar los parrafos mas importantes y usar subrayados para las citas mas relevantes.
- Construir al final y despues de la fuente del material, un breve resumen ( no mas de 2–3 parrafos) explicando palabras propias el contenido del tema.
pd: Se pueden usar alguna de las citas que encontradas dentro del tema, solo recordar encerrarla entre comillas.
pd: Se pueden usar tambien cambios en fonts para darle mas visibilidad, consistencia y relevancia al resumen del tema.
- PUNTOS EXTRAS Si se usa una segunda fuente valiosa de informacion y recordar encadenar los dos materiales mediante uno o dos parrafos apropiados.
- Enviar a el maestro o compańeros un correo electronico que incluya la liga a el tema en blogger para revision, recomendacion, sugerencias y evaluacion, ver VIDEO LIGAS GMAIL abajo.
- Sacar una cuenta (click en)http://docs.google.com, usando el correo de Gmail y tratar de conseguir el mismo usuario que se construyo en Gmail y Blogger ver VIDEO GOOGLE DOCS abajo en esta pagina.
pd: Si ya se tiene una cuenta ignorar esta competencia digital.
pd: Google Docs es el equivalente a OFFICE pero con la caracteristica que todos sus componentes ( procesador de palabras, presentacion electronica y hoja de calculo) estan completamente en linea, es decir todos los archivos o material estaran en internet, seguros y siempre disponibles, ademas de que se pueden trabajarlos desde cualquier pc, ya sea la personal, la del laboratorio de la escuela o la de un lugar publico como la biblioteca o un cafe internet.
- Construir una Presentacion Electronica ( usando muy pocos slides) del tema en GOOGLE DOCS e incrustrarla en el tema de bloger ver VIDEO GOOGLE DOCS en esta pagina abajo.
pd: Recordar que una presentacion electronica, es solamente un resumen muy condensado del tema ( o mapa o guia mental ), que ayuda a recordar los elementos y conceptos mas basicos del tema, cuando se estan exponiendo frente a un grupo.
pd: No olvidar incluir un primer slide con el titulo de la presentacion electronica, un segundo slide con un indice de la presentacion electronica y un ultimo slide con dos o tres parrafos de conclusiones y bibliografia.
pd: Saludos y suerte Prof Lauro Soto, Ensenada, BC, Mexico.