The Assignment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
A physical description and personal details of the famous person Why is the person famous ? The famous person’s past successes The famous person’s future prospects Your opinions of the famous person, with reasons
Physical description
Coursework 1.1 Profile of a famous person
To achieve Grade C standard or higher, you need to: Complete all 5 parts of the assignment. Include opinions and reasons for those opinions. Use the present tense, past tense and future tense correctly. Include longer sentences with appropriate linking words. Include some description. Ensure that your writing is as accurate as possible.
Opinions
tiene es
he / she has he / she is
alto / alta bajo / baja bastante alto/a muy alto/a gordo / gorda delgado / delgada flaco / flaca
tall short quite tall very tall fat
los ojos azules los ojos verdes los ojos marrones
blue eyes green eyes brown eyes
el el el el el el el el el
blond hair red hair brown hair short hair mid-length hair long hair straight hair curly hair spiky hair
pelo pelo pelo pelo pelo pelo pelo pelo pelo
rubio pelirrojo castaño corto ni largo ni corto largo liso rizado de punta
thin
me encanta(n) me gusta(n) mucho me gusta(n) me gusta(n) bastante no me gusta(n) mucho no me gusta(n) no me gusta(n) nada odio
I prefer I would prefer
prefiero preferiría
me parece que pienso que creo que considero que opino que en mi opinión a mi parecer para mí (no) estoy de acuerdo con (no) estoy en contra de me interesa(n) me fascina(n) me aburre(n)
Personal details
la cabeza afeitada head calvo / calva
bald
un tatuaje un pendiente reflejos pecas
a tattoo an earring highlights freckles
mide 1,8 metros
he/she is 1.8m tall
a shaved
se llama (to) vive married (to) vivía single tiene ….. años tiene tenía es era nació su cumpleaños es
he/she is called
está casado (con)
he is married
he/she lives
está casada (con)
she is
un hermano una hermana un novio una novia que se llama
one/a brother one/a sister a boyfriend a girlfriend who is called
he/she used to live he/she is ….. years old he/she has he/she used to have he/she is he/she used to be he/she was born his/her birthday is
es soltero / soltera está divorciado está divorciada
su su su su
marido mujer padre madre
Linking words
© CAS 2005
porque pero y sin embargo por eso a pesar de
it seems to me that I think that I believe that I consider that in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion for me I (don’t) agree with I am (not) against I am interested in I am fascinated by I am bored by
he/she is
he is divorced she is divorced
her husband his wife his/her father his/her mother
Useful adverbs because but and however therefore is spite of
además a causa de en resumen que aunque cuando
moreover because of in short that/which although when
si como ya que en cuanto sobre todo
if as since as soon as especially
personalmente normalmente verdaderamente habitualmente generalmente
personally normally truly/really usually generally