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a/arr. describing people She's got a nice smile.

We often use a/an in descriptions.
She's got a quiet voice. (NOT ... the quiet-voice.r) He's got a friendly face.
re me mb e r : w e don't use a/an with plurals or uncountable nouns.

She's got blue eyes. (NOT... a blue eyes.) He's got long hair. (NOT... a long ha n)
i
^ Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the words in the box, and add

a/an if necessary.

big beard bigears big nose/ dark hair long neck loud voice nice sm ile/

► She's got a vclc,& sn/iXle.
► He's got

1 She's g o t.........................
2 He's g o t..........................
3 She's g o t.........................
4 He's g o t..........................
5 She's g o t.........................

^ Here are two descriptions of the same person. Put in a or nothing (-).
A 'My name's Sandra. I'm tall and slim. I've got blue eyes, ► small nose, i .............big
mouth and 2........... dark hair. I think I've got 3.............nice smile. I wear 4.............glasses.'
B 'Sandra's got i ........... very friendly face with 2.............lovely smile. She's got 3.............long dark hair
and 4........... blue eyes. She's got 5.............long legs, and she's very pretty. She's wearing 6.............blue

dress today. She's got i ........... nice voice.'

Q Write a short description (two or three sentences) of a friend of yours. Use some words

from Exercises 1 and 2.

DESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN BY ENGLISH 7-YEAR-OLDS
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\v a ir w i. cUrW-tv ter l\jur . Ah*voz^s
th S d W p [oA A ,,
(tW tU js kojapsj cwv<L mah *, rcalhj 2 °°^

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full ARTICLES: A/AN AND THE 157
forms (for examplelam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.