LESSON 2:

DESCRIBING PEOPLE.

• Adjectives
• Present progressive
 Adjective
Word that describes a noun or pronoun such as a person, place, thing or idea.

person thing
Jonh is a good judge. This is a void contract.
John is an American judge. This is an old contract.

He is a good, American judge. This is a void, old contract.

He is an American, good judge. This is an old , void contract
 Order of the adjectives

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
opinion size age shape colour origen material purpose

• black
• big
• new
• Law
• English
• interesting

This is an …………………..…………………. book.

 IMPORTANT
Some adjectives are uncomparable adjectives. (cannot be qualified by
words like most, more. less. very, quite or largely). For example. lf a provision
in a contract is void it cannot be 'largely void' or 'more void. It is simply void.

• absolute (perfecto – irrevocable)

• definite (concreto – claro)
• uniform (constante - igual)
• essential (fundamental – indispensable)/
• perfect (completo – absoluto)
• certain (cierto / exacto)
• entire (completo /entero /total)
• inevitable (inevitable)
• manifest (evidente)
• devoid (vacío)
• final (ultimo)
• first (primero)
• only (único)
• stationary (temporal)
• true (verdadero)
 List of adjectives – (legal terms)

• Valid - void
• legal – illegal
• moral – inmoral
• responsible – irresponsible
• regular – irregular
• logical – illogical
• possible – impossible
• revocable – irrevocable
• guilty - innocent
 Opposite adjectives
• beautiful—ugly • modern - traditional
• handsome - ugly • polite – rude
• big—small • rich - poor
• old—new • quiet - noisy
• hot—cold • clean – dirty
• cheap—expensive • funny – serious
• empty—full • good – bad
• young - old • fat – thin
• tall – short • dry – wet
• right- wrong • high – low
• safe - dangerous • narrow – wide
• soft - hard • happy – sad
• true - false • light - dark
• easy – difficult • heavy – light
• fast – slow • alive – dead
• funny – interesting • long – short
• intelligent - silly • curly – straight
 Present Progressive Tense

Subject + verb to - be + gerund

I am working
You are defending
He is writing
She is reading
It is swimming
We are drafting
You are walking
They are studying

• The lawyer is writing a • She is reading a book.

document.
 Verbs (legal terms)
Infinitive Gerund
• defend defender • defending defendiendo
• decide decidir • deciding decidiendo
• prosecute enjuiciar • prusecuting enjuiciando
• hire contratar • hiring contratando
• represent representar • representing representando
• engage contratar • engaging contratando
• regulate regular • regulating regulando
• draft redactar • drafting redactando
• punish castigar • punishing castigando
• commit cometer • commiting cometiendo
• sentence sentenciar • sentencing sentenciando
• arrest arrestar • arresting arrestando
• imprison encarcelar • imprisoning encarcelando
 Verbs
Infinitive Gerund
• drink • beber • drinking • bebiendo
• eat • comer • eating • comiendo
• run • correr • running • corriendo
• read • leer • reading • leyendo
• write • escribir • writing • escribiendo
• cook • cocinar • cooking • cocinando
• study • estudiar • studying • estudiando
• sleep • dormir • sleeping • durmiendo
• drive • manejar • driving • manejando
• walk • caminar • walking • caminando
• have • tener • having • teniendo
• wear • usar • wearing • usando
 Describing people

• He is a good, American judge.

• He has short, black hair.

• He is wearing a long, black robe.
• He is holding an old, brown , law book
 Describing people
Make a description of your
friend.
Use minimum 2 adjectives, and say
what is she or he wearing.

Hello everybody, my mane is … and this is my

friend …
She/ He is a nice, tall /short girl/boy.
She / he has … … hair.
She / He has … … eyes.
She /he is wearing an amazing red coat. …
Describe people in these pictures : (phisycally and what are
they doing?)