Writing Practice A1- Describe Your Best Friend

Goals for this lesson

• Use the simple present to describe a person (is/has/likes).
• Describe appearance (hair, eyes, height) and personality (kind, funny, helpful).
• Write a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) about your best friend.

Key words & sentence frames

Appearance: tall, short, medium height, long/short hair, curly/straight hair, brown/black/blond hair, brown/blue/green eyes

Personality: kind, friendly, funny, helpful, clever/smart, patient, creative, shy, talkative

Hobbies: play football, draw, read books, ride a bike, play video games, dance, sing

Useful frames:

• My best friend’s name is ______.
• He/She is ______ years old. (age)
• He/She is ______. (personality or height: kind / tall)
• He/She has ______. (appearance: long hair / brown eyes)
• He/She likes ______. (hobby)
• We usually ______ together. (activity)

Tips: Use the simple present for facts and routines (She is kind. He likes football.). For appearance, you can use has or has got (She has / has got curly hair). Use possessive adjectives (my, his, her) to show belonging (her eyes, his bike).

Part 1 — Building sentences step by step

A clear sentence has a subject + verb + details (appearance, hobbies, feelings).

• My best friend’s name is Omar. (name)
• He is ten years old and very friendly. (age + personality)
• He has short black hair and brown eyes. (appearance)
• He likes playing football after school. (hobby)
• We usually ride our bikes together. (activity together)
• He makes me feel happy. (feeling)

Part 2 — Model paragraph

Example (Sara):

My best friend’s name is Lina. She is eight years old and she is very kind and funny. She has long black hair and brown eyes. Lina likes drawing pictures and dancing to music. We usually play games and ride our bikes in the park. She helps me with my homework and makes me laugh. Lina is my best friend because she is friendly and we have fun together.

Why this is good: It uses is / has / likes (simple present), includes appearance and personality, gives hobbies, and ends with a reason.

Part 3 — Guided writing

1. Plan: Write: name, age, two appearance details, two personality words, one hobby you do together.
2. Draft: Use these starters:
   • My best friend’s name is …
   • He/She is … years old.
   • He/She is … (kind/funny/shy).
   • He/She has … (hair/eyes).
   • He/She likes …
   • We usually … together.
   • He/She makes me feel …
3. Check: Use the A1 checklist below.

Self-check (A1 writing checklist)

• Did I use the simple present (is/has/likes/makes)?
• Did I add appearance + personality details?
• Did I use my / his / her correctly?
• Do my sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period?
• Do I have at least 5–7 sentences?

Part 4 — Practice activities

Activity 1 — Fill in the blanks

Word bank: friendly • brown • has • likes • together

1. My best friend is very ______.
2. He/She ______ short black hair.
3. He/She has ______ eyes.
4. My friend ______ drawing and reading.
5. We study ______ after school.

Activity 2 — Choose the correct word

1. My friend (is / are) ten years old.
2. She (have / has) curly hair.
3. He (like / likes) playing football.
4. (His / Her) eyes are green.
5. We (usually / usual) read books after school.

Activity 3 — Put the sentences in order

Number the sentences from 1 (first) to 4 (last).

• ___ He likes playing video games.
• ___ He has short brown hair.
• ___ My best friend’s name is Karim.
• ___ We usually ride our bikes at the weekend.

Activity 4 — Correct the mistakes

Rewrite the sentences.

1. my best friend name is lina.
2. He have long hair and blue eyes.
3. She like draw pictures after school.

Activity 5 — Mini reading (True/False)

Text: My best friend is Omar. He is nine years old. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He is kind and very funny. Omar likes playing football and reading comics. We usually play together after school, and I feel happy when I see him.

1. Omar is ten years old. (T/F)
2. He has brown eyes. (T/F)
3. They usually play together after school. (T/F)

Part 5 — Your paragraph

Write 5–7 sentences about your best friend. Include name, age, appearance, personality, one hobby, and one activity you do together.

Sample answer: My best friend’s name is Amina. She is eleven years old. She has long curly hair and brown eyes. Amina is friendly and very clever. She likes dancing and reading stories. We usually do homework together and ride our bikes on Saturday. She makes me feel happy.

Review & reflection

• Which details did you include? (appearance, personality, hobbies, activity together)
• Did you use is/has/likes correctly? Did you use my/his/her?
• Read your paragraph aloud. Is it clear and organized?