Step 1:

Who is it? Watch this video on physical and character descriptions and try to match the right person. The video will guide you and give you answers.

Step 2:
Now listen to Anna Frank in Italian describe her friends in her diary.

Step 3:

Work out the handout from the resources section – Il compleanno di Anne Frank.  You can listen to the video again if you want.

Step 4:

Now look at some very detailed notes on how to describe a person.  You can describe a person’s looks and behaviour. 

Step 5:

There are many ways on how to describe a person. Read these descriptions more than once. Does the detail in the description give life to the person? Observe how the paragraphs are written.

Step 6:

Do you think you can write a short description about a person in Italian? It can be someone you know or someone from your imagination. You can follow the notes you read and the videos you watched to help you.

Extra
Descriptions. In her diary, Anne Frank described people, places and emotions. Watch this video to see how she described the house in which she and her family hid. You will note the adjectives, sentence structure and sequence in describing the place.