Guess the person- third person -s practice game Choose one of the people below but don’t say who you are thinking of. Describe them using expressions like those on the next page until your partners guess who you are talking about.                             

A bus driver A classmate (= a student in the same class) A friend A neighbour A nurse A police officer A shop assistant A singer that I like A sportsman that I like A waiter/ waitress An actor that I like An artist that I like My (maths/ geography/ science/ Japanese/ PE/ history/ music/ English/… ) teacher My aunt My brother’s friend/ My sister’s friend My cousin My doctor My father My friend’s brother/ sister My friend’s father My friend’s mother My grandfather My grandmother My host father My host mother My mother My older brother/ sister My uncle My younger brother/ sister

Do the same with someone who isn’t in the list above. Choose another person (in the list or someone else) and this time say who they are. Your partners will try to make true sentences about that person.

Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014

Suggested questions He She

is isn’t doesn’t can can’t likes doesn’t like

dance do get get up go go to have listen to live play read sing swim talk to watch wear work

-s -ing

lunch a shower school television baseball karaoke breakfast dinner bed science magazines comics housework the radio homework the washing up cards computer games board games English Geography sports History Maths Japanese music … hair … eyes

He She

is

tall – medium-height – short fat – medium-build – slim good-looking/ handsome/ beautiful … years old

His Her

name birthday

is

now at… (o’clock) at half… at… past… at… to… in London in Hong Kong in Sydney in the USA in the morning in the afternoon in the evening at night

Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014