DESCRIBING A PERSON (1)
Read this article from an online newspaper. Then answer the questions below the article.
Missing person appeal1
Have you seen this girl?
Published on Saturday, 17 September, 2016 at
17:05
Luxembourg Police are appealing for help in
finding 16-year-old Sophie Müller from Esch.
She has been missing since Thursday.
The teenager spent the afternoon with a
classmate. Her parents expected her to return
home in the evening, however, she never
returned.
Sophie is 1.7 metres tall, has long brown hair
and dark brown eyes. When she left home, she
was dressed in turquoise and white. Her shorts
were turquoise and her shirt was white. She was
also wearing a black baseball cap and black
sneakers. She carried a black leather backpack.
Photo: 123rf.com
Anyone with information on the teenager's
whereabouts is asked to contact Luxembourg
Police by calling 2446-9501.
Find expressions in the article which mean
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absent
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rucksack
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someone who is in the same class as you at school
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to ask the public formally
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to come back
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to get in touch with
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Inspired by the missing person appeals published on http://www.wort.lu/en
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to ring up
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training shoes
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young person who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Singular and plural of nouns – what do you remember about the following words?
person
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police
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hair
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shorts
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Can you remember other nouns that obey the same rules?
PERSON
POLICE
HAIR
SHORTS
Answer the following questions (use 1 line per answer)
Sophie has brunette hair. Which other natural hair colours are there?
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Sophie has brown eyes. Which other natural eye colours are there?
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Sophie’s hair is long and straight? Can you think of other hair styles?
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True / False / Does not say
Are the sentences (1-8) on the next page true (A) or false (B)? If there is not enough information to answer
‘true’ or ‘false’, choose doesn’t say (C). Tick  the correct answer.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
0.
Sophie Müller disappeared two days before the article was published.
A
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false
C
doesn’t say
true
B
false
C
doesn’t say
true
B
false
C
doesn’t say
true
B
false
C
doesn’t say
true
B
false
C
doesn’t say
true
false
C
doesn’t say
C
doesn’t say
B
Sophie Müller is extremely fashion conscious.
A
8.
B
Sophie Müller has run away from home.
A
7.
true
Sophie Müller lives with her parents.
A
6.
doesn’t say
Sophie Müller and her friend were at school all afternoon.
A
5.
C
Sophie Müller still goes to school.
A
4.
false
Sophie Müller was last seen walking around Esch.
A
3.
B
The police from Luxembourg City is in charge of Sophie Müller’s case.
A
2.
true
true
B
false
The police want people who know Sophie Müller to get in touch with them.
A
true
B
false
C
doesn’t say
Write a missing person appeal for one of the following people
Please include the following elements:
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looks;
clothes they were wearing when they disappeared (they might be different from the ones in
the picture);
place where they were last seen;
what they were doing before disappearing
a reason why they need to be found quickly.
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