1. Use the following information to describe Hannah, a thirteen years old girl being reported as missing by her parents:

• Face: oval, fresh-faced, spotless, almond-shaped black eyes, expressive
• Hair: long, black, wavy
• Build: small, bony, broad-shouldered
• Clothing: polo-shirt, jeans, boots
• Appearance: smart, carefree

      2. Complete the following description using the information given:

          Rohan Khan is twenty-six years old. He is about five feet ten inches tall…….

• Eyes: brown
• Hair: black
• Profession: singer
• Residence: a bungalow in Andheri (east), Mumbai
• Family: Parents in Punjab, Younger brother a professional choreographer
• Daily routine: exercise at gym for two hours, practice singing for four hours, recording songs in studio, dinner with friends
• Nature: ambitious, hard-working, humble

      3. Describe the following places using the details given:

         Matheran

• a hill station in the district of Raigad
• situated at a height of 800m in hill ranges of Sahyadri mountain
• discovered in 1850 by Lord Elphinston, governor of Bombay
• peaceful and pleasant
• cars not allowed; meter gauge train running from Neral to Matheran
• heaven for nature lovers

         A Vegetable Market

• crowded place in morning as well as evening
• center of the city
• well planned
• two sections: one for fruits, other for vegetable vendors
• enclosed small section for mutton and fish
• stone platforms; marked places for vendors
• wholesale prices
• popular place

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