Describing PeopleThere are many ways to describe a person. One common way to describe
somebody is based on appearance. Among other things, you can describe their
build, height, hairstyle, health, and complexion.
Appearance: What does he/she/look like?
Build
He/she is . . .
Skinnyunderweig
ht
thinslim
slenderaverage build Stocky
plump
fatoverweight
chubbyobese
HeightHe/she is . . . short average
height tall
HealthHe/she is . . . out of shape in (good) shape
(physically) fit well-built
General Looks
He/she is . . .
hotsexy
good lookinghandsome
prettybeautifulattractive
plain ugly
unattractivefunny looking
Hairstyle
He/she has . . .
Blond/fair hairbrown hair
red hairginger hair
jet-black hairgray hairdyed hair
straight hairwavy haircurly hair
permed hair
long hairshoulder-length hair
short hairreceding hair
thin haira shaved headlong eyelashes
bushy eyebrows
a ponytailpigtailsbangsdreads
her hair in a bunher hair down
a bearda mustachesideburnshighlightsdyed hair
bleached hair
He is . . . bald
Complexion:
He/she has . . .
dark skinlight skin
a pale complexiona rosy complexion
oily skindry skin
Face:
He/she has . . .
round / oval / square / heart shaped facebushy / thick / thin
eyebrowsround / almond / narrow /
close-set eyesbroad / flat / sharp / button / big / snub / pointed /fake
nosebig / cauliflower / stichy-
out earsfull / thin / well-defined lips
broad smile / charming smile
pimples/zitsa warta scar
a mole/ a beauty mark
freckleswrinkles
Other:He has a tattoo.
She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue.He has braces.
He wears glasses/contacts.
Remember there is a group of adverbs we use to intensify the adjectives they accompany. Find below some examples to use them:
not very > quite > fairly > very > really > extremely > absolutely------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------weakest
strongest- +
Example: She is 97 years old She’s extremely old OR she is very elderly.
She’s the most beautiful woman in the world. She’s absolutely gorgeous.
He is an Olympic weightlifter He’s extremely muscular / strong / well-built.
She will only eat one piece of fruit a day, and nothing else she’s very skinny.
Since I stopped cycling to work, I’ve put on a bit of weight I’m quite /fairly chubby
Frank is the best-looking man in the world Frank is very handsome
A Sheet
Yo
u have just moved into a new neighborhood. Use the dialogue to below to learn the names of everybody in your neighborhood.
A: Have you met Harry yet?B: I don’t think so. What does he look like?A: He’s a middle-aged man. He has a dark complexion. He has bushy eyebrows. He’s average build.B: Ah! I think I know who you are talking about.
B Sheet
Yo
u have just moved into a new neighborhood. Use the dialogue to below to learn the names of everybody in your neighborhood.
A: Have you met Harry yet?B: I don’t think so. What does he look like?A: He’s a middle-aged man. He has a dark complexion. He has bushy eyebrows. He’s average build.B: Ah! I think I know who you are talking about.
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