DESCRIBING PEOPLE APPEARANCE

Parts of the Body HAIR EYE NOSE EAR LIPS FACE

Physical Description What does he/ she look like? Height Build Age tall, short, medium height slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s Face Eyes Hair round, oval, square, with scars, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy

Height Tall Short E.g. My husband is tall and my nephew is short.

Build Slim Thin Fat Heavy Overweight E.g. My aunt is overweight. My brother is well built. Well built

My little brother has brown eyes. Blue eyes Green eyes E.g. My little brother has brown eyes.

Hair Straight long black hair E.g. Wavy medium length black hair Curly medium length black hair E.g. My girlfriend has curly short black hair.

Hair Curly long blond hair Wavy long blond hair Straight long E.g. My couisins have curly long blond hair.

Hair Wavy long red hair Straight long red hair E.g. My sister has straight medium length red hair.

Hair Straight long brown hair Straight short brown hair E.g. My mother has straight short brown hair.

She has straight blond hair. He has a moustache and a beard. He’s bald. He has a moustache and a beard. moustache beard

She is very tall. She is short. He’s old. He’s young.

He’s overweight / fat/ heavy. He is thin / slim.

She has straight long red hair. She has straight long blond hair. He has spiky short brown hair. She has curly medium length black hair.

Look at the following example

Adjective Order Adjective Length type of hair colour Noun Long curly brown hair Short wavy blond hair big/small blue/green eyes

Exercise: Put the words in the correct order: She has hair wavy, black , long. She has long wavy black hair. She has hair blond, short. She has short blond hair. Tom has eyes green. Tom has green eyes.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

What do they look like? Arnold is tall and well built. He has green eyes and short brown hair. He is in his 50’s. Danny de Vito is short and heavy. He is going bald and has brown eyes. He’s in his 50s.

What does he look like? Marcelo Salas is medium height and average weight. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He’s in his 30s.

DESCRIBE THIS OSCAR’S WINNER ACTRESS Nicole Kidman’s very tall and slim. She has long curly red hair and blue eyes. She has pale skin. She’s in her 30s.

What does he look like? Brad Pitt’s tall and slim. He has short spiky blond hair and blue eyes. He has pale complexion. He’s in his 40s.

Rearrange the following sentences : (adjective + noun) 1. Mary has long, red, hair, curly Mary has long curly red hair 2. He has eyes brown He has brown eyes 3. She has hair wavy, black , long She has long wavy black hair 4. She has hair blond, short She has short blond hair 5. Tom has eyes green, small Tom has small green eyes