1. Using Adjectives to describe appearance.
What does he look like?
Using Adjectives to describe appearance.

2. Today’s lesson
You will expand on previous lessons by using adjectives to describe a person’s appearance.
You will practice using adjectives to describe height, weight, facial features and clothing.
You will demonstrate your understanding of adjectives and their use by describing the appearance of one person in class.

3. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES
Vocabulary: General Appearance
HEIGHT
(am/is/are)
WEIGHT
Short
Medium-height
Average-height
Tall
*fairly
*quite
**pretty
**very
Thin = skinny
Slim = slender
Chubby = plump
Fat
Heavy
Overweight
AGE
(am/is/are)
Child / children
a kid
a boy
a girl
Young
a teen = a teenager
an adult
old = elderly
*about 13
*around 16
 in their teens, 20’s etc.

4. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES
Vocabulary: Hair Length, Color, Style
HAIR LENGTH
(have /has)
Short
Long
Shoulder-length
Medium-length
HAIR COLOR
(have/has)
Black
Brown
Blond / blonde
Brunette
Red
Grey
*light
*dark
HAIR STYLE
(have/has)
Straight
Wavy
Curly
Spiky
Teased
Bald

5. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES
Vocabulary: Skin, Eyes and any Special Features
SKIN COMPLEXION
EYES
SPECIAL FEATURES
(am/is/are)
(have/has)
White
Black
Asian
Fair/pale skin
Dark skin
Brown skin
Light-brown
Tanned skin
Grey
Blue
Green
Brown
Dark
Big
Small
Pretty
Handsome
Good-looking
Attractive
Plain
Ugly
A mustache
A beard
A mole
Freckles
Dimples

6. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE CATEGORIES
Vocabulary: Clothes
CLOTHES (are wearing)
Shirt
T-shirt
Blouse
Skirt
Dress
Shorts
Pants
Slacks
Socks
Stockings
Sweater
Tie
Vest
Suit
Sandals
Shoes (high-heels)
Tennis shoes
Boots
Cap
Hat
Glasses
Earrings
Necklace
Watch
Bracelet
Ring

7. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 1: NAME
GIRL/WOMAN
BOY/MAN
Her name is...
His name is…

8. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 2: AGE
He is + number + years old.
She is + number + years old.
He is about/around +number + years old.
He/She is a teenager.
He/She is an elderly man/woman.
He/She is in his/her 30’s

9. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 3: General Appearance (Height, weight and body type)
She is slim, fit, and in shape.
She is short and plump.
She is tall and thin.
He is strong and muscular.

10. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 4: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: EYES, HAIR AND HEIGHT
EYE COLOR:
GREEN EYES- BROWN EYES
BLUE EYES
HAIR: LONG OR SHORT?
Hair COLOR:
RED, BLONDE, BLACK, BLUE
Height and Weight
wavy, curly, straight
He's got + COLOR + eyes
She's got + COLOR + eyes
He's got + SHORT + STYLE + COLOR She's got + LONG + STYLE + COLOR
+ hair
He's tall and thin.
She's short and plump.

11. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 5: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Special Features
Plain
(not ugly, not pretty)
Handsome
Has freckles
Beautiful

12. How to Describe Physical Appearance
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
STEP 6: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Clothing
dress
polo shirt
blue jeans
high-heels
sandals
tie

13. Putting It All Together
Name: Unknown
He is in his mid-thirties. He has light skin and looks Latino. He is average height and weight. He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes. He is wearing blue jeans and a brown stripped shirt. He is also wearing a watch with a wide, black watch band. He has a mustache and goatee.

14. The VERBS Name: Unknown
He is in his mid-thirties. He has light skin and looks Latino. He is average height and weight. He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes. He is wearing blue jeans and a brown stripped shirt. He is also wearing a watch with a wide, black watch band. He has a mustache and goatee.

15. The VERBS Age: Skin: Body Type: Hair: Clothes: Special features:
Name: Unknown
He is in his late-twenties.
He has light skin.
He is average height and weight.
He has short, black curly hair and dark eyes.
He is wearing a blue shirt and tie and dark blue pants.
He is also wearing a watch with a black watch band.
He has a mustache and goatee.
Age:
Skin:
Body Type:
Hair:
Clothes:
Special features:

16. Your Turn: What do they look like?
Write a description of one of the people in this picture.

17. The End
Presentation by John Erskin