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    Describing People: Physical Appearance

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    Here are descriptions of the three people in the pictures: Person A: This man is in his late twenties or early thirties. He has dark skin, dark eyes, and very short dark hair. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt. Person B: This man is middle-aged. He is bald with fair skin and blue eyes. He has a nice smile. He is wearing a light gray suit. Person C: This man has short brown hair and light skin. He is wearing a green t-shirt.

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    Describing People: Physical Appearance

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    Here are descriptions of the three people in the pictures: Person A: This man is in his late twenties or early thirties. He has dark skin, dark eyes, and very short dark hair. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt. Person B: This man is middle-aged. He is bald with fair skin and blue eyes. He has a nice smile. He is wearing a light gray suit. Person C: This man has short brown hair and light skin. He is wearing a green t-shirt.

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    Here are descriptions of the three people in the pictures: Person A: This man is in his late twenties or early thirties. He has dark skin, dark eyes, and very short dark hair. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt. Person B: This man is middle-aged. He is bald with fair skin and blue eyes. He has a nice smile. He is wearing a light gray suit. Person C: This man has short brown hair and light skin. He is wearing a green t-shirt.

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    Describing People: Physical Appearance

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    테레 Hernandez
    Here are descriptions of the three people in the pictures: Person A: This man is in his late twenties or early thirties. He has dark skin, dark eyes, and very short dark hair. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt. Person B: This man is middle-aged. He is bald with fair skin and blue eyes. He has a nice smile. He is wearing a light gray suit. Person C: This man has short brown hair and light skin. He is wearing a green t-shirt.

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    Describing people

    Physical appearance
    Questions
    • What does he look like? He is tall, dark and handsome.

    • What is he like? = personality. He is kind/funny/friendly/lazy.

    • What does he like? He likes fast cars and playing football.


    He is young.
    Age
    He is middle-
    He is a teenager.
    aged.
    He is in his mid-
    He is in his
    teens.
    early forties.

    She is young.
    She is old/elderly.
    She is in her mid-
    She is in her late
    twenties.
    sixties.
    Who is older?

    Be careful with age. They are both 48 in these pictures.


    Who is older?

    They are both 46 in these pictures.


    Height
    He is tall.
    He is over 6 feet
    (1.83m).
    He is short.

    She is petite.

    He is of average/medium height.
    Build
    • He is obese/seriously
    overweight.
    Build
    • They are overweight.
    • They are fat.
    • They are big.
    • They are heavy/heavy-set.
    Build
    • She is plump.
    • She is chubby.
    • She is curvy.
    • She is voluptuous.
    Build
    • He is well-built.
    • He is muscular.
    • He is broad-shouldered.
    • He is tall with broad
    shoulders.
    • He is fit.
    Build
    • He is of average/medium build.
    Build
    • She is slim.
    • She is thin.
    Build
    • She is skinny.
    Opinion
    • She is beautiful.
    • She is gorgeous.
    • She is stunning.
    • She is (very/extremely/really)
    attractive.
    • She is (very/extremely/really)
    good-looking.
    Opinion
    • He is handsome.
    • He is attractive.
    • He is gorgeous.
    • He is stunning.
    • He is good-looking.
    Opinion
    • She is pretty.
    • She is lovely.
    • She is cute.
    • She is nice-looking.
    Opinion
    • He is ordinary-looking.
    • He is average-looking.
    Opinion
    • He is ugly.
    • He is plain.
    Hair
    • She is blonde but He is
    blond.
    • We can also say - She is a
    blonde.
    • She is fair.
    • She’s got blond hair.
    • She’s got fair hair.
    Hair
    • She is brunette.
    • She is a brunette.
    • She/He is dark-haired/brown-
    haired.
    • She’s got dark hair/brown
    hair/dark-brown hair.
    She’s got
    red/ginger/auburn

    She’s got
    Other hair colours hair.
    Her hair is
    black hair. red/ginger/auburn.
    Her hair is She is ginger.
    black.

    She’s got mousy hair. She’s got grey


    She’s got light-brown hair. hair.
    Her hair is grey.
    Her hair is mousy/light-
    She is grey.
    brown.
    Hair length – this goes before style and
    colour

    She’s got short hair. She’s got shoulder-


    She’s got long hair. length hair.
    She’s got mid-length
    hair.
    Hair style – after length but before colour

    She’s got straight/wavy/curly/spiky hair.


    Her hair is straight/wavy/curly/spiky.
    She’s got long, straight, black hair.
    She’s got mid-length, wavy, blonde hair.
    She’s got shoulder-length, curly, auburn hair.
    She’s got short, spiky, red hair.
    No hair
    • He is bald.
    Complexion

    She is pale/fair. She is olive-skinned.


    She is dark.
    She is pale-skinned/ She is tanned.
    She is dark-skinned.
    light-skinned. She’s got olive skin.
    She’s got a dark
    She’s got a pale/fair She’s got an olive
    complexion.
    complexion. complexion.
    Eyes

    Big/small/wide/narrow
    Face shape
    With a big/prominent nose.

    With a small/cute/button
    nose.

    With a Roman nose.


    She’s got full/big lips.
    She’s got a big mouth.
    He’s got chubby/round
    cheeks.

    He’s got
    big/prominent ears.
    His ears stick out.
    She’s got
    thin/narrow lips.
    She’s got a small
    mouth. He’s got big/thick/bushy eyebrows.
    He’s got a beard.
    He’s got a scar.
    He’s got a moustache.

    He’s got freckles. She wears glasses.


    She has red hair, blue eyes and a round face. Who
    am I talking about?
    Choose what makes a person different. What is the
    main thing about their appearance?
    Look at these pictures for 2 minutes. Now
    read the following descriptions and decide
    who is being described.
    A B C
    Descriptions
    • This man is in his late twenties or early thirties.
    • He is tall and well-built
    • with very short, dark hair,
    • dark skin and dark eyes.
    • Can you add what he is wearing?
    • This man is middle-aged.
    • He is tall and quite large.
    • He is bald,
    • with fair skin, blue eyes
    • and a nice smile.
    • Can you add what he is wearing.
    • Now write a description of the third man.
    Look at these pictures for 2 minutes. Now
    read the following descriptions and decide
    who is being described.
    A B C
    Descriptions
    • This woman is in her thirties.
    • She is slim and attractive,
    • with long, dark hair and
    • a fair complexion.
    • Can you describe what she is wearing?
    • This young woman has long, wavy hair.
    • She is tall and skinny,
    • with very pale skin.
    • She is wearing glasses.
    • Can you describe her clothes?

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