Describing people

Appearance
Body Height Does she/ he have
• fat • tall • thin waist
• slightly overweight • medium height • big hips
. stocky • short ? • nice legs
• slim • firm belly muscles
• thin / skinny • lovely figure
Does he/she have Does he/she have Clothes
• round / oval / square face • straight / wavy / curly hair Is he/she wearing
• bushy / thick / thin eyebrows • long / short / shoulder-length ? • glasses / contact lenses
• round / almond / narrow / close-set eyes • shiny hair • smart clothes
• broad / flat / sharp / button / fake nose • thin hair / receding hair • elegant clothes
• full / thin /thick lips • spiky hair • casual clothes
• broad smile / charming smile • fringe • shabby clothes
• healthy teeth / (tooth) braces dyed hair • jewellery ?
• wrinkles / freckles / pimples / smooth skin • highlights
• moustache / beard ? • ponytail / braids

1- Use adjectives to describe them.

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2* Read these descriptions. What are the missing words? Write is or has.
A She is around 20. She is tall, slim and beautiful. She has long straight black hair.
B He .......... average height and average build. He .......... a ponytail. he .......... handsome.
C She .......... really cute. She .......... medium length wavy hair, and big beautiful eyes.
D She .......... around 60. She .......... short curly hair, and wears glasses.
E He .......... a wide face and a dark complexion. He .......... very muscular.
• Now match the descriptions with the pictures.
 3- Write a description of the people in the pictures.

Personality adjectives

1- Are these adjectives positive or negative?

Sensitive – thoughtful – dishonest – mean – tolerant – shy – insecure – out-going
-independent – ambitious – lazy – hardworking

Positive
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Negative
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2- What personal qualities do you think are important in the following types of people?

a. a close friend b. a wife/ a husband

c. a parent d. a grandparent
e. a colleague f. a boss

3- How would you describe your own personality?

4- Complete the sentences with these adjectives

shy – out-going – dishonest – sociable – moody – thoughtful – sensitive – independent –

1. Fiona loves parties – especially her own. That’s because she likes to be the centre of attention.
She’s very ______________ .
2. She is very quiet and goes red if anyone speaks to her. She's very ______________.
3. Don’t invite John. He never buys a drink, and he’ll probably steal some of your CDs. He’s
__________________.
4. What I like about Kate is the way she listens to people, and remembers small things about them.
She’s so________________.
5. He loves parties and doing his own thing. She's ________________ and _____________.
6. She never forgets my birthday and always sends cards for Christmas and Thanksgiving. She's so
_______________.
7. Jane always complains about everything. She shouts at people and hardly ever laughs. She's
_________.
CLOTHES

Put the words into the correct group.

Men's Clothes Women's clothes Accessories Material Footwear

Leather -belt - bikini - blouse - boots -cap cardigan - coat - dress - cotton-Polyester -pyjamas -raincoat -
sandals - scarf - shirt - shoes - shorts - skirt - slippers - socks - suit – woollen -