APPEARANCE

Parts of the Body

FACE
LIPS
NOSE
HAIR
EAR
EYE
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







E.g.
My husband is tall and my nephew is short.
Build

Fat
Heavy
Overweight
E.g.
My aunt is overweight.

My brother is well built.
Eyes
Blue eyes
E.g.
My little brother has brown eyes.
Hair
Wavy medium
length black hair
Curly medium
length black hair
E.g.
My girlfriend has curly
short black hair.
Hair
Curly long
blond hair
Straight long
blond hair
E.g.
My couisins have curly long
blond hair.
Hair
Straight long
red hair
Wavy long
red hair
E.g.
My sister has straight medium
length red hair.
Hair
Straight long
brown hair
E.g.
My mother has straight short brown hair.
She has straight
blond hair.
Hes bald.
moustache
He has a
moustache and
a beard.
beard
She is short.
She is
very tall.
Hes young.
Hes old.
Hes
overweight /
fat/ heavy.
He is thin /
slim.
She has straight
long red hair.
She has
straight long
blond hair.
She has curly
medium length
black hair.
He has spiky short
brown 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.

What do they look like?
Danny de Vito is
short and heavy. He
is going bald and has
brown eyes. Hes in
his 50s.


Arnold is tall and well
built. He has green
eyes and short brown
hair. He is in his 50s.
What does he look like?
Marcelo Salas is
medium height
and average
weight. He has
short black hair
and brown eyes.
Hes in his 30s.
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Nicole Kidmans
very tall and
slim. She has
long curly red
hair and blue
eyes. She has
pale skin. Shes
in her 30s.
What does he look like?
Brad Pitts tall
and slim. He has
short spiky blond
hair and blue
eyes. He has pale
complexion. Hes
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