Describing Appearance

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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

Tall Short

Height

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

BuildSlimThin

FatHeavy

Overweight

Well built

E.g.My aunt is overweight.

My brother is well built.

Eyes

Brown

eyesBlue eyes

Green

eyes

E.g.My little brother has brown eyes.

Hair

Long straightblack hair Medium lengthwavy black hair

Medium length Curly black hair

E.g.My girlfriend has short curly black hair.

Hair

Long wavy

blond hair

long curlyblond hair

Long straightblond hair

E.g.My cousins have long curly blond hair.

Hair

long straightred hair

Long wavy red hair

E.g.My sister has medium length straight red hair.

Hair

Short straight

brown hair

long straightbrown hair

E.g.My mother has short straight brown hair.

She has straight blond hair. He’s bald.

moustache

He has a moustache and

a beard.

beard

She is short.

She is very tall.

He’s young.He’s old.

He’s overweight / fat/ heavy.

He is thin / slim.

She has long straight red hair.

She has long straight blond

hair.

She has medium lengthcurly black hair.

He has short spiky 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. He’s in his 50s.

•Arnold is tall and well built. He has green eyes and short brown hair. He is in his 50’s.

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.

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• 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, shortShe has short blond hair

5. Tom has eyes green, smallTom has small green eyes