Describing PeopleThere are many ways to describe a person. One common way to describe

somebody is based on appearance. Among other things, you can describe their

build, height, hairstyle, health, and complexion.

Appearance: What does he/she/look like?

Build

He/she is . . .

Skinnyunderweig

ht

thinslim

slenderaverage build Stocky

plump

fatoverweight

chubbyobese

HeightHe/she is . . . short average

height tall

HealthHe/she is . . . out of shape in (good) shape

(physically) fit well-built

General Looks

He/she is . . .

hotsexy

good lookinghandsome

prettybeautifulattractive

plain ugly

unattractivefunny looking

Hairstyle

He/she has . . .

Blond/fair hairbrown hair

red hairginger hair

jet-black hairgray hairdyed hair

straight hairwavy haircurly hair

permed hair

long hairshoulder-length hair

short hairreceding hair

thin haira shaved headlong eyelashes

bushy eyebrows

a ponytailpigtailsbangsdreads

her hair in a bunher hair down

a bearda mustachesideburnshighlightsdyed hair

bleached hair

He is . . . bald

Complexion:

He/she has . . .

dark skinlight skin

a pale complexiona rosy complexion

oily skindry skin

Face:

He/she has . . .

round / oval / square / heart shaped facebushy / thick / thin

eyebrowsround / almond / narrow /

close-set eyesbroad / flat / sharp / button / big / snub / pointed /fake

nosebig / cauliflower / stichy-

out earsfull / thin / well-defined lips

broad smile / charming smile

pimples/zitsa warta scar

a mole/ a beauty mark

freckleswrinkles

Other:He has a tattoo.

She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue.He has braces.

He wears glasses/contacts.

Remember there is a group of adverbs we use to intensify the adjectives they accompany. Find below some examples to use them:

not very > quite > fairly > very > really > extremely > absolutely------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------weakest

strongest- +

Example: She is 97 years old She’s extremely old OR she is very elderly.

She’s the most beautiful woman in the world. She’s absolutely gorgeous.

He is an Olympic weightlifter He’s extremely muscular / strong / well-built.

She will only eat one piece of fruit a day, and nothing else she’s very skinny.

Since I stopped cycling to work, I’ve put on a bit of weight I’m quite /fairly chubby

Frank is the best-looking man in the world Frank is very handsome

A Sheet

Yo

u have just moved into a new neighborhood. Use the dialogue to below to learn the names of everybody in your neighborhood.

A: Have you met Harry yet?B: I don’t think so. What does he look like?A: He’s a middle-aged man. He has a dark complexion. He has bushy eyebrows. He’s average build.B: Ah! I think I know who you are talking about.

B Sheet

Yo

u have just moved into a new neighborhood. Use the dialogue to below to learn the names of everybody in your neighborhood.

A: Have you met Harry yet?B: I don’t think so. What does he look like?A: He’s a middle-aged man. He has a dark complexion. He has bushy eyebrows. He’s average build.B: Ah! I think I know who you are talking about.