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Describing peopleAppearance
Body fat slightly overweight. stocky slim thin / skinny
Height tall medium height short ?
Does she/ he have thin waist big hips nice legs firm belly
muscles lovely figure
Does he/she have round / oval / square face bushy / thick / thin
eyebrows round / almond / narrow / close-set eyes broad / flat /
sharp / button / fake nose full / thin /thick lips broad smile /
charming smile healthy teeth / (tooth) braces wrinkles / freckles /
pimples / smooth skin moustache / beard ?
Does he/she have straight / wavy / curly hair long / short /
shoulder-length ? shiny hair thin hair / receding hair spiky hair
fringedyed hair
highlights ponytail / braids
ClothesIs he/she wearing glasses / contact lenses smart clothes
elegant clothes casual clothes shabby clothes jewellery ?
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.
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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 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 husbandc. a parent d. a
grandparent
e. a colleague f. a boss3- 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. Thats because she
likes to be the centre of attention.Shes very ______________ .
2. She is very quiet and goes red if anyone speaks to her. She's
very ______________.3. Dont invite John. He never buys a drink, and
hell probably steal some of your CDs. Hes
__________________.4. What I like about Kate is the way she
listens to people, and remembers small things about them.
Shes 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 -
