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Describing people in EnglishDescribing people in English

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Describing appearance

Describing personality

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1. Describing appearance1. Describing appearanceExpressions Responses

What does she look like?How does she look?

She looks like a model.She looks beautiful.She’s pretty tall, with red hair.

What color is her hair? It’s black. She has dark brown hair.

How long is her hair? It’s medium length.

What kind of hair style does he have?

He has short curly hair.

What color are his eyes? They’re blue. / He has blue eyes.

How tall is she? = What is her height?

She’s fairly short.She’s 1m 50cm.

How much do you weigh? = What is your weight? = How heavy are you?

I weigh 50kg.

1. Describing appearance (cont.)1. Describing appearance (cont.)Words used to describe appearance

Hair

• long (dài) / short (ngắn)

• straight (thẳng) / curly (xoăn tít) / bald (hói) / wavy (xoăn gợn sóng)

• blonde (vàng, bạch kim) / brown (nâu) / red (đỏ) / black (đen) / shiny (sáng bóng)

Body build

• skinny (gầy trơ xương) / thin (gầy) / slim (thon thả)/ underweight (thiếu cân) / slender (mảnh khảnh)

• fat (béo) / tubby (to béo) / overweight (thừa cân) / obese (béo phì) / chubby (mũm mĩm, mập mạp)

• well-built (rắn chắc) / muscular (cơ bắp)

1. Describing appearance (cont.)1. Describing appearance (cont.)

Words used to describe appearance

Eyes • grey / green / blue / brown / dark (not black)

• round / big • wear glasses

Complexion • dark (đen) (not black)• fair (trắng) (not white)• olive-skinned (màu

bánh mật, nâu)• light-brown (vàng)

Face • square (vuông) / oval (trái xoan) / thin (gầy) / round (tròn)

• beard (râu) / moustache (ria mép)

• thick / thin / bushy (rậm rạp) eyebrows (lông mày)

1. Describing appearance (cont.)1. Describing appearance (cont.)

Words used to describe appearance

Age

• young• middle-aged• elderly• She’s around 23 -

Cô ấy khoảng 23 tuổi.

• He’s in his 40s - Ông ta ngoài 40 tuổi.

• She’s in her early 30s - Cô ấy khoảng hơn 30 tuổi một chút.

1. Describing appearance (cont.)1. Describing appearance (cont.)

ConversationA Hi, you’re in Mary’s class, aren’t you? Could you give this book to her for me?B Sure, no problem. But what does Mary look like? Is she the girl with really short curly hair?A Oh, you don’t know Mary! Do you see the girl sitting right at the back of the class? She’s pretty short, and slim. She has long brown hair.B Hmm. I don’t see anyone like that. What’s she wearing?A She’s wearing a black T-shirt.B Oh yes, I see her. I’ll give this book to her.

A Thanks!

2. Describing personality2. Describing personality

Expressions Responses

What’s his girlfriend like?How’s his girlfriend?

She’s serious and shy. I’ve never seen her smile.

What kind of boss do you have?

He’s very intelligent but very demanding.

What kind of personality do you look for in a spouse?

Someone who is assertive, but not aggressive; outgoing, but not dominating.

2. Describing personality (cont.)2. Describing personality (cont.)

Word Meaning Examples

active năng động She's an active person and never wants to stay in.

aggressive hung hăng He's aggressive and starts arguments.

ambitious tham vọng He's ambitious and wants to lead the company.

assertive quyết đoán It's important to be assertive at work.

big-headed tự cao tự đại I've never met anyone so big-headed like that!

bossy hống hách, hách dịch

He's so bossy - he never lets me do things the way I want to do them.

careless >< careful

cẩu thả He's a careless driver – "I'm sure he'll have an accident.

clever = intelligent

thông minh, sáng dạ

She's a clever student and picks things up quickly.

2. Describing personality (cont.)2. Describing personality (cont.)

Word Meaning Examples

considerate chu đáo, ân cần

My neighbor brought me flowers when I was in hospital – he's very considerate.

enthusiastic hăng hái, nhiệt tình

He's an enthusiastic supporter of equal rights.

faithful trung thành She's a faithful friend.

funny buồn cười, khôi hài

He can be extremely funny when he's in the mood.

polite lịch sự She's polite and never forgets to say 'please' or 'thank you'.

rude = impolite

thô lỗ He's very rude and never says 'please' or 'thank you'.

2. Describing personality (cont.)2. Describing personality (cont.)

Word Meaning Examples

friendly thân thiện The people in my office are really friendly. I love working there.

generous hào phóng My parents are very generous. They bought me a car for my birthday.

hard-working

chăm chỉ My brother is very hard-working. He hardly ever takes a day off.

lazy lười biếng Peter is very lazy. He never does his homework.

tidy gọn gàng, ngăn nắp

My sister is a very tidy person. I’m the opposite; I’m really untidy.

wise khôn ngoan, từng trải

My grandfather was a very wise man. He taught me many things.

3. Practice3. Practice

Quiz 1: Match the person with the correct sentence that describes her / him.

1. She has curly hair. A. B.

2. She has short hair.

3. He’s bald and he wears glasses. C. D.

4. She has long hair and big brown eyes.

5. He’s tall and thin with blonde hair. E. F.

6. He’s overweight.

3. Practice (cont.)3. Practice (cont.)

Answer

A.

6. He’s overweight.

B

5. He’s tall and thin with blonde hair.

C.

2. She has short hair.

D.

4. She has long hair and big brown eyes.

E.

3. He’s bald and he wears glasses.

F.

1. She has curly hair.

3. Practice (cont.)3. Practice (cont.)

Quiz 2: Re-order the sentences.http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-19176.php

3. Practice (cont.)3. Practice (cont.)

Answer:1. I’ve got long black hair.2. Have you got a big nose?3. He’s strong.4. Tony’s very tall.5. Joe’s small.6. Jenny’s got brown eyes.7. I’m fat.8. He has got blue eyes.9. Have you got red hair?10. I have got short blond hair.

3. Practice (cont.)3. Practice (cont.)

ConversationAlice What does your sister look like, Rosa?Rosa She’s a lot taller than me.Alice How tall is she?Rosa Six foot three. I’m serious.Alice No kidding! So does she have curly black hair like you?Rosa No, she has straight blonde hair and blue eyes. And she’s thinner than me, too. I mean, she’s really skinny.Alice She sounds like a model.Rosa Actually, she is a model.

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