DESCRIBING PEOPLE



DESCRIBING PEOPLE

When describing a person in detail we need to speak or write about the following aspects:

1. What does he/ she look like? ( Physical appearance)

• Height

• Build

• Face

• Eyes

• Hair

• Age

• Clothes

• Complexion

2. What is he/she like? (Personality and feelings)

3. Occupation (What does he/she do?)

4. Lifestyle (hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes, preferences, where he/she lives, type of house, relationships…)



Describing People

|There are many ways to describe a person. One common way to describe somebody is based on appearance. Among other things, |[pic] |

|you can describe their build, height, hairstyle, health, and complexion. | |

|Appearance: What does he/she/look like? | |

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|Build | |

|He/she is . . . |Skinny |thin |average build |Stocky |fat |obese |

| |underweight |slim | |plump |overweight | |

| | |slender | | |chubby | |

|Height |

|He/she is . . . |short |average height |tall |

|Health |

|He/she is . . . |out of shape |in (good) shape |well-built |

| | |(physically) fit | |

|General Looks | | | | | |

|He/she is . . . |hot |good looking |plain |ugly |

| |sexy |handsome | |unattractive |

| | |pretty | |funny looking |

| | |beautiful | | |

| | |attractive | | |

|Hairstyle | | | | | |

|He/she has . . . |Blond/fair hair |straight hair |long hair |a ponytail |

| |brown hair |wavy hair |shoulder-length hair |pigtails |

| |red hair |curly hair |short hair |bangs/a fringe |

| |ginger hair |permed hair |receding hair |braid /plaits |

| |jet-black hair | |thin hair |dreadlocks |

| |gray hair | |a shaved head |her hair in a bun |

| |dyed hair | |long eyelashes |her hair down |

| | | |bushy eyebrows |a beard |

| | | | |a mustache |

| | | | |sideburns |

| | | | |highlights |

| | | | |dyed hair |

| | | | |bleached hair |

|He is . . . |bald |

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|Complexion: |

|He/she has . . . |dark skin | |oily skin |

| |light skin | |dry skin |

| |a pale complexion | | |

| |a rosy complexion | | |

|Face: |

|He/she has . . . |round / oval / square / heart shaped face |pimples/zits |freckles |

| |bushy / thick / thin eyebrows |a wart |wrinkles |

| |round / almond / narrow / close-set eyes |a scar | |

| |broad / flat / sharp / button / big / snub / |a mole/ a beauty mark | |

| |pointed /fake nose | | |

| |big / cauliflower / stichy-out ears | | |

| |full / thin / well-defined lips | | |

| |broad smile / | | |

| |charming smile | | |

|Other: |

|He has a tattoo. |He has braces. |

|She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue. |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

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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

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