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Adjectives to describe a person physical appearance

There are two ways to describe people in English. You can describe people's appearance and personality. You can describe a person's personality by saying things like: She is really niceThey are really cool friendsWe are very friendly people You can describe a person's physical appearance by saying things like: She is really tallShe has brown eyesShe has black curly hair. Something that you have to keep in mind is that there are positive and negative things that you can say about someone's personality and appearance so I strongly advise to be cautious when using some of the words presented here. Vocabulary to Describe Physical Appearance Height Build Hair Eyes Type of Hair Personality in English Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole. Positive Adjectives to Describe Personality These are some examples of positive adjectives to describe personality: Negative Adjectives to Describe Personality in English These are some examples of negative adjectives to describe personality in English Quantifiers about Personality in English These are some quantifiers to use when talking about personality in English How to Talk about Personality in English These are some phrases to describe your personality in English These are examples that include some of the positive and adjectives to describe personality in English He is shy, he never talks to anybodyShe is talkative, she never stops talkingI consider myself lazy, I don't like to work hardHe is always kind with new studentsMy dad is optimistic, he thinks everything is going to be alrightWe are very bright studentsThey are very funny, they always make friends laugh.She is quiet, She never says muchHe is a very honest man, he will tell you the truthShe is jealous, she doesn't want others to win.I am very brave, I face dangerous and difficult situations.Mike is clever, he is good at learning things.He is an easy-going guy, definitely a guy who is easy to get a long with.James is so lucky, he bought a lottery and he won.Lucas is tidy, his desk is well organized.Maria is very irresponsible, she never does her homework. These are conversation questions that can help you talk about personality. What makes you happy?What makes you angry?Are you happy with your personality?Are you shy? Do you make friends easily?Are you an outgoing person?How do you organize files in your computers?What kinds of people do you get along well with?can you think of ten verbs to describe personality?having a great personality makes you attractive?What characteristics does a leader need to have?How would you describe a brave person? How are male and female personalities different?How has your personality changed over the years?What personality types are you attracted to?How would you describe your best friend?How would you describe your husband or wife?How would you describe your favorite teacher?Do you consider yourself an optimistic person?Do you consider yourself a negative person?Do you consider yourself a hardworking person?Do you consider yourself a confident person?How would you describe an easy-going person? Can you describe your personality?Do you consider yourself a lazy person?Are you a patient or your impatient person?How would you describe an introvert person?How would you describe an extrovert person?Do you consider yourself a jealous person?Would you like to be different?Are you happy with your personality?Do you think that you are selfish person?Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person?How would you describe a courageous person? Related Articles Check some of these lessons before you go: Check some of these pronunciation resources before you go: And finally bookmark these posts as they can help you later The Most Common Phrasal Verbs in EnglishThe Most Common Idioms in English In this lesson you will find everything that you need to know to describe your own physical appearance and the appearance of others. Physical characteristics are defined in the following way Physical characteristics are defining traits or features about your body. These are aspects that are visually apparent, knowing nothing else about the person. The first thing you see when you look at someone could be their hair, clothes, nose, or figure. These are all examples of physical characteristics.Examples of Physical Characteristics. ? Your Dictionary Describing physical appearance is one of the common topics that you will study since the topic is found in the most used English textbooks. What You Need to Know In order to describe physical appearance in English, you need to manage each one of the sub-topics well. Physical Appearance VocabularySimple Present Present Continuous When you know those topics, you can make sentences like this: She is beautifulShe has beautiful eyesShe is wearing a white shirtHe is wearing black earrings and a cap Now let's check some considerations when describing physical appearance before exploring the topic any further. Considerations when Describing the Physical Appearance We have to be really careful when we describe other people's physical appearance since some descriptions might be considered impolite or offensive to some people. Whether the description is accurate people might take it the wrong way when referring to the height, body shape or size. We have to be really careful when the examples that we use, sometimes people learning a language might use words such as ugly, fat, chubby with the sole intent to offend or make fun of people and classmates. Vocabulary to Describe Physical Appearance This is key vocabulary to describe physical appearance divided into the most important categories: HeightBuildHair EyesType of HairGeneral Clothing Physical Appearance: Height These are some common expressions to talk about the height in English Physical Appearance: Build These are some of the most common words to describe people Physical Appearance: Hair These are some common expressions and words to describe hair color in English Physical Appearance: Eyes These are some common expressions to describe eyes in English Physical Appearance: Type of Hair These are some common expressions to describe type of hair in English Physical Appearance: General These are some expression to describe physical appearance in General Terms Appearance: Clothing When you are describing people's appearance, some people might consider that describing what they are wearing is a good idea. Grammar to Describe Physical Appearance These are two of the basic structures to describe physical appearance Physical Appearance with the Verb to Be Examples of affirmative and negative sentences with the verb to be Examples of questions about physical appearance and the verb to be Physical Appearance with the Verb to Have These are some examples of affirmative and negative sentences with the verbo to have Examples of Questions about physical appearance and the verb to have Dialogue about Physical Appearance This is a dialogue about people describing people physical appearance using some of the vocabulary and structures used above Maria: Look who is over there?John: Who?Maria: It is Jessica from highschoolJohn: What does she look like? I don't remember herMaria: It is the one with long wavy hear.John: She looks beautifulMaria: Let's go to say hi to herJohn: Of course Lesson Plan ? Describe Physical Appearance Schema Activation Teacher plays You are Beautiful by Ed SheeranStudens are given pieces of paper with the lyrics.They have to identify what students has the first part of the lyrics, the second part of the lyris until they find the last part. Pre-Task These are several pre-task activities, choose the one that you consider appropiate for the level of your students and time constraints. Task #1 Teacher reviews the vocabulary necessary to describe physical appearance using a Quizlet set.Students open the quizlet set andc check the spelling and pronunciation of words.Students quiz their classmates about the vocabulary in it. Task #2 Students are given three sentences with scrambled words.Students have to unscramble the words to make a sentenceStudent turn the sentence into a question.She has curly hair = Does she have curly hair?She is beautiful = Is she beautiful? Task #3 Students answer a survey about personal appearance with questions like this Once they have the answers, they report their answers by saying:she has black hair / she doesn't have black hair Task #4 Students make groups.They are given a sheet with ten sentences to one group memberThat member read the sentence aloudGroup members indicate if the sentence is true or false for themStudents who indicate that the sentence isn't true for them make a sentence that represents them better. Task #5 To test the listening skills of your students, you can consider some of these listening tasks: A2: Listening ? Describing PeopleB1: Listening ? Describing People Main Task If you want students to produce, create a Powerpoint Presentation and add pictures of celebrities such as famous musicians, singers and other artists. Try to include celebrities that they like so they enjoy the task even more. Take the following considerations: Include good-quality pictures.Include one picture per slidemake sure the celebrities have different traits. Ask the students to describe the people in the slides, make sure they give at least three characteristics so they use most of the vocabulary you taught. Post-Task Students answer a short quiz about grammar related to physical appearance Recommendations Spend some time dealing with pronunciation so students don't make too many mistakes during practice time.Make sure students don't start using the new vocabulary to call their classmates names. Sometimes students use words like fat and obese to offend a classmate. Describing a person in English is a common task to talk about. In the IELTS test, the examiner might ask you to describe a family member or a friend. You might have to describe a colleague or a neighbour. ESL students seem to get stuck at this fairly simple thing to talk about. So I wanted to create the master plan that you can refer to from top to bottom. We have a lot of ground to cover so let's dive in. DESCRIBE THE BODY The first thing to talk about is the body of the person. That means you describe two things -- the person's height and their body shape/size. In English, we have to be careful about how we talk about someone's body. If we use language that is too direct it can be considered offensive or impolite to some people. It is always a good idea to take care when describing someone's body shape or size. DESCRIBE HEIGHT When describing someone's height there are only three ways we can do it. We can either say a person is tall, medium-height or short. There are exceptions when someone is very tall so we would say exactly that: very tall. The same if someone is very short -- although we have to be careful of saying that to someone's face. No one wants to be described as very short. Here we might say one of the following: He is not very tall He is a little on the short side She is not that tall She is kind of petite Petite is a French word that means `small'. We use this word in English to describe a woman, especially a young woman if she is short and of a small build. If someone is very tall we might say the following: He is a giant He towers over other people Again be careful when using these terms. We might describe a man as a giant but only in a very friendly, humorous way. And we should not use these expressions to describe a very tall woman. Often a very tall woman is conscious of being too tall and may not like people to make direct expressions about her height. So essentially you can say three things to describe someone's height: He is tall She is medium-height/He is average height He is short And the exceptions might be: He is very tall She is very short DESCRIBE BUILD This is where we have to be careful. In some cultures, people are very direct when describing other people's bodies. Maybe it acceptable to say that someone is fat in some countries but in an English-speaking country, it is not. Use sensitive and polite terms and you should have no problems. Big/Small The first thing we can say is whether a person is big or small. We might say "He is a big guy". This could mean a man who is tall and very strong. But it could also mean a man that is overweight. Using the word `big' is a replacement word for `fat' these days. You might describe someone as fat when you are describing him to someone else but you should never say it to their face. If we describe a woman as big, it usually means she is overweight. We might describe a man as small. This could mean that he is short but maybe also quite thin. A small woman may just be short in height. Fat/Thin This is where you have to be very careful when describing someone. Both the words fat and thin can be seen as being a little insensitive if used in the wrong context. So you need to use these words with great care. Rather than say he is fat, we can say: He is a big guy He is overweight He is kind of big If the person is a close friend or family member, we might say: He is overweight He needs to lose weight He is obese But generally speaking, we should avoid using this word to describe someone. The same goes for thin. This word can also have a negative meaning. People rarely use it to describe others as it may imply that they are unhealthy. Instead, we might say: She is slim If you do describe someone as thin, it means they are very thin and possibly unhealthy. Muscular You can use the word muscular to describe someone who regularly goes to the gym and has big muscles. A woman rarely wishes to be referred to as muscular. Unless she also regularly goes to the gym and works out with weights. John goes to the gym almost every day, so he is very muscular. He looks like an iron man! Athletic A person you describe as athletic is someone who is slim and has very little fat on their body. You could describe someone who goes running as athletic. Do not use the word strong to describe this kind of person. Fit is more appropriate. He goes running every day, so he has a very athletic figure. He looks great! After we talk about someone's body -- and their height and body shape we can then talk about their head and face. Do you like my articles and lesson plans? Why not join my mailing list and I can send you new articles and lesson plans when they come out? Join here ? ManWrites Newsletter DESCRIBE HEAD & FACE In English, we rarely comment on the size of a person's head. Unless they have a huge or tiny head! Even then we have to be careful as it can be seen to be a negative comment to make. But if you do say anything about a person's head it could be the following: He has a really big head He has a large head He has a big head Her head is kind of small She has a very small head Her head is small for her size DESCRIBE HAIR Hair can come in many different colours: Brown Blonde Red Grey or White Many people from Asia or Africa have black hair. It is very simple to describe. He has black hair. But in many other places, people have different coloured hair. Brown Hair Brown hair is very common. But we can say the different shades of it: She has light-brown hair He has dark-brown hair Mousy-brown hair is a kind of boring light-brown colour found in Europe or America. Women might describe their own hair colour as being mousy-brown. It is a negative comment but one that is seen as a little joke. Blonde Hair Students often describe this colour as `golden'. But we should say blonde. She has blonde hair. Red Hair This is a very rare hair colour, but it does exist. He has red hair. Sometimes people might describe someone as a `redhead' -- this means someone with red hair. Do not use the word `ginger' as this is seen as negative. Grey/White Hair If someone is old or they are just losing their hair colour, then we can say this: She has grey hair His hair is almost white DESCRIBE FACE General Details After we describe someone's general appearance in terms of their body, we then begin to describe their face. Positive/Negative We usually refer to whether or not someone is attractive. We can describe a man as handsome or good-looking. A woman we describe as beautiful or good-looking. Sometimes people use the word beautiful to describe a man if he has more feminine features. He is a really handsome guy. Many girls look at him in the street. She is so beautiful. People always comment to each other how attractive she is. They are both very good-looking. They look good together. Sometimes people are ugly but it is rude to say this to someone's face. People might use the following terms instead: He is not very good-looking He is not so handsome He is not blessed with good looks For someone that is neither good-looking or ugly, we might say ordinary looking. DESCRIBE EYES After you talk generally about someone's face and comment whether they are beautiful, handsome or pretty we can look at more details about their face. The first thing we usually notice about someone is their eyes. So that might be the next thing you describe. We can use the following phrases to describe someone's eyes: She has beautiful eyes He has deep-set eyes (this is to describe a person who has eyes that seem to be deeper in their face) She has big eyes He has clear eyes She is doe-eyed (we use this term to describe someone who has big, child-like eyes. Someone who is doe-eyes often has an innocent look about them) He has heavy eyes She has lidded eyes (This is for someone who has heavy eyelids, maybe they often look tired) He has piggy eyes (Be careful when using this term -- it means someone had small eyes. It is largely considered an unattractive look) From top to bottom: She has very clear eyes, she has deep-set eyes, she has big eyes, he is doe-eyed. We can also say beady eyes, boss-eyed, pop-eyed. Beady-eyed -- we use this to talk about someone who has eyes that make someone look untrustworthy! Boss-eyed -- if someone has eyes that look like they are looking at two different things we use this expression. It is a negative term. Pop-eyed -- to describe someone with prominent eyes that appear to be popping out of their head! Nor a positive term. The colour of the eyes can be blue, green, grey, black, brown or hazel. DESCRIBE NOSE After describing someone's eyes we then might talk about their nose. Noses can be big, long or small. She has a long nose He has a big nose She has a small nose Sometimes people have a bump in the middle of their nose. In which case we say: He has a bump in his nose. DESCRIBE MOUTH Then we can talk about someone's mouth. Mouths can be big, sexy, beautiful, small or wide. We often use the word smile to describe someone's mouth because we use our mouth to smile. She has a big beautiful smile She has a very sexy smile He has a wide mouth He has quite a small mouth DESCRIBE TEETH We often just describe someone's teeth as being very white and beautiful. She has really beautiful white teeth, she must brush them five times a day. Or if someone has very bad, unattractive teeth. He has terrible teeth, all discoloured and they look unhealthy. He should go to the dentist. DESCRIBE EARS Ears can be big or small. He has big ears He has very small ears Or the person's ears might stick out from their head. He has sticky-out ears His ears stick out DESCRIBE COMPLEXION When talking about the colour of someone's skin be careful. People can be the following colours: White Black Brown The only people we describe as black are people from Africa or African origin -- African-American. He is a black man She is black People from Asia, the Middle-East or from Central America we may describe as being brown. If someone has light-coloured skin, we do not say: He is very white We say He has pale skin She is very pale-skinned She has a light complexion This is more polite. If someone's skin has a darker skin colour, we do not say He is very black We say He has dark skin He is very tanned He is has a dark complexion Sometimes a person might have a red-coloured skin. We can say: He has a ruddy complexion He is red-faced DESCRIBE NECK We can describe someone's neck in the following ways: She has a long neck He has a short neck It seems he has no neck at all He has a very strong, thick neck The most polite term is to say someone has a long neck. The other terms are considered impolite. DESCRIBE FACIAL HAIR You should never say a woman has facial hair! This is very impolite. But we can say for a man: He has a beard He has a moustache He has a goatee He has some stubble DESCRIBE HANDS If we describe someone's hands we might say they are either big or small. He has big hands She has small hands But some people's hands are very gentle and they might have long fingers. We can say: She has long elegant fingers He has an artist's hands -- very soft and gentle We can describe the skin of someone's hands She has soft hands He has coarse hands like a worker After you describe someone's body, their face and maybe their hands then you can talk about their body language and their gestures. Body language is the way a person uses their body when communicating with others. DESCRIBE BODY LANGUAGE & GESTURES We can say the kind of body language that the person often uses. Their body language is an extension of their personality. She always crosses her arms when she is angry with me. She always greets me with a big smile. She is such a happy person. He often bites his nails because he is a very nervous person. James often tilts his head to one side when he is thinking about something or lost in thought. When she is lost in thought, she always puts her hand to her face. John is very impatient. He always taps his fingers on the desk if someone is only one minute late. Mike always seems confused about something, always rubbing his head like he has forgotten something. Jerry walks around with slouched shoulders -- he never stands upright. On the other hand, Cole walks around like a soldier, back straight and shoulders back. I guess he is a very confident person. Lucy has quick movements, always moving her hands or head very quickly. She is very nervous, excitable person. Bill has a very slow way of moving. He never seems worried about anything. Other Ways to Describe Someone I have only covered the things you can say to describe someone's physical appearance -- their body, their face and their body language. But there are many other things you can talk about when describing someone. Telling stories are also a good way to describe someone ? I wrote about that technique here. And using similarities and differences is another useful method. I wrote about that here. Their Job You can talk about the job they do. This paints a very clear picture of the kind of person they are in the world. For example: My father is an engineer -- we might think your father is a very serious person good at solving problems. My sister is a teacher -- we might regard your sister as a caring person who likes to help others. Their Hobbies If you talk about the interests, the person has in their free time this also gives us a very clear picture of the person. My brother likes to write stories in his free time -- he has a very creative mind. My friend likes to fix cars at the weekend -- he is good with his hands. You can also describe the clothes the person wears. Special Markings But you can describe a person's unique points. The person might have a birthmark or a tattoo. Or maybe a scar. These can identify the person and are often very special. Conclusion This covers most of the things you need to say when talking about someone's physical appearance. You should practice these things you can say by describing your parents, your brother or sister, and your friends. Keep describing different people and it will become natural to you. A good way to start is to write sentences in your notebook. This will help you remember the words and phrases you can use. And always remember the system when describing someone: Body and Height Head Hair Face Eyes Nose Mouth Body Language and Gestures Follow this general rule and you will be fine! In the IELTS test it is very common to describe someone so please use this guide to help you. I would be very glad to hear from you so let me know in the comment below.

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