Describing People There 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 . . . Skinny underweig ht thin slim slende r average build Stocky plump fat overweight chubby obese Height He/she is . . . short average height tall Health He/she is . . . out of shape in (good) shape (physically) fit well-built General Looks He/she is . . . hot sexy good looking handsome pretty beautiful attractive plain ugly unattractive funny looking Hairstyle He/she has . . . Blond/fair hair brown hair red hair ginger hair jet-black hair gray hair dyed hair straight hair wavy hair curly hair permed hair long hair shoulder-length hair short hair receding hair thin hair a shaved head long eyelashes bushy eyebrows a ponytail pigtails bangs dreads her hair in a bun her hair down a beard a mustache sideburns
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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
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.