WHAT’S HE LIKE? WHAT’S HE LIKE? Describing People.

WHAT’S HE LIKE?WHAT’S HE LIKE?

Describing PeopleDescribing People

ADJECTIVES FOR HAIRADJECTIVES FOR HAIR

• I have got:I have got: Short Short Shoulder-lengthShoulder-length LongLong

Straight Straight Curly Curly HAIRHAIR Wavy Wavy

BlondBlond DarkDark BrownBrown RedRed BlackBlack

ADJECTIVES FOR FIGUREADJECTIVES FOR FIGURE

• HE’S or SHE’S:HE’S or SHE’S:

FAIRLY FAIRLY THIN THIN

QUITE QUITE SLIMSLIM VERY VERY PLUMPPLUMP EXTREMELY EXTREMELY FATFAT

WELL-BUILTWELL-BUILT

• HE’S or SHE’S:HE’S or SHE’S:

TALLTALL SHORTSHORT MEDIUM HEIGHTMEDIUM HEIGHT

DESCRIBING COMPLEXIONDESCRIBING COMPLEXION

• HE’S or SHE’S GOTA:HE’S or SHE’S GOTA:

PALEPALE FAIR FAIR COMPLEXION COMPLEXION DARKDARK

DISTINGUISHING FEATURESDISTINGUISHING FEATURES

• HE’S or SHE’S GOT:HE’S or SHE’S GOT:

A FRINGEA FRINGE FRECKLESFRECKLES A SCARA SCAR

• HE’S GOT:HE’S GOT:

A BEARDA BEARD A MOUSTACHEA MOUSTACHE

DESCRIBING APPEARANCEDESCRIBING APPEARANCE

• She/He looks/seems/appears....She/He looks/seems/appears....

• She/He’s got long and straight hair .She/He’s got long and straight hair .

• She/He’s short with a pale complexionShe/He’s short with a pale complexion

• She/He looks like a detectiveShe/He looks like a detective

THE ORDER OF ADJECTIVESTHE ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

OPINIONOPINION + + SIZESIZE + + TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE + + AGEAGE + + SHAPESHAPE + + COLOURCOLOUR + + ORIGIN ORIGIN + + MATERIALMATERIAL + + PURPOSEPURPOSE

++ NOUNNOUN

‘ ‘ A brand-new white wollen sweater’A brand-new white wollen sweater’

PARTS OF THE BODY WE CAN PARTS OF THE BODY WE CAN DESCRIBEDESCRIBE

F ING ER NA IL

HANDS

EYES HA IR NO SE M O UTH EARS

HEAD LEGS ARM FOO T /FE ET

BO DY

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE

Para realizar una descripción el tiempo verbal que utilizamos es Para realizar una descripción el tiempo verbal que utilizamos es el el PRESENTE SIMPLEPRESENTE SIMPLE::

I I amam tall I tall I wearwear a shirt a shirt

She/He She/He isis tall She/He tall She/He wearswears a shirt a shirt

We/You/They We/You/They areare tall We/You/They tall We/You/They wearwear a shirt a shirt

* (La tercera persona del singular añade una ‘s’ al verbo)* (La tercera persona del singular añade una ‘s’ al verbo)

NACIONALITYNACIONALITY

I AM FROM: I AM FROM:

SPAIN SPAIN

FRANCEFRANCE ENGLANDENGLAND ITALYITALY GERMANYGERMANY GREECEGREECE RUSSIARUSSIA AMERICAAMERICA AFRICAAFRICA

I AM:I AM:

SPANISHSPANISH FRENCHFRENCH ENGLISHENGLISH ITALIANITALIAN GERMANGERMAN GREEKGREEK RUSSIANRUSSIAN AMERICANAMERICAN AFRICANAFRICAN

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE CHARACTERCHARACTER

• AggresiveAggresive• Polite / ImpolitePolite / Impolite• JealousJealous• IngeniousIngenious• NiceNice• Sympathetic / Unsympathetic *Sympathetic / Unsympathetic *• SensitiveSensitive• SensibleSensible• AngryAngry• Patient / ImpatientPatient / Impatient• FriendlyFriendly

‘‘He’s a very friendly person’He’s a very friendly person’

DESCRIBING CLOTHESDESCRIBING CLOTHES

He / She usually He / She usually wearswears::

DressDress TrousersTrousers SkirtSkirt JacketJacket T-ShirtT-Shirt ShortsShorts BlouseBlouse PulloverPullover JeansJeans CoatCoat ScarfScarf SuitSuit SweaterSweater

A DESCRIPTIONA DESCRIPTION

My cousin Jim is the son of my father’s brother. He’s My cousin Jim is the son of my father’s brother. He’s italianitalian but he lives in but he lives in GermanyGermany. He`s of . He`s of average height average height and medium and medium buildbuild, and he has got , and he has got curly, dark hair curly, dark hair and a and a pale complexionpale complexion. . He usually wears He usually wears smart clothes: suit or a shirt and trousers.smart clothes: suit or a shirt and trousers. He`s a very He`s a very funnyfunny and and politepolite person and he loves playing person and he loves playing football and going to the mountain.football and going to the mountain.