describing appearance
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APPEARANCE
Parts of the Body
FACE
LIPS
NOSE
HAIR
EAR
EYE
Physical Description
What does he/ she look like?
Height Build Age
tall, short, medium height
slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built
young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s
Face Eyes Hair
round, oval, square, with scars, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale
big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow
bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy
Tall Short
Height
E.g.My husband is tall and my nephew is short.
BuildSlimThin
FatHeavy
Overweight
Well built
E.g.My aunt is overweight.
My brother is well built.
Eyes
Brown
eyesBlue eyes
Green
eyes
E.g.My little brother has brown eyes.
Hair
Long straightblack hair Medium lengthwavy black hair
Medium length Curly black hair
E.g.My girlfriend has short curly black hair.
Hair
Long wavy
blond hair
long curlyblond hair
Long straightblond hair
E.g.My cousins have long curly blond hair.
Hair
long straightred hair
Long wavy red hair
E.g.My sister has medium length straight red hair.
Hair
Short straight
brown hair
long straightbrown hair
E.g.My mother has short straight brown hair.
She has straight blond hair. He’s bald.
moustache
He has a moustache and
a beard.
beard
She is short.
She is very tall.
He’s young.He’s old.
He’s overweight / fat/ heavy.
He is thin / slim.
She has long straight red hair.
She has long straight blond
hair.
She has medium lengthcurly black hair.
He has short spiky brown hair.
Look at the following example
Adjective Order
Adjective
Length type of hair colour Noun
Long curly brown hair
Short wavy blond hair big/small blue/green eyes
Exercise: Put the words in the correct order:
• She has hair wavy, black , long.
• She has long wavy black hair.
• She has hair blond, short.
• She has short blond hair.
• Tom has eyes green.
• Tom has green eyes.
What do they look like?
• Danny de Vito is short and heavy. He is going bald and has brown eyes. He’s in his 50s.
•Arnold is tall and well built. He has green eyes and short brown hair. He is in his 50’s.
What does he look like?
• Marcelo Salas is medium height and average weight. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He’s in his 30s.
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• Nicole Kidman’s very tall and slim. She has long curly red hair and blue eyes. She has pale skin. She’s in her 30s.
What does he look like?
• Brad Pitt’s tall and slim. He has short spiky blond hair and blue eyes. He has pale complexion. He’s in his 40s.
Rearrange the following sentences : (adjective + noun)
1. Mary has long, red, hair, curly
Mary has long curly red hair
2. He has eyes brown
He has brown eyes
3. She has hair wavy, black , long
She has long wavy black hair
4. She has hair blond, shortShe has short blond hair
5. Tom has eyes green, smallTom has small green eyes