describing people

1. DESCRIBING PEOPLE

“All cats are grey in the dark”

2.

BODY PARTS
HEAD
NECK
HAND
SHOULDER
CHEST
STOMACH
LEG
ARM
HIPS
THIGH
KNEE
FOOT
(plural FEET)

3.

HAIR
FOREHEAD
EYEBROW
EYES
NOSE
CHEEK
MOUTH
LIP
TOOTH (TEETH)
CHIN
EAR,
EYELASHES

4.

5.

She/he is….
tall
HEIGHT
(1.65)
meters
tall
of medium
height //
Average
height
short

6.

FAT
She/he is….
OVERWEIGHT
PLUMP
CHUBBY
WELL-BUILT
SLENDER
WEIGHT
SLIM
THIN
SKINNY

7.

She/he is...
YOUNG
CHILD
AGE
OLD
IN HIS/HER
(TWENTIES)
MIDDLE-AGED
TEENAGER

8.

She/he is…
FAIR-SKINNED
DARK-SKINNED
SKIN
TANNED
PALE

9.

She/he has (got)….
BLUE
BRIGHT
GREEN
HAZEL
EYES
DARK
NARROW
SMALL
BIG
Opposite:
WIDE
Size
Color

10.

FEATURES
She/ he has (got)...
MOUSTACHE
BEARD
FRECKLES
WRINKLES

11.

HAIR STYLE
She/he has (got)...
STRAIGHT
CURLY
WAVY

12.

HAIR LENGTH
She/he has (got)…
LONG/ MEDIUM LENGTH/ SHOULDER LENGTH/
SHORT
HAIR COLOR
BLOND/RED/DARK/BROWN/BLACK/GREY HAIR
FRINGE
He is bald (He has no hair)

13.

Jacket
Cardigan
Shirt
Skirt
Sui
t
Coat
Dress
Trousers
T-shirt
Stockings
Tie
Trainers/Sneakers
Shoes
Gloves
Socks
Sandals
Boot(s)

14.

Necklace
Hat
Bel
t
Glasses
*You can say
‘He is wearing glasses’
or ‘He wears glasses.’
Earrings
Sunglasses
Cap
Watch

15. She/He has a/ an…

16.

17. TASK 1: Circle the correct description

Stella has long/medium length/
short dark hair.
Stella is wearing a
T-Shirt /a jacket /a cardigan.
Stella is overweight/ well-built/
slim.
STELLA
Stella is middleaged/young/teenager.

18.

Brian is well built/ slim.
Brian has straight/ curly/ wavy
hair.
Brian is wearing a green
T-Shirt/ a green coat / a green
jacket.
Brian has blue eyes/dark eyes.
BRIAN

19.

Adam has red/ grey/
dark hair.
Adam’s eyes are green/
brown.
Adam has red beard/
grey beard/ no beard.
Adam is wearing a white
shirt/ a white suit.
ADAM

20. Read this description. Complete with ‘is’ , ‘has’ , ‘is wearing’

This is Johnny Depp, and
he____ a very handsome
actor.
He ____ tanned.
He____ brown eyes and
brown hair.
He ___ well-built. Also he
____ 1.78 meters tall.
Besides, he ___ __________
a _________(color) hat.

21. Read this description. Complete with ‘is’ , ‘has’ , ‘is wearing’

This is Shakira, and she____
a talented singer and dancer.
Shakira____ fair-skinned.
She _____ brown eyes.
She _____ long, wavy, blond
hair.
She ___ __________ a
_______ (color) jacket.

22.

Lucy
Linda
Robert
Paul
John
Mary

23.

WORK IN CLASS
Make a leaflet describing one of the celebrities you really admire
(movie star, musician, singer, etc.)
Information required:
• Name of the person
• Photograph of the chosen person
• Profession/ Occupation
• Age
• Physical Description