Getting started

How to describe people?

In English there are words that describe peoples character, and others to
describe their physical appearance.
These words are called Adjectives and they modify the nouns in a different
way than we do it in Spanish. In English, adjectives come BEFORE the noun
they modify.

Example:

The old man was walking very

fast.

In this case, the adjective tall

modifies the word man.

Our big family always

celebrates birthdays on a
Sunday.

In this case, the adjective big

modifies the word family.

Building language
Here are some examples of words that are used to describe
peoples physical traits.

Your Turn

Paste a picture of yourself or a family

member and write a description about it.

Practice
 1. Read the descriptions and write the name in the right
box

*SARA IS FAT AND *POLLY IS TALL AND THIN. *PETER IS TALL AND THIN.
SHORT.SHE
*TOM HAS
IS TALL ANDGOTFAT.CURLY
HE SHE HAS GOT LONG DARK HE IS BALD. HE HAS GOT
HAIR.GOT
HAS HERLONG
FACEFAIR
IS ROUND.
HAIR. HAIR. SHE HAS GOT A A LONG FACE. HE HAS
SHEHAS
HE HASGOT
GOTBIG
SMALL
EYESEARS
AND SQUARE FACE. HER NOSE IS GOT MOUSTACHES. HIS
AND
A BIGSMALL EYES.
NOSE.HIS EARS ARE LONG. EARS ARE BIG AND HIS
BIG TOO. NOSE IS BIG TOO.

*ALEX IS FAT AND TALL. HE *KELLY IS TALL AND FAT.SHE

IS BALD. HE HAS GOT HAS GOT SHORT DARK
ROUND HEAD. HE HAS GOT HAIR.SHE HAS GOT A LONG
A BIG NOSE. BIG MOUTH NECK. HER EYES ARE
AND BIG EYES. SMALL AND HER NOSE IS
BIG.

2. Read these 2
descriptions of a house and circle the adjectives you find

TEXT 1
My house is big. There are two bathrooms. There are three
bedrooms. There is a garden. I like my house. At this moment I
am listening to music in my bedroom. My parents are watching TV
in the living room. My dog is running in the garden.

TEXT 2
My house is very big and beautiful. There are two small
bathrooms. There are three big bedrooms. My bedroom is blue
and green. I have got posters on the walls and a wooden desk.
There are a lot of papers on my desk! It is a mess! There is a
garden. It has got nice pink and violet flowers and green plants. I
really like my house. At this moment I am listening to rock music
in my bedroom. My parents are watching a comedy on TV in the
living room. My dog is running fast in the garden.

3. Describe these people

He is an elderly gentleman. He has

grey hair and he is balding. He has
wrinkles. He is clean-shaven. He has
sideburns. He has a large nose and
bushy eyebrows. I think he has a
serious face.