Vocabulary for B1

Describing People: Physical Appearance

Complete each definition with the correct words:

tall built skinny handsome

petite overweight beautiful

elderly height twenties

A) A more polite word for describing someone who is 'fat'.

B) The opposite of short.

C) A word to describe an attractive man.

D) A word to describe a very atractive woman.

E) The opposite of 'fat' is 'thin'. This is another word meaning 'thin'.

F) Another word meaning 'old'.

G) If someone is muscular we say they are well- .

H) Someone who is 26 years old is in their .

I) Another word for 'small' often used to describe a woman.

J) Not tall or short. Medium- .

 Vocabulary for B1

Remember !!
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words
from the previous test.

A) I used to be quite well- when I was younger but now

I'm not so fit.

B) Karen is in her . If fact she'll be 28 next week.

C) My eldest daughter is quite . People often think she's

younger than she is because of her size.

D) Have you seen Mary's new boyfriend? He's so .

Apparently he used to be a male model.

E) Since I had that cold I've lost so much weight. I've never looked
this before.

F) The police are looking for two men: one quite short and the other
one medium-.

G) The doctor told me I was and needed to cut down on

the amount of fatty foods I eat.

H) There are almost 11 million people in the UK who are

over the age of 65.

I) You need to be quite to play basketball. Many players

are over 2m.

J) Sarah has two little girls. They're so pretty.

Practice
Are you in your teens, in your twenties, or older?

If you were overweight would you find it easy to go on a diet?

Do you have many elderly relatives?

What would you eat to be skinny and have a healthy lifestyle?