DESCRIBING PEOPLE

“All cats are grey in the dark”

BODY PARTS

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

FOREHEAD
EYEBROW
EYES

NOSE
CHEEK
MOUTH
TOOTH (TEETH) LIP
EAR,
CHIN EYELASHES
ADJECTIVES:
She/he is….

tall

of medium
HEIGHT height //
Average
height

(1.65) short
meters
tall
 OVERWEIGHT
She/he is….
FAT
PLUMP
CHUBBY
WELL-BUILT

SLENDER

WEIGHT

SLIM

THIN
SKINNY
 YOUNG
She/he is...
CHILD
OLD

IN HIS/HER
AGE (TWENTIES)

MIDDLE-AGED

TEENAGER
She/he is…

FAIR-SKINNED

DARK-SKINNED

SKIN
TANNED

PALE
 She/he has (got)….
BRIGHT BLUE

GREEN

HAZEL Color

EYES
DARK

NARROW
SMALL
Opposite:
BIG WIDE Size
 FEATURES
She/ he has (got)... BEARD
MOUSTACHE

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

CURLY
 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)

 Jacket
Cardigan Shirt Skirt
Sui
t

Coat Stockings Tie

Dress T-shirt
Trousers

Trainers/Sneakers
Gloves Socks Sandals Boot(s)
Shoes
 Necklace
Hat
Bel Earrings
t

Glasses Sunglasses Cap Watch

*You can say

‘He is wearing glasses’
or ‘He wears glasses.’
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 middle-
aged/young/teenager.
 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
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
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.
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.
 Lucy

Linda

Robert

Paul

John
Mary
 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