ILLUSTRATING PEOPLE

People
1. Child/Children
2. Baby/Infant
3. Toddler
4. Boy
5. Girl
6. Teenager
7. Adult
8. Man (Guy)
9. Woman (Lady)
10.Old Guy/Lady
 People’s Age:
• Age =My grandfather is quite old. In fact, as he
has a pension, he is an old age pensioner, or a
senior citizen
• His daughter, my aunt, is 55, and middle-aged.
She has three sons. One is a young adult, at
24 years of age, and the other two are both
teenagers. They are 16 and 17. My sister also
has two children – one toddler who is a two-
year old, and a baby who is 6 months old.
 Physical Description
Height:
1. Tall
2. Average height
3. Short
4. ..... cm/feet
Weight:
1. Fat
2. Average weight
3. Slim/Thin
4. ……kg
 Physical Details (Hair)
1. Straight hair
2. Wavy hair
3. Curly hair
4. Long hair
5. Short hair
6. Gray/White hair
7. Bald
Physical Details (Parts of Face)

1. Pointed nose
2. Broad/Flat nose
3. Wears glasses/spectacles
4. Mustache
5. Beard
 People’s Features
• Beautiful (women only)
• Handsome (men only)
• Pretty (girls only)
• Good looking (men,women,boys)
• Ugly (men and women)
• Attractive (men,women,boys or girls)
 Build
• Skinny (negative) = She is skinny
• Thin (negative)
• Slim (positive)
• Slender (positive)
• Fat (negative)
• Overweight (negative)
• Plump and stocky (neutral)
 People’s Skin
• Asian skin= He has light brown skin
• Black= She has dark skin
• White= He has fair skin
• White= She has slightly tanned skin
• White= She has very pale skin
 Colouring
• My sister is an English rose – she has fair hair
and fair skin. She doesn't tan easily and has to
be careful in the sun. My mother is blonde,
also with a fair complexion. I am a red-head –
with red hair. Like many other people with a
pale complexion, I get freckles from the sun –
small brown dots on my face and arms. In
contrast, my father has dark-brown hair and
he is quite dark-skinned.
 Examples of people’s features:
• She has (fair/blonde/brown/black) hair
• She has (long/short/curly/wavy/fringe)
hair
• She’s got (full/thin) mouth
• He has (pointed/flat/large/small) nose
• He has (big/small) nostrils
• She has (small/wide) forehead
 Additional points in Illustrating
People

1. Occupation
2. Personality/Character Traits
3. Achievement
4. Hobby/Interest
5. Family
6. Educational Background
 Example of People Illustration
William Henry Gates III or well known as Bill Gates is a
founder of Microsoft Corporation. He is in the 3rd rank of the
most richest guy in the planet of earth. He has pointed nose,
short hair, tall and always wears glasses all the time. He has
nice personality its proved by his smiling face.
He is very tidy in front of the public especially when He
attends formal event such giving Speech at Harvard some
years ago. It can be seen He is wearing Tuxedo and Tie
during giving Speech. Eventhough he loves wearing casual
clothes such t-shirt and blue jeans. Mr. Gates is a generous
man, He often conducts several charity events for collecting
fund to the people who needs his help or for his own
foundation. He is an amazing guy!