15. Physical Description
Height Build Age
tall,
short,
medium
height
slim
thin
Plump
Overweight (fat / obese)
well-built (stocky)
young, elderly,
middle-aged,
(teenager, in 20s,
30s, 40s)
Looks Hair
Beautiful
Pretty
Handsome
Good-looking
Ugly
Straight A beard
Curly A mustache
Wavy
Ponytail medium- length
Bald Shoulder-length
16. Other Physical Description
Face Eyes Nose lips
round
oval
Square
Oblong
Heart-shape
big
round
blue
small
Bright
almond
Hook
Flat
Turned-
up
Thin
Thick
27. Exercise: Put the words in the
correct order
• She has hair wavy, black , long.
• She has long wavy black hair.
• She has hair blond, short.
• She has short blond hair.
• Tom has eyes green.
• Tom has green eyes.
28. Describing many features
1. She is tall and pretty
2. He is handsome with short black
hair
3. They have short hair and a long
beard.
29. Forms to describe people
With “be”:
S + be + adj
S + be + adj + AND + adj
S + be + adj + WITH + adj + noun
With “have/has”:
S + have/has + adj + noun
S + have/has + adi + noun + AND + adj + noun
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31. 1. Describe yourself
2. Describe your friends or partners and ask
her or him: “ Does he or she agree with
your description?”
3. Describe famous person
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40. Policeman: Ok, ladies, now can you describe the man you saw in the bank?
Woman 1: Well, he was, er, sort of medium height, you know, not short – but not tall either. And
quite skinny, you know thin.
Woman 2: Yes, and he had a beard and a little moustache.
Woman 1: No, he didn’t. he had a moustache but not a beard. It’s just that I think he hadn’t
shaved.
Woman 2: No, it was a beard, I’m sure.
Woman 1: And anyway, Doris, you weren’t wearing your glasses so you can’t have seen him
very well.
Woman 2: I could see perfectly well.
Policeman: Ladies, ladies, please. So, no moustache then.
Woman 1: No, he had a moustache but he didn’t have a beard.
Policeman: and what about his hair?
Woman 2: Dark
Woman 1: yes, short, dark hair.
Policeman: straight?
Woman 1: No, curly, I’d say. Wouldn’t you say, Doris?
Woman 2: yes, very curly.
Policeman: So, dark, curly hair?
Woman 1: Yes, That’s what we said. Are you deaf or something?
Policeman: And what time was it then…
41. Questions for describing someone
What does she look like?.
She is pretty tall with long black hair
48. What does he look like?
• Brad Pitt is tall
and slim. He has
got short spiky
blond hair and
blue eyes. He’s
in his 40s. He is
wearing a dark
blue suit.
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50. Anna Maria Sarah
Anna is tall.
Maria is taller than Anna.
Sarah is the tallest of the three girls.
51. One-Syllable
Adjective
Comparative
Form
Superlative Form
tall taller The tallest
big bigger The biggest
pretty prettier The prettiest
Two-Syllable
Adjective
Comparative Form Superlative Form
peaceful more peaceful The most peaceful
pleasant more pleasant The most pleasant
careful more careful The most careful
Irregular
Adjective
Comparative
Form
Superlative Form
good better The best
bad worse The worst
far farther The farthest
little less The least
52. This apple has the same flavor as that apple.
The same…as..
53. The apple is different from the orange.
Different from