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Language point:
Describing people

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The Flatmates - Language point Describing people
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To talk about people's

be + adjective
Verb:
To be
I'm
He's
She's
You're
We're
They're

appearance or personality we can use:

Adjective
slim
well-built
matronly
handsome
extroverted
shy

To talk about physical characteristics you can use:

have got + (adjective) + noun
Verb:
(adjective)
Have got
+ noun
I've got
hazel eyes
He's got
a shaved head
She's got
gorgeous black hair
You've got
a five o'clock shadow
We've
green eyes
They've got
long legs

Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more
neutral:
Negative
Neutral
fat
plump or large
skinny
slim
spinster
single

To ask about someone's appearance you can use:

do + look like?
What
Verb:
To do
do
I
do
you
does
he/she/it
do
we
do
they

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To ask about someone's personality you can use:

be + like?
Verb:
To do
What
am
I
are
you
is
he/she/it
are
we
are
they

Like?
like?

Vocabulary:
a five o'clock shadow:
a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he
hasn't shaved for a day or two
matronly (adj):
an older woman who is plump
bald (adj):
a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has
hair but chooses to shave it off
extroverted (adj):
a confident person who enjoys being with other people
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