Describing People

There are many ways to describe a person. One common way to

describe somebody is based on appearance. Among other things,
you can describe their build, their height, their hairstyle, their
health, and their complexion.
Appearance: What does he/she/look like?
Build
thin fat
He/she is . . . skinny slim average build stocky overweight obese
slender chubby
Height
He/she is . . . short average height tall
Health
in (good) shape
He/she is . . . out of shape well-built
(physically) fit
General Looks
good looking
handsome ugly
hot
He/she is . . . pretty plain unattractive
sexy
beautiful funny looking
attractive
Hairstyle
a ponytail
blond hair long hair
pigtails
brown hair shoulder-length hair
straight hair bangs
red hair short hair
He/she has . . . wavy hair her hair in a bun
black hair a shaved head
curly hair a beard
gray hair long eyelashes
a mustache
dyed hair bushy eyebrows
sideburns
He is . . . bald
Complexion:
dark skin pimples/zits oily skin
light skin a wart dry skin
He/she has . . .
a pale complexion a scar freckles
a rosy complexion a mole/ a beauty mark wrinkles
Other:
He has a tattoo. He has braces.
She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue. He wears glasses/contacts.

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 Describing People Based on Appearance
Write a few sentence to describe each of the people below.

Woman 1

Woman 2

Woman 3

Man 1

Woman 4

Man 2

Girl 1

Woman 5

Man 3

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