DESCRIBING PEOPLE

PEOPLE’S APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

TEACHER: JEANNETTE LADINO

 HAIR DESCRIPTION

Short hair Long hair

Straight hair
Wavy hair Curly hair

Blonde hair / Brown hair Black hair Grey hair

Fair hair Red hair
Dark hair White hair
 EYES DESCRIPTION

Almond-shaped eyes Bug-eyed

slant eyes
Round eyes

Green eyes
Blue eyes
Brown eyes
Hazel eyes
NOSE DESCRIPTION

Straight nose
Hoocked nose Upturned nose

Big nose Small nose

MOUTH AND LIPS DESCRIPTION

Big mouth

Small mouth

Thin lips Full lips

 SPECIAL FEATURES

Dimples
glasses mole
Beard

freckles
Rosy cheeks
moustache Spiked hair
DESCRIBING COMPLEXION

Tall

Short
Chubby / plump/ fat

Thin / skinny

Well-built
Athletic muscular
slim
What does Salma Hayek look like?
 What does Salma look like?
She is short and slim. She is in her late thirties and she’s got an oval
face. She has got long wavy dark hair and brown eyes. She has got
a small nose and thin lips. She is a really beautiful Mexican actress.

 What is Salma like?

Salma is a very generous and thoughtful woman. She is cheerful
and clever.

Describing people:

Use the verb Have got (=have, in USA English) to describe particular
features.

Use the verb be to describe age, heigh, build, personality, and your
opinion about the person.
 What are you like?

This questionsuses verb BE

This question asks about PERSONALITY

I am sensible and self-confident. I have common sense

and I know what I do is right. Also, I am talkative and
sociable. I talk all of the time and I make friends easily
and I enjoy it. But I am impatient at times. I can’t wait for
something I really want.

You include possitive aspects and negative aspects.

POSSITIVE ASPECTS NEGATIVE ASPECTS

Sociable Shy
Reliable Nervous
Friendly Bad-tempered
Generous Mean
Affectionate Aggressive
Charming Rude
Sensible Manipulative
Sensitive Jealous
Hardworking Bossy
Funny Selfish
Patient Untidy
Polite Lazy
Tidy Insecure
Tender Spoilt
Lovely Impatient
Helpful Unpolite
What are your parents like?

What do your parents look like?

What is your best friend like?

What does your best friend look like?

What is Juanes like?

What does Juanes look like?

What do you look like?

What are you like?