DESCRIBING APPEARANCE

Adjectives for describing appearance

1. Find the meaning of the following adjectives in a dictionary.

Hair type: straight, curly, wavy, short, long

Hair colour: blond, dark, brown, grey
Skin type: dark, tanned, pale, spotty
Body type: tall, short, slim, overweight, muscular, thin

 Tipo de cabello: liso, rizado, ondulado, corto, largo

 Color de pelo: rubio, oscuro, castaño, gris
 Tipo de piel: oscura, bronceada, pálida, con manchas
 Tipo de cuerpo: alto, bajo, delgado, con sobrepeso, musculoso, delgado

Now look at the people below and complete the descriptions.

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1. The girl in the picture on the left has got very straight/wavy, blond/black hair. She looks
slim/overweight and her skin is quite pale/tanned.

2. The man in the middle looks slim/overweight. He has long/short, black/blond hair and
his skin is quite pale/dark.

3. The woman on the right looks quite muscular/overweight. She has straight/curly
blond/brown hair and her skin is rather pale/tanned.

Opposites

2. Match the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right.

A B

1. beautiful a. short
2. fat b. thin
3. strong c. ugly
4. old d. weak
5. tall e. young

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 - Four of the words above can be used in a critical or negative way. Which ones?
Match them to the more polite adjectives below.

Slim (Thin) - overweight (Fat) - plain (Ugly) - mature (Old)

Asking about appearance

3. Work in pairs. Choose a person in the image. Your partner must ask the questions
below to find out who the person is. Change roles and repeat the exercise.

• Is he/she handsome/beautiful? Yes, she is.

• What color is his/her hair? Her hair is brown
• Is he/she tall/short/overweight...? No, She isn’t, She is Tall.
• Does he/she have curly/wavy/straight hair? Yes, She does.
• Does he/she have tanned/pale/dark/spotty skin? No, She doesn’t have spotty skin

Changing your appearance

4. Match the sentences below to the pictures.

a. She is putting on make-up. 6

b. He is getting dressed. 3
c. She is brushing her hair. 1
d. He is shaving. 2
e. He is having a haircut. 5
f. He is combing his hair. 4

She is brushing her hair. He is shaving. He is getting dressed.

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He is combing his hair. He is having a haircut. She is putting on make-up.

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