DESCRIBING PEOPLE

HOW TO TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEREANCES BY CAMILA NOEME

AGE AND SKIN

▶ To Be (ser/estar)

▶ I am young/ I’m young.

▶ You are middle-aged. / You’re middle aged
▶ He is old. / He’s white skinned.
▶ She is middle-aged. / She’s brown skinned.
▶ We are middle-aged. / We’re
▶ They are young. / They’re

P.S.: Observe que para falar da pele há duas

construções possíveis.
HEIGHT

▶ I’m short.

▶ You’re médium-height.

▶ He’s tal.
BUILD

▶ He’s well-build.

▶ She’s plump.

▶ It’s thin.

▶ He’s fat.

▶ She’s slim.
FACE AND MOUTH

▶ To have (ter)

▶ I have a round face.

▶ You have an oval face.
▶ He has a square face.
▶ She has a long face.
▶ That dog has a large mouth.
▶ We have a small mouth.
▶ They have a round face and small mouth.
EYES, NOSE, LIPS AND EARS
▶ I HAVE...

I wear glasses. (Uso óculos)

He
HAIR
Practice! Let’s present and describe

▶ This is Angelina Jolie.

She’s a middle-aged
woman, she’s tall and
slim. She has a long,
straight, brown hair. She
has green eyes, a
straight nose, a long
square face, and full and
curved lips.
YOUR TURN! DESCRIBE THESE PEOPLE
Sua vez! Descreva essas pessoas.

▶ Write here:
Links to practice more!
Links para praticar mais
▶ Listening Audios
▶ http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.
org/skills/listening/beginner-a1-listening
/describing-people
▶ https://www.examenglish.com/A2/A2_
listening_describing_people.htm
▶ Online Exercises
▶ https://agendaweb.org/exercises/voc
abulary/people/describing.htm
▶ https://www.liveworksheets.com/works
heets/en/English_as_a_Second_Langu
age_(ESL)/Describing_people/Who_is_
who_in_the_queue$_pl72ya
▶ https://sites.google.com/site/topicsfor
kids/people
 Tips to learn more!
Dicas para aprender mais.

✓ Look people on the street and describe them mentally.

✓ Veja as pessoas na rua e as descreva mentalmente.

✓ Descbribe people that you know: your friends, family members and famous
people.
✓ Descreva pessoas que você conhece: seus amigos, familiares e pessoas famosas.

✓ Don’t forget to describe yourself.

✓ Não esqueça de descrever-se.

✓ Take a picture of someone in the bus, subway , on the street and send to me
with the description.
✓ Tire uma foto de alguém no ônibus, metrô, na rua e me envie com a descrição.