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Physical description: what do you look like?/What are you like?

1. Age I’m …  Young  middle-aged  old  elderly  in my


thirties/forties…

2. General  Pretty (Female/Child) 


 Beautiful (F),  handsome (M),  ugly.
aspect/beauty attractive
 good-looking( M/F)  gorgeous
 cute

3. Height

I’m…  Tall  of medium height  short


Thin fat
 Thin  Fat
 Fit  Chubby
4. Build  Slim  Overweight
 Skinny  Obese
 Underweight
 Muscular
 Well-built
I’m…  thin  slim  of average build  fat

5. Skin I have  Dark skin  fair skin  pale I’m …  suntanned


complexion  olive skin  rosy

 Wrinkled
 Covered with:
6. Face - freckles 
my face is …  Oval  round  square  long  thin.
- moles/spots 
I’ve got /I haven’t got … - pimples 
 I wear
- scars 
 I don’t’ wear …

 a beard  a moustache
glasses
7. Eyes Size I’ve got …  Big  small  almond shaped
 round
Colour  brown  blue  green

8.Eyelashes  Long  short 9. Eyebrows  thin  Thick  bushy

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Length  Spiky.
 I’m bald (with no hair)
 With a fringe
I’ve got …  Long  shoulder length 
10. Hair short

Texture  I wear my hair in bunches


 I wear my hair in a ponytail
 I wear my hair in plaits
 curly  wavy  straight
Colour Brown black blond/e  fair grey white

 hooked  turned-up/snub
11. Nose  pointed
 flattened
I’ve got a …  Big  small  long

DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

Positive Negative

friendly/nice/kind unfriendly
sociable/easy-going shy
clever/smart/intelligent dumb/stupid/unintelligent
neat/tidy untidy
chatty/talkative quiet
energetic/hardworking lazy
honest dishonest
wise unwise
polite impolite/rude
funny serious/moody

Read Maria’s description:


Hello! My name is Maria and I’m 25 years old. I’m of medium height and slim. I’ve got small brown eyes. My hair is
long, wavy and brown. I’ve got an oval face a a small nose.
I think I am a nice and funny person. I’m also very sociable and energetic, but sometimes I’m a bit moody.

Now write about you and about a friend/colleague.

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A. Complete the gaps using the words on the right.

foot ankle finger

eye knee

ear arm toe

chin hair

nose hand shoulder

elbow mouth

leg wrist neck

B. Match the pictures to the symptoms.

5.

1. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8. 9.

I’ve got...

an earache a headache a backache


a cold a cough a sore throat

a toothache a temperature a stomach ache

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