APPEARANCE

Parts of the Body

HAIR
EYE

NOSE

EAR

LIPS

FACE

Physical Description

What does he/ she look like?

Height
tall, short,
medium
height
Face

Build
slim, thin, plump, fat,
skinny, well-built

Eyes

round, oval,
big round blue
square, with scars,
eyes, large, small,
wrinkles,
freckles,
bright, narrow
sun-tanned, pale

Age
young, elderly, middle-aged,
teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s

Hair

bald,
straight,
curly,
spiky, wavy

Height

Tall

Short

E.g.
My husband is tall and my nephew is short.

Fat
Heavy
Overweight

Build
Slim
Thin

E.g.
My aunt is overweight.
Well
bui

lt

My brother is well built.

Eyes

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Bro
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y
e

Blue eyes

n
e
Gre s
eye

E.g.
My little brother has brown eyes.

Hair
Stra
ight
long
blac
k ha
ir
Curly medium
length black hair

E.g.
My girlfriend has curly
short black hair.

Wavy medium
length black hair

Curly long
blond hair

Hair
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W
h
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n
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b

Straight long
blond hair
E.g.
My couisins have curly long
blond hair.

Hair
Straight long
red hair

E.g.
My sister has straight medium
length red hair.

Wavy long
red hair

Straight long
brown hair

Hair

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s
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br
E.g.
My mother has straight short brown hair.

She has straight

blond hair.

moustache

Hes bald.

He has a
moustache and
a beard.

beard

She is short.

Hes old.

She is
very tall.

Hes young.

Hes
overweight /
fat/ heavy.

He is thin /
slim.

She has straight

long red hair.

She has curly

medium length
black hair.

She has
straight long
blond hair.

He has spiky short

brown hair.

Look at the following example

Adjective Order
Adjective
Length

type of hair

Long

curly

brown

hair

Short

wavy

blond

hair

big/small

colour

Noun

blue/green

eyes

Exercise: Put the words in the

correct order:
She has hair wavy, black , long.
She has long wavy black hair.
She has hair blond, short.
She has short blond hair.
Tom has eyes green.
Tom has green eyes.

What do they look like?

Arnold is tall and well
built. He has green
eyes and short brown
hair. He is in his 50s.
Danny de Vito is
short and heavy. He
is going bald and has
brown eyes. Hes in
his 50s.

What does he look like?

Marcelo Salas is
medium height
and
average
weight. He has
short black hair
and brown eyes.
Hes in his 30s.

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WINNER ACTRESS
Nicole Kidmans
very tall and
slim. She has
long curly red
hair and blue
eyes. She has
pale skin. Shes
in her 30s.

What does he look like?

Brad Pitts tall
and slim. He has
short spiky blond
hair and blue
eyes. He has pale
complexion. Hes
in his 40s.

Rearrange the following sentences : (adjective + noun)

1. Mary has long, red, hair, curly
Mary has long curly red hair
2. He has eyes brown
He has brown eyes
3. She has hair wavy, black , long
She has long wavy black hair
4. She has hair blond, short
She has short blond hair
5. Tom has eyes green, small
Tom has small green eyes