Describing physical appearance

vocabulary practice
 HAIR

• black
• brown (brunette)
• blond (blonde)
• red / ginger (redhead)
• dyed
• grey
• dark brown / light brown
• dark / fair hair
 HAIR

• short
• long
• shoulder-length

• straight
• curly
• wavy
• rumpled
 HAIR

• haircut / hairdo
• a perm
• crew cut
• wear a fringe / bangs
• wear plaits / braids
• wear a ponytail
• wear a ribbon
• wear a headband
 HAIR

She’s got
long straight brown hair.
 HAIR

She’s got…
 HAIR

She’s got…
 SPECIAL FEATURES

• bald
• beard
• moustache
• wrinkles
• tattoo
• hairy chest
• full / thin lips
 EYES
• blue
• brown
• green

• big
• small
• beautiful

• long eyelashes
• bushy / thin / thick eyebrows
 NOSE
• big
• small
• short
• long
• straight
• hooked
• thin / broad
• pointed
• turned up
• pierced
 COMPLEXION
• fair / dark skin
• pale skin
• olive skin
• smooth / soft skin
• freckled skin (or to have freckles)
• pimpled skin (or to have pimples)
• sun-tanned
• delicate / fine skin
• healthy skin
• dimple(s)
 HEIGHT AND BUILD
• tall / short
• of medium / average height
• fat / overweight
• stocky
• plump
• muscular
• slim
• curvy
• thin / underweight / skeletal
• fit
• well-built
 AGE
• old
• young
• teenager
• adolescent
• middle-aged
• in his 30s (=he is 30ish)
– in his early 30s
– in his mid 30s
– in his late 30s
• have a youthful appearance – look
younger than your age
 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• beautiful
• handsome (men)
• good-looking
• pretty
• attractive
• charming
• plain
• unattractive
• ugly
 DRESS

She dresses
• smartly
• elegantly
• fashionably
• casually
• conservatively
• eccentrically
• well
Guess who’s in the picture
and try to describe their
appearance