DESCRIBING PEOPLE

What did he look like?

does
Well, he was fairly* tall/short
is pretty* thin/heavy
kind of* tall and thin
sort of*
rather*
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How tall was he?
is
Around five ten I’d say
About I think

And how much did he weigh?

does
do you
Around/About 140 pounds
 ASKING ABOUT AGE
How old was he?
is
Fairly* young in his (mid-) teens
Pretty* Old (early) seventies
Kind of* (late) forties
Sort of*
very
*How old are you? Is a question that we don’t generally ask adults,
especially when they : older than we are or in positions of higher authority
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What color is his hair?
her
It’s Blonde
It’s Black
It’s Gray
She / He has Brown hair
Red
She is a Blonde
Brunette
Redhead
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What kind of hair does she/he have?
It’s long and straight
short and curly
Medium length and wavy
He has a crew cut
an afro
 To convert your height from centimeter to feet and inches
 Multiply your height in centimeter by 3937 to get your height in
inches
 Round off the resulting number to the nearest inch
 Then divide by 12 to get feet and inches
1 centimeter = 3937 inches
Note: 12 inches = 1 foot

Example: Ana is 170 cm tall

170 x 3937 = 66.929, which rounds off 67 in
67 : 12 = 5 with a reminder of 6, or 5 ft. 6 in
To convert your weight from kilogram to pounds:
 Multiply your weight in kilograms 2.2
 Example: Ana weighs 56 kilograms