APPEARANCE

Parts of the Body

HAIR

EYE

NOSE
EAR

LIPS

FACE
 Physical Description

What does he/ she look like?

Height Build Age

tall, short,
slim, thin, plump, fat, young, elderly, middle-aged,
medium
skinny, well-built teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s
height

Face Eyes Hair

round, oval, bald,

big round blue
square, with scars, straight,
eyes, large, small,
wrinkles, freckles, curly,
bright, narrow
sun-tanned, pale spiky, wavy
 Height

Tall
Short

E.g.
My husband is tall and my nephew is short.
 Fat
Build Heavy
Slim Overweight
Thin

E.g.
My aunt is overweight.
Well My brother is well built.
bu i lt
Eyes
w n
Bro
ey e s
Blue eyes

e n
Gre s
eye
E.g.
My little brother has brown eyes.
 Hair
Stra
ight
blac long
k ha Wavy medium
ir length black hair

Curly medium
length black hair
E.g.
My girlfriend has curly
short black hair.
 Curly long
Hair blond hair
o n g
v y l
W a h a i r
o n d
bl

Straight long
blond hair
E.g.
My couisins have curly long
blond hair.
 Hair
Wavy long
Straight long red hair
red hair

E.g.
My sister has straight medium
length red hair.
 Straight long Hair
brown hair

h o r t
g ht s
St r ai i r
n h a
bro w

E.g.
My mother has straight short brown hair.
She has straight
blond hair. He’s bald.

He has a
moustache and
a beard.
moustache

beard
 She is
very tall.
She is short.

He’s old. He’s young.

 He’s He is thin /
overweight / slim.
fat/ heavy.
She has straight She has
long red hair. straight long
blond hair.

He has spiky short

brown hair.
She has curly
medium length
black hair.
Look at the following example
 Adjective Order
Adjective

Length type of hair colour Noun

Long curly brown hair

Short wavy blond hair

big/small 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 50’s.
• Danny de Vito is
short and heavy. He
is going bald and has
brown eyes. He’s in
his 50s.
 What does he look like?
• Marcelo Salas is
medium height
and average
weight. He has
short black hair
and brown eyes.
He’s in his 30s.
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WINNER ACTRESS
• Nicole Kidman’s
very tall and
slim. She has
long curly red
hair and blue
eyes. She has
pale skin. She’s
in her 30s.
 What does he look like?
• Brad Pitt’s tall
and slim. He has
short spiky blond
hair and blue
eyes. He has pale
complexion. He’s
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