How to Describe Someone or Person?
How to Describe Someone or Person
Describing Person
Describing Person
1.
Professions
Look
at the pictures bellow.
2.
Nationalities
Country
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Language
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Nationality
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a. France
b. Greece
c. England
d. Denmark
e. The Netherlands
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a. French
b. Greek
c. English
d. Danish
e. Dutch
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a. French
b. Greek
c. English
d. Danish
e. Dutch
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3.
Physical Appearance
Here
some words, expressions, and structures used to describe people’s appearances.
a.
Hair :
long, medium-length, short;
Straight, curly,
wavy;
Blonde, fair, dark,
brown, black, red, gray, going gray, white;
Thinning.
b.
Eyes : green, blue, brown, green-blue,
gray.
c.
Nose : long, pointed.
d.
Mouth :
wide, generous;
Thin lips, full
lips.
e.
Chin : pointed, firm, weak.
f.
Face : oval, round, long;
High cheekbones.
g.
Forehead :
high, low.
h.
Ears :
big, small.
i.
Shoulders : broad, narrow.
j.
Build :
thin, slender, muscular, heavily build, plump, overweight, fat.
k.
Height : tall, of medium height, short.
l.
Age : young, middle aged, elderly, old;
In this early thirties, in her mid fifties,
in their late forties.
m.
Personality traits :
serious, cheerful, worried, friendly.
n.
General apperance :
good-looking, pretty, beautiful, attractive, plain;
Well-dressed,
casually dressed.
Examples
:
Ø She has blue eyes and brown hair.
Ø A woman with blue eyes and brown hair.
Ø A man in a gray jacket.
Describing
People – A Few Examples
Use with verb Be (am, is, are):
Height Weight/Physique
I am short. I
am thin.
She is
average height. or She is medium height. She is average weight.
They are
tall. They
are heavy.
He
is muscular.
My daughter
is three feet two inches.
My husband
is six feet.
Personality
She is
serious. He
is silly.
She is a serious person. He
is a silly person.
She is
hard-working. He
is lazy.
She is a hard-working person. He
is a lazy person.
She is kind. He
is unkind.
She is nice. He
is mean.
She is
quiet. He
is loud.
She is
friendly. He
is shy.
She is
happy. He
is unhappy.
They are
generous. We
are stingy.
They are
talkative. We
are quiet.
They are
helpful. We
aren’t helpful.
They are
easy-going. We
aren’t easy-going.
Use with verb Have (has, have) OR Be (am, is, are):
Eyes
I have green eyes. or My eyes are green.
He has brown eyes. or His eyes are brown.
She has blue eyes. or Her
eyes are blue.
They have dark brown eyes. or Their
eyes are dark brown.
Hair
I have short, black, straight hair. or My
hair is short, black, and
straight.
He has medium-length, brown, wavy hair. or His
hair is medium-length, brown, and
wavy.
She has long, blond, curly hair. or Her hair is long, blond, and curly.
They have no hair. or They are bald.
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