1. APPEARANCE AND
PERSONALITY

2. Parts of the Body
FACE
HAIR
NOSE
LIPS
EYE
EAR

3. Physical Description
What does he/ she look like?
Height Build Age
tall, short,
medium
slim, thin, plump, fat,
height
skinny, well-built
young, elderly, middle-aged,
teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s
Face Eyes Hair
round, oval,
square, with scars,
wrinkles, freckles,
sun-tanned, pale
big round blue
eyes, large, small,
bright, narrow
bald,
straight,
curly,
spiky,
wavy

4. Height
Tall Short
E.g.
My husband is tall and my nephew is short.

5. Build
Slim
Thin
Fat
Heavy
Overweight
Well built
E.g.
My aunt is overweight.
My brother is well built.

6. Eyes
Brown
eyes
Blue eyes
Green
eyes E.g.
My little brother has got brown
eyes.

7. Hair
Long straight
black hair
Medium length
wavy black hair
Medium length
curly black hair
E.g.
My girlfriend has got
short curly black hair.

8. Hair
Long wavy l
blond hair
Long curly
blond hair
Long straight
blond hair
E.g.
My couisins have got long curly
blond hair.

9. Hair
Long straight
red hair
Long wavy
red hair
E.g.
My sister has got medium
length straight red hair.

10. Hair
Long straight
brown hair
Short straight
brown hair
E.g.
My mother has got short straight brown hair.

11. She has got
straight blond
hair.
He’s bald.
moustache
He has got a
moustache and
a beard.
beard

12. She is short.
She is
very tall.
He’s old. He’s young.

13. He’s
overweight /
fat/ heavy.
He is thin /
slim.

14. She has got long
straight red hair.
She has got
long straight
blond hair.
She has got
medium length
curly black hair.
He has got short
spiky brown hair.

15. Look at the following example

16. Adjective Order
Adjective
Length type of hair colour Noun
Long curly brown hair
Short wavy blond hair
big/small blue/green eyes

17. Practice 1: Put the words in the
correct order:
1. She has got hair wavy, black , long.
2. She has got hair blond, short.
3. Tom has got eyes green.
4. They have got eyes, big, beautiful,
blue.

18. Adjectives used to describe
people and things

19. Adjectives used to describe
people and things

20. Describing character
What is he/ she like?
He is shy.
She is angry.

21. Adjectives to describe character and
personality
Attentive
Cheeky
Intelligent
Faithful Pessimistic
Calm
Happy
Friendly
Hard-working Honest Nervous
Good
tempered
Humble Lively
Obedient Optimisti
c

22. Adjectives to describe character and
personality
Outgoing
Impatient
patient Polite Popular
Tidy
Reserved
Rude Bad–
tempered
Distracte
d
Shy
Silly Unfriendly Selfish

23. Adjectives to describe character and
personality
Naughty
Hypocritical
Unhappy Lazy
Dishonest Talkative
Proud
Unpleasant
Disobedien
t
Untidy
Generous

25. What do they look like?
•Arnold is tall and well
built. He has got
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
got brown eyes. He’s
in his 50s.

26. Practice 2: Now you try!
Describe the famous
people
1. Marcelo Salas
• medium height
average weight
• short black hair
• brown eyes
• 30s

27. Practice 2: Now you try!
Describe the famous
people
2. Nicole Kidman
• very tall
• slim
• long curly red hair
• blue eyes
• pale skin
• 30s.

28. Practice 2: Now you try!
Describe the famous
people
3. Brad Pitt
• tall
• slim
• short spiky blond hair
• blue eyes
• pale complexion
• 40s.

29. Practice 3: Look at the pictures and describe the people
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.