This document provides vocabulary and structures for describing a person's physical appearance in English, including their age, height, body type, facial features, hair, accessories, and clothing. It introduces the verbs "to be" and "to have got" in their affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for describing physical traits. Examples are given for playing guessing games where one person thinks of a person and others ask yes/no questions to determine the identity.
2. 1. To BE
AGE HEIGHT BODY GENERAL
APPEARANCE
RACE
He is …/ She is …
young
middle-aged
old
about sixty
He is …/ She is …
tall
short
about 170 cm
He is …/ She is …
fat
overweight
thin
slim
He is …/ She is …
beautiful
good-looking
attractive
gorgeous
ugly
bald
He is …/ She is …
white
black
Asian
3. 2. To HAVE GOT
EYES HAIR * ACCESSORIES
He’s got …/ She’s got …
blue eyes
big green eyes
small brown eyes
He’s got …/ She ‘s got …
long/ short hair
dark/fair/blonde hair
grey/red/ brown hair
a moustache
a beard
He’s got …/ She’s got …
hat
glasses
4. 2. To HAVE GOT
Any similarities with the verb to be?
AFFIRMATIVE: FULL FORM
I have got
You have got
He has got
She has got
It has got
We have got
You have got
They have got
brown eyes
AFFIRMATIVE: CONTRACTED FORM
I’ve got
You’ve got
He’s got
She’s got
It’s got
We’ve got
You’ve got
They’ve got
5. 2. To HAVE GOT
Any similarities with the verb to be?
NEGATIVE: CONTRACTED FORM
I haven’t got
You haven’t got
He hasn’t got
She hasn’t got
blue eyes
It hasn’t got
We haven’t got
You haven’t got
They haven’t got
6. 2. To HAVE GOT
Any similarities with the verb to be?
INTERROGATIVE
Have I got
Have you got
Has he got
Has she got
Has it got
Have we got
Have you got
Have they got
dark hair?
SHORT ANSWER
Yes, you have
Yes, I have
Yes, he has
Yes, she has
Yes, it has
Yes, you have
Yes, we have
Yes, they have
No, you haven’t
No, I haven’t
No, he hasn’t
No, she hasn’t
No, it hasn’t
No, you haven’t
No, we haven’t
No, they haven’t
7. 3. To WEAR
* HAIR ACCESSORIES
He wears …
a moustache
a beard
He wears …/ She wears …
hat
glasses
9. 4. YOUR TURN: Play the ten
questions game.
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Is he Spanish?
Is it a man or a
woman?
Is he a TV presenter?
Has he got red hair?
Has he got a
beard?
10. 4. YOUR TURN: Play the ten
questions game.
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Is he Spanish?
Is it a man or a
woman?
Is he a TV presenter?
Has he got red hair?
Has he got a
beard?