Adjectives describing people. Adapted from Unidades didacticas educación de adultos, published by Xunta de Galicia,

1. DESCRIBING PEOPLE

2. DESCRIPTIONS: RACE
He/She’s … (+ an adjective)
…Asian.
…African American / Black.
…White.

3. DESCRIPTIONS: RACE
He/She’s … (+ an adjective)
…Asian.
…African American / Black.
…White.

4. DESCRIPTIONS: RACE
He/She’s … (+ an adjective)
…Asian.
…African American / Black.
…White.

5. DESCRIPTIONS
thin
fat
short
tall
old
dark pretty
ugly
young
strong
weak
old-fashioned
fashionabl
e
handsome
light

6. DESCRIPTIONS
slim
plump
beautiful
attractive
stylish
good-looking
overweight
skinny

7. DESCRIPTIONS:
FEATURES
She’s pretty.
He’s handsome.
They’re good-looking.
He/She is… (+ an adjective)

8. mid 30searly 30s
a baby
old
middle-aged a toddler
young
a teenagernine months old
late 30s
(an) adulta child
80 years old
DESCRIPTIONS

9. He’s in his early twenties.
My grandfather’s quite old.
She’s a child.
Our teacher is about 40 years old.
DESCRIPTIONS:
AGE
He/She is… (+ an adjective or noun)

10. thin
short
tall
heavy-set
well-built
strong
weak
fat
DESCRIPTIONS

11. DESCRIPTIONS:
HEIGHT
He’s not very short.
He/She is… (+ an adjective)
The man I saw is medium height.
Your son is very tall.

12. DESCRIPTIONS: BUILD
She’s very thin.
He/She is… (+ an adjective)
The model is well-built.
The woman is quite fat.

13. DESCRIPTIONS: FACE
He/She’s got… (+ a noun)
…a square face
…a round face
…an oval face

14. DESCRIPTIONS: FACE
He/She’s got… (+ a noun)
…a big/small/long nose.
…a small nose.
…a long nose.

15. DESCRIPTIONS: FACE
He/She’s got… (+ a noun)
…a big mouth.

16. green
brown
blue
black
grey
DESCRIPTIONS

17. DESCRIPTIONS:
EYES
She’s got big green eyes.
He/She’s got… (+ a noun)

18. red
brown
fair /
blonde
black/dark
white/silver
DESCRIPTIONS

19. wavycurly
straight
spikyshort
long
DESCRIPTIONS

20. a ponytail
an afro
dreadlocks
bald
an up-do
a braid
a fringe
DESCRIPTIONS

21. a beard
a goatee
a moustache
sideburns
DESCRIPTIONS

22. DESCRIPTIONS
He/She’s got… She’s got
short blond wavyShe’s got
length colour type
hair.

23. DESCRIPTIONS
He/She is…
She’s fair.
He’s bald.

24. DESCRIPTIONS
Ana is quite young, she is in her twenties.
She’s very tall and thin. She has long, brown,
curly hair and beautiful blue eyes.
Example description

25. Personality
(negative)
Jimmy is a
selfish
and lazy boy

26. Personality
What is he/ she like?
Gary is a quiet and friendly boy

27. FAMOUS FACES
Describe the pop stars, film stars or famous
people in the photos.
Don’t say their names.
The other team must try to guess them.

28. FAMOUS FACES

29. FAMOUS FACES

30. FAMOUS FACES

31. FAMOUS FACES
NOW YOU CHOOSE A FAMOUS
PERSON and WRITE A DESCRIPTION
AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE
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