Describing people (for English)

1. “DESCRIBING PEOPLE”
Kypshakbai Aruzhan

2. WHAT DOES SHE/HE
LOOK LIKE?
HEIGHT
tall,, short,
medium
FACE
round, oval,
square, with
scares,
wrinkles,
freckles, suntanned,
BUILD
frail, stocky, slim,
thin, plump, fat,
skinny, well-built
HAIR
AGE
young, elderly,
middle-aged,
teenager, in 20s,
30s, 40s
EYES
bald, straight, big round
curly, spiky, blue eyes,
large, small,
wavy
bright,
narrow
CLOTHES
casual, scruffy,
shabby, smart,
tidy, messy

3. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
1- HEIGHT
Tall Medium Short

4. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
2- BUILD
Stocky
Well-built
Thin
Skinny
Plump
Fat

5. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
3- AGE
Young
Elderly
Middle –aged
Teenager

6. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
4- FACE
Round
Square
Diamond
Triangle
Heart

7. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
5- EYES
Bright Eyes
Brown Eyes
Small Eyes
Large Eyes

8. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
6- HAIR
Bald
straight
curly
spiky
wavy

9. Here are some other examples of adjective for describing people :
::
careful
worried
broadminded
curious
aggressive
careless
sensible
Strong-minded
hard-working
cheerful
active
secretive
tough
practical
independent
stupid

10. EXERCISE 1
The following adjectives describe people’s physical
characteristics. LIST THEM
HEIGHT
FACE
BUILD
HAIR
EYES
AGE
CLOTHES
Blue, oval, tiny, medium-height, dark, slim, upturned, brown,
wavy, freckled, overweight, blond, almond-shaped, long, plump,
wrinkled, shabby, crooked, elegant, fashionable, slanting, curly,
medium-built, shoulder-length, high forehead, low forehead,
thick eyebrows, thick/thin lips, double chin.

11. EXERCISE 2
Now, you will try to find opposites of the adjectives given below the pictures.
beautiful/ ......
Fat/ ......
Good/ ......
Handsome/ ......
Long/ ......
Married/ ......
Old/ .....
Rich/ .....
Heavy/ .....
Straight hair/ ....

12. For writing a description of
person we must make notes:
• 1. PERSONAL DETAILS
• 2. APPEARANCE
• 3. PERSONALITY
• 4. WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT HIM

13. EXERCISE 3
What's he like? Is she nice?
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happy
amiable
fuming
apprehensive
ill
angry
melancholic
despodent
devout
pensive
sorrowful
drunk

14. EXERCISE 4
Watch the movie and describe
the persons involve in the
movie
YouTube - Miracle Worker part 17_17.flv

15. Thank you for your attention