This document provides guidance on describing people's appearance in a polite and respectful manner. It discusses considering several factors when describing someone to avoid being impolite or offensive. It also provides examples of useful expressions for describing physical attributes like height, hair color, complexion, and accessories like glasses. Adjectives are highlighted as a way to describe nouns, and can be placed before or after forms of "to be".

1. DESCRIBING PEOPLE’S
APPEARANCE
Basic English

2. People’s
Appearance
We describe people’s appearance
in everyday conversations.
Consider several things because of
impolite or offensive.

3. People’s
Character and
Personality
 GOOD TEMPERED
 BAD TEMPERED

4. Useful Expressions:
What do I/you/they/we look like? What does she/he look like?
I am not that tall. She is medium height/average height.
You have a very athletic figure. He is kind of big.
They have dark-brown hair. She has long black hair.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are both good-looking. She is ordinary looking.
You have beautiful eyes. He has deep-set eyes.
We are tanned. She has a light complexion.
I wear glasses. James has a long moustache.

5. Describe this Man
He is ….

6. Describe this Woman
• She is ….

7. ADJECTIVE
•WE USE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE NOUNS.
•WE OFTEN USE MORE THAN ONE ADJECTIVE.
•ADJECTIVE CAN BE PLACED AFTER "BE”.
•ADJECTIVE CAN BE PLACED BEFORE THE NOUN.

8. ADJECTIVE BEFORE THE NOUN

9. ADJECTIVE BEFORE THE NOUN