1. Describing People
Look at your teacher: HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Is she Is she
• obese • tall
• fat • of medium height
• slightly overweight • shortish
• well-built • short / tiny ?
• heavily built
• of average build
• slightly built Is she
• slim
• curvy ?
• thin / skinny / bony ? (flat/small-breasted,
large-breasted)
Is she Does she have
• pretty • thin waist
• attractive • big hips
• lovely and charming • nice shapely legs
• nice and friendly ? • firm belly muscles
• lovely figure ?
FACE / HAIR CLOTHES /
Does she have
• round / oval / square / heart shaped face
• bushy / thick / thin eyebrows
Is she
• round / almond / narrow / close-set eyes • long-sighted/short-sighted ?
• broad / flat / sharp / button / fake nose
• full / thin / well-defined lips Is she wearing
• broad smile / charming smile • glasses / contact lenses
• healthy / damaged teeth / (tooth) braces • smart clothes
• wrinkles / freckles / pimples / smooth skin • elegant clothes
• moustache / beard ? • casual clothes
• shabby clothes
• jewellery ?
Does she have
• thick / rich / strong / healthy / shiny hair
• damaged hair / split ends
• thin hair / receding hair
• straight / wavy / curly hair
• spiky hair
• fringe
• permed hair
• coloured / dyed hair
• bleached hair / highlights
• pigtails / ponytail / braids / bun / dreads
• pull your hair back/put your hair up (with
a clip or an elastic band)
• long / short / shoulder-length ?