Describing people

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tall short

(of) medium height

[tɔ:l]

[ˊmi:dıəm hait]

young elderly/old He[jʌŋ] is about 14 years old.

[ˊmıdlˊʤd] He is in his 40s (forties).

short [∫ɔ:t]

dark bald [dɑ:k]

[ˊwelˊbılt]

[slım] [θın]

triangular [traiˊæŋgjʊlə]

beautiful [ˊbju:tıfəl] = pretty [ˊprıtı]

square [lɒŋ]

long

[bɔ:ld]

moustache

[məˊstɑ:∫]

attractive [əˊtræktıv]

[ˊkɜ:lı]

red

[red]

handsome [ˊhænsəm]

wavy

[ˊwvı]

blonde [blɒnd]

[skweə]

big

straight

[strt]

brown

[fæt]

blue

hazel small

[ˊ∫ldəleŋθ]

[braʊn]

plump

[plʌmp]

brown green

shoulder-length

[feə]

[ˊvəl]

slim (thin)

[ˊeldəlı] [ld] He is in his 70s (seventies).

fair

round oval freckles [rnd]

[∫ɔ:t]

middle-aged

long curly [lɒŋ]

well-built fat

[bıəd]

beard [ˊfreklz]

ugly [ˊʌglı]


tall short

(of) medium height

[tɔ:l]

[ˊmi:dıəm hait]

young elderly/old He[jʌŋ] is about 14 years old.

[∫ɔ:t]

[ˊwelˊbılt]

[ˊmıdlˊʤd] He is in his 40s (forties).

[lɒŋ]

short [∫ɔ:t]

dark bald [dɑ:k]

[ˊ∫ldəleŋθ]

[ˊvəl]

[traiˊæŋgjʊlə]

fair

[lɒŋ]

attractive brown

[ˊkɜ:lı]

[bɔ:ld]

straight

long [strt]

wavy

moustache [ˊwvı]

[məˊstɑ:∫]

handsome [ˊhænsəm]

wavy

red

[red]

shoulder-length [skweə]

big

[ˊwvı]

[blɒnd]

[fæt]

blue

blonde

triangular square [∫ɔ:t] [ˊ∫ldəleŋθ]

beautiful [ˊbju:tıfəl] = pretty [ˊprıtı]

dark bald

brown

short

[plʌmp]

straight

[strt]

[braʊn]

plump

hazel small

shoulder-length

[feə]

freckles [lɒŋ]

[slım] [θın]

[ˊeldəlı] [ld] He is in his 70s (seventies).

fair

long round curly oval

slim (thin)

brown green

middle-aged

long curly

[rnd]

well-built fat

[bıəd]

beard [ˊkɜ:lı]

[ˊfreklz]

ugly [əˊtræktıv] blonde

[ˊʌglı]

red


1. Fill in the table with the words from the box. Some words can be used more than once. round attractive long curly blue red tall fat oval short straight bald

plump

well-built pretty

big

handsome

freckles brown

old

young

shoulder length in his/her 20s

Height

of medium height

small

blonde

slim

slender

moustache

dark

green

elderly

thin

Age

Eyes

Hair

2. Write the opposites to the following words.

2. old - _____________ 6. plump lady - ____________ 3. thin - ____________

7. dark hair - _____________

4. beautiful - ________

8. big eyes - _____________

4. Read and circle the correct word.

Alice

and

me.

Alice is 9. She is tall/ short and slim/plump. She’s got long/short/ shoulder length hair. Her hair is curly/wavy got

beautiful

brown/blond.

She’s red/blue

eyes.

She

is

pretty/ handsome . And this is me. My name is/ has got Ann. I is/am 6. I am tall/not got/have

very got

tall

and

short

thin.

I

has

straight/curly

fair/dark hair. I’ve got a big/small nose and big blue ears/eyes.

middle aged beautiful

Face

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

slender elderly handsome beautiful muscular plump

a. attractive b. well-built c. slim d. overweight (fat) e. old f. pretty

5. Draw a picture of yourself and your friend and write about your appearance.

This is a picture of my

and

wavy

3. Match the synonyms.

5. long hair - _____________

sister

fair

beard

about 10 years old

Build

1. tall - ____________

hazel

This is a picture of my friend _________ and me. __________

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________


KEY 1. Fill in the table with the words from the box. Some words can be used more than once. round bald

attractive long plump

curly

freckles

old

well-built

brown

pretty

shoulder length

big

handsome

blue

young

in his/her 20s

red

tall

of medium height

fat

oval

small

hazel

blonde

slim

slender

moustache

dark

green

elderly

thin

short beard

straight wavy

middle aged

fair

beautiful

about 10 years old

Height

Build

Age

Eyes

Hair

Face

tall short of medium height

fat plump well-built slim slender thin

old young middle-aged elderly in his/her 20s about 10 y.o.

blue small hazel brown big green

long curly red short straight bald wavy brown blonde dark shoulder length fair

round attractive long oval freckles beard moustache pretty beautiful handsome

2. Write the opposites to the following words.

3. Match the synonyms.

1. tall - _short__

5. long hair - _short hair_

2. old - _young__

6. plump lady - __slim lady__

3. thin - _fat/plump__

7. dark hair - _fair hair__

4. beautiful - _ugly__

8. big eyes - _small eyes__

4. Read and circle the correct word.

Alice

and

me.

Alice is 9. She is tall/ short and slim/plump. She’s

got

long/short/

shoulder length hair. Her hair is curly/wavy and brown/blond. She’s got

beautiful

red/blue

eyes.

She

is

pretty/ handsome. And this is me. My name is/ has got Ann. I is/am 6. I am tall/not got/have

very got

tall

and

short

thin.

I

has

straight/curly

fair/dark hair. I’ve got a big/small nose and big blue ears/eyes.

slender с elderly e handsome a beautiful f muscular b plump d

a. attractive b. well-built c. slim d. overweight (fat) e. old f. pretty

5. Draw a picture of yourself and your friend and write about your appearance.

This is a picture of my sister

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

This is a picture of my friend _________ and me. __________

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________


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