description of people

Height He is tall He is short. He is quite short. He is very tall. He is medium height.

She is skinny. (negative) Build She is skinny. (negative) She is thin. (negative) She is slim. (positive She is slender. (positive She is fat. (negative She is overweight. . (negative) She is plump. (neutral She is stocky. (neutral

Hair blonde/fair hair brown hair grey hair red hair black hair

Type of hair She has long, straight, black hair She has short, straight, black hair He has no hair. = He is bald.

She has medium length, straight, blonde hair wavy, red hair. She wears glasses. She has medium length, straight, blonde hair She has short, curly, blonde hair.

Type of complexion He is Asian. He has light-brown skin. She is black. She has dark skin. He is white. He has fair skin

She is white. She has lightly tanned skin. She is white. She has very pale skin.

Other features moustache   nostrils beard chin forehead

eyebrows fringe cheeks lips teeth

Age Face Height Build tall, tallish, short, shortish, medium height frail, stocky, slim, thin, plump, fat, skinny, well-built Age young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s Face round, oval, square, with scares, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale

Hair Clothes Eyes bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, narrow Hair bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy Clothes casual, scruffy, shabby, smart, tidy, messy

shy/lazy/absent-minded/patient/talkative/jealous DESCRIBING PEOPLE shy/lazy/absent-minded/patient/talkative/jealous shy Come on! Say hello to everybody! Don't be so------------------! 2. Anne is constantly on the telephone. She is so--------! 3. My teachers never get angry. They're very------------! 4. Still in bed at lunch-time! Come on, get up! You --------------boy! 5. Of course you're the only one I love. You know it! Don't be so------------! 6. And don't forget to take your passport, darling! You're so------------------! talkative patient lazy jealous absent-minded

selfish/hard-working/messy/rude 7. My wife? She's very---------------------. She gets up at 6 every day and never stops before dinner-time. 8. Say "Thank you!" Don't be------------------! 9. My brother never wants to share anything with me: he's so---------------! 10. Look at your room! Books and clothes all over the place! How can you be so -------------- rude selfish messy