1. description of people

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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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

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

9. Other features
moustache
nostrils
beard
chin
forehead

10. eyebrows
fringe
cheeks
lips
teeth

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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