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Describing People'S Appearance: 1 How Old Is He / She?

This document provides guidance on describing people's appearances in 3 main areas: age and build, hair, and distinguishing facial features. It lists common adjectives for characterizing someone's estimated age, height, weight, hair color, style and length, complexion, eye color and features, and specific facial aspects like nose, mouth, and chin. Adjectives are suggested to be ordered by quality, size, shape, color and then noun when describing features like eyes and hair. Extra vocabulary and a listening task related to appearance descriptions are also referenced.

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Describing People'S Appearance: 1 How Old Is He / She?

This document provides guidance on describing people's appearances in 3 main areas: age and build, hair, and distinguishing facial features. It lists common adjectives for characterizing someone's estimated age, height, weight, hair color, style and length, complexion, eye color and features, and specific facial aspects like nose, mouth, and chin. Adjectives are suggested to be ordered by quality, size, shape, color and then noun when describing features like eyes and hair. Extra vocabulary and a listening task related to appearance descriptions are also referenced.

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DESCRIBING

PEOPLE’S APPEARANCE

1 HOW OLD IS HE / SHE?


 In his (late) teens, in his twenties, in his mid-20s, in his
early 40s, about 30.
 Quite young, middle-aged, quite old, elderly.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HIS/HER GENERAL


2
BUILD?
 Short, shortish, (very, fairly) tall, tallish, (of) medium
height, average height, below average.
 Thin, slim, tough, (of) medium build, well-built (M), broad-
shouldered (M).
 (Rather) fat, plump, overweight.

3 TELL ME ABOUT HIS/HER HAIR.


Brown, light brown, dark brown, red, reddish, auburn, fair,
 blonde, grey, white, dyed, a brunette (F), a blonde (F), a
redhead (F), mousey, dark, black.
Long, short, shoulder-length, straight, wavy, curly, neat,

untidy.
In plaits, in a bun, in a pigtail, in a ponytail, with a parting,

with a fringe.
Brushed forward/back, bald (M), balding (M), receding (M),

spiky.

4 How would you describe his/her complexion?


 Pale, fair, dark, sunburned / (sun)tanned, oriental, brown,
olive-skinned, black.
5And his/her eyes?
 Big brown eyes, small blue eyes.
 Eyes with long / thick eyelashes, with thin / bushy eyebrows.
 Cold, kind, friendly, bright.

6 Other distinguishing features?


Round, square, thin, long, oval, heart-shaped (F)
 FACE
high forehead.
 CHEEKS Plump, thin, high cheekbones.
 MOUTH Wide, small, thin lips, full lips.
 NOSE Straight, snub, pointed, long, turned-up, flat.
 CHIN Cleft, pointed, double.
With a beard, a moustache, with side-burns,
 MALE
unshaven, clean-shaven.
A scar, a mole, a beauty-spot (F), with freckles,
 GENERAL dimples, spots, glasses, (well) made-up (F),
smooth skin

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

QUALITY + SIZE + SHAPE + COLOUR + NOUN


EYES
beautiful big round blue eyes
QUALITY + LENGTH + TEXTURE + COLOUR + STYLE + NOUN
HAIR
lovely short thick blonde wavy hair

EXTRA VOCABULARY – Adjectives for describing appearance:


http://www.espressoenglish.net/37-english-words-for-describing-a-
persons-appearance/

LISTENING TASK - Appearance:


http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer076/T095-Appearance.htm

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