APPEARANCE

Parts of the Body

FACE

LIPS

NOSE

HAIR

EAR

EYE

Physical Description

What does he/ she look like?

Height Build Age

tall, short,

medium

height

slim, thin, plump, fat,

skinny, well-built

young, elderly, middle-aged,

teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s

Face Eyes Hair

round, oval,

square, with scars,

wrinkles, freckles,

sun-tanned, pale

big round blue

eyes, large, small,

bright, narrow

bald,

straight,

curly,

spiky, wavy

Height

E.g.

My husband is tall and my nephew is short.

Build

Fat

Heavy

Overweight

E.g.

My aunt is overweight.

My brother is well built.

Eyes

Blue eyes

E.g.

My little brother has brown eyes.

Hair

Wavy medium

length black hair

Curly medium

length black hair

E.g.

My girlfriend has curly

short black hair.

Hair Curly long

blond hair

Straight long

blond hair

E.g.

My couisins have curly long

blond hair.

Hair

Straight long

red hair

Wavy long

red hair

E.g.

My sister has straight medium

length red hair.

Hair Straight long

brown hair

E.g.

My mother has straight short brown hair.

She has straight

blond hair. He’s bald.

moustache

He has a

moustache and

a beard.

beard

She is short.

She is

very tall.

He’s young. He’s old.

He’s

overweight /

fat/ heavy.

He is thin /

slim.

She has straight

long red hair. She has

straight long

blond hair.

She has curly

medium length

black hair.

He has spiky short

brown hair.

Look at the following example

Adjective Order

Adjective

Length type of hair colour Noun

Long curly brown hair

Short wavy blond hair

big/small blue/green eyes

Exercise: Put the words in the

correct order:

• She has hair wavy, black , long.

• She has long wavy black hair.

• She has hair blond, short.

• She has short blond hair.

• Tom has eyes green.

• Tom has green eyes.

What do they look like?

• Danny de Vito is

short and heavy. He

is going bald and has

brown eyes. He’s in

his 50s.

•Arnold is tall and well built. He has green eyes and short brown hair. He is in his 50’s.

What does he look like?

• Marcelo Salas is

medium height

and average

weight. He has

short black hair

and brown eyes.

He’s in his 30s.

DESCRIBE THIS OSCAR’S

WINNER ACTRESS • Nicole Kidman’s

very tall and

slim. She has

long curly red

hair and blue

eyes. She has

pale skin. She’s

in her 30s.

What does he look like?

• Brad Pitt’s tall and slim. He has short spiky blond hair and blue eyes. He has pale complexion. He’s in his 40s.

Rearrange the following sentences : (adjective + noun)

1. Mary has long, red, hair, curly

Mary has long curly red hair

2. He has eyes brown

He has brown eyes

3. She has hair wavy, black , long

She has long wavy black hair

4. She has hair blond, short

She has short blond hair

5. Tom has eyes green, small

Tom has small green eyes