Describing people

Describing people

1.1. Example

6. Farewell

5. First activity

4. Weight

3. Height

2. The body

1. The face

TAble of contents

The face

(Dark / light)

Green

Black

Brown

Blue

Small

Big

Eyes

Small

Big

Nose

Small

Big

Ear(s)

And inside we find...

Small

Big

Mouth

Short

Long

Tongue

Broken

Perfect

Yellow

White

1 tooth / 2 teeth

Teeth

Usually, the order is: size + shape + colour

Messy

Black

Brown

Ginger / red hair

Blonde

Dyed

White

Grey

Wavy

Straight

Spiky

Curly

Bald

Medium-length

Short

Long

Hair

Moustache

Beard

Goatee

Facial hair

Short

Long

Neck

But remember!

HIS

HER

Young girls, not y̶o̶u̶n̶g̶s̶ girls

Green tables, not g̶r̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ tables

Adjectives: before a noun BUT after the verb to be.

Word order:

Adjectives do not change with the noun that they modify!

We can use "to have got + adj + noun" or "possessive + noun + to be + adj"

He has got a short neck. = His neck is short.

He has got short spiky black hair. = His hair is short, spiky and black.

He has got a black beard. = His beard is black.

He has got big ears and a big mouth. = His ears are big, and his mouth is big.

He has got small black eyes and a big nose. = His eyes are small and black, and his nose is big.

Now check!

The BODY

Weak

Strong

Short

Long

Arm(s)

Elbow(s)

Small

Big

Hands

These are the parts of your hands:

Weak

Strong

Short

Long

Leg(s)

Knee(s)

Small

Big

1 Foot / 2 Feet

Toes

Belly

Chest

She... / Her...

Now it's your turn!

Height

We will use "he / she is..."

Tall

Medium-height

Short

weight

We will use "he / she is..."

Chubby

Fat

Thin / slim

Skinny

First activity:take out a sheet of paper!

This is the American singer Katy Perry.

Describe her using the vocabulary from this Genially.

Great job!