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Describing people

ANA DONAIRE AGUEDO

Created on February 17, 2023

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Describing people

TAble of contents

1. The face

1.1. Example

2. The body

3. Height

4. Weight

5. First activity

6. Farewell

The face

Eyes

Black

Big

Blue

(Dark / light)

Brown

Small

Green

Nose

Big

Small

Ear(s)

Big

Small

Mouth

Big

Small

And inside we find...

Tongue

Long

Short

Teeth

1 tooth / 2 teeth

White

Yellow

Perfect

Broken

Hair

Blonde

Ginger / red hair

Long

Spiky

Brown

Straight

Medium-length

Black

Curly

Grey

Wavy

Short

White

Messy

Bald

Dyed

Usually, the order is: size + shape + colour

Facial hair

Beard

Moustache

Goatee

Neck

Long

Short

But remember!

HIS

HER

Adjectives do not change with the noun that they modify!

Word order:

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

Green tables, not g̶r̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ tables

Young girls, not y̶o̶u̶n̶g̶s̶ girls

Now check!

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

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

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

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

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

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

The BODY

Arm(s)

Strong

Long

Weak

Short

Elbow(s)

Hands

Big

Small

These are the parts of your hands:

Leg(s)

Strong

Long

Weak

Short

Knee(s)

1 Foot / 2 Feet

Big

Small

Toes

Chest

Belly

Now it's your turn!

She... / Her...

Height

Tall

Medium-height

Short

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

weight

Skinny

Chubby

Thin / slim

Fat

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

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!