Physical description

1. APPEARANCE

2. Parts of the Body
FACE
HAIR
NOSE
LIPS
EYE
EAR

3. Physical Description
What does he/ she look like?
Height Build Age
tall, short,
medium
slim, thin, plump, fat,
height
skinny, well-built
young, elderly, middle-aged,
teenager, in 20s, 30s, 40s
Face Eyes Hair
round, oval, square,
with wrinkles, freckles,
sun-tanned, pale
big round blue eyes,
large, small, bright,
almond.
bald,
straight, curly,
spiky, wavy

4. short
tall
Height
E.g.
My brother is tall and my friend is short.

5. Build
Slim
Thin
Fat
plump
Overweight
Well built
E.g.
My uncle is overweight.
My brother is well built.

6. Eyes
Brown
eyes
Blue eyes
Green
eyes E.g.
My little brother has got brown
eyes.

7. Adjective Order
Adjective
Length type of hair colour Noun
Long curly brown hair
Short wavy blond hair
Medium length
big/small blue/green eyes

8. Hair
Long straight
black hair
Medium length
wavy blond hair
Medium length
curly black hair
E.g.
My girlfriend has got
short curly black hair.

9. Hair
Long wavy
blond hair
Long curly
blond hair
Long straight
blond hair
E.g.
My Friend has got long straight
blond hair.

10. Hair
Long straight
red hair
Long
wavy red hair
E.g.
My sister has got medium
length straight red hair.

11. Hair
Long straight
brown hair
Short straight
brown hair
E.g.
My mother has got short straight brown hair.

12. Exercise: Put the words in the
correct order:
• She has got hair wavy, black , long.
• She has got long wavy black hair.
• She has got hair blond, short.
• She has got short blond hair.
• Tom has got eyes green.
• Tom has got green eyes.

13. What does he look like?
• Brad Pittj is tall
and slim. He has
got short spiky
blond hair and
blue eyes. He’s in
his 40s.