physical appearance blog

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 wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned, pale

big round blue eyes, large, small, bright, almond.

bald, straight, curly, spiky, wavy

shorttall

Height

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

BuildSlimThin

Fatplump

Overweight

Well built

E.g.My uncle is overweight.

My brother is well built.

Eyes

Brown

eyesBlue eyes

Green

eyes

E.g.My little brother has got brown eyes.

Adjective Order

Adjective

Length type of hair colour Noun

Long curly brown hair

Short wavy blond hairMedium length big/small blue/green eyes

Hair

Long straightblack hair Medium length wavy blond hair

Medium lengthcurly black hair

E.g.My girlfriend has got short curly black hair.

Hair

Long wavy

blond hair

Long curly blond hair

Long straightblond hair

E.g.My Friend has got long straight blond hair.

Hair

Long straight red hair

Longwavy red hair

E.g.My sister has got mediumlength straight red hair.

Hair

Short straight

brown hair

Long straight brown hair

E.g.My mother has got short straight brown hair.

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.

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.