Hi!I’m María,

your English teacher, the fairy that will take you

along

What are people like?

1. Sex2. Age3. Face4. Hair5. Other distinguishin

g features6. General

appearance: height and build

7. Clothes8. Personality

I’m afraid, not too different from chimps

Gallery

ManWoman

Age CategoriesBaby

Toddler

Child

Teenager

Young person

Middle-aged person

Elderly person

2.1 Age Categories

Baby

Toddler

Child

Middled-aged person

Elderly person

Teenager

Young person

Notice the use of the verb to be

I am 134 years old

Imprecise ages

She is in her early /mid /late twenties

He is in his forties / You are in your teens

She is about sixty

Some useful tips to talk about people’s Some useful tips to talk about people’s ageage

moutmouthh

chinchin

eyebrowseyebrows

eyelasheeyelashess

nosenose

Face description

foreheadforehead

lipslipslipslips

1 32 4

5 876

9 1110 12

Roundish face

Receeding hairline

Bald

Long neck

Double chin

portruding teeth

Long nose

Full lips

Pointed chin

Large forehead

Sideburns

Hooked nose

She´s a beautiful young woman in her early twenties. She´s got short, fair hair, blue eyes, thin eyebrows and pale complexion.

She´s wearing strange make up in her eyes (Her eyelashes are extended as if they were snakes or insect legs)

Describing somebody

Length

•Long/ Short

•Medium-length

•Shoulder-length

Colour

•Fair/Dark

•Black/Blond

•Brown/Red/White/Grey

(light/medium/dark)

•Highlights

Style

•A fringe/sideburns

•A side/centre parting

•In a plait/ pony tail

•In pigtails

•Dreadlocks

Type

•Straight

•Wavy

•Curly

•Spiky

What’s their hair like?What’s their hair like?

He´s got short grey He´s got short grey hair and a receeding hair and a receeding hairlinehairline

She´s got shoulder She´s got shoulder length red straight hair length red straight hair with a fringe and centre with a fringe and centre parting.parting.

She’s got long,blonde She’s got long,blonde straight hairstraight hair

She’s got long,blonde wavy hairShe’s got long,blonde wavy hair

What’s her hair like?What’s her hair like?

What’s their hair like?What’s their hair like?

She´s got shoulder She´s got shoulder length blonde wavy length blonde wavy hairhair

They´ve got a They´ve got a Mohican hair styleMohican hair style

What’s their hair What’s their hair like?like?

He´s boldHe´s bold

He´s got dreadlocksHe´s got dreadlocks

What’s their hair like?What’s their hair like?

She´s got long dark She´s got long dark curly haircurly hair

He´s got short dark He´s got short dark curly hair and a beardcurly hair and a beard

I love I love short,short,dark-dark-haired haired women......women......

..

I love I love

long long

blondeblonde

hair...hair...BinocheBinoche

WinsletWinslet

KateKate JulieteJuliete

He´s wearing tattoos all over his body

He´s got an eye patch

She´s got a piercing

in her lower lip

Image Gallery

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NoseNoseLong/hooked/snubLong/hooked/snub

LipsLipsFull/thinFull/thin

TeethTeethEven/portrudingEven/portruding

EyesEyesShape Shape Round/almond/slantingRound/almond/slantingColourColour•Blue/green/brown/Blue/green/brown/hazelhazel

ShapeShape•Round/long/square/ovalRound/long/square/oval

ComplexionComplexion•Tanned/pale/dark/fairTanned/pale/dark/fair

•Wrinkled/fresh/spottyWrinkled/fresh/spotty

Distinguishing Distinguishing featuresfeatures

•A beard/a goateeA beard/a goatee•A moustacheA moustache•Clean-shavenClean-shaven•cheekbonescheekbones