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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT · PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)
DESCRIBING
APPEARANCE
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1 Adjectives for describing appearance
Find the meaning of the following adjectives in a dictionary. Hair type: straight, curly, wavy, short, long
Hair colour: blond, dark, brown, grey
Skin type: dark, tanned, pale, spotty
Body type: tall, short, slim, overweight, muscular, thin Now look at the people below and complete the descriptions.
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PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1) DESCRIBING APPEARANCE
- The girl in the picture on the left has got very straight/wavy , blond/black hair. She looks slim/overweight and her skin is quite pale/tanned.
- The man in the middle looks slim/overweight. He has long/short, black/blond hair and his skin is quite pale/dark.
- The woman on the right looks quite muscular/overweight. She has straight/curly blond/brown hair and her skin is rather pale/tanned.
Work in pairs. Take turns to describe your family members. Try to use qualifying adverbs such as rather, quite, a little, very, etc. For example: "My sister is quite slim. She has long dark hair and rather pale skin ..."
2 Opposites
Match the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right.
- beautiful a. short
- fat b. thin
- strong c. ugly
- old d. weak
- tall e. young
Four of the words above can be used in a critical or negative way. Which ones?
Match them to the more polite adjectives below. slim overweight plain mature
3 Asking about appearance
Work in pairs. Think of a famous actor or actress, but don’t tell your partner his/her name. Your partner must ask the questions below to find out who the person is. Change roles and repeat the exercise.
- Is he/she handsome/beautiful?
- What colour is his/her hair?
- Is he/she tall/short/overweight ...?
- Does he/she have curly/wavy/straight hair?
- Does he/she have tanned/pale/dark/spotty skin?
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