Appearances - How to describe someone in English
This webquest has been created with the purpose of combining some topics and structures studied so far:
Comparative and superlative adjectives.
Simple past.
Present simple and present continuous.
Clothing, physical descriptions vocabulary, personality.
If you have any doubts about the structures described, you can consult the 'review' section of your student book.
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Height
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He is tall. |
He is short. |
He is average / normal / medium height. |
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Build
She is skinny. (negative) - She is anorexic. (medical) - She is underweight. (negative) - She is thin. (negative) - She is slim. (positive) - She is slender. (positive) |
She is fat (negative) - She is tubby (negative) - She is overweight (negative) - She is plump (neutral) - She is stocky (neutral) - She is bonny (positive) |
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!Note - if a man is fat (especially Around the waist) we often say he has a beer belly. |
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Hair
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| blonde / fair hair | brown hair / brunette | red hair / redhead | black hair | grey hair |
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Eyes |
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| grey eyes | green eyes | blue eyes | brown eyes | dark eyes |
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!Note! This is a black eye! |
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Type of hair
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She has long, straight, black hair. |
She has short, straight, black hair. |
He has no hair. He is bald. |
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She has medium length, straight, blonde hair. |
She has medium length, wavy, red hair. |
She has short, curly, blonde hair. |
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Type of Complexion
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He is asian. He has light-brown skin. |
She is black. She has dark skin. |
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He is white. He has fair skin. |
She is white. She has lightly tanned skin. |
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She is white. She has very pale skin. |
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