Describing appearance

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

BY FILIPE REIS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, THERE ARE 6 ASPECTS:

• AGE
• HEIGHT
• BUILD
• HAIR
• EYES

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

WHEN WE WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT SOMEONE’S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, THE QUESTION IS:

WHAT DOES (PERSON) LOOK LIKE ?

Ex.: WHAT DOES MARCOS LOOK LIKE ? (HOW IS HE PHYSICALLY?)

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

AGE

AGE

in his twenties

(20-29)

What does Josh look like? He is in his twenties . (He is twenty-two years old)

AGE

in her thirties

(30-39)

What does Mara look like? She is in her thirties . (She is thirty-two years old)

AGE

• TO TALK ABOUT AGE, WE CAN USE THE EXPRESSION:

IN HIS - TEENS (10-19) IN HER

- TWENTIES (20-29)

- THIRTIES (30-39)

- FORTIES (40-49)

- FIFTIES (50-59)

- SIXTIES (60-69)

- SEVENTIES (70-70)

• HE IS IN HIS THIRTIES .
• SHE IS IN HER FORTIES .

AGE

• WE CAN ALSO USE THE WORD EARLY .

JOSH IS IN HIS EARLY THIRTIES.

(31,32,33)

AGE

• WE CAN ALSO USE THE WORD MID .

ANN IS IN HER MID FORTIES.

(44,45,46)

DESCRIBING AGE

What does he look like?

What does she look like?

AGE

• WE CAN ALSO USE THE WORD LATE.

BILL IS IN HIS LATE SIXTIES.

(67,68,69)

DESCRIBING AGE

What does he look like?

What does she look like?

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

height

HEIGHT

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

MARK IS SHORT .

LUCY IS AVERAGE HEIGHT .

MICHAEL JORDAN IS TALL .

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

build

BUILD

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

AMMY IS SKINNY.

ANTHONY IS SLIM .

PAUL IS FAT .

BUILD

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

LEO IS CHUBBY .

RONNIE IS MUSCULAR .

DESCRIBING HEIGHT AND BUILD

What does he look like?

What does she look like?

HE IS AVERAGE HEIGHT AND SLIM.

HE IS TALL AND FAT .

DESCRIBING HEIGHT AND BUILD

What does she look like?

What does she look like?

SHE IS AVERAGE HEIGHT AND SLIM.

HE IS TALL AND MUSCULAR.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

hair

HAIR

TO TALK ABOUT HAIR, WE HAVE THREE CHARACTERISTICS:

• LENGTH
• STYLE
• COLOR

HAIR - LENGTH

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

SHE HAS SHOULDER-LENGTH HAIR.

SHE HAS SHORT HAIR.

SHE HAS LONG HAIR.

HAIR - STYLE

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

SHE HAS STRAIGHT HAIR.

SHE HAS CURLY HAIR.

HE HAS WAVY HAIR.

HAIR - COLOR

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

SHE HAS BLOND HAIR.

SHE HAS BROWN HAIR.

SHE HAS RED HAIR.

HAIR - COLOR

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

HE HAS GRAY HAIR.

HE IS BALD .

HAIR – ORDER OF DESCRIPTION

TO TALK ABOUT HAIR, THE SEQUENCE IS:

LENGTH+ STYLE + COLOR

WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?

SHE HAS LONG STRAIGHT BLOND HAIR

LENGTH

STYLE

COLOR

DESCRIBING HAIR

What does she look like?

What does she look like?

SHE HAS SHORT WAVY BLOND HAIR.

SHE HAS SHOULDER-LENGTH

STRAIGHT BROWN HAIR

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

eyes

EYES

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

SHE HAS GREEN EYES.

SHE HAS BLUE EYES.

SHE HAS BROWN EYES.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE – ORDER OF DESCRIPTION

TO TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, THE ORDER OF DESCRIPTION IS:

• AGE
• HEIGHT AND BUILD
• HAIR AND EYES

EX.: WHAT DOES SUZANA LOOK LIKE?

SHE IS IN HER THIRTIES . SHE IS TALL AND SLIM . SHE HAS SHORT STRAIGHT BROWN HAIR AND GREEN EYES .