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He's smart, sweet and very funny!
He's ambitious and hardworking, but sometimes he is a bit stubborn.WHAT does he look like?
He is tall, muscular, and has black hair and green eyes.
WHO does he look like?
He looks like his dad.
Describe your best friend.
"Well, he is tall and muscular because he is a swimmer. He has short, blond, wavy hair, blue eyes and a snub nose. His ears are small and round like a monkey's. He looks like his mother. He is very friendly. He loves meeting new people and is talkative. He studies a lot, but he doesn't get good grades. I like spending time with him because he is a good listener and we enjoy doing the same things."
VOCABULARY - physical descriptions
Face: oval - long - round - square - heart-shaped - diamond-shaped
She has a round face. / Her face is round.
Her face is heart-shaped. / Her face is shaped like a heart.
Chin: square - pointed - double - strong - dimpled
He has a square chin.
He has a dimple on his chin.
Ears: big - small - long - round - pointy/pointed (like an elf) - floppy - monkey ears - elephant ears - ears like Dumbo - attached lobe
He has ears like a monkey.
Noses: long - short- straight - crooked - curved - fleshy - like a clown - like a pig - snotty - huge - upturned - ski jump
Roman = straight with a bump, hump or dent on the bridge of the nose
Greek = long and straight
aquiline - hawk nose - hook nose
snub = short, wide at the nostrils
Nubian = long, wide at the end
My grandfather's nose is long and crooked.
Eyes: big - small - wide set - close set - narrow - open - bug eyes (bulging, protruding) - deep set - slanting upward/downward - cat eyes (eyes like a cat) - like almonds - to have bags under your eyes - to have dark circles under your eyes - to wear/have glasses
blue - green - hazel - brown
You have a black eye if someone hits you and you have a bruise.
She has beautiful, big, brown eyes.
His eyes are narrow and slant downward.
She looks tired. She has dark circles and bags under her eyes!
Eyebrows: thick, thin, medium, straight, curved, bushy, caterpillar (connected, looks like one eyebrow)
Mouth: big - small - wide, like a frog, like Joker
Lips: thick - thin - full - thin upper/lower lip
Teeth: straight - crooked - buck (protruding) - a gold tooth - to wear braces
Mary has a small mouth with thin lips . Her teeth aren't straight, so she wears braces.
Hair: short - long - medium length - shoulder length - straight - wavy - curly - bald - balding (going bald)
blonde (females) - blond (males, everyone) - strawberry blond- black - brown - red - ginger - carrot top
She is a brunette / redhead / blonde.
She has brown hair /red hair / blonde hair / black hair.
She has long, straight, blonde hair. (Length + style + color + hair).
A blackhead is not for your hair, but on your face, like a pimple.
Hairstyles: ponytail - pigtails - braids - French braid - bun - bangs - spiked hair
His hair is shorter on the sides and longer on the top.
Other things you can find on your face and body:
freckles - wrinkles - beauty mark - birthmark - scar - mole - dimple - pimple, acne
moustache / mustache - beard
What people are like:
People can be:
attractive -beautiful (females) - handsome (males)- good-looking - gorgeous - pretty - cute - unattractive - ugly
young - teenager - middle-aged - old - elderly
tall - short - medium height
medium weight - muscular - well-built - lean - flabby - stocky - chubby - plump
overweight - fat - obese
underweight - slim - thin - skinny - anorexic
ADJECTIVES YOU SHOULD KNOW:
( The words in red are in the Cambridge topic lists. The other words in bold are from your 3rd-year book.)
afraid
alone
amazing - great - fantastic - marvelous - incredible - wonderful
ambitious
angry
annoying
artistic
bad / good
beautiful / ugly
better
big / small
bored / interested
boring / interesting
bossy
brave
brilliant - intelligent - clever - sharp - smart / unintelligent
busy
careful
certain
clear
cool
dangerous / safe
different
difficult
excellent
easygoing
famous
fast - quick / slow
favorite, favourite
fine
free
friendly / unfriendly
funny, silly
generous
grumpy, moody
happy / unhappy, sad
hard / soft
hardworking / lazy
heavy
helpful / unhelpful
high / low
hungry
important
kind, nice / cruel, mean, naughty
lively, active
loud, noisy / quiet
lovely
lucky / unlucky
married / divorced / separated / single
modern, trendy / old-fashioned
noisy / quiet
nosy ( nosey)
outgoing / shy, timid, bashful
patient / impatient
pleasant
polite, well-mannered / impolite, bad-mannered, rude
poor / rich
popular, unpopular
pretty
ready
real
reliable / unreliable
right / wrong
sensitive / insensitive
serious
sociable
sorry
special
strange
strict
strong / weak
stubborn
sure
sweet
tall / short
talkative (a chatterbox)
terrible
tired
useful
well
worried
young / old
NOTE
Adjectives are generally used in this order and are separated by commas:
TRY THESE:
1) Describe a classmate. Do NOT say who it is. Describe the person physically. Choose three words to describe his or her personality. One of the words should be negative.
She's tall and slim with long legs.
She has shoulder-length, curly, black hair, brown eyes, and sometimes wears glasses.
She has a round face, freckles, and a little scar above her lip.
Her teeth are straight because she wore braces. Her nose is small and round.
What is this person like in class?
She's friendly, polite, very smart, but she's a bit talkative.
3) Describe someone in your family. Give a good physical description and choose at least 3 words to describe his or her personality. You know this person well.
Do you look like this person?
4) DRAW a "person". You will describe this "person" and someone will draw it. See artwork below.
WHO does he look like?
He looks like his dad.
Describe your best friend.
"Well, he is tall and muscular because he is a swimmer. He has short, blond, wavy hair, blue eyes and a snub nose. His ears are small and round like a monkey's. He looks like his mother. He is very friendly. He loves meeting new people and is talkative. He studies a lot, but he doesn't get good grades. I like spending time with him because he is a good listener and we enjoy doing the same things."
VOCABULARY - physical descriptions
Face: oval - long - round - square - heart-shaped - diamond-shaped
She has a round face. / Her face is round.
Her face is heart-shaped. / Her face is shaped like a heart.
Chin: square - pointed - double - strong - dimpled
He has a square chin.
He has a dimple on his chin.
Ears: big - small - long - round - pointy/pointed (like an elf) - floppy - monkey ears - elephant ears - ears like Dumbo - attached lobe
He has ears like a monkey.
Noses: long - short- straight - crooked - curved - fleshy - like a clown - like a pig - snotty - huge - upturned - ski jump
Roman = straight with a bump, hump or dent on the bridge of the nose
aquiline - hawk nose - hook nose
snub = short, wide at the nostrils
Nubian = long, wide at the end
My grandfather's nose is long and crooked.
Eyes: big - small - wide set - close set - narrow - open - bug eyes (bulging, protruding) - deep set - slanting upward/downward - cat eyes (eyes like a cat) - like almonds - to have bags under your eyes - to have dark circles under your eyes - to wear/have glasses
blue - green - hazel - brownYou have a black eye if someone hits you and you have a bruise.
She has beautiful, big, brown eyes.
His eyes are narrow and slant downward.
She looks tired. She has dark circles and bags under her eyes!
Eyebrows: thick, thin, medium, straight, curved, bushy, caterpillar (connected, looks like one eyebrow)
Mouth: big - small - wide, like a frog, like Joker
Lips: thick - thin - full - thin upper/lower lip
Teeth: straight - crooked - buck (protruding) - a gold tooth - to wear braces
Mary has a small mouth with thin lips . Her teeth aren't straight, so she wears braces.
Hair: short - long - medium length - shoulder length - straight - wavy - curly - bald - balding (going bald)
blonde (females) - blond (males, everyone) - strawberry blond- black - brown - red - ginger - carrot top
She is a brunette / redhead / blonde.
She has brown hair /red hair / blonde hair / black hair.
She has long, straight, blonde hair. (Length + style + color + hair).
A blackhead is not for your hair, but on your face, like a pimple.
His hair is shorter on the sides and longer on the top.
Other things you can find on your face and body:
freckles - wrinkles - beauty mark - birthmark - scar - mole - dimple - pimple, acne
moustache / mustache - beard
What people are like:
People can be:
attractive -beautiful (females) - handsome (males)- good-looking - gorgeous - pretty - cute - unattractive - ugly
young - teenager - middle-aged - old - elderly
tall - short - medium height
medium weight - muscular - well-built - lean - flabby - stocky - chubby - plump
overweight - fat - obese
underweight - slim - thin - skinny - anorexic
ADJECTIVES YOU SHOULD KNOW:
( The words in red are in the Cambridge topic lists. The other words in bold are from your 3rd-year book.)
afraid
alone
amazing - great - fantastic - marvelous - incredible - wonderful
ambitious
angry
annoying
artistic
bad / good
beautiful / ugly
better
big / small
bored / interested
boring / interesting
bossy
brave
brilliant - intelligent - clever - sharp - smart / unintelligent
busy
careful
certain
clear
cool
dangerous / safe
different
difficult
excellent
easygoing
famous
fast - quick / slow
favorite, favourite
fine
free
friendly / unfriendly
funny, silly
generous
grumpy, moody
happy / unhappy, sad
hard / soft
hardworking / lazy
heavy
helpful / unhelpful
high / low
hungry
important
kind, nice / cruel, mean, naughty
lively, active
loud, noisy / quiet
lovely
lucky / unlucky
married / divorced / separated / single
modern, trendy / old-fashioned
noisy / quiet
nosy ( nosey)
outgoing / shy, timid, bashful
patient / impatient
pleasant
polite, well-mannered / impolite, bad-mannered, rude
poor / rich
popular, unpopular
pretty
ready
real
reliable / unreliable
right / wrong
sensitive / insensitive
serious
sociable
sorry
special
strange
strict
strong / weak
stubborn
sure
sweet
tall / short
talkative (a chatterbox)
terrible
tired
useful
well
worried
young / old
NOTE
Adjectives are generally used in this order and are separated by commas:
Here is an example using all 9 types:
Yesterday we bought six, wonderful, large, old, round, brown, French, wooden, kitchen chairs at an antique store in Florence.
**We don't usually use more than 3 adjectives at a time.
These sentences are more common:
These sentences are more common:
- I live in a very large, three-story house.
- The Italian flag is green, white, and red.
TRY THESE:
1) Describe a classmate. Do NOT say who it is. Describe the person physically. Choose three words to describe his or her personality. One of the words should be negative.
She's tall and slim with long legs.
She has shoulder-length, curly, black hair, brown eyes, and sometimes wears glasses.
She has a round face, freckles, and a little scar above her lip.
Her teeth are straight because she wore braces. Her nose is small and round.
What is this person like in class?
She's friendly, polite, very smart, but she's a bit talkative.
3) Describe someone in your family. Give a good physical description and choose at least 3 words to describe his or her personality. You know this person well.
Do you look like this person?
4) DRAW a "person". You will describe this "person" and someone will draw it. See artwork below.
5) To see how many adjectives you remember, try my crossword puzzle:
PERSONALITY ADJECTIVE OPPOSITES
Click HERE to go to the site, or work here below.
Click HERE to go to the site, or work here below.
2 comments:
Funny drawing. I don't understand the part around the mouth. What are the gold colored lines and the pink near his mouth? Is that a square tongue?
Incredibly grateful for your ideas and generosity! So many takeaways with this spot on messages. Awesome work and articles . Your post has a lot of great examples and simple enough to understand Complex sentences. Keep up the good work .
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