Describing People's Appearance

She's 174 centimetres tall. (= It's 174 centimetres.)

She's around five nine.
About the same height as me.
HEIGHT:
How tall is (was) he? (ADV) fairly, pretty, sort of, kind of, quite, rather
(formal), very
What’s her height?
Tall - Short - Average (medium) height - 
Around/about five ten - A dwarf
It's 65 kilograms (135 pounds).
WEIGHT:
He weighs 65 kilograms.
What's her weight?
I'm 2 kilos overweight.
How much does he
weigh? He's average height & weight.
Skinny - Thin - Slim/slender - Petite - 
Of average/medium build - Well-built - Curvaceous - Long-
waisted 

Fat - Thick - Heavy - Buxom - Nicely rounded - Chubby -

BUILD (FIGURE): Plump - Obese - Overweighed - Pudgy

How is he built? Stout - Stocky - Heavy-set - Heavy-weight - Bull (ox)-

Heavily built - Broad-shouldered - Big-boned

Handicapped - Deformed - Hunchback (humpback) -

Muscular
Straight - Wavy - Permed (= permanent wave) - Naturally
frizzy (frizzly) - Naturally curly/curled

Long - Shoulder-length - Medium length - Short

HAIR STYLE Thick - Thin - Shaggy - Windblown 

(HAIRDO):
Bald (at the sides, or on top with just a bit of hair around) -
What kind of hair does
Bareheaded -  Shaven headed (have one's head shaved) -
she have?
Thinning - Receding
　
Pulled back - Parted (on the side/on the left) - Plait/braid -
Bun - Crop - Pony tail - Pigtails - Bangs - Crew cut - Afro

He's balding at the temples.

His hair is beginning to recede from his forehead.
 Dark - Light - Dyed
  HAIR COLOR
What color is his hair? Black - Blond(e) - Gray - Brown - Salt & Pepper (or pepper
& salt) - Red - Auburn - Ginger - White
She's a blonde (brunette,
redhead) 　

FACE SHAPE:
Long - Round - Oval - Thin (small) - Triangular - Square
 
What kind of face does
she have?
Rosy cheeks - High cheekbones - Thick/thin lips - Scar -
FACE Freckles - Dimple - Mole - Birthmark - Wrinkles - 
CHARACTERISTICS: Pimples/acne - Pointed jaw - (shaggy) Beard - Sideburns -
Moustache - Goatee - Mongolian fold (epicanthic fold)

Are there any other A good/healthy/dark/light/fair/pale/sallow/suntanned

characteristics about his complexion
face?
Wearing glasses/contact lenses - Harelip - Pock-marked 
　 Tightlipped - Unshaven - Well made-up
Sallow (unhealthy yellow) - Swarthy (dark) - Tan (suntan) -
SKIN COLOR: Sunburn - Weather beaten
Big (large) - Small - Narrow - Almond-shaped - Round -
Pop-eyed - Deep-set - Cock eyed - Cross-eyed -  
Widely-spaced - Close-together - Button eyes
EYE (SIZE & Pupil - Eyelid - Iris
COLOR):
Long/thick eyelashes

Blue - Green - Gray - Brown - Hazel - Black

EYEBROWS: Thick - Bushy - Thin - Arched
Flat - Pointed (prominent) - Broad - Bottle nose (hooked) -
NOSE: Turned-up - Button nose - Straight - Long
Young - Old - Middle-aged - Elderly 
AGE: About thirty.
In his early/mid-/late teens/twenties.
Straight - White - Even - Pearly - False - Crooked - Buck-
TEETH: teethed - Big canine teeth
GENERAL Good looking - Handsome - Pretty - Attractive - Charming -
APPEARANCE: Sissy
CHIN: Small - Square - Receding - Prominent - Dimpled - Cleft
ETHNICITY: A white (an European, an American) - A black - 
(Please note there is
cultural factor involved, An asian - A Japanese - An oriental (offensive now)
so it’s complicated here.)
  RACE: Caucasian - Mongoloid - Negroid
SHOULDERS: Broad - Narrow - Sloping
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People Grammar Skills

Vocabulary -ed/ing Speaking

Physical General impression/reaction created: Describing people
description visual details 1.Physical
smart appearance 2.Personality and behaviour
I think/feel Manner/mannerism: gentle,
Give the impression of being.../the impression caring manner
that.... Life/lifestyle/beliefs refer to
Age factual details:
Height/build -profession
-qualifications
Facial features/ General expression: -family
Warm, friendly expression -aspects of daily routine,
Eyes/skin/nose/lips/cheeks hobbies, interests, future
Hair/hairstyle prospects, ambitions, etc.
(suggest what the character
is like)
Questions:
what kind of lifestyle..?
what do you believe in?
what do you take pride in?
Personality Negative/positives aspects Present tense Writing: Describing people
simple and
continuous
Word formation Prefixes Form Variety of techniques
Uses With
il- Who/which,etc.
un- Contrast
dis- Similarity
mono- Addition
ex- Cause/effect
out- -ed/-ing adjectives
over-
under-
bi-
Suffixes

-able
-ible
-ous
-al
Idioms
(personality)
Clothes General impression/reaction
Verbs Dress in (colour/clothes/a style)
Dress
well/simply/casually/smartly/elegantly/funnily
To be
well/simply/casually/smartly/elegantly/funnily
 dressed
Dress up
Look trendy/elegant/smart/scruffy
Get (un)dressed/changed
Put on opp. take off
Do up zip/buttons/laces opp. Undo
Fit/suit
Match/go with
Types Outdoor/

Style Casual/comfortable/smart/trendy/fashionable/
stylish/elegant/old-fashioned clothes
Materials silk/cotton/linen/wool/Lycra/velvet/leather
Patterns/prints plain
patterned: striped/checked/floral
Parts
Idioms (clothes) Dress to kill
To be in sb's shoes
To pull up one's socks

Education Grammar Skills

Vocabulary Relative clauses Speaking
Defining /non-
defining
Verbs
Types of
education
The education Asking for/giving
system advice/suggestions
Monitoring Writing
progress
Types of learners
School reform
Idioms (learners) All-rounder
Dark-horse
Whiz-kid
Know-it all