1.

Wor
dst
oDescr
ibePeopl
e:Phy
sicalAppear
ance

Descr
ibi
ngsomeone’
sphysi
cal
appear
anceisanessent
ialski
ll
whenlear
ningEngli
sh.
I
nthissect
ion,
wewil
lcov
erhowtodescr
ibebodyshape,f
acialf
eat
ures,
andhair.

A.Descr
ibi
ngBodyShape

Whendescr
ibingsomeone’
sbodyshape,
wecanuseav
ari
etyofadj
ect
ives.Her
ear
e
someexamples:

Adj
ect
ives Meani
ng

Thi
n Hav
ingl
i
ttl
efatormuscl
e

Fat Hav
inganexcessofbodyf
at

Shor
t Hav
ingasmal
lhei
ght

Tal
l Hav
ingagr
eathei
ght

Bi
g Hav
ingal
argesi
ze

Li
tt
le Hav
ingasmal
lsi
ze

Chubby Hav
ingapl
ump,
roundedbodyshape

Exampl
esent
ences:

She’
sal
i
ttl
echubby
,butst
il
lbeaut
if
ul.

He’
stal
landt
hinwi
thbr
oadshoul
der
s.

B.Descr
ibi
ngFaci
alFeat
ures

Faci
alf
eatur
esareanessent
ial
par
tofdescr
ibi
ngsomeone’
sappear
ance.Her
ear
e
someadject
iveswecanuse:

Adj
ect
ive Meani
ng

At
tract
ive Pl
easi
ngorappeal
i
ngt
othesenses

Bal
d Hav
ingnohai
ront
hehead

Beaut
if
ul Hav
ingqual
i
tiest
hatdel
i
ghtorappeal
tot
hesenses

Cut
e At
tract
ivei
napr
ett
yorendear
ingway

Gor
geous Beaut
if
ulorat
tr
act
ive
Exampl
esent
ences:

Shehasabeaut
if
ulsmi
l
eandbi
gbr
owney
es.

He’
sbal
d,butst
il
lver
yat
tract
ive.

C.Descr
ibi
ngHai
r

Hairi
sacruci
alpartofsomeone’
sphy
sical
appear
ance.Her
ear
esomeadj
ect
iveswe
canuset
odescribehair:

Adj
ect
ive Meani
ng

Bl
onde Hav
ingl
i
ght
-col
oredhai
r

Bl
ack Hav
ingdar
k-col
oredhai
r

Br
own Hav
inghai
rofacol
orbet
weenbl
ackandbl
onde

Cur
ly Hav
inghai
rthati
sful
lofcur
ls

St
rai
ght Hav
inghai
rthati
snotcur
ly

Wav
y Hav
inghai
rthati
sbet
weencur
lyandst
rai
ght

Bal
d Hav
ingnohai
ront
hehead

Exampl
esent
ences:

Shehasl
ong,
cur
lybr
ownhai
r.

He’
sbal
d,butheusedt
ohav
ewav
ybl
ackhai
r.
2.Wor
dst
oDescr
ibePeopl
e:Char
act
erandPer
sonal
it
y

A.Posi
ti
vePer
sonal
i
tyTr
ait
s

Adj
ect
ives Meani
ng

Good Mor
all
yexcel
l
ent

Hel
pful Gi
vi
ngai
dorassi
stance

Fr
iendl
y Ki
ndandpl
easant

Ki
nd Consi
der
ateandcar
ing

Cal
m Notshowi
ngorf
eel
i
ngner
vousness

I
ntel
l
igent Hav
ingt
heabi
l
ityt
olear
nandunder
stand

I
nter
est
ing At
tract
ingorhol
dingone’
sat
tent
ion

Out
goi
ng Soci
abl
eandf
ri
endl
y

Pol
i
te Cour
teousandr
espect
ful

Pat
ient Ablet
oacceptort
oler
atepr
obl
ems,
orsuf
fer
ingwi
thoutbecomi
ng
anxi
ous

Happy Feel
i
ngorshowi
ngpl
easur
eorcont
ent
ment

Cl
ever Qui
ckt
ounder
stand,
lear
n,anddev
iseorappl
yideas

Humbl
e Hav
ingorshowi
ngamodestorl
owest
imat
eofone’
simpor
tance

Wi
se Hav
ingorshowi
ngexper
ience,
knowl
edge,
andgoodj
udgment

Consi
der
ate Car
eful
nott
ocausei
nconv
eni
enceorhur
ttoot
her
s

At
tent
ive Pay
ingcl
oseat
tent
iont
osomet
hing

Cheer
ful Not
iceabl
yhappyandopt
imi
sti
c

Respect
ed Admi
redbymanyf
ort
hei
rabi
l
iti
esorachi
evement
s

Respect
ful Showi
ngadmi
rat
ionf
orsomeone

Exampl
esent
ences:

Mybossi
sver
yint
ell
i
gentandal
way
shasgr
eati
deas.

Mynei
ghbori
ssoki
nd,
sheal
way
sbr
ingsmecooki
es.
B.Negat
ivePer
sonal
i
tyTr
ait
s

Her
earesomenegat
ivewor
dst
hatcanbeusedt
odescr
ibesomeone’
schar
act
erand
per
sonal
i
ty:

Wor
d Meani
ng

Ar
rogant Hav
inganexagger
atedsenseofone’
sowni
mpor
tanceorabi
l
iti
es

Sel
fi
sh Concernedpri
mar i
l
ywi
thone’
sowni
nter
est
s,benef
it
s,orwel
far
e,
regar
dlessofother
s

Moody Gi
vent
ounpredi
ctabl
echangesofmood,
especi
all
ysuddenbout
sof
gl
oomi
nessorsul
lenness

I
mpul
siv
e Act
ingordonewi
thoutf
oret
hought

Lazy Unwi
l
li
ngt
owor
koruseener
gy

Di
shonest Behav
ingorpr
onet
obehav
einanunt
rust
wor
thyorf
raudul
entway

Rude Of
fensi
vel
yimpol
i
teorbad-
manner
ed

I
mpat
ient Hav
ingashor
ttemperandeasi
l
yir
ri
tat
edbydel
aysori
ncompet
ence

I
nconsi
der
ate Thought
lessl
ycausi
nghur
tori
nconv
eni
encet
oot
her
s

I
rr
it
abl
e Easi
l
yannoy
edoranger
ed

Pessi
mist
ic Tendi
ngtoseet
hewor
staspectoft
hingsorbel
i
evet
hatt
hewor
st
wil
lhappen

St
ubbor
n Ref
usi
ngt
ochangeone’
sopi
nionorcour
seofact
ion

Unr
eli
abl
e Notabl
etober
eli
edonort
rust
ed

Unf
ri
endl
y Notki
ndorpl
easantt
obewi
th

Unt
rust
wor
thy Notdeser
vingoft
rustorconf
idence

Exampl
esent
ences:

Mycowor
keri
ssol
azy
,henev
erf
ini
sheshi
swor
kont
ime.

Myex-
boy
fri
endwasr
eal
l
ydi
shonest
,hel
i
edt
omeal
lthet
ime.

Mynei
ghbori
ssor
ude,
shenev
ersay
shel
l
owhenIseeher
.
Fr
equent
lyAskedQuest
ions(
FAQ)

Whatar
esomeadj
ect
ivest
odescr
ibesomeone’
schar
act
er?

Honest

Tr
ust
wor
thy

Loy
al

Dependabl
e

Responsi
ble

Respect
ful

Ki
nd

Gener
ous

Compassi
onat
e

Empat
het
ic

Whatar
esomegoodwor
dst
odescr
ibesomeone’
sphy
sical
appear
ance?

Beaut
if
ul

Handsome

At
tract
ive

St
unni
ng

Gor
geous

St
ri
ki
ng

Cut
e

Char
ming

El
egant

Fi
t
Whatar
esomecr
eat
iveway
stodescr
ibesomeone?

Ar
ayofsunshi
ne

Abr
eat
hoff
reshai
r

Adi
amondi
nther
ough

Ahear
tofgol
d

Awal
ki
ngency
clopedi
a

Asoci
albut
ter
fl
y

Aj
ackofal
ltr
ades

Amast
erofnone

Af
orcet
ober
eckonedwi
th

At
rueor
igi
nal