A portrait made of words

APPEARANCE
figure
hair
hair style
face
eyes
good character
bad character
special features
Look at the spidergram and name some useful words to describe a person in detail.
Then click on each category to check your answers.
Order of adjectives

FIGURE
slim
plump
fat
athletic
well-built
muscular
tall
short
stout
slim
delicate
plump thin
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Face
round
oval
ugly
plain
pale
Nose
Ears
bulbous
straight
long
be hook-nosed
pointed
pretty
beautiful
lovely
attractive
dark-skinned
FOREHEAD
narrow
wide
high
low
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Eyes
brown
grey
blue
green
bright
large
small
kind
happy
sad
cold
round
shining
curious
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Hair
Colour:
brown
grey
(shiny) black
red / orange
blond
fair
dark
short long
shoulder-length
curly
wavy
straight
bold
spiky
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Hair Style
a pony tail
a fringe
bunches
dreadlocks
a crop
a skinhead
a braid /Am.E/ = a plait /Br.E/
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Special Features
a birth mark
a moustache
a beard
glasses
wrinkles
a dimple
freckles
a scar
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Character
kind
thoughtful
wise / brainy
sensitive
polite
lively
courageous
risky honest
helpful
well-mannered
cheerful
friendly
light-minded
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Character
angry
lazy
greedy
jealous
selfish
cunning
mean / wicked
ill-mannered
cold-hearted cruel
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Order of Adjectives
good, ugly small, short curly, round brown, blond
Example: She has beautiful shoulder-length curly black hair.
Take a pen and put the adjectives in the right order to make a sentence.
blue curious large round
My brother has _____ _____ _____ _____ eyes.
pointed green funny small
Shrek has _____ _____ _____ _____ ears.
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pale kind oval small
My younger sister has a ____ ____ ____ ____ face.
small attractive wavy
My Granny has _____ _____ _____ wrinkles around her eyes.
dark-skinned muscular tall impressive
Look! The champion has an ____ ____ ____ ____ figure.
bulbous red large funny
Has the man got a _____ _____ _____ _____ nose?
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Give your classmates a clear description of this book character so that they will be able to imagine this person well
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Communicative Task
Read the dialogue. Then make up similar dialogues asking each other what one of your friends/relatives/neighbours look like.
What does your elder sister look like?
Jane is quite tall and slim. She’s got fine dark hair and big brown eyes. She has a pleasant smile. She is always smartly dressed. Jane cares much about her appearance and makes a good impression on everybody.
See your Student’s Book: page 29 ex 34