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English B2

Describing people: appearance

TermDefinition
She’s got straight hair and she’s thin-faced/ she’s got a thin face.
She’s got long, wavy hair and she’s round-faced/ she’s got a round face.
She’s got curly hair and is black.
He’s got a crew-cut/buzz cut. He’s white. a hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short
He’s bald /bɔːld/ and has freckles.
He’s got a beard and moustache /mʊsˈtɑːʃ/ and has a chubby face.
He’s got receding hair and a few wrinkles /ˈrɪŋkəlz/. they are losing the hair from the front of their head; a small line in the skin caused by old age
He used to have black hair but now it’s gone grey, almost white.
Blonde, fair, dark or ginger-haired / red-haired?
beautiful auburn hair red-brown
Fair and dark can be used for hair, complexion or skin.
people like getting a tan in summer exposing their skin to the sun so that it goes darker
the risks of getting sunburnt
Fat may sound impolite.
plump or stout, or a bit overweight. 1. having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape; 2. a small line in the skin caused by old age:
they are stocky If someone is broad and solid
well-built or muscular A person with good muscles, generally said about men
obese Someone who is very fat, especially when talking in a medical context
slim (positive) skinny (negative) smn whi is thin.
someone has a nice figure they have an attractive shape, in particular said about women
smart and elegant woman, always well-dressed
her husband is very scruffy and untidy-looking / messy-looking
Chloe looked stunning in her red dress. very attractive
He’s very good-looking, but his friend’s rather unattractive. opp. attractive
Her eyes are her best feature. the most attractive part of her face
Do you think beautiful women are always attracted to handsome men?
I think personality matters most.
First impressions are always important. [your first reaction to someone]
The suffix -ish is useful for describing people She’s tallish. He has brownish hair. He must be thirtyish / in his thirties.
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