Describing-People FINAL

DESCRIBING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Describing People
Height, body build and age
When describing people, we use the verb to be to describe height, body build and age.
Examples: I am tall and slim.

He is overweight.
Ann is chubby.
You are old and short.
They are young.
A. Write short descriptions of the people in the pictures below using the verb to be
and the adjectives: tall, short, overweight, slim, old, young.
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Facial features
We use have and has to describe hair colour, hair length and facial features.
Facial features are eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, lips, ears, chin, etc.
Example: She has long brown hair.

She has big blue eyes.
She has a small nose.
She has a wide mouth and big red lips.
B. In pairs, take it in turns to describe the people below.
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Clothes
We use the verb wear to talk about the clothes someone has on.
Present simple form Past simple form Present continuous form

'wear' 'wore' 'wearing'
Example: She wears a Example: I wore a T-shirt Example: He is wearing a
uniform to school. and jeans yesterday. shirt and tie.
C. What other items of clothing can you add to this list? Write your answers in the
spaces below.
T – shirt dress sweater shirt ................ ................
jeans skirt suit boots ................ ................
trainers socks trousers shoes ................ ................
D. What are you wearing now?
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E. What did you wear yesterday?
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F. In pairs, describe these two people. Talk about what they look like and what they
are wearing.

G. Complete the following paragraph with the correct verbs.
My friend John (1) ................ tall. He exercises a lot and (2) ................ very strong.
He (3) ................ blue eyes and brown hair. He (4) ................ big ears and a small nose.
Today, he (5) ................ wearing a blue shirt and jeans.
H. Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph below.
am x 2 is have x 2 has x 2 wear wore wearing China first-year
My name is Mei. I am a (1) ................ student. I come from (2) ................
I (3) ................ not tall, and I (4) ................ not overweight either. I (5) ................
long hair and a pony tail. Like most Chinese, I (6) ................ brown eyes. Today, I am
(7) ................ my student uniform. Yesterday, I didn't have class, so I didn’t (8) ................
my uniform. I (9) ................ jeans and a yellow T-shirt. I went to a movie with my friend
Noi. She (10) ................ tall and (11) ................ short hair. She (12) ................ a big
nose, but I think she is pretty.
I. Now, write a short paragraph describing yourself.
My name is ..................................................................................................................
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J. Describe someone in the classroom. Don't write their name and don't tell anyone
who you are describing.
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K. Now, read your description to the class and see if they can guess who it is.

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Describing People

Height, body build and age

Examples: I am tall and slim.

Example: She has long brown hair.

B. In pairs, take it in turns to describe the people below.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Describing People

Present simple form Past simple form Present continuous form

T – shirt dress sweater shirt ................ ................

jeans skirt suit boots ................ ................

trainers socks trousers shoes ................ ................

D. What are you wearing now?

E. What did you wear yesterday?

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Describing People

G. Complete the following paragraph with the correct verbs.

Today, he (5) ................ wearing a blue shirt and jeans.

H. Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph below.

am x 2 is have x 2 has x 2 wear wore wearing China first-year

My name is Mei. I am a (1) ................ student. I come from (2) ................

nose, but I think she is pretty.

I. Now, write a short paragraph describing yourself.

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