Describing People: Physical Appearance and Personality
Learning to describe people helps you talk about family, friends, and characters in stories.
Physical Appearance
- Height: tall, short, medium height
- Build: slim, thin, athletic, average, overweight
- Hair: long/short, curly/straight/wavy, blonde/brunette/red/grey
- Eyes: brown, blue, green, black
- Face: round, oval, square, glasses, beard, moustache
Personality Adjectives
- Positive: friendly, kind, funny, intelligent, generous, honest, brave, cheerful
- Negative: shy, lazy, rude, selfish, dishonest, impatient, mean
- Neutral: quiet, serious, talkative, outgoing
Useful Structures
- He/She is + adjective: “She is kind and friendly.”
- He/She has + adjective + noun: “He has short brown hair.”
- He/She wears + noun: “She wears glasses.”
Example Description
“My mother is a tall woman with long black hair and brown eyes. She is very kind and patient. She always helps people in need. She works as a teacher and she is very generous with her time.”
Exercises
- Describe your best friend (appearance + personality).
- Describe a family member using 5 adjectives.
- Write a “Wanted” poster describing a fictional character.
مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.