Describing People

Task 1
Read the description of a person. Mark physical traits in

yellow and character traits in green.
Appearances
They say that appearances are important. On the one
hand, this is true, on the other, this is not quite right.
A handsome man or a pretty woman can have very unpleasant
traits of character and the opposite.
However, there are exceptions, of course! I want to
tell you about my sister, Katya. In primary school, she
didn't look very pretty. She had freckles, red wavy hair
and was wearing glasses. All this made her clumsy and shy.
Since that time her appearance has changed very much,
but her character has remained the same. She has grown up
into a very pretty girl. She is of medium height, slender
and well-proportioned. Her hair has got darker into a
chestnut shade. She wears it long to her shoulders. Her
face has soft features, her freckles have disappeared, but
her complexion remains as pale as before. Instead of
glasses, she wears contact lenses, which allow her
sparkling hazel-green eyes to shine. She has a small
straight nose and a rather wide mouth but her enchanting
smile shows her white teeth and makes her face look
charming.
No one can say that her gestures are clumsy any more.
Katya has nice manners. She is sincere, polite and helpful.
She is not easily angered or bad-tempered. Her childhood
experience has taught her to be patient and not to show
off. She has still remained a bit withdrawn in some
situations but she is good-natured, tolerant and sensitive
to other people's needs. She is always ready to help.
These are the qualities of her character which I like.
She does fairly well at the university. She is bright,
attentive and keen on learning new things. She tries hard
to get good marks but sometimes her hobbies are more
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important for her than school. Katya likes house chores and
is not lazy at all. Unlike me, she always has her room
clean because she doesn't mind helping her mother with the
flat.
Apart from that, like other girls of her age, she likes
dancing, playing the guitar, and listening to modern music.
We spend quite a lot of time together. She understands my
problems and I can rely upon her. We have the same view on
things and even if we argue we always find a compromise.
Although she has her faults, nobody is perfect. I like
my sister a lot and I hope our friendship will last forever.
Task 2
Answer the questions:
1) Are appearances really important to you? Why
(not)?
2) Do you think that people with good looks are
always nice?
3) Is it important for a person to be shy?
4) Do you get irritated by talkative people? Why
(not)?
5) How do you feel in a company of strangers?
6) Are you good at meeting new people?
7) Do you agree that there is only one best friend,
others are just acquaintances? Why (not)?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Age
baby toddler youngster teen(teenager) elderly
person
adult middle-aged over 50 under 40
Height
tall short of medium height
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Build
slim slender skinny plump
overweight stout athletic/ broad

fit shouldered
chubby curvy/shapely flabby muscular
obese well-built stocky thin
Looks
beautiful handsome attractive good-looking
plain ordinary youthful gorgeous
tattooed unkempt presentable smart
scruffy pretty stunning messy/untidy
Hair
shoulder short straight wavy curly
-length
ponytail plaits braids light/fair dark/dark-

/blonde haired
auburn light/dark red/ginger grey beard

brown
moustache bald brunette eyebrows whiskers
crew cut receding

hairline
Face
round oval angular coarse/soft
features
wrinkled freckles/ with spots scar

freckled
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chin forehead nose lips
thin chubby
Eyes
blue-eyed deep blue dark grey
hazel green eyes light blue Heterochromia
Nose
straight hooked snub aquiline
Mouth
wide small narrow full lips
Complexion
pale tanned dark fair
General
Caucasian Afro-American Asian Latinex
Useful phrasal verbs

ask after bring up get on (with)
grow up look down on look up to
pass away pick on put down
settle down take aback stand up for
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Task 1

Read the description of a person. Mark physical traits in

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

overweight stout athletic/ broad

chubby curvy/shapely flabby muscular

obese well-built stocky thin

plain ordinary youthful gorgeous

tattooed unkempt presentable smart

scruffy pretty stunning messy/untidy

ponytail plaits braids light/fair dark/dark-

auburn light/dark red/ginger grey beard

moustache bald brunette eyebrows whiskers

crew cut receding

wrinkled freckles/ with spots scar

hazel green eyes light blue Heterochromia

Useful phrasal verbs

grow up look down on look up to

pass away pick on put down

settle down take aback stand up for

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