Describing the Physical Appearance

Describing the Physical Appearance

• In order to describe physical appearance in English, it is important to know about:
• Simple Present
• Present Continuous
• When you know those topics, you can make sentences like this:
• She is beautiful
• She has beautiful eyes
• She is wearing a white shirt
• He is wearing black earrings and a cap
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Physical Appearance: Height

• These are some common expressions to talk about height in English:
• Tall He is quite tall
• Very Tall Mike is very tall
• Short He is very short
• Medium Height She is of medium height

Physical Appearance: Build

• These are some of the most common words to describe people
• Skinny She is skinny
• Big That guy is big
• Thin He is slim
• Fat She is fat
• Overweight He is overweight
• Slim My brother is slim
• Obese He is obese
• Muscular He is muscular
• Fit She looks fit
• Athletic He is very athletic

Physical Appearance: Hair

• These are some common expressions and words to describe hair color in English
• Blonde She is blonde
• Brown hair She has brown hair
• Red hair He has red hair
• Black hair Both of them have black hair
• Grey hair She has grey hair

Physical Appearance: Eyes

• These are some common expressions to describe eyes in English
• Grey eyes She has grey eyes
• Green eyes My sons have green eyes
• Blue eyes I have blue eyes
• Brown eyes He has brown eyes
• Dark eyes I have dark eyes

Physical Appearance: Type of Hair

• These are some common expressions to describe types of hair in English
• Long hair She has long hair
• Short hair He has short hair
• Wavy hair She has wavy hair
• Curly hair Her hair is curly
• Straight hair She has straight hair

Physical Appearance: General

• These are some expressions to describe physical appearance in General Terms
• Beautiful She is very beautiful
• Handsome He is very handsome

Appearance: Clothing

• When you are describing people’s appearance, some people might consider that describing what they are wearing is a good idea.
• Jeans She is wearing black jeans
• Pants He is wearing black pants and a white shirt
• Skirt She is wearing a blue skirt and a white shirt

Physical Appearance with the Verb to Be

• Examples of affirmative and negative sentences with the verb to be
• I am handsome I am not that handsome
• He is a very good-looking guy He isn’t good-looking at all
• She is tall She isn’t tall
• We are in shape We aren’t in shape
• They are skinny They aren’t skinny

Physical Appearance with the Verb to Have

• These are some examples of affirmative and negative sentences with the verb to have
• I have blue eyes I don’t have blue eyes
• She has long hair She doesn’t have long hair
• He has black hair He doesn’t have black hair
• It has black fur It doesn’t have black fur
• We have green eyes We don’t have green eyes
• They have short hair They don’t have short hair
• You have brown eyes You don’t have brown eyes