Lesson 3 - People
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This page: Learn vocabulary to describe people in English.
Instructions
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| to be | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | Body | Personality |
| He (She) is . . . | He (She) is . . . | He (She) is . . . |
| a baby - a very young child | tall - having a lot of height | intelligent (smart) - good at thinking and learning |
| a toddler - a young child who is learning to walk | medium-height - not tall and not short | dumb - not smart |
| a child - a young boy or girl | short - having little height | funny - makes people laugh |
| young - not old | fat (heavy) - having a large body | serious - not playful |
| a teenager - a person 13 to 19 years old | overweight - weighing more than is healthy | nice - kind and pleasant |
| middle-aged - around 40–60 years old | medium-build - an average body size | lazy - not wanting to work |
| old - lived many years | thin - having little body fat | hard-working - works a lot and tries hard |
| elderly - very old in age | slender - thin in an attractive or healthy way | talkative - likes to talk a lot |
| a senior citizen - an older adult, usually over 60 | strong - able to lift or do hard physical work | outgoing (extroverted) - likes being with people |
| 20 years old - lived 20 years | weak - not strong | shy - quiet and uncomfortable with new people |
| in his thirties - between 30 and 39 years old | talented - having a natural ability to do something well | |
| in his early thirties - about 30, 31, or 32 years old | friendly - kind and easy to talk to | |
| in his late thirties - about 37, 38, or 39 years old | introverted - prefers being alone or with a few close people | |
| to have | |
|---|---|
| Hair | Face |
| He (She) has . . . | He has . . . |
| black hair - hair that is black | a beard - hair on the lower face and chin |
| brown hair - hair that is brown | a mustache - hair on the upper lip |
| red hair - hair that is red | dimples - small dents that appear in the cheeks when someone smiles |
| blonde hair - hair that is yellow | freckles - small light brown spots on the skin |
| gray hair - hair that is gray. | He wears glasses. - glasses = lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears to correct vision (This one doesn't use the verb "have".) |
| long hair - hair that goes far down past the shoulders | |
| shoulder-length hair - hair that reaches the shoulders | |
| medium-length hair - hair that is not long and not short | |
| short hair - hair that does not go past the ears or neck | |
| straight hair - hair that is not curly or wavy | |
| wavy hair - hair that has soft curves | |
| curly hair - hair that has tight curves or rings | |
| He is bald. - bald = no hair (With "bald" we use the verb "to be.") | |
NOTE: To describe hair, we mention the color after other adjectives. A comma is written between the adjectives.
He has short, black hair.
Describe someone you know using the vocabulary from this lesson.
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