PHYSICAL APPEARANCE WORKSHEET
NAME:
CLASS:
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5.
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17.
21.
25.
29.
33.
37.
41.
45.
49.
53.
57.
61.
65.
69.
73.
77.
Blue eyes
Short hair
Long hair
not very good
looking
Pigtails
A bun
Different
Friendly
Funny
New
Silly
Scared
muscular
narrow
beautiful
in her 50s
a cherubic face
to go red in the
face (with
anger/heat)
frightened
he’s quite a hunk
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6.
10.
14.
18.
22.
26.
30.
34.
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46.
50.
54.
58.
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66.
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78.
KEY VOCABULARY
Green eyes
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Brown eyes
Blond hair
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Brown hair
Dark/black hair
11. Red hair
Straight hair
15. Shoulder-length
hair
A ponytail
19. Bangs
Braids
23. Impatient
Fast
27. Slow
Nice
31. Young
Fun
35. Old
Shy
39. ugly
Excited
43. Upset
Facial features
47. Skinny
overweight
51. long sideburns
a beard
55. a moustache
freckles
59. wears glasses
bald
63. a dimple
a chubby face
67. a sad face
to go red/to
71. handsome, goodblush (with
looking,
embarassment)
attractive
surprised
75. a big nose
a strong- looking
79.
man
4.
8.
12.
16.
Black eyes
Curly hair
Gray/Grey hair
Wavy hair
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24.
28.
32.
36.
40.
44.
48.
52.
56.
60.
64.
68.
72.
a mole
wrinkles
Tall
Strong
Angry
Glad
Happy
Slim
medium length
about 160 cm tall
narrow
a smiling face
a happy face
pretty, goodlooking,
attractive, lovely
76. a pointed nose
80.
Words that describe physical appearance
Height: short, average height, tall
Build: small, average build
Age: around 25, in his 30s
Hair: short, long, straight, wavy, curly, a ponytail, white, grey, blond, light/dark brown, red black
Face: square, round, plain, wide
Complexion: light, white, olive-skinned
Eyes: green, blue, brown, black, beautiful, big
General: beautiful, pretty, handsome, sexy, cute, good looking
This is a compilation of almost all the words we could think of used to describe physical appearance: After
studying it you should be able to make good descriptions of people.
Making descriptions in Spanish is very similar to English:
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She has + (adjective) + (noun): She has blue eyes / she has a thin face
He is + adjective. He is bald
I am + (adjective) I am friendly
I have + (adjective) + (noun) I have blond, curly and long hair
He looks a bit ______ he looks a bit foreign (tiene pinta de extranjero)
he looks like a criminal (tiene pinta de delincuente)
He looks sad (Parece triste)
HE LOOKS LIKE + (SOMEONE)
(describing people: appearance)
What does Cindy look like? ¿Qué aspecto tiene Cindy?
James looks a lot like his father. James se parece mucho a su padre.
Does she look like that famous singer? ¿Se parece ella a esa famosa cantante?
You look sort of like my grandmother. Tú tienes cierto parecido a mi abuela.
HE HAS BIG GREEN EYES, GREY HAIR ...
(people: physical description)
She has got big blue eyes and blonde hair. Ella tiene ojos azules y cabello rubio.
She has got light brown curly hair. Ella tiene cabello enrulado (ensortijado) castaño claro.
Asian people have got black eyes and black straight hair. Las personas asiáticas tienen ojos negros
y cabello lacio negro.
The old man has got grey hair. El anciano tiene cabello canoso.
HE IS A SMALL MAN = HE IS OF SMALL BUILD
(people: physical description)
He is a big guy. Él es un tipo grandote
He is quite lanky. Él es muy delgaducho
She is of medium build. Ella es de contextura mediana.
She is of small build. Ella es de contextura pequeña.
VERB TO BE CHART
I
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He
is
She
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It
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We
are
You
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They
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I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Jack
POSESSIVE CHART
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
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ACTIVITY 1: In your notebook
Make a chart, choose 15 words of key vocabulary and draw or cut in your notebook examples of each one of
them. Show to your teacher according to her instructions
ACTIVTY 2: Complete the chart according to your english teacher’ intructions:
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Physical description
GIRL
 Blond hair
 Long hair
 Straight hair
 Green eyes
 Big eyes
 Bangs
 Young
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WOMAN
Moles
a sad face
A bun
Dark/black hair
Bangs
Young
MAN
a smiling face
Gray hair
wears glasses
Blue eyes
Short hair
Wrinkles
WOMAN
a dimple
freckles
Drawings
Sentence
 She is a young girl
 She has blond, long and
straight hair
 She has got big and green
eyes.
 Her barns are beautiful
GIRL
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BOY
ACTIVITY 3: Describing physical appearance
* Read these descriptions. What are the missing words? Write is or has.
A She is around 20. She is tall, slim and beautiful. She has long straight black hair.
B He .......... average height and average build. He .......... a ponytail. he .......... handsome.
C She .......... really cute. She .......... medium length wavy hair, and big beautiful eyes.
D He .......... average height and average build. He .......... a ponytail. He .......... handsome.
E She .......... around 60. She .......... short curly hair, and wears glasses.
F He .......... a wide face and a dark complexion. He ..........very muscular.
Activity 4: Writing
*Write a description of the people in the pictures.
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