Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Judging by appearances, describing people

Try to describe people in the photos and judge them by their appearance using look, look like, must, may, might and can't.

Use "What does he / she look like?" for appearance
, and "What is he / she like?" for personality.

I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
look(s) + an adjectiveHe looks tired
look(s) like + a nounShe looks like a doctor

You can use age adverbs as mid-, early, about, late and forties. For instance:
  • He is about nineteen.
  • She is in her thirties.
  • She is in her early fourties. / mid fourties / late fourties.

You could use height and build adjectives, adjectives about hair or general adjectives like:
  • slim, thin, tall, short...
  • well built, medium height, overweight...
  • fair, blonde, grey hair...
  • short, shoulder-lenght, long...
  • wavy, curly, straight...
  • fringe, ponytail, beard, bald, wig, moustache...
  • plain, pretty, ugly, handsome, good-looking, atrractive...

Note that it is important to distinguish between seem, appear, and look.

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