Describing
Appearance
Vocabulary Worksheet
Describing Appearance: Vocabulary and Expressions
Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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Describing
Appearance
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Vocabulary list
blond / big / wrinkled / Big / long / thick eyebrows / slim / Beautiful / Handsome / Bald / blue / straight /
black / brown / small / oval / ugly / thin lips / well-built / Medium-height / Fat Handsome / Brown /
small / freckled / dark / beautiful / mustache / fat / Pretty / Curly green beard / Sharp / full lipped /
dark / fair / thin / pale / well-built / pretty / Wavy / big / long / round / square / long eyelashes
WARM-UP
Build a Vocabulary Wall
Describing
Appearance
● Objective: In this task, students will create a visual reference for themselves by
building a "Vocabulary Wall" to gather and categorize vocabulary related to
describing people's appearances.
● Materials Needed:
1. Large sheets of paper or poster boards
2. Markers
3. Sticky notes or index cards
4. Colored pens or markers
● Instructions:
1. Divide the class into small groups. Each group is responsible for a
specific category of vocabulary related to appearance: facial features,
hair, clothing, accessories, body types, age, expressions
2. Provide each group with a large sheet of paper or poster board.
Instruct them to create a "Vocabulary Wall" on which they will organize
the vocabulary and expressions related to their assigned category. The
wall should include:
● A central title for their category (e.g., "Clothing and Accessories").
● Words and expressions listed neatly and visibly.
● Simple sketches or visual representations of the words (optional).
3. Each group should use different colored pens or markers to make their
vocabulary stand out. They can also use sticky notes or index cards for
words and expressions that can be rearranged or updated.
4. Encourage students to be creative and think about synonyms,
adjectives, and descriptive phrases related to their category. For
example, the "Clothing and Accessories" group might include words like
"scarf," "elegant," and "wearing a stylish hat."
5. After a set amount of time, have each group present their Vocabulary
Wall to the class. They should explain the significance of their chosen
vocabulary and how it relates to describing appearances.
Describing
Appearance
This task helps students not only build their descriptive vocabulary but also
understand the significance of selecting the right words and expressions when
describing people's appearances. It sets a strong foundation for the upcoming
lessons on descriptive writing.
Practising vocabulary
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People’s description
● Work in pairs and describe the people's features, clothing, and accessories,
using the vocabulary and expressions from our class wall (previous task). Each
pair will be assigned a number they have to describe:
2
3 5 7
1
4 6
Practising vocabulary
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People’s description
Describing
Appearance
● Match the words with the proper definitions
generous, easygoing, bright, clumsy, sociable, outgoing, self-confident,
jealous, sincere, responsible, patient, gentle, modest, honest, creative,
boastful, stubborn, shy/timid, vain, fussy, sensitive
1. Not easily satisfied; having very high standards or very fixed standards about particular
things
2. Only saying things that one really means or believes
3. Happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry
4. Willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., esp. more than is usual or expected or (of an
object) larger than usual or expected\
5. Able to create things, usually in an imaginative way
6. Clever, intelligent
7. Too interested in your own appearance or achievements
8. Understanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them
9. Showing too much pride in oneself
10. Not graceful in movement or shape
11. Fond of spending time with other people, friendly and cheerful with other people
12. Nervous and uncomfortable with other people
13. Behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your ability or knowledge
14. Truthful or able to be trusted; not likely to steal, cheat or lie; typical of a person of this type
15. Reliable and sensible, capable of being trusted
16. Having or showing the ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining
17. Feeling or showing that one wishes one had sb else’s possessions, achievements.
18. Kind, careful; not rough or violent
19. Not talking much or boasting about one’s abilities, qualities.
20. Determined not to change one’s attitude or position; having a strong will.
Practising vocabulary
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Match descriptions
Describing
Appearance
Personality What are they like?
Describing
Appearance
Adjectives Complete each sentence with an adjective from the box. There are some extra.
Example: My friend Tom never says bad things about me. He’s very LOYAL
bad-tempered
big-headed
1. Susan is the most _________________ 12. How ___________ Ronald is! He’s
bossy person I’ve ever met. She’s always the most boring person in my
smiling and telling jokes! class.
cheerful
clever 2. Ada is very ___________. She always 13. My neighbor is not generous. In
says “Please” and “Thank you”. fact, she is often quite
confident ___________.
dishonest
3. Patrick is very _____________. He always
dull does well in tests. 14. Don’t leave money on the table.
easy-going Some people are
_________________.
friendly 4. Sandra is so _____________________. She
believes that nobody is better than
generous
her. She should be more 15. Our new P.E teacher is very
helpful _______________. relaxed and friendly. He’s an
_________ - __________ person!
impatient
jealous 5. My cousin Martha often tells me what
to do. She’s a bit ___________. 16. Ralph is ______________ that he will
lazy win the match. He’s trained a
loyal lot.
6. Don’t say unkind things to her -she’s
mean very _________________.
modest 17. Ted is making me crazy. Now
he’s happy and five minutes
moody 7. My sister is always very ___________. later angry. I can’t stand
patient Everything in her room is in the right ______________ people!
place. Nothing is ___________.
polite 18. My cousin Betty never shares
quiet her candies with her friends.
8. If your homework is difficult, you can She’s so ______________. Nobody
rude ask Helen. She is always very matters.
______________ and she’ll explain it to
selfish
you.
sensible 19. We really enjoy parties. We’re
very ______________ and
sensitive 9. Jim doesn’t do crazy things. He’s very _______________.
serious ______________.
shy 20. Luke is very ___________.
sociable 10. My aunt is often angry. She’s really Sometimes you don’t know he is
_______ -____________. there.
talkative
tidy 11. Get up! Don’t be __________, Susan! 21. My English teacher is always
very _______________. She will
unfriendly explain anything to us if we
untidy don’t understand it.
22. Be ______________ and don’t waste
your time. You have to study
hard if you want to get good
marks.
Now your turn!
Describing
Appearance
Talk about you . . .
1. I really like people who are _____________________ and _____________________.
2. I don’t like people who are _____________________ or _____________________.
3. My best friend is ____________________, _________________ and ________________.
Talk about a friend . . .
Imagine you are describing one of your classmates to a friend who has never met
them. Use the following cues to create a complete and grammatically correct
description.
Physical Appearance:
● Height: ____________
● Build: ____________
● Hair Color: ____________
● Eye Color: ____________
● Personality:____________
● Adjectives to describe their personality (e.g., friendly, outgoing, shy):
____________
● Mention something they enjoy doing (e.g., reading, playing sports): ____________
Clothing Style:
● What kind of clothes do they usually wear? (e.g., casual, trendy, formal):
____________
Other Details:
● Mention one interesting or unique thing about them (e.g., a special talent, a
hobby, a favorite food): ____________
Grammar Points to Include:
● Use adjectives to describe their physical appearance.
● Use present tense to describe their personality and interests.
● Include a complete sentence with the name and age of your classmate.
● Use connectors like "and," "but," or "so" to link ideas in your description.
GAME: Guess who
Describing
Appearance
● How would you describe the following characters? use vocabulary to
describe physical and personal traits, and read your description out to
the rest of the class so that they can help who you are speaking about.
Write a minimum of 3 sentences describing the physical appearance
and 3 describing personality.
● To add difficulty to the game you can decide which description
sentence you read first, and let them guess. Read one extra sentence to
keep adding hints until the other students guess who you are
describing. You can also select a celebrity not included in the pictures,
or a member of your class
● To add fun students can also ask questions to guess who he/she is
CHOOSE AND DESCRIBE A
Celebrity
