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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION elementary interactive book
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
English Pronunciation
Write the word and listen it:
Words that describe physical appearance
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Height
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short, average height, tall, about
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Build
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small, average build, slightly fat, chubby (regordete), bony (huesudo/a) skinny(+ esbelto)=slim and slender (++ esbelto), overweight, muscular = well-built
a rather plump (slightly fat –regordete) or stout (rather fat – robusto, corpulento) man
an obese couple
broad (ancho) and solid (= strong à robusto) = stocky (bajo y fornido)
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Build = the shape and size of the human body
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Weight = how heavy someone or something is
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Age
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around
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Hair
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short, long, medium length / shoulder length
straight, wavy, curly, a ponytail (cola de caballo), long sideburns/sideboards (patillas), bald, plaits/braids (trenzas), pigtails (2 coletas), bun (moño), fringe (flequillo), spiky hair, dreadlocks (rastas),ringlet, twister/bent (tirabuzón), frizzy (encrespado), quiff (tupé), tuft (mechón), pageboy, , layered hair (capeado), shaved hair (afeitado), streaked hair (con mechas o reflejos)
white, grey, blond, light/dark brown, red, black,
white, fair (pale in colour), ginger-haired/red-haired, auburn (caoba)
a crew-cut (pelo cortado al rape), (he has) receding hair (entradas) he has a receding hairline, split ends (puntas abiertas), permed –hair (con permanente),
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Face
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Square, round, plain, wide, narrow, heart shape face, oval,
Thin-faced, round-faced, a chubby face, pasty-faced (cara pálida), fresh-faced (cara joven),
A beard (barba), moustache (bigote), goatee (perilla)
She is thin-faced (adjective)
She has got a thin face (adjective+noun)
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Plain face = (especially of a woman) not beautiful or attractive
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Complexion
SKIN
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Light, white, olive-skinned, dark-skinned, tanned (bronceado)
Freckles (pecas), wrinkles (arrugas), crow’s feet (patas de gallo), mole (lunar cuerpo), scar (cicatriz), wart (verruga), beauty spot(lunar cara), pimple (espinilla)
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Complexion= the natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face.
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Eyes
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Green/light green, blue, brown, black, nut
beautiful, big, narrow, bulging (saltones), almonds(almendrados)
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General
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Beautiful, pretty (woman), handsome (man), sexy, cute, good looking,
not very good looking, attractive,
smart ( clean, tidy and rather formal) and elegant (attractive and designed well), always well-dressed
scruffy (badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot - desaliñado)
and untidy-looking / messy-looking
rather unattractive
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Other
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Wears glasses, contact lens, sunglasses, band, strip (lazo, cinta del pelo), hairclip (pasador,totó), hairpin (horquilla moño) headband/hairband(diadema), cap, hat, picture hat (pamela), headscarf (pañuelo para la cabeza), rubber band (gomas del pelo), hairnet (redecilla), hairpiece (postizo)
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By Sonia and Susan
PERSONALITY
Hay sustantivos que sirven para describir a una persona a parte de adjetivos
Ej. a fuddy -duddy, quiere decir que la persona está anticuada.
She is the life and soul of the party. Ella es divertida, la alegría de la fiesta
POSITIVE ADJECTIVES/ NOUNS
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DEFINITIONS
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Easy-going (se deja llevar, y no se enfada fácilmente)
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Person who is not easily upset or annoyed
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Self-confident (seguro, confía en sí mismo, toma buenas decisiones)
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Person who believes in their own success
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Open-minded (mente abierta)
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Person who accepts other ideas and opinions
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Hard-working (muy trabajador)
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Person who makes a lot of effort
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Strong-willet, determined (tenaz, decidido, resuelto)
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Person who is determined to do what the want
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Broad-minded (tolerante,liberal)
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Person who is a liberal and tolerant person
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Sociable, outgoing, extrovert (sociable, extrovertido)
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Enyoying spending time with other people
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Cautions (cauteloso, prudente)
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Being careful about what you say or do.
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Witty, ingenious (ingenioso)
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Person who is able to say or write clever, amusing things
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Responsible (responsable)
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Person who behaves properly and sensibly
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Presentable (buena presencia)
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Person who looks fairly tidy or attractive
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Respectable (respetado)
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Person who is approved of by society.
Moraly correct
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Acceptable (es lo suficientemente bueno)
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Person who is good enough
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Dependable, reliable, a brick
(de confianza, fiable)
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Person who you can trust or rely on
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Thoughtful (pensativo)
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Person who is thinking
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stable
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Person who is calm and reasonable
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Wise (sabio)
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Person who knows a lot of things
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Adventurous, daring (aventurero, osado)
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Person who likes willing to take risk
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Loyal, faithful (leal, fiel)
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Person who is staying or supporting a particular person
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Cheerful (alegre)
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Person who is fun
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Modest (modesto)
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Person who is humble
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Curious (curioso)
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Person who has a strong desire to know about something
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Creative (creativo)
Imaginativo (imaginativo)
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Person who has the skill and ability to produce something new and exciting ideas
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Understanding, sympathetic (comprensivo)
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Person who understands your problems and gives you his support
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Organized (organizado, ordenado)
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Person who is able to plan his work, life...well and an efficient way
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Talkative (hablador)
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Person who talks a lot
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A gossip, garrulous, a windbag
(cotilla, habla mucho sin decir nada interesante o importante)
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Person who talks a lot without saying any interesting or important
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Polite (educado)
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Person who has a good manners and respect for the feelings of others
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The salt ot the earth
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Good and available person
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The life and soul of the party
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Funny and amusing person
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sensitive (sensible)
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person who is easily ofend or upset
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sensible (sensato)
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person who makes a good decisions
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assertive (asertivo)
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expressing his/her opinion with confidence
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optimistic (optimista)
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having a positive attitude to life
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NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES/NOUNS
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DEFINITIONS
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A fuddy-duddy (anticuado, obsoleto)
a stick -in the-mud (que no le gusta cambiar)
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person who in the past or obsolet
person who does not want to change. Inflexible
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a pain of the neck, annoying (que irrita, es insoportable)
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person who is annoying
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a troublemaker (problemático)
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person who gives problems
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a couch potato, a slob, a layabout, lazy, untidy (perezoso, gandúl, que no le gusta hacer nada)
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person who does not to much work.
person who likes watching a lot TV on the sofa
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a golden boy (mimado)
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spoilt
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a busy-body, nosy (metementodo)
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a sponger (gorrón)
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a slave driver (negrero)
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a bimbo (bonita pero tonta)
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person who is sexy but stupid
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a jerk (imbécil)
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a moron (estúpido, idiota)
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pessimistic (pesimista)
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having a negative attitude to life
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vegetable (vida aburrida)
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person who has a boring life
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absent-minded, forgetful (despistado, olvidadizo)
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person who tends to forget things
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conceited (engreído, presumido)
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person who has too much pride in yourself and what you do
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impulsive, rash, reckless (impulsivo, precipitado, imprudente)
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doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about possible results, done in this way
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impatiet (impaciente)
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person who does not wait for a long
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moody (con cambios de humor)
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person who has mood that change quickly and often
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sullen, bad-tempered ( mal pronto, mal temperamento)
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person who is bad-tempered and not speaking
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selfish (egoísta)
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caring only about himself rather than about other people
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obstinate,stubborn (terco, obtinado, de cabeza dura)
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determined not to change your opinion or attitude
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introvert, shy (introvertido, tímido)
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person who dislike staying with other people
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aggressive (agresivo)
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bossy (mandón)
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person who is always telling people what to do
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clumsy (torpe)
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people who moves or does things in an awkward way
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jealous (celoso)
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mean, stingy, petty (tacaño, mezquino)
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person who doesn't like giving or sharing things and money
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dishonest (deshonesto)
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rude (grosero)
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person who has or shows a lack of respect for other people and their feelings
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liar (mentiroso, liante)
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irresponsible (irresponsable)
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proud (orgulloso)
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insensitive (insensible)
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arrogant (arrogante, presuntuoso)
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heavy (pesado, atascao)
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boring (aburrido, soso)
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cowardly (cobarde)
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boastful (fanfarrón)
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spiteful (malicioso, rencoroso, mala intención)
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restless (inquieto)
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cheeky (pícaro, atrevido)
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naive (ingenuo)
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vindictive (vengativo)
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a wet blanquet, spoilt sport (aguafiestas)
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person who is not enthusiastic and who stops other people how enyoying themselves
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unreliable (no fiable ni de confianza)
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ambitious (ambicioso)
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dominant (dominante)
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QUESTIONS
To ask about people´s physical appearance we say:
WHAT + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + LOOK LIKE?
- What do you look like?
- What does he look like?
- What does she look like?
- What do they look like?
ONLY LOOKS/APPEARANCE
To ask about people´s character we say:
WHAT + BE + SUBJECT + LIKE?
- What are you like?
- What is he like?
- What is she like?
- What are they like?
CAN MEAN BOTH LOOKS AND CHARACTER
To ask about people´s height we say:
- How tall are you? ¿Cuánto mides?
- How tall is he?
- How tall is she?
- How tall are they?
To ask about people´s weight we say:
- How much do you weigh? ¿Cuánto pesas?
- How much does he weigh?
- How much does she weigh?
- How much do they weigh?
To ask about people´s age we say:
- How old are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes? / ¿Qué edad tienes?
- How old is he?
- How old is she?
- How old are they?
Did you know that a person's personality can be detected by their face? if you were wondering what personality you have, then take this quiz to find out!
What does your appearance say about your personality? take this quiz to find out what your appearance says about you
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- Describing people 3
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- ELEMENTARY
- Personality. Intermediate level
- Appearances - How to describe someone in English
- APPEARANCE
- Exercise on opposites
- Peoples' Hair exercise
- Hairstyles
- Describing Exercise
- Personality types
- Physical Descriptions
- Describing people (physical traits) test
- Exercises and Tests
- Describing People: Physical Appearance Exercise
- Personality Adjectives Quiz
- Match up the expressions
- Grouping test
- Appearance and Personality
- Describing People: A Person�s Physical Appearance
- Vocabulary exercises to help learn words to describe peoples appearance
- Describing People Adjectives
- How to Describe a Person's Appearance in English
- Opposite Adjectives
- Personality Crossword
- Physical appearance
- CLOTHES
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