Describing people's features

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nose mouth
eyes - right eye | ears - right ear | left
  left nostril | upper lip | lower
left eye ear
right nostril lip

Appearances

General

beautiful handsome good looking

pretty ugly
(women )girls only( (men/women/boy )men and women(
only) )men only( s)

Hugh
Halle Berry Jackman is
David and Quasimodo is
is a very a very Here is a
Victoria Beckham quite ugly.
beautiful handsome pretty girl.
are a good
woman. man.
looking couple.

attractive (men, women, boys or girls)

Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are all
 .attractive people

Hair

blonde/fair hair brown hair red hair black hair grey hair

Eyes

   

  grey eyes green eyes blue eyes brown eyes  

Mouth

Other features
 Point your cursor over the named feature, if you're correct the word will
appear.

   

  moustach beard chin forehead nostrils  

e

             

   

  eyebrows cheeks fringe lips teeth  

We often use the verb to have to find out information about peoples
appearances (how they look)

She has fair hair. What colour hair does she "
"?have
or

She has blonde hair.

.He's got brown hair "?What colour hair has he got"

.She's got blue eyes "?What colour eyes has she got"

.He's got brown eyes "?What colour eyes has he got"

".Yes, she does" "?Does she have long hair"

".No, he hasn't. He's got short hair" "?Has he got long hair"

".No, she doesn't. She has a long face" "?Does she have a round face"

".Yes, he does" "?Does he have a round face"

".No, she hasn't. She's got a small nose" "?Has she got a large nose"

".Yes he does. He has a very big nose" "?Does he have a big nose"

"No, she doesn't. She has a full mouth" "?Does she have a thin mouth"

".No, he doesn't. He has large ears" "?Does he have small ears"

So what about me?

 
I'm medium height.
hazel = green +
brown
I have hazel eyes.
I have medium length,
straight, brown hair.
I wear glasses.

all the + =
time
  
I'm slightly overweight.
 
I have a pale complexion.

Adjectives to describe someone's appearance

ugly
beautiful handsome pretty good looking men and(
(women only) )men only( )girls only( (men/women/boys)
)women

attractive (men, women, boys or girls)

Adjectives

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you

more about it.

Adjectives never change. They are never plural.

For example:-

This is a nice cake.

Adjectives go before their nouns.

 They're nice people.

Now learn some adjectives that describe what people or places are like:-

Adjectives for people and places - appearances

  beautiful     pretty     ugly  

Adjectives for personality (people) or characteristics (places and things)

OK all right horrible terrible

lovely   nice         awful

Questions for people, places and things

Answer Question For people

Oh, he's a handsome man. He's tall with

?What does David look like Appearance
.fair hair

.He's a lovely man What is he like? Personality

(What's he like?)

Answer Question For places

?What is Agadir like

.Oh, it's a very pretty place Appearance
)?What's Agadir like(

?What is Agadir like

.It's a lovely place Characteristics
)?What's Agadir like(

 
 Answer Question For things

What is the new Jaguar

?car like
.Oh, it's a beautiful car Appearance
What's the new Jaguar (
)?car like

What is the new Jaguar

?car like
.It's a very comfortable car Characteristics
What's the new Jaguar (
)?car like

Opposites

big / large small

"It's a large "It's a small

animal." animal."

clean dirty

"She's a clean "She's a dirty

little girl." little girl."

friendly unfriendly

"They're "They're
friendly unfriendly
people." people."
 expensive
cheap
"It's an
expensive "It's a cheap car."
car."

good
Bad

"He's a good
"He's a bad boy."
boy."

tall short

"He's a tall "He's a short

man." man."

long short

"She has long "She has short

hair." hair."

comfortable uncomfortable

"It's a "They're
comfortable uncomfortable
chair." chairs."

happy Sad

"It's a happy "It's a sad face."

face."
 new
Old

"It's a new
"It's an old car."
car."

Note !

Remember the rules for articles and when to use a or an, this is changed by the
adjective.

You use a when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it
begins with a consonant.

You use an when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it
begins with a vowel.

For example:

It's a car. It's a new car. t's an old car.

.Follow the dialogue

.Mr Bean meets Mr Breuer again at a party

.Hello, Mr Breuer. It's nice to see your again :Mr Bean

Mr
?Mr Bean, what a nice surprise! How are you :Breuer

?I'm fine thanks, and how is Mrs Breuer :Mr Bean

She's OK thank you. She's getting a new teacher next week, a Miss Mr

?Burton. What's she like :Breuer

.Don't worry she's very nice. She's really friendly :Mr Bean

?Oh that's good to know. You come from Derby, don't you Mr Bean Mr
.Yes, that's right :Mr Bean

Mr
?What's it like :Breuer

It's a big city in the Midlands. It's a really nice city to live in, and the people :Mr Bean
?there are very friendly. What's Dresden like
Dresden is a very large city in the East of Germany. It's beautiful in parts Mr
.but quite ugly in others. There have been a lot of changes recently :Breuer

.Yes, I can imagine :Mr Bean

Adjectives

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you more

about it.

Adjectives never change. They are never plural.

For example:-

This is a nice cake.

Adjectives go before their nouns.

They're nice people.

Possessive Adjectives

A possessive adjective modifies a noun

to show ownership.

For example:-

I'm Lynne.
 My name's Lynne.

Possessive adjectives go before their

nouns.

Lynne is my name.

From Personal Pronoun to Possessive Adjective

Singular Plural

Personal
I you he, she, it you we They
Pronoun

Possessive his, her,

my your your our their
Adjective its

.They have short hair .She has long hair .I have brown hair

.Their hair is short .Her hair is long .My hair is brown

Asking Questions

"Whose .......?" is used to find out whether something belongs to someone.

The answer to the question "Whose .......?" must always have an 's or use a possessive
adjective.

For example:-

Q) "Whose book is this?"

A) "It's Mr Bean's book." or "It's his book."

The future continuous

The future continuous is formed using the present continuous form + a

future time.

We use the future continuous when we intend or plan to do something

at a specific time in the future.

For example:-

 I'm picking him up at the airport this afternoon.

 I'm flying to England tomorrow.

Statements

Positive
.He's working next week

Negative
 .He isn't working next week

Questions

Closed questions
?Is he working on Sunday

Open questions
?What is he doing on Sunday

Going to

The future using 'going to' is formed using 'subject + to be + going to +

infinitive'.

We use 'going to' when we intend or plan to do something some time in

the future.

For example:-

 I'm going to study English literature.

!Note - We don't usually say "going to go to a place or event", instead you

can drop the go to and just say "going to + a place or event".

For example:-

 I'm going to England.

 I'm going to the concert.

Statements

Positive
 .He's going to work next week

Negative

.He isn't going to work next week

Questions

Closed questions
?Is he going to work on Sunday

Open questions
?What is he going to do on Sunday

  

!Note We also use 'going to' when we can see that something is certain
or likely to happen.

For example:-

 Watch out! He's going to crash!

 Let's not go out, it's going to rain.

Travel and Transport

'Trains and boats and planes'
Types of Transport

How many different types of transport can you think of?

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Travel verbs
Drive / Drove / Driving

Today I'm driving to work.

Yesterday I drove to work.

By car
I always drive to work.

I'm driving tomorrow.

 
Take / Took / Taking

Today I'm taking the bus.

Yesterday I took the bus.

By bus
I always take the bus.

I'm taking the bus tomorrow.

 
 Fly / Flew / Flying

Today I'm flying to London.

By plane Yesterday I flew to London.

I always fly to London.

I'm flying to London tomorrow.

More useful travel words

Customs

Luggage

Map

No
smoking

Passport Seat
 ticket
Timetable

Useful travel phrases - Buying a ticket

 
Single
I'd like a single to London, please.

I'd like a return to London, please.       Return

How much is the fare?

How much is it?
fare = £
How much does it cost?

?What time does it leave (depart)

?What time does it arrive

?What time does it take off

 ?What time does it land

- Getting to know you To Like, To Look Like, To Be Like

The questions:-

What does he like?

What does he look like?
What would he like?
What is he like?
How is he?
What is the difference between these questions?

Like

As a verb like can mean to enjoy or approve of.

For example:-

"I like your new car."

Like can also mean similar to or in the same way.

For example:-

Q. "What does he look like?" - A. "He looks like his brother."

The expression would like is used when we make requests and offers.

For example:-

"I' d like another glass of wine, please."

However "What is he/she/it like?" is a specific question about the personality

of someone or the attributes of something, here you do not use like in the
answer.

For example:-

Q. "What is he like?" - A. "He is very nice."

Q. "What is it like?" - A. "It is very reliable."

Some answers (about me):-

What you
My answer The question
would ask

I like tea and coffee, I also like wine and beer. I What do you What do I like
.don't like alcopops ?like to drink to drink?

 
 

I like pasta and pizza, I also like fruit. I don't like What do you What do I like
.fatty meat ?like to eat to eat?

 
I am medium height and a little overweight. I have What do you  
long dark hair, a fair complexion and hazel eyes. ?look like
Some people say that I am attractive, but I don't What do I look
like?
  
 

Some people say I look like Nana Mouskouri. I Who do you Who do I look
.don't think I do ?look like like?

I think I am quite nice. My husband says that I am  

impatient, but I don't think I am. I think that I am What are you
very patient. A lot of people say that I have a good ?like What am I like?

.sense of humour
 

It's quite small. It has a kitchen, bathroom, living What is your What is my
.room and two bedrooms ?house like ?house like

!Note

 Like is not normally used in the continuous form, you shouldn't say "I am liking
...".


can cannot / can't

.Birds can fly Horses can't fly,

but they can run
   

The modal verb can for ability

Negative Form - (cannot Question Form ? (can /

Tense Positive Form + (can)
or can't) can't)

Can you speak English?

I can speak German quite
.I can't speak Chinese
Present .well Can't you find the
practice forum?
Can or can't become
could or couldn't.
Cannot or can't become
Can becomes could. could not or couldn't. Could you have taken
German lessons before
Past I could only speak English I couldn't speak any you came here?
when I was a child. German when I came
here. Couldn't you get any
help with your German
when you arrived?
Can or can't become
will be able to or won't
Can becomes to "be able Cannot or can't become be able to.
to " will not be able to or
won't be able to. Will you be able to go
Future I will be able to speak on holiday this year?
German fluently by the I won't be able to go on
time I leave Germany. holiday next year. Why won't you be able
to go on holiday next
year?

  

Can / Could
Short form Full form
(informal (Formal writing)
 English)

Can't > Cannot

Couldn't > Could not

Won't be able to > Will not be able to

 The Simple Present Perfect Positive - "I have done."



 The Present Perfect Simple - [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle]



 We often use the Present Perfect Simple tense to talk about our life up to now,
especially when we are interested in what happened, and not exactly when it
happened. Think of it as unfinished time - you're not dead - your life isn't finished,
so you use the present perfect tense to talk about it.

 Mr Bean - Where has he been?

Maybe he has been there once, or several

times. You don't know and he's not going to
He has been to America.
.tell you

 How long and since when?

How long have I been in Germany? Since a point

in time.
It's 2011 and I have I have been in
 been in Germany Germany since
for 8 years. 2003.
For a length of
time.
 Where else have I been?

How many times

Where have  
have I been
I been?
there?

I have been to
I have been
France many
to France.
times.

I have been to I have been

Italy twice. to Italy.

I have only been I have been

to South Africa to South
once. . Africa.

Maybe I have been there once, or several times. You don't know, but I can tell you.
You add the number of times to the end of the sentence

 We also use the Present Perfect Simple tense to talk about things that we have
done, where you can see the result. Compare:-
... They have done ... They are doing
.She has been shopping
The shopping is in her .She is shopping
.bags

Thank goodness. He has

.unblocked the toilet Oh dear. He is unblocking
It is flushing properly .the toilet
.now

Oops! They have They are carrying a big,

dropped it. .heavy sofa
One of them is squished.

  

 "I haven't done."

 The Present Perfect Simple Positive

 Mr Bean - Where hasn't he been?

He has been to America, but he hasn't been to

New York.

You can say "I haven't been

"...to..." or "I've never been to He has been to Ireland, but he's never been to

Dublin.

He has been to Canada, but he hasn't been to

Montreal.
 I am packing my suitcase.

Already and Yet

What have I packed?

Already is used to show that something has happened before the present
.time

I have already packed my skirt, a jumper and some socks.

Yet is used in negative statements to mean something hasn't happened

.up to the present time

What haven't I packed, yet?

I haven't packed my toothbrush and toothpaste, yet.

I haven't packed my hairbrush, yet.

I haven't packed my shoes, yet.

.I haven't packed any underwear, yet