2 VOCABULARY describing people Appearance
a Complete the sentences,
1 Does your boyfriend have brown eyes or blue eyes?
2 Tanya's dad doesn't have any hair. He's
bold
3 My best friend's hair isn't straight It's
curly у
4 Andy doesn't shave. He has a beard
and a
moustache
5 You aren't f
at all. I think you're quite
s!
6 When Jake was young, he was very th
but now he's a bit ov
7 My hair isn't brown, it'sr ed
And I'm
not short, I'm medium
height
b Match the questions 1-6 with the answers a-f.
1. What did you look like when you were a child?
2. What does your husband look like?
3 What's your girlfriend like?
4 What does your sister look like?
5 What's George like?
6 What were you like when you were at school?
a She's tall and slim with long blond hair.
b He's very kind and quite hard-working,
c Hatt stort enrhy hair and was overweight.
d He has short dark hair and a moustache.
e She's very clever and quite extrovert.
f I was very talkative and a bit lazy.​

1. Does your boyfriend have brown eyes or blue eyes?
- The first sentence is asking about the color of someone's eyes. To answer this question, we need to know the eye color of the boyfriend.

2. Tanya's dad doesn't have any hair. He's bald.
- In this sentence, we are describing Tanya's dad. We use the word "bald" to describe someone who doesn't have any hair on their head.

3. My best friend's hair isn't straight. It's curly.
- This sentence is talking about the hair of someone's best friend. We use the word "curly" to describe hair that is not straight.

4. Andy doesn't shave. He has a beard and a mustache.
- Here, we are describing Andy. We say he doesn't shave, which means he has facial hair. Specifically, he has a beard and a mustache.

5. You aren't fat at all. I think you're quite slim!
- This sentence is about the person the speaker is talking to. The speaker is saying that the person is not fat but rather slim.

6. When Jake was young, he was very thin but now he's a bit overweight.
- This sentence is comparing Jake's weight when he was young to his current weight. When he was young, he was very thin. However, now he is a bit overweight.

7. My hair isn't brown, it's red. And I'm not short, I'm medium height.
- The speaker is talking about their hair color and height. They have red hair, not brown hair, and they consider themselves to be medium height, not short.

Matching the questions with the answers:
1. What did you look like when you were a child?
- The answer is "c" because it describes the person's hair and weight when they were young.

2. What does your husband look like?
- The answer is "d" because it describes the physical appearance of the person's husband, such as their hair and presence of a mustache.

3. What's your girlfriend like?
- The answer is "e" because it describes the personality traits of the person's girlfriend, such as being clever and extroverted.

4. What does your sister look like?
- The answer is "a" because it describes the physical appearance of the person's sister, such as being tall and slim with long blond hair.

5. What's George like?
- The answer is "b" because it describes the personality traits of George, such as being very kind and quite hard-working.

6. What were you like when you were at school?
- The answer is "f" because it describes the person's behavior and personality when they were in school, such as being talkative and a bit lazy.