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    This document provides examples of how to describe people's physical characteristics and clothing using different verbs. For height, build, and age, the verb "to be" is used, such as "I am tall." For facial features and hair, the verb "have" or "has" is used, like "She has long brown hair." And for clothing, the verb "wear" is used, for example "He is wearing a shirt and tie."

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    This document provides examples of how to describe people's physical characteristics and clothing using different verbs. For height, build, and age, the verb "to be" is used, such as "I am tall." For facial features and hair, the verb "have" or "has" is used, like "She has long brown hair." And for clothing, the verb "wear" is used, for example "He is wearing a shirt and tie."

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    This document provides examples of how to describe people's physical characteristics and clothing using different verbs. For height, build, and age, the verb "to be" is used, such as "I am tall." For facial features and hair, the verb "have" or "has" is used, like "She has long brown hair." And for clothing, the verb "wear" is used, for example "He is wearing a shirt and tie."

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    Describing People

    Height, body build and age

    When describing people, we use the verb 'to be' to describe height, body build and age.
    Examples: I am tall and slim.
    He is overweight. Ann is chubby.
    You are old and short. They are young.

    Write short descriptions of the people in the pictures below using the verb to be and the adjectives:
    tall, short, fat, slim, old, young, etc.
    The boy is short and thin The grandma is old and slim
    The adult is tall and athletic The baby is chubby and small

    Facial features
    We use 'have' and 'has' to describe hair color, hair length and facial features.
    Facial features are eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, lips, ears, chin, etc. Example:

    She has long brown hair.


    She has big blue eyes.
    She has a small nose.
    She has a wide mouth and big red lips.

    Choose two people and describe him or her.


    She has curly and
    She has long and black
    brown hair
    hair
    She has big brown
    She has brown eyes and
    eyes
    glasses
    She has big nose
    She has big medium nose
    She has a wide
    She has a small mouth
    mouth and big brown
    and pink lips
    lips
    Describing People

    Clothes
    We use the verb 'wear' to talk about the clothes someone has on.

    Present simple form 'wear' Past simple form Present continuous form
    Example: She wears a uniform 'wore' 'wearing'
    to school. Example: I wore a T-shirt and Example: He is wearing a shirt
    jeans yesterday. and tie.

    What other items of clothing can you add to this list? Write your answers in the spaces below.

    T – shirt dress sweater shirt pants shorts

    jeans skirt suit boots jacket vest

    trainers socks trousers shoes coat raincoat

    What are you wearing now?


    I am wearing blue jeans, silver sneakers and gray blouse.

    What is he or she wearing now?


    She is wearing a purple hat, a pink dress, a purple purse and purple shoes.
    Describing People

    Complete the following paragraph with the correct verbs.

    My friend John ________


    is tall. He exercises a lot and ________
    is very strong. He ________
    has blue eyes and
    brown hair. He ________
    has big ears and a small nose. Today, he ________
    is wearing a blue shirt and jeans.

    Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph below.

    am x2 is have x2 has x2 wear wore wearing China first-year

    My name is Miko. I am a ________


    fist-years student. I come from ________.
    China I ________
    am not tall, and I ________
    am not fat either.
    I ________
    have long hair and a pony tail. Like most Chinese, I ________
    have brown eyes. Today, I am ________
    wearing my student uniform.

    Yesterday, I didn’t have classes, so I didn’t ________


    wear my uniform. I ________
    wore jeans and a yellow T-shirt. I went to a movie

    with my friend Noi. She ________


    is tall and ________
    has short hair. She ________
    has a big nose, but I think she is pretty.

    Now, write a short paragraph describing yourself

    I am tall
    I have long straight dark brown hair
    I have small nose
    I have big lips

    Describe someone you know.


    My son is tall
    He has long curly dark brown hair
    He has green eyes
    He has medium nose
    He has pink lips

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