Describing People

AGE Age categories Baby Toddler Child Teenager Young man/ woman Middle-aged Elderly man/woman Precise ages She is twenty-one (years old) Imprecise ages He is in his teens Shes in her early/mid/ late twenties Shes about forty /She is forty something Hes fiftyish/ Shes sixty odd HEIGHT Hes short Hes tall Of medium height Hes average height Shes above average height Shes petite Hes taller /shorter than average HAIR Length Long/medium-length/shoulder- length/ short Colour (jet) black/ brown/Fair/blond/ Ginger/red Grey/going grey Light-brown/medium-brown/dark-brown Mousy/auburn Natural blond(e)/ dyed blond(e) Type Curly/spiky/straight/wavy/permed Hes bald/going bald/Hes got a receding hairline His hair is receding Shes got highlights BUILD Hes fat/ overweight/ obese/ slightly overweight Shes of average built Shes slim Hes thin/skinny /bonny Shes got a good figure Shes plump Hes well-built Hes stocky Style Shes wearing her hair down/loose/up/ in plaits/ in a ponytail/ pigtails/a bun/dread(locks) Shes got a fringe/ side parting/ centre parting Order Length + colour+ type Shes got short, blonde curly hair Or (length) type+colour Shes got wavy blonde hair However straight usually comes before the colour COMPLEXION Shes got a fair /dark/olive/ pale tanned complexion Shes got a clear/ spotty complexion Shes got freckles /spots

FACE Round/oval/square face Bushy/thick/thin eyebrows Round/ almond/ narrow eyes Broad/flat /sharp nose Full/thin lips Wrinkles/ A moustache /a beard /clean shaven Glasses/contact lenses

Describing People