Describe these people: age,

posture, their physical

appearance and clothes. The
list of words and the example
below will help you.

Number 2: He’s a strongly-built man. He’s probably in his thirties, maybe 34 or 35. He
has dark skin and he’s bald. He’s standing with his hands in his pockets. He’s formally-
dressed in a plain blue shirt and well-pressed dark blue trousers. He’s also wearing a
leather black belt and well-polished black shoes.
Height and tall  average height  fat  strongly-built  well-built  slim  petite  short 
weight thin  chubby  skinny  slender 

Age and skin elderly  in his/her late forties  in his/her early thirties  middle-aged 
teenage  wrinkled face  freckles  pimples  scar  flawless skin  clean
shaven face/head
Hair straight  wavy  curly  bald  moustache  medium length  dyed  dark 
blonde  grey-haired  fair  beard  spiky  sideburns  goatee  pony tail 
fringe
Posture arms folded  his/her hands on his/her hips  hands clasped  hands by his/her
sides  his/her hands in his/her pockets  standing  lying  squatting  seated

Clothes style formally-dressed  casually-dressed  neatly-dressed  untidily dressed 

trendy  old-fashioned  creased  scruffy  glamorous  flamboyant  sexy 
vintage
Accessories belt  watch  earrings  bracelet  necklace  ring  piercings  bow  tie 
tattoo  glasses  mobile phone  umbrella  bag  headband

Clothes smart  baggy  loose  tight  patched  well-pressed  long  short-sleeved 

woollen  cotton  denim  handcrafted  conventional  stylish  multi-
coloured
Clothes checked  striped  plain  spotted  flowered  print  tartan  paisley
patterns
Shoes well polished  leather  comfortable  high-heeled  flats  sports  barefoot