Describing people's appearance vocabulary
About course
Can you describe what a person looks like in English? Do you know how to describe their eyes, hair, facial features? Do you know how to explain that a person is attractive or appear old-fashioned? This mini course from booyya teaches you exactly this vocabulary!
This course is for those of you who just started learning the English language and want to learn how to describe a person’s appearance.
This course includes a lot of visuals which help you learn better and memorise new vocabulary items faster.
- Level: Beginner
- 90 minutes
- 3 lessons
- Teacher's language: English
- Interactive exercises
- Audio
- Flashcards
Course program
3 LESSONS
Nouns (lesson 1)
Learn to describe facial features.
Adjectives (lessons 2 and 3)
Adjectives help to describe a person’s appearance and their features (age, style, etc.).
Extra practice
For more advanced learners who want a bit of a challenge.
Flashcards
To learn the vocabulary faster and better.
Who is this course for
For adult learners who are beginning to learn English and want to learn the basic vocabulary for describing appearance.
For tourists who would like to be more confident when they speak English with foreigners.
For those of you who work in a service sector and would like to improve their communicative skills to better understand your foreign clients.
For English language teachers who are looking for effective methods of teaching their students appearance vocabulary in English.
What will you get after the course
After this course you will be able to confidently describe a person's appearance, both of men and women, in simple and understandable phrases. The course is a perfect foundation for further learning of the English language.
- Level: Beginner
- 90 minutes
- 3 lessons
- Teacher's language: English
- Interactive exercises
- Audio
- Flashcards
Can you describe the appearance of a thief if your belongings are stolen at a London train station? We sincerely hope to avoid such unpleasant situations, but we advise being prepared for any turn of events. Therefore, we want to teach you how to describe appearance in English. You don’t need to know all English words—just remember a few basics that will help you indicate hair color, eye color, and the general impression of a person. This will at least help the police to identify who stole your suitcase.
How to describe appearance in English
Most often, we use adjectives to describe external features, such as “sunburnt,” “blue-eyed,” or “chestnut.” To create a complete description, we also need to know many nouns that denote parts of the body. For example, to say: “She has blond hair” (She has blond hair).
Additionally, English has adjectives that can be used only with a specific gender, i.e., referring to women or men. A great example is one of the English synonyms for the adjective “beautiful.” We can say a “pretty woman” for a beautiful woman, but it’s not appropriate to use the descriptive adjective “pretty” for men. Instead, we can say a “handsome man.” Similarly, a woman cannot be described as “handsome.”
Basic Vocabulary for Describing Appearance in English
We’ve prepared a table that will help you make a simple general description of any person:
Part of the body or its additional characteristic |
English vocabulary for describing people’s appearance |
Nose |
Tiny Snub With hump Gigantic |
Eyes |
Cross Round Expressive Narrow Slavic |
Lips |
Thin Enlarged In a bow Plump |
Hair |
Long Cropped Straight Colored Thick Short Curly |
To quickly expand your vocabulary for describing a person’s appearance in English, it is advisable to learn new words along with their antonyms. For example, after learning the adjective 'skinny,' immediately look up the English translation of its antonym 'obese.' Or, after learning the word 'unkempt,' find one of its possible antonyms, such as 'dapper.'
Also, keep in mind that one Ukrainian adjective can have multiple English translation options. Of course, it is very difficult to memorize all possible English equivalents right away, so you shouldn't exert too much effort. It's better to remember the most common variant and then gradually expand your vocabulary.
Grammar and vocabulary for describing people’s appearance in English in one course
The new course from Booyya will help you quickly master one of the most useful topics in English, dedicated to describing a person’s external characteristics. This course is designed for people who are just starting to learn English and wish to enhance their knowledge. Therefore, you will find not just lists of new words, but also the maximum amount of visualization. From our own experience, we know that this greatly helps in memorizing new vocabulary!
What does the course offer?
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Vocabulary. We’ve selected the most commonly used and useful adjectives and nouns to help you describe yourself or someone you know. With these new words, you will be able to talk about eye color, hairstyle, facial features, and overall style (e.g., whether someone is old-fashioned).
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Pictures — interesting and diverse. They will lift your mood, help you quickly learn new words, and understand their nuances. You will also learn a lot about differences in people’s appearances.
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Grammar with clear, simple explanations. Specifically, we will cover two grammatical structures in English—have/has and to be.
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Exercises where you will need to recall and use all the learned vocabulary and grammar. You won’t need to write by hand, as the entire course, along with exercises, is available on the Booyya interactive platform.
This course is your foundation for learning English. By mastering the most commonly used adjectives and nouns, you'll find it easier to expand your vocabulary and incorporate more complex grammatical structures into your language. However, it's always wise to begin with the basics!
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