Describing People

Describing people's personality and appearance

By Luis Quiroz

HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE PEOPLE

​There are two ways to describe people in English. You can describe people’s appearance and personality.

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Something that you have to keep in mind is that there are positive and negative things that you can say about someone’s personality and appearance so I strongly advise to be cautious when using some of the words presented here.​

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​Retrieved from "English Post" on March 11

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There are positive and negative adjectives, as well as specific vocabulary to describe someone's physical appearance, aspects such as weight, hair, eyes, silhouette, etc.​

VOCABULARY IS IMPORTANT TO DESCRIBE

​Using positive adjectives will always be better when describing people.

Examples of positive adjectives ​

​On the other hand, we have to be careful using negative adjectives, to avoid problems with other people!

Examples of negative adjectivves

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

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Multiple Choice

LINDA SHARES EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAVE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THAT SHARING IS CARING.

LINDA IS A ___ PERSON

• BRAVE

• JELAOUS

• GENEROUS

• MEAN

Multiple Choice

I WORRY TO FAR TOO MUCH ABOUT THINGS

IM A ___ PERSON

• TIDY

• CHEERFUL

• HONEST

• THOUGHTFUL

Multiple Choice

GABRIELA ALWAYS MAKE PEOPLE FEEL HAPPY BECAUSE SHE IS PLEASENT AND ENJOYABLE.

GABY IS A ___ PERSON

• KIND

• CREATIVE

• ANXIOUS

• SHY

Multiple Choice

ANGEL IS TRUTHFUL, HE DON'T CHEAT OR STEAL.

ANGEL IS A VERY ___

• GOSSIPY

• STINKY

• DISGUSTING

• TRUSTWORTHY

Open Ended

DESCRIBE THE IMAGE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

Open Ended

WRITE A DESCRIPTION ABOUT YOURSELF