THE FLATMATES

Language point: Describing people

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The Flatmates - Language point – Describing people You can see this language point online at: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/episode01/languagepoint.shtml To talk about people's appearance or personality we can use: be + adjective Verb: To be I'm He's She's You're We're They're

Adjective slim well-built matronly handsome extroverted shy

To talk about physical characteristics you can use: have got + (adjective) + noun Verb: Have got I've got He's got She's got You've got We've They've got

(adjective) + noun hazel eyes a shaved head gorgeous black hair a five o'clock shadow green eyes long legs

Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more neutral: Negative fat skinny spinster

Neutral plump or large slim single

To ask about someone's appearance you can use: do + look like? What

Verb: To do do do does do do

I you he/she/it we they

Look like? look like?

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To ask about someone's personality you can use: be + like? What

Verb: To do am are is are are

I you he/she/it we they

Like? like?

Vocabulary: a five o'clock shadow: a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he hasn't shaved for a day or two matronly (adj): an older woman who is plump bald (adj): a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has hair but chooses to shave it off extroverted (adj): a confident person who enjoys being with other people Would you like to try an online quiz about this language point? Go to: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/episode01/quiz.shtml Or you can download the quiz from: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode01/quiz.pdf