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Includes key vocabulary and useful expressions for describing build and height, first impressions, and age ranges with example dialogues. Offers multiple exercises: opposite descriptions, sentence-writing about real people, jumbled-word combinations, and police-poster gap-filling to complete identifying details.","Describing people: appearance  \n She’s got straight hair and she’s thin-faced (or she’s got a thin face) .  \nShe’s got long , wavy hair and she’s round-faced (or she’s got a round face) .  \n She’s got curly hair and is dark-skinned (or she’s got dark skin) .  \n He’s got a crew-cut. [taglio (di capelli) a spazzola]  \n He’s bald and has freckles.  \n He’s got a beard and moustache and has a chubby face.  \n He’s got receding hair and a few wrinkles.  \n He used to have black hair but now it’s gone grey, almost white.  \nWhat sort of person would you find attractive? Blonde , fair, dark or ginger-haired / red-haired? Fair and dark can be used for hair, complexion or skin.  \nHeight and build  \na rather plump or stout (robusto) man  \na slim woman [positive]  \na skinny person [rather negative]  \nan obese couple [negative, very fat]  \nFat may sound impolite. Instead we often say a bit overweight. If someone is broad and solid, we can say they are stocky (tarchiato; tozzo) . A person with good muscles can be well-built robusto, ben piantato or muscular. If someone is terribly thin and refuses to eat, they may be anorexic.  \nGeneral appearance  \nShe’s a very smart and elegant woman, always well-dressed; her husband is quite the opposite, very scruffy and untidy-looking / messy-looking.  \nHe’s very good-looking , but his friend’s rather unattractive.  \nDo you think beautiful women are always attracted to handsome men? I don’t. I think personality matters most.  \nFirst impressions are always important. [your first reaction to someone]  \nTip: The suffix-ish is useful for describing people. She’s tallish. He has brownish hair. He must be thirtyish.  \nThere are many ways to talk about physical appearance.  \nAge  \nMy grandfather is quite old , he is an old-age pensioner. His daughter, my aunt, is middle-aged, she’s 55. She has three sons. One is a young adult aged 24 , and the other two are both teenagers. They are 16 and 17. My sister also has two children – one toddler who is a two-year old, and a baby who is 6 months old.  \nBuild  \nPeople are built in all shapes and sizes. There are those who are fat and overweight. Some people are extremely overweight and are obese. Other people are naturally slim , but others have absolutely no fat on them and are thin , or skinny.  \nPersonally, I am stocky and small , but well-built. My father is tall and lean. My sister is short , but wiry, I mean she is quite thin but muscular. Both my brothers are athletic and well-proportioned. My mother looks like a 1940's film star. She is curvaceous, with an hour-glass figure.  \nMy grandfather is fit for his age and takes plenty of exercise. He doesn't want all his muscles to get flabby.  \nColouring  \nMy sister is an English rose – she has fair hair and fair skin. She doesn't tan easily and has to be careful in the sun. My mother is blonde , also with a fair complexion. I am a redhead , I mean I’ve got ginger hair. Like many other people with a pale complexion, I get freckles from the sun – small brown dots on my face and arms. In contrast, my father has dark-brown hair and he is quite dark-skinned. His mother (my grandmother) is from Spain. Southern Europeans are sometimes described as Mediterranean.  \nFace  \nFaces, like build, vary a lot. Some people have oval faces – their foreheads are much wider than their chins. Other people have heart-shaped, square or round faces.  \nFeatures also vary. My grandfather has bushy eyebrows (he has lots of hair!), a hooked nose and high cheekbones. His eyes are large and set quite far apart. My mother has a broad nose , which she hates, as she prefers narrow noses. But she is lucky to have even / regular teeth. My sister corrected her crooked teeth by wearing a brace which straightened them. She has rosy cheeks , small ears and a snub nose , which goes up at the end.  \nI have long, curly hair, though my sister is the opposite, with short, straight hair. She also has a short fringe cut horizontally across her forehead. 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