THIN = slim, skinny, slender, lean, slight, bony • Thin = little fat on their body.. her lovely slim figure • Skinny informal = very thin, Ex.. ridiculously skinny models • Slender, lean
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FAT = overweight, obese, chubby, plump, big, well-built
• fat = a very direct word
Ex I'm so fat at the moment! “You are fat”
• overweight = ( polite) someone is fatter than they usually are or than they should be
Ex She is a little overweight.
• obese = used by doctors to describe people who are very fat, in a way that is bad for their health.
• chubby (informal) used especially of children or of rounded body parts such as cheeks or knees
• plump = fat and rounded in a pleasant way
Ex a plump, motherly woman
• big and well-built : (polite) = someone with a large, strong, or fat body
Ex For big men like him, air travel can be uncomfortable
………
THIN = slim, skinny, slender, lean, slight, bony
• Thin = little fat on their body
Ex He's much too thin
• • Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.
• Slim = thin in an attractive way
Ex her lovely slim figure
• Skinny (informal) = very thin,
Ex ridiculously skinny models
• Slender, lean, and slight (written English).= thin in an attractive and graceful way
Ex long slender legs
• Lean = thin and looking strong and fit
Ex a tall, lean athlete
• Slight = thin and delicate-looking
Ex Her brother was very slight and looked younger than he was
tall
short
(adj.)
average
medium height
(n.)
slim / lean thin, skinny slender plump fat, overweight medium
(adj.)
athletic well-built muscular underweight
stocky (big and short) wiry (thin, but has strong muscles)
young old = elderly
(adj.)
middle-aged teenager toddler (2-5 yrs) young adult 13-17) Adult (18 up) pre-teen (6-12) Infant (0-2) retiree (60 up) octogenarian (80-90)
in 20s, 30s, 40s, …
round oval square (adj.)
oblong heart-shaped wrinkles (n.)
freckles (n.)
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big
round
small (adj.)
narrow
blue, brown,
wide
small
full lips (n.)
thin lips (n.)
straight curly wavy bald long short (adj.)
blonde grey, red, … fringe frizzy thick thin
Fair sun-tanned pale
light brown dark white (adj.)
wide narrow prominent (turned up) hooked
moustache, ( mustache ) beard scar tattoo
a mole (n.)
birthmarks small nose flat nose thick thin
How to describe people’s appearance
S + be + adj S + have/has + adj + n.
He is tall.
Her hair is long
His skin is black.
Her eyes are small,
black and narrow
He has a moustache
She has long hair
He has black skin
He has tattoos on his arms.
She has oval face, full lips, long wavy hair and muscular body.
Trang 3Practice: find a partner, describe someone you know (your best friend/sister/ brother, etc.) orally and then write the description in a paragraph.
Someone you know
His/her name is .
He/she
is _ years old.
is _ (Nationality)
speaks _ (Language)
is from _.
lives in _.
is single / PACSed / married / divorced / widowed.
has a boyfriend / a girlfriend.
has _ children / _ daughter(s) and _ son(s).
likes _+ing.
likes to .
doesn't like _+ing.
doesn't like to _.
What does he/she look like?
He/she
is tall / short.
is fat / skinny.
has long / short hair.
has black / brown / red / blond / gray hair.
is bald.
has brown / blue / hazel / green eyes.
wears glasses / contacts / braces.
wears a hat / earrings / a necklace / a bracelet / a ring.
has a mustache / a beard.
has a piercing / a tattoo.