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āļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĒāđāļāļĒ 7
Listen to find out how to talk about someone’s appearance in English.
ėīëē ë ėĻėėë, ėŽëëĪė ėļëŠĻė ëíī ėīėžęļ°íë ííëĪė ë°°ėëģīėļė.
āļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĒāđāļāļĒāđāļāļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ
āļāļ°āđāļāļāļāļēāļāļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĒāđāļāļĒ 7
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How do I talk about someone's appearance?
How can we give a good amount of detail when describing the appearance of people we know? Listen to today’s episode to find out!
ė°ëĶŽę° ėęģ ėë ėŽëëĪė ėļëŠĻëĨž ėĪëŠ í ë, ėīëŧęē ėėļíęē ėĪëŠ í ė ėėęđė? ėīëē ėížėëëĨž ëĢęģ ėėëģīėļė!
Listen to the audio and take the quiz. ėĪëėĪëĨž ëĢęģ íīėĶëĨž íėīëģīėļė.

Bolam
ėë
íėļė. ‘how do I’ė ėĪė ęēė íėíĐëëĪ. ė ë ėëģīëė
ëëĪ. ė íŽė íĻęŧ íīėĢžėĪ Tom ë ëŠĻė
ëģžęēė.
Tom
And, hi everybody! I’m Tom, welcome to today’s episode of 'How do I'.
Bolam
ėĪëė ėļëŠĻëĨž ėĪëŠ
íë ëĪėí ííëĪė ë°°ėëģīëëĄ íęē ėĩëëĪ. ėė ė motherėīëĻļëė boyfriendëĻėėđęĩŽė ëíī ėĪëŠ
íë ëíëĨž ëĻžė ëĪėīëģžęđė? ëíëĨž ëĢęģ ėī ėĪėė ëę° blonde hairęļë°ėļė§ í ëē ë§ėķ°ëģīėļė.
Dan: What does your boyfriend look like?
Sian: He's tall and has short, blonde hair.
Dan: What does your mother look like?
Sian: She's quite short and has long, dark hair.
Bolam
ėīíīíė
Ļëė? ėēŦëēė§ļ ėŽëė ëĻėėđęĩŽ ëĻļëĶŽę° short, blonde hair ė§§ęģ ęļë°ėīëžęģ íėĩëëĪ.
Tom
So, let’s begin today’s lesson on appearance!
Bolam
ėŽęļ°ė ‘look like’ë ėėĢž ėĪėí ííė
ëëĪ. ėļëŠĻę° ėīë íė§ ėĪëŠ
í ë ė°ë ííėīėĢ . ė§ëŽļė ėīëŧęē íëė§ ęļ°ėĩíėëė? ‘Do’ëĨž ėŽėĐíëė? ėëëĐī ‘does’?
Tom
Let’s listen again to find out!
What does your boyfriend look like?
What does your mother look like?
Bolam
ėīíīíė
Ļëė? ėŽęļ°ėë ‘does’ëĨž ėŽėĐíëë°ė. ë°ëĄ doė 3ėļėđ ëĻėíėīėĢ . ėëŽļëŽļė ë§ëĪ ë ėĢžėīę° he ę·ļëĻė, sheę·ļë
, itę·ļęēėž ęē―ė° ęž doesëĨž ėŽėĐíīėžíĐëëĪ. ė§ëŽļė ëëĩíęļ° ėíīė beė have ëėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíëë°ė. ëĪė í ëē ëĪėīëģžęēė. Be ëėŽė ėīëĪ ííëĨž ėžėĢ ?
He's tall and has short, blonde hair.
She's quite short and has long, dark hair.
Tom
They say ‘he’s’ or ‘she’s’. The speakers are using the short form of ‘is’.
Bolam
ėĢžėīę° ėžėļėđ ėīëęđ beëėŽë 3ėļėđ ëđėíėļ isëĨž ėŽėĐíīė íĪëĨž ėĪëŠ
íęģ ėëĪė. BeëėŽëĨž ėĻė ëėī, ėēīí ëąë ėĪëŠ
í ė ėėĩëëĪ.
Tom
The first speaker says ‘he’s tall’. The second speaker says ‘she’s quite short’.
Bolam
ëĪ ë§ėĩëëĪ. Tall íŽëĪ ë short ėëĪė ë°ëë§ėīėĢ . Quite ë not very ę·ļëĪė§~ íė§ ėė ėīë° ëŧėļë°ė. Quite shortëžęģ íëĐī short ėëĪëžë ë§ė ėĄ°ęļ ë ę°íęē ë§ëĪ ė ėėĢ .
ę·ļęē ëĪę° ėëėĢ ë haveëĨž ėŽėĐíīė ëĻļëĶŽė ęļļėī, ėęđ ę·ļëĶŽęģ ë ėęđ ę°ė ėžęĩīė íđė§ë ėĪëŠ
í ė ėėĩëëĪ.
ė have ëĨž ėīëŧęē ėŽėĐíëė§ í ëē ëĪėīëģžęđė?
He's tall and has short, blonde hair
She's quite short and has long, dark hair.
Bolam
ëĪ ėŽęļ°ėë have ëĨž ėŽėĐíīė ëĻļëĶŽėđīë―ė ėĪëŠ
íëĪė. 3ėļėđ ëĻėėļ he, she, it ęģž íĻęŧ ėŽėĐí ë haveë hasę° ëėĢ ? ę·ļëĶŽęģ ė°ļęģ ëĄ hair ëĻļëĶŽėđīë―ė ė
ė ėë ëŠ
ėŽ ėīëŊëĄ a ė íĻęŧ ė°ė§ ėëęēë ęļ°ėĩíīėĢžėļė.
Tom
OK! Now, time to practise!
Bolam
ëĻžė ėėĢž ė ë ėīëķė ë§ė ëĪėīëģžęēė. ëęĩŽė ëíīė ėęļ°íęģ ėëė?
Hey! I’m so happy! I have a new boyfriend!
Bolam
ėĪ~ ëĻėėđęĩŽ! ę·ļëž ëĻėėđęĩŽę° ėīëŧęē ėęēžëė§ í ëē 뎞ėīëģžęđė?
Tom
What does your boyfriend look like? You could also say ‘what does he look like’?
Bolam
Did you say the same ėīė ėŽëŽëķėī ëĪė ė§ëŽļė ëëĩíīëģžęđė?? ‘is’ė ‘have’ëĨž ėŽėĐíë ęē ėė§ë§ėļė.
What does your best friend look like?
Bolam
ėíė
ĻėĩëëĪ.
Tom
Great! So, now you know how to describe appearance, practise with some of your friends!
Bolam
ëĪėėę°ėë how do Iėė ėëĄėī ëīėĐėžëĄ ë§ëë ęē ėė§ë§ėļė. ë°ėī
Tom
Bye!
Learn more!
1. ėŽëëĪė ėļëŠĻė ëíī ėīëŧęē 뎞ėīëģīëė?
ėŽëė ėļëŠĻė ëíī 뎞ėīëģž ëėë ëėŽ 'look'ëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ. 'Look'ë ëėŽ 'like'ė ę°ėī ėŽėĐíīė ëęĩ°ę°ė ėļëŠĻëĨž 뎞ėīëģīë ė§ëŽļė í ė ėėĩëëĪ.
ę·ļëĶŽęģ ėëŽļëŽļė ë§ëĪęļ° ėíīėë ėëŽļėŽė ėĄ°ëėŽ 'do'ëĨž ėŽėĐíīė ėëŽļëŽļė ë§ëĪ ė ėëë°ė, ėĢžėīę° I, you, we, they ëžëĐī doëĨž ėŽėĐíęģ , ėĢžėīę° he, she, itėīëĐī doesëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.
ėī ė§ëŽļė ííë ëĪėęģž ę°ėĩëëĪ.
- 'What does he/she look like?'
- 'What do they look like?'
2. ėŽëė ėļëŠĻëĨž ėīëŧęē ėĪëŠ íëė?
ėŽęļ°ė ėĪėí ëėŽë beëėŽ ė ëëĪ. BeëėŽëĨž ėŽėĐí ë ėĢžėīė ë§ë ííëĨž ėŽėĐíīėž íĐëëĪ. ėĢžėīė ę·ļė ë§ë beëėŽė ííë ëĪėęģž ę°ėĩëëĪ.
| ėĢžėī | beëėŽ |
| I | am |
| we, they, you | are |
| he, she, it | is |
ėŽëė íĪëĨž ėĪëŠ í ëėë ėĢžëĄ 'tall' íĪëĪ íŽëĪ 'short' íĪę° ėëĪ ëžë íėĐėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.
- He is tall. (ę·ļë íĪę° íŽëĪ)
- She is short. (ę·ļë ë íĪę° ėëĪ)
ėķę°ëĄ ė°ëĶŽë ëķėŽ 'quite'ëĨž ėŽėĐí ė ėėĩëëĪ. 'Quite'ë íėĐėŽė ėëŊļëĨž ė―íęē íīėĢžë ėí ė íëë°ė, ėĶ 'a little bit' ėĄ°ęļ ę·ļë ëĪ ëžë ííęģž ėëŊļę° ëđė·íĐëëĪ.
- She is quite short. (ę·ļë ë íĪę° ėė íļėīëĪ.)
- He is quite tall. (ę·ļë íĪę° í° íļėīëĪ.)
ëí beëėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíīė ėŽëė ëėī, ëŠļ íí ę·ļëĶŽęģ ę·ļ ėŽëëĪėī ėīëĪ ėŽëëĪėīëĪ ëžęģ ėė ė ėęēŽė ë§í ė ėėĩëëĪ.
Pretty ėėëĪ, handsome ėėęēžëĪ ëžë íėĐėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíëë°ė. ę·ļëė:
- She is 25 years old. (ę·ļë ë 25ėīėīëĪ)
- She is pretty. (ę·ļë ë ėėëĪ)
- He is quite tall. (ę·ļë ę―Ī íĪę° íŽëĪ)
3. ėļė beëėŽ ëė haveëĨž ėŽėĐíëė?
Have ëėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíīė ėŽëė ëĻļëĶŽ ęļļėīė ėęđ, ę·ļëĶŽęģ ėžęĩīė íđė§ė ëíī ėīėžęļ° í ė ėėĩëëĪ. 'Have'ė 3ėļėđ ííë 'has'ëžë ęēė ęž ęļ°ėĩíėļė.
- He has short, blonde hair. (ę·ļë ė§§ęģ ęļë°ėīëĪ)
- She has big, blue eyes. (ę·ļë ė ëė íëęģ íŽëĪ)
ë§ė§ë§ėžëĄ ėĢžė í ė ė 'hair'ë ė ė ėë ëŠ ėŽ ėīëŊëĄ ęīėŽ 'a'ė ėŽėĐíė§ ėėĩëëĪ. ę·ļëĶŽęģ , ëĻļëĶŽė ėęđęģž ęļļėīëĨž ėĪëŠ í ëėë ėĢžëĄ ęļļėīëĨž ëĻžė ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.
How do I talk about someone's appearance?
4 Questions
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ë ëĻėīëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.Question 1 of 4
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ėīëĪ ëėŽëĨž ėŽėĐíëė§ ėĪëŠ ė ëĪė í ëē ëģīėļė.Question 2 of 4
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ë§íë ėŽëėī ęļļėīëĨž ëĻžė ėĪëŠ íėęđė, ėęđė ëĻžė ėĪëŠ íėęđė?Question 3 of 4
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ëĻėėęē ė ėęēžëĪęģ íë ëĻėī ė ëëĪ.Question 4 of 4
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ëĪė ė§ëŽļëĪė ė íŽ Facebook ę·ļëĢđė ėĪė
ė
ëĩíīëģīėļė!
Can you describe the appearance of somebody you know in English?
ėęģ ėë ėŽëė ėļëŠĻëĨž ėėīëĄ ë§í ė ėėžėęē ėĢ .
ëĪė 'How do I'ėėë ëėą ė ėĐí ííëĪė ė°ėĩíęģ ë°°ėëģīėļė.
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Session Vocabulary
mother
ėīëĻļëboyfriend
ëĻė ėđęĩŽpretty
ėėëĪhandsome
ėėęēžëĪlong
ęļļëĪshort
ė§§ëĪblonde
ęļë°dark
ėīëėī