A2 · ElementaryVocabulary

Describing People & Places

Appearance, personality and describing your town.

Appearance

For appearance we use be and have got.

She is tall and slim.
He has got short dark hair.
She has blue eyes.
What does he look like?asking about appearance

Personality

Adjectives for describing personality.

friendly / kind / funny
shy / lazy / hard-working
What is she like?asking about personality

Places

How to describe a town or place.

My town is small but beautiful.
It's quiet / busy / crowded.
There are a lot of parks and cafés.
Tip: What is he like? = personality. What does he look like? = appearance.

Sample quiz questions

  1. “What does your brother look like?” — “___”
  2. “What is your teacher like?” — “___”
  3. She ___ got long brown hair.
  4. The opposite of “lazy” is:

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