Describing Characters How to describe people? * In English there are words that describe people’s character, and others to describe their physical appearance These words are called “adjectives” Remember: -The Adjective is a word we use to tell us more about the noun - It comes: a before the noun: such as "a fat boy." b after the verb "be": such as "Ahmad is thin." - The adjective can be: a short adjective: if it has one or two syllables (fast – heavy) b long adjective: if it has more than two syllables (beautiful – dangerous) Example: - Grandpa is an old man, but he walks slowly (In this case, the adjective “old” modifies the word “man”) * When you describe any character, you’re going to the following: a) Describe people’s character: • People’s physical description and appearance: - Face: oval – round – square – cheeks – lips – chin – freckles - Hair: wavy – curly – frizzy – straight – long – short – bald pony tail – dark (black/dark brown) – fair (blonde/light brown) - Skin: dark – fair – soft Examples: • • Others: Body: skinny – thin – slim – chubby – plump - fat – well-built (strong) - tall – • short skinny Examples: thin slim chubby plump fat • More adjectives: handsome pretty – beautiful – good-looking - attractive – handsome – ugly attractive not very good looking “ugly” • Clothes pretty