NB: Describing people

Dear students and readers of this blog,

In our Basic level class we have worked with basic physical and character descriptions. So here you have some resources to work on how to describe a person correctly.

In the first place, how do we ask for somebody's description? Well, don't ask 'HOW IS HE/SHE?', because you'll probably be answered something like 'fine, thanks'. If you want somebody to give you a description of themselves, or of somebody else, you have to ask...

WHAT DOES HE/SHE LOOK LIKE? (For physical appearance)
WHAT'S HE/SHE LIKE? (For personality)

Never EVER confuse this question with 'What does he/she like?', because the answer to that question is something like 'she likes going to the cinema' (likes & dislikes).

• Click here for some useful vocabulary to describe people. 
• Also, if you click on this link, you'll find a nice vocabulary bank.
• And if you want to practise a bit, click here.

Would you like to play a description game? Click here.