Describing People: Appearance, Personality & Tenses

Describing People: Appearance & Personality

Appearance

Hair: Light brown (castany), fair (ros/rossa, just), curly (arrisat), spiky (de punta), straight (llisos), shoulder-length (fins a les espatlles).

Weight (pes): Thin (prim), average (mitjà/ana), fat (gras), heavy (pesat), slim (prim, esvelt).

Height (altura): average, short, tall, long, petite.

Overall Appearance: attractive, fair, good-looking (guapo), well-built (fornit, robust), pretty (guapo, bonic), gorgeous (molt guapo, guapíssim).

Personality

PERSONALITY:

• adventurous
• arrogant (prepotent)
• calm (tranquil)
• cheerful (alegre)
• carefree (despreocupat)
• confident (segur de si mateix)
• considerate (atent)
• dishonest
• disorganised
• energetic (actiu)
• friendly (simpàtic)
• hardworking
• hint (indicar)
• honest
• immature
• impatient
• impolite (mal educat)
• inconsiderate (desconsiderat)
• informal
• independent
• lazy (poruc)
• loud (sorollós)
• moody (humor variable)
• nasty (fastigós)
• narrow-minded (intolerant)
• organised
• outgoing (sociable)
• polite (educat)
• reliable (de confiança)
• self-confident (segur en si mateix)
• sensible (sensat)
• shy (tímid)
• slanted (inclinat)
• selfish (egoista)
• stubborn (tossut)
• unattractive (poc atractiu)
• unfriendly (antipàtic)
• unreliable (poc fiable)
• vain (cregut)

Common Questions

What does he look like? — Com és físicament?

What kind of person is she? — Quin tipus de persona és?

What's he like? — Com és?

Useful Phrases for Describing People

DESCRIBING PEOPLE: He is (és), she has got (té), I think he's (crec que és), I can see she (sembla que), he probably likes (probablement li agradi).

Prefixes

Common negative or modifying prefixes:

• un-: unattractive, immature, unsociable, dishonest, impatient, inconsiderate, disorganised
• Other prefixes (examples): anti- (antisocial), inter- (international), multi- (multilateral), over- (overactive), re- (rewrite), under- (underground).

Connectors

CONNECTORS: so (tan com), because, but (però), and.

so (to describe a result), because (to describe a reason).

Present Simple

PRESENT SIMPLE — frequency expressions: every day, always, sometimes, often, never, usually, hardly ever, once a week (routines, habitual actions, schedules).

Common verbs: dislike, enjoy, hate, hope, like, love, prefer, want (emotions).

Affirmative / Negative / Question forms:

• I / you work — I/You don't work — Do I work?
• He / she / it works — He/She/It doesn't work — Does He/She/It work?
• We / you / they work — We/You/They don't work — Do We/You/They work?

Present Continuous

PRESENT CONTINUOUS — time expressions: right now, at the moment, now, this year, at present, this evening, tonight, tomorrow (expressions for the moment).

Forms and examples:

• I am singing — I'm not singing — Am I singing?
• You are singing — You aren't singing — Are you singing?
• He/She/It is singing — He/She/It isn't singing — Is he singing?
• We/You/They are travelling — They aren't travelling — Are they travelling?

Additional Prefix Examples

ANTISOCIAL, INTERNATIONAL, MULTILATERAL, OVERACTIVE, REWRITE, UNDERGROUND