{"id":5776,"date":"2022-09-30T22:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T22:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superenglish.com\/?p=5776"},"modified":"2022-12-01T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:34:11","slug":"how-to-describe-a-person-in-the-english-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superenglish.com\/how-to-describe-a-person-in-the-english-language\/","title":{"rendered":"How to describe a person in the English language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you know how to describe a person who you know in English<\/a>? Think about a person you know. It could be a friend, someone in your family, or your coworker. How would you describe that person? What does this person look like? What is this person\u2019s personality like? Describing a person is very useful for you in many situations including speaking exams like Toefl<\/a> or IELTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should learn how to describe a person in detail using clear English. You can practice so, you need to think of a person whom you know well that you can describe better. If you think of someone to describe you can use these ways;<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to ask yourself what does he or she look like? What can you say when describing someone\u2019s appearance? You can talk about the person\u2019s build and height. For example; My friend Lara is tall and slim. My sister is short and overweight. My coworker John is tall and well-built. Do you know the meaning of \u2018\u2019well-built\u2019\u2019? A person who is well-built is broad and strong with big muscles. You can also use adverbs to make your sentences more precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example; My cousin is quite tall and a little overweight. My sister is medium height and really slim. My coworker David is quite tall and well-built. And you can also add something about the person\u2019s hair. She has long, dark blonde hair. He has brown and curly hair. He has short and fair hair. Do you know the meaning of fair here? It means the opposite of dark. You can use it to describe a person\u2019s hair or skin. What else can you say about someone’s appearance? Think about that you\u2019re describing the person to your friend and want him to be able to recognise this person from your description. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many possibilities you can say but these are my suggestions: She looks a bit like a younger version of Madonna. He has a long scar on his left arm. She is really beautiful with very eye-catching features. Do you know what \u2018eye-catching features\u2019 means? In this context \u2018features\u2019 refers to a person\u2019s face. \u2018eye catching\u2019 means that you can\u2019t help noticing something. If a person has \u2018eye-catching features\u2019 it means the person has a very attractive and unusual face. What about the scar? When you undergo surgery or have a deep cut the scar remains. So, you can make three sentences about the person you\u2019re describing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example; \u2018My friend Henry is quite tall and well-built.\u2019 He has brown, short hair but he\u2019s going bald fast. He looks a bit like a younger version of Mark Sinclair. Now, you can try to make three sentences about the person you\u2019re describing. Don\u2019t forget to mention height-build, then hair and then general appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDescribing someone in English language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Describing appearance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Describing positive characteristics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n