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Level: A2 ⏱ 12 Mins

Describing People: Looks & Personality

Learn how to ask about appearance and character, arrange adjectives in order, and compare people using both and neither.

📌 How to use this lesson

For Teachers

1. Spend 5 minutes reviewing the 4-row rule table and vocabulary chips together.

2. Assign the 12 quick-check items for independent practice or pair work, then check the answers together with the explanations.

For Students

1. Read the golden rules and examples carefully before starting.

2. Complete all 12 tasks below and check your answers instantly.

Guide 4 Golden Grammar Rules

1. Physical Looks

Ask: What does he/she look like?

Use is, has, or looks like for physical traits.

Example: "What does your grandmother look like?" - "She is slim with grey hair."

2. Personality

Ask: What is he/she like?

Answer with character adjectives (not clothes or face).

Example: "What is your new neighbour like?" - "He is cheerful and polite."

3. Adjective Order

Order before nouns:

Opinion → Size → Age → Colour

Example: "She is a nice tall girl with long black hair."

4. Both & Neither

Both + plural verb (are/have).
Neither + singular verb in positive form (is/has, no "not").

Example: "Both of my brothers are tall, and neither of them has a beard."

Diverse smiling young people showcasing different hairstyles and physical traits, one with curly hair, one slim teenager

Appearance Vocabulary

Words that describe physical look and hair:

curly slim beard blonde

Two brothers standing side by side comparing appearance, both are tall, one clean-shaven and smiling, the other serious,

Personality Vocabulary

Words that describe how someone acts and feels:

cheerful polite generous lazy patient clever

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Interactive Practice (12 Questions)

Answer all items below. Read the hint in parentheses for guidance.

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Question 1 (character)

Which question asks about someone's personality?

____ a. What does your sister look like? ____ b. What is your sister like? ____ c. Who does your sister look like?

Question 2 (order)

Choose the sentence with the correct adjective order:

____ a. Lucy has brown long hair. ____ b. Lucy has hair long brown. ____ c. Lucy has long brown hair.

Question 3 (appearance)

Someone asks: "What does your cousin look like?" Which answer is correct?

____ a. He is very generous and polite. ____ b. He is tall with curly hair. ____ c. He looks like tall with curly hair.

Part 2: Sentence Joining (Both & Neither)

Question 4 (verb)

Tom is clever. Jack is clever too.

Join the sentences using Both of them:

Both of them ____

Question 5 (appearance)

Ben doesn't have blonde hair. Sam doesn't have blonde hair either.

Join the sentences using Neither of them:

Neither of them ____

Question 6 (plural)

Emma has curly hair. Sophie has curly hair too.

Join the sentences using Both of them:

Both of them ____

Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

Question 7 (appearance)

Fill in the missing word to ask about looks:

What ____ your brother look like?

Question 8 (order)

Complete the sentence with the words in correct order: old / kind

My uncle is a ____ man with a short grey beard.

Question 9 (character)

Fill in the missing word to ask about character:

What ____ your classmates like?

Part 4: Error Correction

Question 10 (order)

Read the chat message and correct the underlined mistake:

"Hi Dan, I met our new teacher today. She is a young lovely woman with long brown hair."

Type the correct order of the two words:

____

Question 11 (character)

Read the message and correct the mistake:

"A: What does he look like?
B: He is very patient and polite."

Type the correct question for character (4 words):

____

Question 12 (verb)

Read the message. It has a mistake with neither:

"Both brothers are slim, but neither of them hasn't got a beard."

Type the correct single verb to replace 'hasn't':

____

Grammar: Describing People (Looks & Personality)

Describing People: Looks & Personality

📌 How to use this lesson

Guide 4 Golden Grammar Rules

Appearance Vocabulary

Personality Vocabulary

Interactive Practice (12 Questions)

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Part 2: Sentence Joining (Both & Neither)

Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

Part 4: Error Correction

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