Describing someone’s appearance
Use for appearance: , . With , use ; with , use .
Head hair is normally uncountable: , . Individual hairs are countable: . and are plural.
For a characteristic use and an adjective: , . English adjectives do not change with the person’s sex or a plural subject.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Describe Jack’s eyes. | ||
| Describe Jack’s eyes. | ||
| Describe your hair. | ||
| Describe your hair. | ||
| Describe hair as an uncountable amount. | ||
| Describe hair as an uncountable amount. | ||
| Describe Anne’s height. | ||
| Describe Anne’s height. | ||
| Describe more than one person with glasses. | ||
| Describe more than one person with glasses. | ||
| Refer to one individual cat hair. | ||
| Refer to one individual cat hair. | ||
Jack has got brown eyes.Describe Jack’s eyes.
I have got long hair.Describe your hair.
Jack has got black hair.Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
Anne is short.Describe Anne’s height.
They have got glasses.Describe more than one person with glasses.
There’s a grey hair on my jacket.Refer to one individual cat hair.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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Describe Jack’s eyes.
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Describe your hair.
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Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
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Describe Anne’s height.
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Describe more than one person with glasses.
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Refer to one individual cat hair.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jack got brown eyes.
Describe Jack’s eyes.
I got long hair.
Describe your hair.
Jack has got black .
Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
Anne is .
Describe Anne’s height.
They got glasses.
Describe more than one person with glasses.
There’s a grey on my jacket.
Refer to one individual cat hair.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jack got brown eyes.
Describe Jack’s eyes.
I got long hair.
Describe your hair.
Jack has got black .
Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
Anne is .
Describe Anne’s height.
They got glasses.
Describe more than one person with glasses.
There’s a grey on my jacket.
Refer to one individual cat hair.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Describe Jack’s eyes.
Describe your hair.
Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
Describe Anne’s height.
Describe more than one person with glasses.
Refer to one individual cat hair.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Describe Jack’s eyes.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe Jack’s eyes.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe your hair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe your hair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe hair as an uncountable amount.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe Anne’s height.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Describe Anne’s height.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
