🧍 He's Tall With A Nice Smile!
Lina is at the airport. She has to find Uncle Hedi… but she was a baby the last time she saw him! Learn to describe height and build with be, to ask "What does he look like?", to use have for eyes and hair, and to put adjectives in the right order: size → age → color.
Who Is Uncle Hedi?
Tunis-Carthage Airport, Friday, 5 p.m. Lina and her dad are waiting at the arrivals gate.
🤔 Can you describe someone in your family in three sentences?
📏 Height And Build
When we describe a person's body, we usually talk about height (how tall?) and build (the shape of the body). Use the verb be: She is tall and thin.
📐 Height
tall · medium height · short
My cousin is very tall.
Grandma is short and very energetic.
🧍 Build & age
thin · slim · strong
young · middle-aged · elderly
He's a thin, middle-aged man.
Words that can hurt. It is rude to call someone fat. The word overweight is less offensive, but the kindest choice is simple: don't comment on someone's weight. Talk about height, hair, eyes, a nice smile — and what the person is like!
👥 The Line-Up
Click a person to hear the description. Then play: who is it? 6 rounds.
🔍 What Does He Look Like?
Ask What does (person) look like? to ask about a person's size, shape, age or general appearance. Use more precise questions for body parts: What color are his eyes? · How tall is she?
🟦 BE → the whole person
He is tall and middle-aged.
She's very tall.
They're young.
He's very good-looking.
🟧 HAVE → body parts
They have curly, red hair.
Amira has big, brown eyes.
Adam has blue eyes.
He has a nice smile.
❓ What does he look like?
- He's tall and middle-aged.
- He's very good-looking.
👁️ What color are his eyes?
- They're brown.
- (eyes = plural → are)
📏 How tall is she?
- She's very tall.
- She's medium height.
Nice words with be: good-looking = attractive (for men and women) · beautiful (usually for women and girls) · handsome (usually for men and boys). Grandpa is very handsome in his wedding photo! Grandma is beautiful. The negative is gentle: He's not very good-looking — but remember, a kind person has a beautiful heart!
🎨 The Portrait Builder
Build a person and read the description. Watch the colors: be for height, have for hair and eyes.
✅ Be Or Have?
Choose the correct verb. 8 sentences.
🚂 Adjective Order: Size → Age → Color
When you use more than one adjective, a general rule is to put them in this order: size, then age, then color — then the noun.
👁️ Eyes & hair
- He has big, brown eyes.
- She has long, black hair.
🧓 People
- He's a thin, middle-aged man.
- That tall, young, blond man drives a truck.
🔁 Comparatives too
- Grandpa's hair is shorter and grayer than before.
- (size → color)
Commas: we often put a comma between the adjectives: a small, old, white cat. Never a comma between the last adjective and the noun: a white, cat.
🚂 The Order Train
Click the words in the right order to build the phrase. 6 phrases.
🕵️ Spot The Right One
Which phrase has the correct order? 7 rounds.
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the conversation.
🎭 Create & Record: Guess Who's Coming!
A family member is coming to visit, and your friend has to find them at the bus station. Write a dialogue: your friend asks What does he/she look like?, How tall is…?, What color are… eyes? — you answer with be and have, and use at least one phrase with two adjectives in the right order. Stay kind: no words about weight!
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Read your dialogue with two voices: a curious friend and a helpful describer. Listen back!
🎯 Final Quiz — Describing People
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!