English skills practice: Describing people - exercises

Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the correct words below the picture. dark hair ginger hair slim handsome beautiful old thin short tall young fat blond hair

1. Check your understanding: multiple choice

Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best word to complete these sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. Aurelia is asking about Hannahs boyfriend / brother / friend . Hannahs brother, Jem, has long, brown hair / a girlfriend / a twin sister . Hannah has one brother / two brothers / a brother and a sister . Alex and Jem look different / look the same / have the same hair but different eyes .

2. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the correct word. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. That? Er, thats my ____________________________, Jem. And thats his girlfriend, Lucy. The _______________ girl with the _________________________, ____________________________ hair. Alex and Jem are __________________________. Theyre both __________________________. Theyre exactly the same! Theyre both _____________________ and _____________________. Theyve both got _________________, _________________ hair, _________________ eyes and _________________ ears! Theyre not big. I think theyre _________________________! And, has Alex got a __________________________?

Discussion What do you look like? What kind of hair have you got? What colour eyes have you got? Are you happy with your appearance? Why? Why not?