We use adjectives to describe things, animals or a person.

Some adjectives can be:

Scrawny Double chin Effusive Extrovert

Lanky Unkempt hair Excitable Diffident
Gangling Swarthy Pushy Aloof
Portly Sallow Garrulous Haughty
Stout Impetuous Taciturn Disdainful
Corpulent Impulsive Introvert Naive
Gullible Obstinate Unscrupulous Pig-headed
To describe people’s appearance, you can ask:

What does he/she look like?
What do you look like?
Is he/she young?
Are you young?
He/she is very overweight. He/she has long hair.
He/she looks like her mom.
I have long hair. I look like my mom.
Yes, he/she is. No, he/she isn’t. He/she is old.
Yes, I am. No, I’m not. I’m old.

To describe people’s personality you can ask:

What is he/she like? He can/could be very easy-going and lazy.

What are you like? I’m very responsible.
Check your understanding
Choose the correct option:

1. “Not taking part in things, especially in a way that seems unfriendly”

refers to:
a. Obstinate b. Aloof c. Pushy

2. “Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that

someone’s intentions are good” refers to:
a. Naive b. Introvert c. Effusive
1.
b. Aloof

2.
a. Naive
Let’s practice

Now, go to the exercises proposed in this lesson.